The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-11

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no. Mrs. RosEsr TYLEs. the presiding lady
at the White House, will receive her friends on
Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday evenings
during the winter.
MR.. CLAY'S SECOND APPEARANCE
IN A NEW CHARACTER.
Il is remarkable that since Mr.. Van Buren's
vsi, to Ashland, Mr.. Clay has several times
appeared before the public in new character
that OF non -commital man aud equivocater.
No doubt when these distinguished Ours met
at Ashland. each suffering under the pangs Of
mortified ambition, they cordially sympathized
in each others sorrows, and unbosomed them
selves freely over Mr.. Clay's generous old Ma
deira; and in their cups they probably came TO
some sage conclusions touching the vanity Of
human wishes, the proAigacy Of mankind in
general, and the incurable ingraiitude and stu
pidity Of the People Of this country, ia parti-
cular.
We may conceive the Mill Boy Of the Sashes
thus bewsiling his destuies: sMattie, your sor-
rows are pleasures compared with my misery.
Twenty-6ve years. quarter Of century
have been trying 10 scramble into the Presi-
dency, BY all sorts OF grand schemes and pro-
jects. and magnificent promises to the Peo-
pie. But all to nOPurpose am praised and
admired, and hurraed for they write my life,
and take my likeness; they send me presents,
they measure me for suits Of clothes; they. send
me salt. (and they pepper me, too, curse 'emD
they will do any thing bu. make me President.
1t is too hard" Here the farmer wipes his eyes
with the back Of his hand.
The sage Of Undertook, who has listened
with placid smile, and twinkle Of the eye,
such as good wine will produce even in philoso-
piers and non-committal men, thus replies,
soo,hingly: "My dear friend. you distress me.
If you will not condescend to take lesson from
me- why will you not, at least, learn from expe-
rience7 Railways wished you well. You know
that even in the most exciting times we were
always the best of friends; and now lean have
no object in deceiving you. have no hope Of
being President again; it is folly TO think that
the People will verify an old proverb, and vol
unfairly take up again a man whom they SO re-
Gently and so decidedly cast off, But my friends
pretend to think that there is chance for me !;
sake, of course. II am not TO be elected again,
you may be sure-if you have any knowledge
whatever of human na,ure-thai your success
would not mortify me half so much as TO have it
decided in the face of the world that one Of my
former ieutenants was a better and a more
available man than myself. Don't you see that
that would be personal reflection on me Of the
,no.f hupiliofino k;nd7 Wo.ld IA moi prova
beyond all doubt, that had been the Jonas of
the party, and the cause Of their former defeat,
and do you think that, if have any feeling
whatever, I could wish to 60 down TO posterity
with that stigma upon my memoryW
81 see oil that, Matte, and can readily under
stand your feelings. They have had the impd-
dence, you know, to call me Jonas"
"Well then, my friend, you see that we are,
in fact, working together; and, as friends, it is
our business TO assist, console and counsel each
other. Now, the secret Of your want of success
has always been very plain 10 me. The rock
that you have invariably split upon you call
frankness, sincerity: ] call it-begging your
pardon-vsnity and pride Of opinion. You are
constantly treading upon some ones toes, or run
ming foul of some body's prejqdices. You see
that succeeded by carefully avoiding that rock
and the Wings never would have ousied me, il
they had not at last adopted the same policy,
at time when happened to be loaded with
that COMPOUNDED Sub-treasury, with all it's iron
chests and heavy brick work, so that my ship
was out Of trim and unmsnageable. RecolIec,
how beautifully steered clear of that horrible
question touching slavery in the District Of Co
lumbis, propounded to me just before my cleo
ton in '36. To my abolition friends in the
North, admitted that Congress might have tn,
constitution power to abolish slavery in tn,
District, Notwithstanding The express condition,
in the acts Of cession. That left the door oper
then: while to the South, paid the Frencl
compliment of an assurance that would neve
sign bill for abolishing slavery in the District
mo such bill being at all likely to come befor
me. Thus you sec, by saying something in ia
vot of both sides Of the question, and straddlin;
my legs wide enough, the difficulty passed be
tween, without upset,ing men
There isa good deal in what you say, Mat
and have half mind to follow your advice
am afraid shall feel al little awkward at frs,
for never could make up my mind 10 humbI
myself to the People. ] would much ra,hc
bully them. Blu, have tried every thing eli,
in vain; and il they must be humbugged, d
not see why it should not be done by me a
well as by any one else"
The first attempt--the debut-of Mr. Clay !
his new character, was seen in his letters I
Dr. Bronson and others, exhibiting himself f.
their inspection in the disguise Of an anti-Ts
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