The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-01-15

Po"cr " duoIlSn hiatcfy III INC OStrct VI 1uutpt*
do not feel the remotest disposition 20 DISCUSS
!" Abolition T. but, wish to say very few words
on the subject. speech, delivered by Mr.. Cling
man, Of North Carolina--and by the way Mr.. Cling
appears TO be very clear-headcd man, notwith-
standing he has suffered himself in this matter Of
Abolition to be imposed upon--is obtaining very
wide circulation al the North, and eagerly adopted
by Wing and Democrat, 8 The Why" is very OBJ
vious; it is thought that Abolition may become q
very tickIsh thing in the ensuing Presidential can
yass, and Mr.. Clay and Mr. Van Buren, are equally
willing to give it the go-by II is believed that Mr.
Clpgmans policy would operate in the way Of paci.
fcation, and hence, the readiness with which the
nostrum is swallowed by Wing and Democrat.
MIR. Clngman struggles hard to prove that il is the
true policy OF the South to let in and act on all tie
Abolition petitions that are presented This he is Of
opinion will crafty satisfy, and silence the Abolition
party And whilst attempting to sustain the very
absurd and false position, the honorable gentleman
sports the following paragraph
"But il is said said that f we now rcscind this rule
the Abolitionsts will boast Of it. Without doubt they
will profess to be greatly delighted; but, sir, there
powerful lever with which they have operated on the
North, they viii find themselves shorn Of their
strength"
The ground assumed in the paragraph have quot
ed is by original II has been advanced a
thousand times by the timid, and those members Of
Congress who are afaid Of the Abulilionsts, and
who dread them in the day of local election. What
can be more absurd than 10 suppose that an Adolf
ton victory will disheaten AboIiiionists! Was the
of Cromwell retarded by the glories that
won at Marston Moor? Waslhe cause Of the Anne
rican Revolution repulsed by the achievement, at Eu-
taw Springs, or the affair at Yorktownl
Mr. Clingman has been imposed upon by tie sophis-
try Of Northern dough members Of Congress, of
both parties who would rather destroy the Constitu-
ton than endanger their elections, by opposing the
will Of Abolition fanaicism.
Let me tell the honorable Mr.. Cingman, in the
most respectful manner, that he is in eirr. And,
let ne add, for his inormaion that if the 25th rule
is abolished its abolition will be regarded by the Abo
ioniss riumph, as a victory and will forever
after cannonize The day that dawned upon the act,
and celebrate with bonres, and hosannas, and the
laundering of artillery. Already they making
preparations TO celebrate tie day that is TO be render
ed immortal by the expurgation of the 25lh rule or
: gag law as they call it; aad hope that the hon
or, bic Mr. Ciingman will not deem me disrcspec' full
for app,izing him these facts The instant the 25sh
lule abolished, sss ;nsant Ahltjn riunphs over
the laws and The Constitution. have not anotie..
word TO add
see that convention Of the adhcrenis of " Gov.
Dorr" have passed resoutons, ia Rhode Island, de-
mandatory of Presiden, Tyler. This comes with an
i'll grace from body Of .hrtless rasoals all OF whom
but for the wisdom and prudence, foresight and hu-
auiy Of the President, might long since have dangIed
from gibbst. The President did nothing to defeat
the triumph Of the right of suffrage and of popular
liberty in Rhode Island He was the advocate of
suffrage, and if his advice, as happen know had
been followed all that the suffrage people claimed and
claimed justly, would have been attained at the in
slant and neither Of the parties 10 the strife would
have disgraced themselves.
do not believe that the resolutions referred To, meet
with the appreciation of respectable portion of the
champions OF Rhode Island suffrage They emana-
ted, beyond all doubt among a band Of cowardly
scoundrels who vapored about their yalor and talked
after the manner Of Copt Bobadl, of guns .and
drums, and Hood and thunder and hen at tho pre-
senalion Of the ghost of ebullition Of vlainous
satpetre skulked aud sneaked in their NATIVE kennels
and now, to escape the odium incident TO their
cowardce and infamy, set up a cry that they had
been mighty valiant, but for President Tyler Out
upon such yagabonds. +" Go togo TO, ye unwhipt
scoundrels." r.