The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-11-02

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THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
Register Of the Treasury.


We are pleased to perceive that the Rich
mond Enquirer has given some notice TO the
late violent and abusive attack of Mr.. Clay on
Mr.. Tyler and the Rel ublican party. We
should, however, have been better pleased had
the editor given a place in his columns TO the
defence put forth BY ourselves in our paper Of
Saturday. The article, as it stands in the En-
quirer, is not so much defence of the Presi-
dent as it is an attack Oh Mr. Clay: nay, there
are some things in the editorial Of the Enquirer,
which render ii doubtful whether it is written
more in kindness than anger, and the PROPOSE
tons are so singuarly stated as to be regarded
more in censure than in praise-more depreca-
tory than defensive.
The Enquirer rather appeals to the generos-
ty of Mr. Clay than 10 The justice of the coun-
try:
"When Mr.. Tyler signed all the measures Of Mr..
Clay but two, Ohe Bank bills, and the unqualified
Distribution bilI,) and after he bad appropriated" so
much of the patronage OF the Government" to "the
exclusive advantage " of Mr.. Clays friends, at the
early period of his administration and hen, at this
very moment, many of the highest Offices Of the
Government still in their hands, he should have
been spared from some of this unqualified censure."
Now, if this be not damning with faint
praise" we should like to know what is. We
should greatly have preferred it if Mr.. Richie
had spoken out more plainly. We should have
preferred it if he had designated what other of
Mr. Clay's measures besides the "Bank bills
and unqualified Distribution BILL" Mr.. TYLER
sanctioned. We do not remember but two
other measures which were passed at the extra
session, of any magnitude-,he repeal of what
was called the Independent Treasury, and that
only so far as the receivers of public moneys
acre prohibited from taking unything in pay
ment Of Government dues but gold and silrer
and the Bankrupt bill. The really beneficial
parts of the Sub-Treasury are still as much in
force as ever-and we would respectfully ask
Mr.. Richie whether the repeal of the specie
clause of the Sub-Treasury was so repulsive to
his own convictions, that he would have been
pleased TO see the President veto it, If Mr.
Richie be now attached TO that clause so warm
ly, as to pass a censure on Mr.. Tyler for not
vetoing it, why, all that we can say is, that Mr.
Richie has become possessed of new born
zeal and new love in favor of provision once
strongly condemned by him. Mr.. Richie also
knows that the repeal Of that clause brought i'm
mediately into operation the Sub-Treasury law
of 1889, and the resolution of 1916; and that
the operations of the Treasury are now as in
dependent of all unqualified reliance on corpo-
rations, as under any other form of Sub Trea-
sury that could possibly exist.
It's this wrapping up IN mystery-this smil-
ing in the face and striking the blow-that we
have to complain of in the article before
Us. The apparent pretence of doing justice
and yet at the same time perperating greater To-
jusicel 1t is this that we complain Of in the
auicl of the Enquirer.
The declaration that the Offices were filed
with Mr.. Clay's friends in the early part of the
Administration, and that many of his friends
still hold high Offices, is certainly true to some
extern but is Mr.. Richie ignorant of the fact
that Mr.. Tyler, shortly after coming into offict,
arrested the work Of prescription which was
going on with relentless and bloody activity D
Is he ignorant Of the act that many who were
wrougfuy turned out of Office have been re-
slored2 And if there some Of The friends
OF Mr.. 6 ~ std IL Office, will he be good
enough TO speak out more openly in regard L
thrm2 Will he have them removed2 Will be
exoi The act of emovaI, or will h, still transfer
to ms columns xrac S from the prof gate Globe
ceu>ulng the Pre- ldent for ealing Democrat.
to ofhc, and ana, heHatIzlng Democrats FIR ac-
cePui g ihce2 ~ i'll he not ,nrinue to CRY ou
% small poatue>," IN tn ca se Of the remov
of Two Custom house officers in Richn nd
VIII be ;hund RS OF Wni4 abuse of the Press
d ntbe uusc 10 his ears, and lest word from
m ia defence .bould be calculated to have Al
eff CT fdvorabl TO Mr.. Tylr, will Mr.. Ruchr
fld nis arms and take quiet NAP in hts ar,r
chart
Aud now, forsooIb, although the Presiden
has surrounded himself with Csbinet a, purt |,
Republican and abe as the country ha, eve
seen; and when his friends, for nearly tw,
years, have been acting with the Democrat
party IN good faith, and with all their strength
Mr.. RitchIe copies heterogeneous from tn
Globe, "a paper which, in reply to Mr. Kendall
interogaoy, did not say, in the event Of Mr.
Tyler getting the Democratic nomination, tina