The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-08-28

score upon score of faIschoods hereaf er.- Boston
Post. E
The Globe charges the Post with having Co
vernment advertsements-wh,c advertise
ments are copied BY the Post from the Globe
Our countryman, Catn, with his collection Of
paintings, is now in Manchester, England, where
multitudes are attending the exhibition
The following anatomy Of an article in
Saturdays United States Gazette, has been
handed US by friend who supported General
Harrison in lS4O.
"MR. CLAY HAS NEVER BEEN DEFEAT
ED AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDEN-
CY."-United States Gazette, aug IS.
Is there any sane man in the United States
that believes such an absurd and arocryphal as
assertion? And yet it is quite as true as num-
berless forged facts from the same mint, which
pass as current coin only with driveers and
dotards. With such an advocate as the editor
of the United States Gazette, no wonder Mr..
Clay has never succeeded TO the Presidency,
though he has been a standing candidate for
more than twenty years, Iun twice himself, once
by proxy, and the fourth time, to secure the
plate for the succeeding hear, he rode as Jockey
10 Mr.. Adams. And yet, says the editor of the
Gazette, " Mr.. Clay has merer been defeated
as a candidate for the Presidency" Pray,
what does the learned editor consider "de-
feat?n
But let us see what Immediately follows our
brief quotations
"When Mr. Adams was first nominated, at the
close of MIR. Monroes administration, after the can
vass had been continued for long time, few ear
nest friends of the tariff nominated Mr.. Clay not
with expectation of electing him, but partly to
show the successful candidate their feeling touching
protective tariff and also to invite the of GER
tain politicians who would not for Jackson and
could not vote for Adams"
That Mr.. Clay was not nominated ill :" after
the canvass bad been continued long time"
for Mr.. Adams, we totally deny but that Mr..
Clay was nominated, "not lrih any erpecia-
lion Of eiecting him." we most readily admit :;
and this shows the utter proAigacy both Of his
advocates and his principles. What precious
concession is this, for the principles Of Mr..
Clay's party, and the prospects of his future
success, to be run, Time after time, "not NTH
any expectation of electing him!"
''At the next election MIR. Adams was the candi-
date against General Jackson, and was defeated"
Why did not the editor add, that Mr.. Cay
was Mr. Adams Secretary Of State, and
brought the whole power of his party, (Which
gave him thrry-seven electoral votes IN 1920
to Mr.. Adams aid, headed by General Apahy,
who won brilliant victory in true Wing style,
in favor of the enemy-Mr. Adams having lost
one Of his own original votes by the succor of
his ally
AT the next election, the friends of Mr. Clay raj
lied in his behalf; but at that time An-Masonry
was rampant, and the party gave ap their man, and
compromised their principles, and Mr.. Writ was
not run--but held up"
What "party gave up their man and com
promised their principles2' The Wings
Though the party might have compromised
their principles" if they had any, Mr. Clay
was certainly not given up, for we have the au-
thorty Of an address (put forth from Pennsyl-
vania, and published in the National htelh-
gencer of the 20th of April, 1888, It we mis-
take not, y for saying that,
"In 1899, Mr.. Clay was the opposing candidate to
Gen. Jackson, in every State OF the Union, except
Vermont and Pennsylva In Pennsylvania
ticket was formed for him, and 30 hopeless were his
friends OF making even a respectable POLL that the
ticket pi'hdra,cn, and union effected with the
N
by majority of more than "a 900 ~
Mr.. Clay got but 40 votes to Gen. J1cksons
2l9, notwithstanding he was nominated in
every State OF the Union except two-And
yet, says the Gazette, "Mr. CYay has nerer
been defeated as q candidate for The Presi-
dency"
When Mr.. Van Buren, became the candidate for
the Presidency, he was opposed by Gen Harrison
And was not Gen. Harrison opposed, too,
by Mr. Clay's proxy And did not Mr..
Clay, and all his friends, exert all their en-
ergy and enmiy and antipathy, and "apathy"
in Pennsylvania aud New York, against Gen.
Harrison in 1886, by which he was defrauded Of
the electoral votes of these States, which would
have elected him President? Nobody knows
this fact better than the editor Of the United
States Gazette; and why does he blink il out OF
sight, except in accordance with the blinking
principles OF his party?
During the administration of Mr. Van Buren, the
friends Of Mr.. Clay rallied.
And what made them rally We cen tell
the blinking Gazette: it was the "Address Of
the Democratic Republican Central Commit
tee OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO the People of the Uni
ted States" promulgated at Harrisburg on the
18th March, 1893, and published in the National
Intelligencer in the following April, 'vecom-l