The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-31

lAxr the Bo&fs-x ans the Lo-ssS4ar y01-fA1s pa {
calv initiated lAer Lrxsrr IN the Fsc&sEi AID DIS
graceful rOae zsssn~d wAra assaLlHy the Pre-
ssd~nt:
The s<tisy Prvsaseaz- 80 ra9eA ws.oee ,. s'aaiis
cal seS1ers ~ Tie sexl1airy Of ~ Ad2aass1rzisoa
Eyv ~ e0d syfxoSohesr ~ a4s i1fr- Asa very
cA sh<ss xasy Azc<- Exercises al Ais sAAnHs~a-
.<.ss sp-ss ise~ party Ner . iSs@ Ss.s1 90 rr-
xrxss AssE sassAed b. tase ises thz vaiss raer n-
s.enas a ssxscssoe saso~y~s sSfos fa Ara Tx
hAersasve s1Lces a GOssrz.e&~
In any co0nir where the proper dsgaisI ot
true s;a,esnzaship 10 hsiS IN hsgA esslnsisoa ~
the Peop4e, a candidate fof the highesi bonos his
country can besrou, rho escAexs low nssidry
a. Mr. Clay has doc~, mast undoubtedly De
excited. The natural fitness Of ihlnssH VIII
seepre hrs elevalsos.
"The acsiny President so much wooedH Is by
no means form Of expression better adapIed
TO the columns Of the Richmond Wing than to
the ietter Of Presidential candidate, Designed
10 be Published in all The journals Of the DAY
There is no want Of gravity, no coarse levry
in Ihe terms. which, though disagreeable to a
Bolts, mus, be highly delightful 10 the taste Of
. large majority Ct The American people.
The Democratic staiesmen alluded 10 Nv Mr.
Clay viii now consider themselves covered
with shame and confusion by bis chas,e and
elegant salirieai strokes. They viii hang their
heads, and acknowledge thai they only swooedH
the President for selfish PorPos-s-no principle
teing inv olred 10 the act solicited a, his hands
and sobsnis-iveay box in future TO the behests ol
Mr. Clay. Tfuiy. ih.y must b. exceedingly
r. - % 49, bxua ia
dent, and viii take Mr.. Ciay's adriee and dis
card him. They desired bis aid IN sustaining
their principles when they we're incarable Of
DONG il themselves. and being successful IN
psos,r4iing the Federal eaea,y BY means Of the
Veto, they have no further use for the President
Mr.. Clay says 20, and surely such conrsction
must be very gratifying TO Mr. Cl1yi fos At s6osds
hi@ . hope that IN The event Of bostrsiIies enso-
ing between the President and bis Veto-con-
grziulztofx. FEEDER llsn may be enabled 10 make
head sga,n- Perhaps il IS as VIII for MI. Clay
To enjoy as much f,hciry IN anticipation as pos
shle.
Mr.. Clay rery caniidly tells the Democratic
leader. thai inAsnueh as they seduced and ru-
ined the President he hz. the pleasure VI en-
loying their destruction in turn. ty the Presi-
dent He speaks Of their % danger aud regrets,
and Knocks Al their calamity with self-assurrd
confidence 10 hrs oxn happy safe and brilliant
prospects He thinks the lucrative Offices Of
The Government viii divide the dominant
party, which be very eOmplacenhy intimaies is
corrupt; and that The continued assault. Of his
Z" cid friend and conner,On by marriage" on the
Adminisir4ii0n will render the breach sufficient
" wide for him TO march throu gh 10 the Presi-
d~Dcy. Mr.. Clay is very candid, and warns his
enemies OF their danger. They should be much
obliged 10 hin, and cut the acquaintance Of the
President at once, because he dares 10 Involve
them in peril, BY restoring the victims who
were proscribed BY the generous, hgh-minded,
and honorable Clay Cabinet. The veto Of Mr..
Clsy's Bank bal, and the restoration Of Repub-
liesn iDcumbenis to Office, seem to be vast
benefit to Mr.. Clay his prospects OF election
are no, oalY frightened Intensely, but he is az
forded capital opportunity Of INDUCING his
miuhfol bumor.
He laughs and scolds by tuns- In the follow
ing paragraph he rrbukes his enemies most
scarhingly for 90, taking his advice at the eI-
ira session, which is tauntingiy reiterated.
The great political event Of l54o had an object
far more elevated and important Than that OF mere
change IN the high fuocton1r'es Of the nation. 1t
~ss 10 trrpe about radczl Improvement ln public
policy. And what, after that event, vas the manly
liberal and patriotic which the defeated parry
should hav. pursued IL was TO have ehesrfully
qu,e~ced IN the viii OF The people, rrocismeSby an
unexsmpled and overwhelming majority. They
should have sad: The people dsspprove OF
system They require a -oopd currency Of Uniform
value. They opposed 10 the Sub Treasury. They
demaId distributor Of the proceeds Of the sales Of
the public lands among all the States. They insist
upon an honest and economical administrator Of
Their public Affairs. They opPo~ed 10 the en-
eroschmenu Of the Executive department, and re-
qu,re saiutzry restraints upon its power We shall
eooin1e BY free discussion and fair arguments, to
reeomusend measures, and to expose those Of
political opponents; but they entitled to fair
trial Of their system Of policy, and viii make
faetiou. opposition, thro~ any unreasonable oo-
pscl~s in their way. Above all, we scorb 10 employ
any arts seduce from the path Of hrs duty the
Who has reached his elevated station, 10 spite Of
strenuous exert,ors against him, by the confidence
which th~y generously reposed IN hrs honor and hdel
ny.'"
II they had followed this advic. all would have
been well. Mr. Clay would have been content
to be defeated in 1874; but as it was not fol-
lowed, Mr.. Clay is resolved TO be elected, just
10 spite his enemies and to be revenged on 'the
man. who was " seducedn to betray the I" con .
6depce generously rerosed in lis honor and
fidelity" What pity IT is the Republican
rarty and the Republican President did not see
that an overwhelming majority Of the People
were in favor Of National Bauk, aud disui.
button Of The proceeds Of the public lands
among the States. They see it now-tbe cleo
,ions ave demonstrated it-bul il is too late
Mr.. Clay is determined 10 take the reins Of Co
vernment into his own hands.
Mr. Clay thus cuftingiy reproaebes the Dem.