The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-17
1.-THE REJECTION OF MR. HENsHAw."

around him, seemed toenJoy, and eeHa'hy vi"
enjoy, the finest spirits.
1.-THE REJECTION OF MIR. HENsHAw."
This is the title selected by the Intellisencer
under which 10 wage fierce war against the
President. We knew, from the peculiar CIR
cumstances in which that journal was placed
that on many accounts, and one particularly, 90
what he might, the President was, sooner or
later, to sustain a furious and vndictive assault
from that quarter. And, since II must come,
we saw let il come at once. Our Democratic
and Wing readers can bear US witness that we
are not in the habit OF stunning the Presidents
foes.
The attack on the President in yesterdays
In,elligencer we must In justice say-lor we
would do justice even to our eaem'es-comes
not from the pen Of Clay man. Indeed we
have more than once intmated during the last
wear, and with an honest conviction Of the
truth of what we said, that there were two or
three distinguished statesman, any one of whom
the Intelligencer would prefer TO Mr.. Clay. But
that can be no concern of ours.
The Intelgencer purports TO give the soon
alterations" which had "weighl with the Sc
nate" and consequently caused the rejection OF
Mr.. Henshaw. We give specimen of the
Inteiligencer'. considerations"
"With regard to the political considerations which
may be supposed to have had weight with the Sc
nate it Is not unnatural to presume that majority
of il members partake in the feeling which seems
To be general, even among men OF all parties, In
regard to the proceedings Of last year, by which
.uI In dis
respectfully thrust from office, and their places fill
cd by men Of opposite politics. These Wings had
taken decided part for General Harrison and Mr..
Tyler 10 l840 and the persons by whom they were
supplanted had been equally jealous champions Of
MIR. Van Buren,, and unhesitating supporters of all
the measures of his Administration"
All this wrath could no, have been excited by
the remark we made on hearing of the rejection
ofMr. Henshaw, that we felt "great pain" &C.,
for the "pain" We felt implied no censure.-
We knew not then, we know not yet, whether
the Senators most hostile to Mr.. Henshaw, were
Wings or Democrats. We suspected the latter.
But the Intelligencer's blow is not aimed at
Mr.. Henshaw for its considerations" are "lbe
proceedings of last year." the unexception-
able Wings thrust from Office" and the appoint
ment Of men Of" opposite politics." This is all
aimed al the President.
l, is true good many Wings were removed;
and it is true that the Wing party had, previ-
ously, in a fit of passion, embraced every means
in its power TO crush the President. Blows
were dealt on both sides, and BOTH i, may be,
suffered the consequences usually attending flu
rious conflict We will not dwell upon the
causes of the war, nor stop TO fix the blame on
any one. All men arc imperfect and il fire.
Quen,ly occurs that all parties TO fray
are more or less in the wrong. But that
a decided hostility existed, no one will de-
ny. And tina the President was jusiifable in
appointing men TO Office who professed an inten-
ton to sustain his Administration, or left il TO
be inferred they would do SO, we have Wig
precedents in abundance to sustain his posi-
ton.
IL must be confessed that many of the " zeal
Gus champions Of Mr.. Van Buren," were ap
pointed TO office. But II must not be asserted
that they will be his 'zealous champions" hereaf-
ter. Those whose lips have not beIed their
hearts, have united with the "Guard,n and be-
come the champions Of an honest Chief Magis-
trate. The InIegencer continues its attack on
the President thus:
Indeed, may well say, in plain terms that
every body seems 10 understand that MIR. Hsnshaw
came into the Presidents Cabinet under a sort of
bargsinand that the softest phrase suited TO the
occasion-that havoc should be made among the Pre-.
s'dents old friends, the Wings, and "lbe spoils be
slowed his old opponents, aJherenls in time past
like MIR. Henshaw himself, to Mr. Van Buren,"
Now, we take the responsibility of as
serting tina, every body seems to understand"
what Is not the iact-nsy, a most unjus,
and unwarantable fabrication. We kno,r
that the President never questioned Mr..
H., directly or indirectly, as to his future
intentions. On the contrary, the President had
no personal acquaintance with Mr.. II. II may
not be denied that representations Of Mr.. rs
administrative talent, (since proven sufficient.
ly by his acts, and hiah standing. were made
to the President II must be admitted by the
Intelligencer tina, at the time of Mr. HIS appoip,-
menl, he was the object of the unmi,igated
abuse of several Van Buren, editors. Ueadmit
that the President did, as all Presidents do. er.
pee, 10 strengthen his Administration by the
appointment But grea, injustice is done the
President, when il is asserted, or insinua,ed,
that he was party TO any disrepuable sort of
a bargain" And we can say the same of Mr.
Hepshaw.
The Intelligencer closes its article vi two
surmises, which we copy:
The first is, that, when this turning out Of Wing.
and appointing their opponents TO Office began, tbore
was hope that Executive nominations would not be
necessarily submitted thereafter TO Wing Senate
This hope, thanks to the spirited eiiois of the Wigs
in Tennessee, Maryland, and other States, has been
signaly disappointed.
Our other surmse--and il is something more than
conjecture-is that those who were most imporrl
nate with the President 10 make thorough work in