The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-16
AN ERUPTIoN-GAME OF ALTERNA
TIVES.

The Baltimore Patriot Of yesterday dscharg-
ed somewhat more than its usual amount oil edi-
,orisl lava but, as usual, it could scorch no
body, unless il be, in the end, Mr. Clay. Thai
II should rejoice abundanty over The election
of MI. Kennedy, was quite natural; and that II
Z should yiliiy President Tyler, was likewise 10
be expected, all things considered. But that
MARYLAND is the Union, or that the writer Tor
the Patriot is a whole party, may be confidently
denied. The magnanimous writer. however,
condescends, in closing his article, TO ''pity MIR.
Tyler,n and we have no doubt Mr.. Tyler will
10 time survive the blow.
1t appears that the Patriot considers our reply
10 the attack Of Mr.. Kennedy, in his elecloneer-
ing address, a very "volent assault" on the
Wing candidate. on the eve Of the election, and
an Executive call on the office-holders to use
the influence of their positions 10 defeat him.
Such statements in the Patriot need no contra
diction from US. Our readers are aware that
MIR. Kennedy was the first to attack, and that
we took no notice Of his assaull-and did not in
tend 10 notice it-un,il it was copied in the col
umns of the lntelligencer and thrust into the
Presidents House. Our desire was 10 remain
"neuiral" for the time being as far as partisan
conflicts were concerned. But this did not suit
the Intelligencer, from some inexplicabe cause
or other, and hence the provocation was repeat
sinuaiion about the interference of of6ce-hold
ers, we have only to remark that we had sup
posed the most of them in Maryland, if they in
serfered at all, never did it in favor Of the Ad-
mil straton; but, like large majority Of them
in " ashngton, were anything else but the
partisans Of the President, and the patrons Of
the MACEDONIAN.
We repeat that the Patriots SCOTS are very
natural, when il is considered that the leading
Clay presses and the Globe have combined TO
villify the President, and also to play the
game of ALTERNATIVES, by compelling the
People TO elect either Mr.. Clay or Mr.. Van Blu
rem. The Wig party is offered the alternative
Of Mr.. Clay or Mr.. Van Buren,. The Demo
cratic party Mr.. Van Buren, or Mr.. Clay. Both
parties are at liberty 10 select which of the two
they may prefer; but neither party is permitted
10 hook beyond ,hem-and to guard against any
such contingency, the ultra presses on both
sides are to belch their inky lava al Mr.. Tyler.
Well, if the game is played out, as it has
been begun, the Patriot may not be running
any great risk 10 abusing President Tyler; for,
in such game, il is by no means impossible
for Mr. Clay to win. But then the Intelgen
Ger has found from experience that the patron
age Of the Wing party is every whit as valuable
under Democratic President as any other, and
therefore IL may not feel much interest in the
game.
Maryland, in the game Of alternatives, we do
not doubt, will be won by Mr.. Clay-and we
may say the same OF dozen other States. Sill
we would warn the Patriot that there is "many
a slip b.tween the cup aud the lip" Mr. Van
Buren, may hrow mp his hand and abandon
the game. Should il become apparent, from
combination of unfortunate circumstances, that
Mr.. Van Buren, cannot be elected, we doubt not
he will be the first to suggest another who can
be. II it should be JOHN TYLER, of Vrginio,
we think the Republican parry would, in the
twinkliDg Of an eye, number about three-flihs
Of the voters Of the Union. Then what would
become Of Mr.. Clay What, then, would be
the modification and dismay of the authors Of
the "Manifesto," and Of the ceaseIess tide of
deuacrion and calumny which has so long pur-
sued Chief Magistrate, who had the honesty
and holiness TO veto a United States Bank bill
Where, then, would be the gibes and jests of the
newspaper scribblers2 Where, then, their
hopes, now almost amounting to certainty, of
eleva,ing Mr.. Clay to the Presidential chair, and
Of crushing the Democracy under his iron heel
forever7
MERE ABSENCE FROM POWER