The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-20
THE lNTELLIGENCER.

ths intehiSehcef, uurih9 the recess oil congress,
had the effect of encouraging the majority in
their early and continued assaults upon the Ad-
ministration of President Tyler. We have
shown that during the four first days of the ses-
sion, two attacks were made by members of the
majority in the House upon the Administration.
But the grand onslaught was reserved for Mr..
Arnold, who had been previously advised to his
course. Before we proceed TO examine this
concerted TRADE, IL is necessary to continue our
history of the present session.
On the 18th Of December, Mr.Filmore intro
duced set of resolutions for the reference of
the Presidents Message to various committees
These were debated during the whole of that
day, and the first four disposed of. The fifth
embrace reference OF the Tariff question ); and
on this sprung up debate for the purpose of as
certaining how far members would 90 against
the Administration.
On the 22d, the Secretary of the Treasury
sent to both branches his plan of an Exchequer.
On the 23d, resolution introduced in
curing of the President under what authority
the Pondexter committee had been appointed
On the same day, in the House, Mr.. Arnold
lclicFSu Wy utoSu"tSS, VI Wuat uS Cdu-
ed speech, against the President, as he had
been advised, and as the Inelligencer had been
constantly inducing by its articles. Early in
this renowned ph:llippic, Mr.. Arnold used the
following language:
Whose Administration was this, Was it a Wing
Administrations He denied, emphaticay, that il
was 1t had not the least tncture of Wing princi-
pies about it," Uaughter)
r.
the Intelligencer, and shall do so in all arli-
ces If compelled to quote from other reports,
we shall state it at the time. Mr. Arnold then
added
When Wing administration had been paralysed
in every effort by the Executive, who stood sur
rounded by modern Democracy every hand, mo-
dern Democracy rises here and parallel be-
tween the expend lures of Mr.. Van Buren's admins
traton, and the administration of John Tyler, who
is a worse Locofoco than MIR. Van Buren,"
After this sweeping off Of Mr.. Tyler-this
open and barefaced and advised attempt to
drive him from the ranks Of those who had
elected him, Mr.. Arnold made the following
very nece ,sary declaration
"They Che Whigs) were not accountable, and did
not intend to be, to this Administration"
Now here was open avowal that the
Wings would do just as they pleased, and the
avowa thus early made has been closely fol-
lowed up, as shall show before we finish
this true history. But how did Mr. Arnold pro-
cure information upon which the Wings acted
Hear him tell the world where he found all his
mysterious and astounding philosophy.
He knew from inJcaons he had in the
public prints, that they who the Wing party
on is HDo werp In I've
House,
Now this declaration tallies nicely with the
remark of the Intelligencer early in November,
when it thought that public attention 'should
be ava kened to the mischevous tendency of
the Veto power" Mr.. Arnold but spoke after
the dictate Of the Intelligencer which had de-
clared that the 'Whigs came back to Congress
unchanged in any principle" Mr.. Arnold but
spoke after the lntelligencer had "serious mis-
givings" (belorehand) that the Exehequer
would be worthless But Mr.. Arnold followed
on and coupled the Globe with the Adminisra-
ton, and asserted that:
HE would tell to the Globe, if his life was spared,
before this session closed, how much he had changed
his opinions since the called session.
There was one very sensible remark in Mr..
Arnold's speech, and it reads thus in the Intel
gencer:
'Did the people want to hear six eight hour
speeches here at the called session. when the country
was bowed down under misery and wre,chedness 7"
The people did not want TO hear such speeches
then and do not now. We shall show how
many long speeches have been inflicted on Con
gress and to how much purpose Mr.. Arnold
rocnlIact th,t III III
first long speech, and at that time the most vo-
lent.
Next Mr.. Arnold uses the following lam
guage:
"Tyler had not only kept in Office who
considered dishonest, but than that the very
dishonest knave that the sound patriot Harrison, who
never removed officer without cause had put out
of office, John Tyler, this modern Locofoco, had
put into Office again"
We have given these specimens to show how
well the plan OF the Intelligencer was acted out
by Mr.. Arnold first, and afterwards by others,
who we shall speak of hereafter. If more be
wanted 10 show concerted plot to head the
President, take two lines more from the same
speech Mr.. Arnold said:
,oThe country should know the length, breadth
and heighth of his (the President's) wickedness"
Thus far the length, breadth and height of
John Tyler's wickedness, was the fact of his
having vetoed two Bank bills. The Intelligen-
Ger had declared itself not ready TO quarrel with
the President for this, because the editors them
selves pretended to have conscences, and avow-
ed their willingness to permit the President to
enjoy his conscientious scruples; yet sooner
had Congress adjourned than IL came out slyly
and repeatedly, with its encouragement to the
Wings to shake Bank again in the teeth of