Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-12-10
Political & Miscellaneous.

OIltlCdl " MlSCelldlltOllS.
From the Democratic Review.
PASSAGES FROM A POLITICIANS
NOTE BOOK.
THE COUP DE GRACE.
Has the reader ever seen Spanish
bull fight? Probably ot,-and he there
fore will need some explanation to un
derstand the name and duty of the mata
dor. func:ionary who comes in at the
heel OF the entertainment, to perform, {
part generally greeted with the loudes
applause awarded TO any Of the perform
ers in the brave though brutal pastlme
The maiador, then, is the person who, al.
ter the bull has afforded sufficient diver
sion to the spectators, in his encounters
with the ances Of the picadores, and the
scarls and fre-crackers and manifold tor
men!s welded by the bandilleros, walks
coolly into the arena, with small red
flag in one hand, and in the other the
long shining steel Of 4 sword of finest
temper. which it is his office to plunge up
to the hilt in the huge beast, as he en-
counters his charge in full career. The
bull is always pretty we'll spent with his
tolls and wounds before he receives this
compliment from new acquaintance,
which generally serves as ''finisher, =
bringing him down numbering and bel
lowing TO the ground. Mr.. Webster
makes capital matador.
:. II was, indeed, the coup dc grace, the
late Fanuiei Hall speech When post
mortrm examination shall be had on the
dead body of the Wing Party, right
through the liberated and corrupt mass
which ought to be the heart, will be found,
we doubt not, the path of, this last wound,
struck home with steady aim and no fec
bic hand.
We have always known that there
was very little love lost between Web
stcr and Clay; nor have we ever doubted
that if fortune should bring round an OPP
portuni,y to the former to prove his re-
membrane OF all the over bearing AFRO.
gance on the part Of the latter, under
which; lie has more than cncc had to quail
ON the floor Of the Senate, he would show
the world that there was at least one spe-
cies Of debt that he could and would pay.
Mr.. Clay may now give him receipt in
full.
In the great case at issue between the
Wing Party and Mr.. Tyler, Mr.. Web
s,cr has come up as u witness for the de-
fence; and his testimony as against the
prosecution is decisive and crushing.-
He is witness who cannot be either dis
regarded or discredited by the wings. He
has too long in their ranks almost shared
will. Mr.. Clay himself the post Of primus
inter primes. He has too recently been
the object of a devotion and homage on
their part which could scarce be content
20 see him in any secondary post of hon
Or within their gift. He is too fresh with
the stamp Of General Harrison's adoption
and the universal Wing applause aud de-
tight. All these facts place it altogether
out Of the question for even the most vio-
lent fury OF Clayism to attempt TO break
tho force Of Mr.. Webster's testimony, by
impeachment Of his character US witness
in the case.
Mr. Webster stands BY the President.
He interposes all the seven thicknesses
OF his 'i'elamonian shield between him
and the storm OF abuse raining upon him
from his quondam party. So far from
regarding him as that monster Of .reach-
cry and ingratitude which Clayism SO
fiercely execra,es, Mr.. Webster sees
nothing in the past to forfeit for Mr.. Ty-
Ter his high respect and warm gratitude
and attachment. He is overcome almost
10 tears Of tenderness at one passage in
his "reminiscences Of their official inter-
course He virtually conlradicts all the
statements Of the retiring Cabinet, res.
pec,ing the bad faith imputed to the Pres
ident IN the business Of the Bank bills
He throws upon the lactious ambition
and violence Of the Clay dictatorship the
responsibility of the discussions which
have SO convulsed and destroyed the par
" which it was determined to rule or
ruin. The war between the President
and the Party has now reached point
=: which the one or the other must fall,
disgracefully and irretrieyably. The
one or the other must be outrageously,
unpardonably wrong. Their second man
in the estimation Of many their first
an authority beyond challenge by them
selvcs-now declares for the President
and against the Party. We accept his
testimony, the public accepts it, as good
and decisive o. at least that issue.
II is clear that the game is now all up
with the Wings, proper and improper.
Tho elections OF the summer and fall have
turned directly upon The main point on
which they have staked their last cast,
their whole organized existence-Clay.
We cannot see chance. q hope-a
chance Of q chance, or hope Of hope
now left to them. Since the Ohio cleo
ton we have been reminded Of the contin.
gent nature Of Mr.. Clay's acceptance Of
their nomination; and when the further
evidence reaches him from New York ef
ito utter desperation, il is difficult TO ima-
gine that he will continue much longer !
struggle himself must feel to be worse
than vain. And yet il Clay abandons
them-as he might well say that they
deserved for their abandonment Of him in