The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-27
THE HEAVY "BLOW"-ITS STAG
GERING FORCE


woundedj but we perceive, from his paper oil
Yesterday, that he is convalescent, and may soon
be restored to his former activity, and useiu-
ness, aud health. Weak as he now Is, howev-
err, he raises his head from his pillow and begins
TO survey the battlef field But he sees nothing
for exullaton, for the dead and dying are with
in his view, lin imaginatiol,) and all the mu-
ntions Of war-from the coon TO the bran
bread-are scattered TO the winds Alas and
above all, his leader has fallen, never Presden-
TALLY to rise again He now seems TO ponder
over the defeat, and thus plaintively describes
his feelings and tells about the blow which
staggered him:
''The disappointment and pain with which this re-
suit OF the late animated has filled our breasts
it would be ahectaion in US to deny, or to al
tempt TO conceal from readers Wholly unex-
pscted, the event took completely by surprise
Not even for moment apprehended the biow came
upon us 10Th staggering force"
All this is very affecting, and is calculated TO
excite universal sympathy in his behalf. The
'blow" must have been exquisilely severe, for
he continues:
to be hardly yet sufficiently recovered TO determine
certainly to whom or 10 what influence we are in
debted for it.'
Who, we Indignantly ask, dealt this blow ?
Who struck the Editor with so much violence
as to stagger him-make him reel, becloud his
vision, adde his brains, and make him pen a
sentence like this, viz:
"That the judgment which has been rendered i,
not that Of the intelligence Of the country, WILL
we presume, be hardy enough to deny. Neither we
suppose, can any doubt be reasonably entertained
that far the larger portion of the educated and in
formed people Of the land roted for CLAY and FRELNc
HUYsEN, ind much The larger portion Of those neither ed
ucatsd weH-info'med uottd for their successful oppo
nents.n
SO, gentlemen, Mr.. Gales presumes no one
will be hardy enough to deny shat the judg
ment which has been rendered is not that Of
the Intelligence of the country"-Oh, no! it is
of the ignorance the sans culotes-the sim
piemen Of the country The truth is, the De-
mocracy knew too much of Mr.. Clay to trust
him; and hence the old Federal charge is so I'M
blushingly repeated by the editor of the lntelli-
gencer; the cue having been given by the Great
lnbodyment himself to the committee who told
him at Lexington of his defeat when in reply,
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know that he was supported BY the "inteili-
gence and patriotism" Of the country!
| Like Job, be is much tormented-ihings do
not go right with him-and he continues:
1--WE grieve the issue of this election, less
from apprehension Of The actual danger be appre-
hended, under all the circumstances from NAL admin
israiion Of the GOrenment during the ensuing Preserl-
ai term, than from the fearful lesson which it affords
of the vanity Of all reliance for upon intel.
lectual greatness unimpeacbable probty, or faith
funess Of service in the candidate for national pre-
lerment."
The meaning of this, plainly translated, is
we have no fears that the Government will be
ma-administered by Mr.. Polk, although il is
our duty, as political editor, to maintain TO the
contrary, but it would have delighted as If Mr..
Clay had been elected in the stead of the little
man of whom the Wing clubs so charmingly
sung and especially as we, all along, laughed
at the very idea of the man of "unimpedcha-
bic probity" being defeated by one who had
never been before the People during a Presiden-
tia election for their sufrages. Besides, nee
fear the result may, in some degree, affect our
bread and butter, and cut us If from fat jobs
If public printing!
The editor, towards the conclusion Of his ar
tcle, talks in the following very complimentary
language, viz:
"What a mockery, alas has not the event of the
election proved of our too proud confidence 10 the
general intelligence of our oountrymen What con
tempt does not cast upon their boosted know ledge
hap
but conclusvely has it not established the tremen.
dous power phoh mere juggirs and noniebarks ertr-
else Ia the field Of politics unbtinking and uneduea
masses Of n',n phe they hare 10 encounter opponent,
armed only 10Th high principles and patriotic prposes'
Now, if it were not for the fact that we are
dealing with sick man, we might think seri-
ousy Of saying something in rejoinder to the
assertion that the leaders of the Democracy are
mere "jugglers and mountebanKs w and those
of the Wings are armed only with high princi.
pies p'-the former operating on the ignorant
the latter on the intelligence. But, 10 conclu-
sion, we will merely say that the Wings did
not understand how to use their weapons-they.
were not familiar with their use
As TO the bravery and victory of the Demo
Gratis, IN the language of one defeated, "whollv
unexpected, the event took" Federalism 'scom.
pletely by surprise. Not even for a moment IN
pretended, the blow came upon them with
staggering force" They may now call names
if they choose but one thing is certain-.uch
conduct will not now elect Mr.. Clay. Mr.. Polk
has defeated him most elorousIy.
THE POLICY OF THE NEXT ADMINS
TRATlON.n
The subjoined article is from the last Nash.