The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-10

are the instincts of right In kind men the ohsris'
OF humanity Ia wise men tho dictates of common
sense.
Age has not witbered him.
And, II may be added,
Nor custom stalled his infinite variety.
Alexander Hamilton and Fisher Ames, Jefferson,
Jackson, all men, all parties, have been by 'ufhs
and very sharp turns, too-his delties or ms oess
lie lives and thriyes on abuse. His anger like tha'
described in the Fairy Queen,
Wexeth wood and yond.
That is, mad and worse than mad. Yet there. rs
method ia his madness. He knows how 10 butter
his bread. lie has received not less Than three nun
dei thousand dollars 10 pay for service TO that coun-
try which his whole labor u iope l. to destroy lie Is
worth more at this moment TO England than all 'e
emissares .he could send TO distract US. Not very
long ago, in the Capitol which he now daily de-t
crate by his bloody sriic he deoaimed, when canu'-
date for the presidency, in black gown, denoahcns
the insanity OF George the Third as punishment ior
his enmity to the nation which MIR. Adams Is now
Struggling with more deadly hate than ever George
the Thrd did, 10 dsmember, degrade, and rum
Then, Americans abroad hung Their heads ior Sn"'he
of such a Secretary OF State. Now, American
everywhere deplore The descent of a quandam Chs'
Magistrale-his Transformation into common scod'
ed duckng, and who comes out Of the nre more oil
termagant Than ever, Rejected by the good sense
and good feeling of Massachusetts, when ofien lat'er-
ly intriguing to represent her as mule oil party
breed where forty years ago he represent
ed her the thoroughbred charger of genuine fede
raIism the Senate OF the United States, he comes
the House Of Representatives the tormenei oil lis
deliberations and by far tho greatest debaser oil III
character.
During the fourteen years that the people of part
of Massachusetts have inflicted Mr. Adams on Con
gress, who has heard read speech OF his on
any Of the great CONSTITUTIONAL economical, hsca IN
dustria or national topics If those annals On the
contrary, what lille vexation has occurred without
his large contribution lie has done more, nuch
more Than any other TO reduce, by degradation, the
power and influence Of the House OF Representatives
The brawls that disgrace who is their chief insti-
gator A great man, lately defeated in the Presi-
dental contest, who never, under any circumstance
would turn against his country, has been much cen
sured for fomenting an unfortunate quarrel Grant
ing all that has been said of it, and with all the sensi-
bty due to its amentable end, what is It all to the
ncessant disparagement, by continual disorder, oil
the dignity and constitutional authority of the popu
lar branch of our government Mr.. Adams would
tear the Veto from the Constitution. Who has done
much as he to increase executive prepotency by
diminishing the just weight Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives As between England and the American
people, he is the agent Of the one the enemy of the
other. As between the executive and legislative de-
parlmens of the government, he the constant con-
triver Of the dIminution of congressional, the In
crease OF presidential power. Neslor, as he should
and might be, he CHOOSES 10 be Thersites. And 1t IS
lamentable to how dsorderly, turbulent i'm
practicable member disturb degrade, and dmn
sh the deliberation OF assembly, ninety-pne hun.
dreSllis Of whose members deprecate disorder. The
delays expense, and other minor evils oil such sed
ton, are also extremely serious.
Ever since Mr. Adams 5 downfall, superfuous pain,
have been taken To prove corrupt coalition between
him and Mr.. Clay Mr. Adams has sworn that II
was not 30; but purpose. IL was the fact al
mere contact with him which blasted the otherwise
certainty of Mr.. Clay's advancen,ent-ihe fact Of
mete contact, not the contamination oi motive
Tied to bIn the most popular man OF the day wa,
bound to dead body AMI sunk 10 rise no more.
Another sail INT specification in his charges against
me Is, that | did not publish Mr.. Eying's MS
as received il; but counterfeit continuance o
mine. His language is: This summary Is not the
papers twice furnished by Mr.. Ewing 10 President
Jackson, but an extraction made by Mr.. lngersoi
from four folio volumes of Mr.. Erving's despatche'
and etlers at the Department of State not the wol
of Mr.. Erving but Of Mr.. Charles J. lngersol lhe
original paper j. suppressed and counterfeit sub
slituied." Why is it suppressed and counterfeit
substituted | must again desire the reader L
do the favor to read his philippe in ORDER TO ap
preciate my answer. The circulation OF his has
been limited that, afei sending To New York
procured it for wrapping paper. Whether my
amber will prove better to preserve his elaboration
than his for The letter Of the hickory hero he call
General Jackson, whose staggering taisehoods ana
pompoSiiy Of nationality he threatens TO carry down
To postery, time will determine. But the frs
answer 10 my arraignmeni as counterieiter u.s. that
the charge refuies itself If | had gone 10 the De
pirment Of State, and instead of publ hing Mr
Er,ing he sent his Ms. TO General Jackson
made an extraction from four folio volumes of Mr.
Eryng's dispatches, that would be no counterfeit,
no suppression Of TRUTH no suggestion of fasehood
My second answer IS, however, that | did no such
thing. never went 10 the deplrtment-had no com
mun.caton with it-made no extraction from folio
volumes; the old nteman pays unmerited compli
ment TO my industry. All did was 10 publish MIR.
Eryings manuscript precisely as II was handed TO me
by Major Lewis, and then return II to HIM, who,
without being, os Adams charges, ,oormtd out OF II,
dare say would lend II TO even the man who said
behind the irresponsiby Of a seat in Congress that
If, like Bellsarlus General Jackson needs aims, be
can get them as other paupers are provided FOR. Dur
ing the many weeks that Mr. Erying's manuscript
laid my table, 1t for a couple OF days loaned
TO Mr.. A. Brown, at his pressing request and the
whole legend Of suppression, extraction, counterfeit
ing, and what in connection with General Jackson's
agency in IT, Mr.. Adams calls pr0fligate, wlluy
false imposture, rancorous dread OF him, the whole
tissue is no, only totally untrue, but equally absurd
That General Jackson should not DARE 10 name Mr.
Adams, as he yapors-that Mr.. AJams's inyective i.
10 be the vehicle Of Jack,ons carriage 10 posieIiiy
thick coming absurdties from the crater before
mentioned, curious and ridiculous some Of the
pedagogue's tropes and figures false and foolish as
the demagogues process for pulyerizng and grinding
TO impalpable powder what he dares TO scolr at as
the LEARNED wisdom Of the hickory hero not TO men,
ton the profound ignorance he impues TO James X
Polk, or the racenaiion Of patriotism with which
he tflcts Mr.. Aaron Penabies Brown, whom he
takes particular care always to denomnate Aaron
ydii Brown One Of his hardest hits at the hickory
hero is for spelling Mr.. Eryng's name with two rs,
instead Of one and he seldom fails, with equal
puerhy, TO set forth all patronymics at large. John
Adams is n name for respect and for history
but centuries before that Of Jackson will cease
to be ever clear and venerable, John Quincy
Adams will be first condemned, then forgot
ten grocers will make packing paper Of his