The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-07

LASoAsrra, ONO, Oct 1, 1874.

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J. JOINS Esq. M
DEAs S,R ! cannot refrain from tskirg pen ia
hand 10 acquaint you with little incident which
CURED here to-day 10 a public reading room, inas-
much as the |" Madsonian' the hero of the
act. loud-bawing Clayite ventured TO say in my
presence that he was surprised that the Democrats
should make so much ado oyag such convert 10 their
party the editor of the Madisonian whose course
bad been hostile to all parties, except the Tyler
party; that, up to the withdrawal of John Tyler, ii
was quite problematc which Of the two other cand'
dates he would afterwards support. took the liber
~ to confront him by slraight-out denial Of the
truth of his assertion. A somewhat excited argument
ensued. / took the position that the Madisonian
ever has been Republican paper of the old Demo
cratic school-that even in 1910, when was Wing
paper, it was an organ of that branch of the Wing
party which had defeated the nomination Of Henry
Clay ,-and that il has continued in the support of
the same Republican principles from its
mencement up to the present period but that
II turned its battery upon Mr.. Clay, the mo
ment when, at the extra session OF al, he as
sumed the Dictatorship and attempted TO
vert the Whig victory into triumph of Old School
Federal principles My opponent lodged his position
and commended that it was only in reference TO men
as candidates for 1874 that he spoke-tha the Madi-
sonian had taken no strong grounds against Mr. Clay
a candidate until lately. This met with propo-
stion on my part, from which my opponent dared not
back OUT and my files ofthe Madisonian sent for
Believe me, sir, have not spent more satisfactory
hour in long while than did there in mixed CON.
r. L. n /. Ct
of The summer of 1872 and behold every page
brought the laugh upon my opponent, in articles the
most direct and scorching. The Wings present
doomed to listen TO truths about their Clay idol
they little dreampt of; and then, too, l read them
your able reviews of the letters Of the retiring Cab
net, particularly those in which "Tom Ewing" is
held up in manner which places him little the
lowest in the scale of political hucksterng of any
other "wouId be great man" in the Union Upon
umns, | could not bot wish that copy
of your Several last volumes might be in the
hands Of every voter in the Union. And in truth
it occurred to me that il il earlier in the
paign, very valuable and effective condensed
view might be published in pamphlet form. The
history Of this country will prove to postery that no
men party of the present day have been consis
tent in their adherence to fixed political principles
than those no stood by the administration of Presi
dent Tyler, and are now supporting James X Polk
But to return to my narrative. The paper of June,
l6, 1912, was open before me, from which read the
following:
COMFORT FOR MR.. CLAY.
"Not day passes that we do not observe indications
in the S nth Of determination to return to the pure
old Republican standard of politics Other sections,
too, are manesng desire to embrace more( and
they will not go AGAIN. the true doctrines of the old
school Soon, very soon, if We do not mistake the
signs Of the times ,hree-ifths of the People will
solve themselves into great irresistible and glorious
REPUBLICAN PARTY
But where will Mr. Clay be left So far behind
that no will be lost sight of altogether ~
This, although language Of prophecy at the time it
declared is but truthful ulterance of the exist
ing state of things, touched my Clay friend to the
quick, and he "made tracks" for quarter where
his coonship would meet with some less formidable
antagonist than "Tyer Democrat
! have but space to say word in congraua,ion of
the gIoriou. prospects the Tyler phalanx have of
seeing their cheished principles triumph at the ensu
ing election. Depend upon it, Ohio will give good
account in favor of those principles, the triumph
of which is but justice 10 John Tyler!
Although we have not been able to heal entirely
the msdoirgs of dictaoria leaders and of yrannica
cliques who endeavored to sway the party for selfish
purposes, yet they are fast vanishing before the
mighty uprising of' great, glorious and irresistible
Republican party Even our Stale election, which
comes off on Tuesday next, will tell well but when
the great contest of the lst of November,
when it is to be decided whether Henry Clay shall
receive the electoral OF Ohio or not then-rest
assured her voice will be right, must be right
Noure SC