The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-03-20
Correspondence Of the MadisOnian.

| LEXINGTON, KY, March 10, l843.
| That spirit Of faction which has been sweeping the
country with desolating influence, has at length
reached its climax, and the most signal and unwar-
rantabe outrage upon public feeling perpetrated
by an American Senate, has been developed in OF
its closing acts by the rejection of the Hon. Henry A.
Wise as Minister to France, and the Hon. Caleb
Gushing Secretary of the Treasury Were Sena-
tors unmindfu of the lesson taught them in the
lection of another distinguished statesman as Minis
ter to foreign court Have they yet forgotten that
deep burst of Indignation which pervaded the whole
land when they, in reckless devotion to party permit
ted personal prejudice to triumph over the clearest
dictates of and Of ustice-and have they for
gotten, too, that signal and merted rebuke at the
hands of the people in the elevation of the same dis
tinguished individual to the highest office within their
gift?
And why has this last and greatest outrage been
committed Because the fell spirit of disorganiza-
ton, in all its deformity pervades the Halls of legs-
laton unchecked faction and party have usurped the
places OF reason and jus ice, and vrtuous and compe-
tent men are required, as sacrifice to satisfy the
hungry craving Of their unhallowed appetites.
What influence but the unadulterated spirit of fac
ton, dictated the rejection of Mr.. Wiser Acknow-
lodged on all hands to be fully competent to fill the
office for which he nominated with credit to HIM
self, and with honor to his country rreproachable in
his private character, and exemplary in all the rela-
tons of life, accomplished and chivarous gentle
mana victim was wanted, and he has been wanton-
y and causelessly sacrificed the polluted shrine of
personal prejudice, and intolerant party spirit.
And who is more fit for the high station to which
the President called him, than Mr.. Cushing, Gifted
with abilities of the highest order, of system
and of untring business habits, fitted to adorn any
station, however exalted, and of unsuled reputation,
was not enough that victim was offered up TO
appease the nsatiate monster that another was de-
manded, and doomed to encounter its venomous and
deadly grasp? And to what is this shameless abuse
Of high and responsible trusts, con erred by conf
ding people, to be attributed Why is this co-ordi-
nate branch of the Government arrayed in open hos
tility to the PRESIDENT
For the honor Of our common country for the hon
or Of humanity itself, would that the veil which
covered its deformities had been raised The impell
ing is stamped in characters of indelible dis
grace upon the history of the country and the mo-
tive which anmates this hostility to the acts Of the
President has been avowed to the world by the i'm
prudent Developments of worthy coadiutor in such
cause, and may be found in the fact that another
evidence was TO furnish to the prevalence of the
sentiments contained in the edict already promulged
that to head the President" was suitable Office for
the deliberations Of grave assembly, and therefore
il was indispensable that Mr.. Wise and Mr. Cushing
should be sacrificed the fully to illustrate The
tert which this last act of an American Senate
an apt and suitable commentary
10 conclusion, let it be asked whether the virtue
and intelligence inherent in the great mass of the
people will sanction such acts or sustain such a
course and p, rmt outrage so glaring and unpro.
voked TO pass by unnoticed and unrcbuked and in
silence suffer the black flag be hoised on the YES
sci of State, inscribed with this piratical device
good and capable men to be recklessly inundated
under its auspices, and the debasng, pifu and ayow-
ed attempt " TO head the President" be deemed an
ample ground to cover a course so unworthy and so
the grave deliberations of an American
Senate.
If there be redeeming spirit in the land, in the
utter degeneracy of the times il will be found in the
hardy yeomanry Of the country, unseduced by the
wiles of faction and Of party, whose Indignation will
sweep through the Union like resstless torrent the
voice of which is destined in its majesty with burn
ing accents TO rebuke the wanton spirit of faction its
leaders and its followers and to proclaim that the
mere heading the President" will not be regarded a
sufficient passport TO the confidence of virtuous and
people.
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