The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-28


city Of Pittsburgh. composed Of delegates
from the sererai States Of The Union on me an
day Of Joiy tthen] merit" "ior the purpose OF
preparing for the Presidential campaign OF 1910,
and of efecling an organization OF The friends
of General WILLIAM HENRY HARRl-
SON, in this aud other States, and oifuriherng
the nomination already made by the People, oil
that distinguished cilizen!n
This was what made 'lhe friends OF Mr..
Clay rallym And who did they rally against?
- General HARRISON II! And what said
the National hfeHigencer ON the reluctant
publication Of the "Adtiress7"
"We took occasion, Jo days ago, 10 aninadper upon
The extraordinary proposition from committee q citizens
Of Harrisburg, Ia Pnnsyironia, for National Conpen
tio 10 be held al Psbog for the sreiusire purpose Of
presenting General II HARRISON as The Wing candidate
10, The Presidency"
A "Uhig" candidate What an absurdity.
Was he a 'Whig" candidate in 1862 Neither
"Nhg" nor "Whiggery" is found in any of
the proceedings OF the meeting, or in any por-
tim of the Address. The Intelligencer, be-
siles further remarks Of It's own disappearing
,lr Address, quotes from the Gallipois Journal
lle following:
We are pleased to see, however, that this move
Hent in Pennsy lvania is condemned by every " hig
upper which has come TO our notice "
This is why, "Me friends Of Mr.. Clay raj
lied" And Gen. Harrison, the "Democrdfic
Republican candidate for the Presidency IN
1870" was the man against whom they ''rai-
he'd"
Now mark the egotism, bombast, gasconade,
and assumption of the remainder of the para
graph from which we have quoted the two pre-
ceding items:
"They marked the errors of his Administration
The lustre Of Jacksonsm had ceased TO dazzle. Men
began to think, and their sober second thought led
them to the conclusion that the Jackson dynasty,
continued in Mr.. Van Buren,, must cease To this
conclusion they came by the lofty elosuence OF Mr.
Clay, and they fixed him the man TO redeem the
country; and the glorious feeling that was aroused,
the generous enthusiasm that kindled, were for
Clay and the nation. Long before the nomination at
Harrisburg, in 1889, made, the people had re-
solved on a change, and had resolved to make that
change with Clay. The machinery Of party was In
USE The resolution for action formed, and all but
the great work itself was done.
"They marked the errors" "Their sober,
second thought led to the conclusion that the
Jackson dynasty must ceasew "Lohy elo-
queuce Of MIR. Clayn "They fixed on him as
the man TO redeem the country" GLORIOUS
feeling aroused .--generous enthusiasm kin
died for Clay and the nation !" " Long before
1889, The people resolved to make change
with Clay" MACHINERY of party was in
use Resolution for action formed all but the
great loork Itself was done p'-O! lame and
impoent conclusion the work W ill forever re-
main TO be '.done ~
Mark the overweening vanity of this period :;
"When the meeting was held at Harrisburg, no
man unacquained with certain plots expected any
thing but the nomination of Mr. Clay"
Nole The mendiloquent folly of this;
"That great statesman bad without any thing like
an effort on the part Of hs friends, majority OF
votes in the Convention"
And brand with scorn the base and Infamous
libel upon the character Of Massachusetts and
New York, that reeks with the foulest imputa-
tons in every shameless line Of this paragraph :
" But treachery was at work Advantage was Ia
ken Of the generosity Of b., temper OF his preference
of every thing to himself, and a clique in Massachu-
sets and New York tr'umphed right; and we
1-N.rew reapine .hS-.m All eneniy sc hesg ing
thing"
Dare the Gazette name any man of that
q clique" in Massachusetts and New York
No not for his ears
few of that ruling clique are now enjoying
Their reward in lie offices; others are lamentng
their fatal error, and few are devisng WAYS and
means TO renew their treaohery."
Here is codicl to the la libel Dare the
Gazette name any Of The legatees, 10 whom he
has b'queathed so much infamy There is
certainly good deal Of ambiguity in the will
and we apprehend the "infamy" will revert TO
he testalor for lack Of proper description of
parties.
With the exception of few frivolous and
lines, the following paragraph con
,ludes the article commented on-as il was be-
a most shameless and truthless as
'eriion and assumption
Mr. Clay has nerer yet been publicly before The peopie
Is candidate for the Presidency"
ANY thing so shameless and brazen-faced as
he quoted " heading aud "tailinon of the
,east we have described, ought TO gain The first
'riHe among all the beas's Of the Wing apoca-
ypse. We shall give our unanimous vote TO
ave the prize awarded TO the editor Of the |
Jnited States Gazette
BY way Of codicsl to our article tes-amentary, |
We shall conclude with putting plain, brief |
imple question to the editor Of the Gazette, to |
Wit:
Do you not believe, upon your honor and con
cicnce. that, but for the scandslous and ground |
ess quarrel Of MIR. Clay and his tools with the
resident, about United States Bank, the De
nocralic Republican Harrison party. would
ave been at this day still unHcd-stll n majo. /
Iy in Congress and oui,-still supporting /
he Administration Of Mr. Tyler, and still /
olding the chief aud subordinate Offices of
onor and profit. under the Federal Cavern