The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-04-29

N, n evening u cstechise her Msjesty's Minister
upon the question uppermost IN the public mind.
This consunmslos the panic, and leaves the original
bject to be perfected at leisure.
You may think all this is far fetched, but il is au
old rule thai where there is no good reason for rash
act furnished by the ACTORS ihemselses every body
at liberty 10 attribute II To bad one. Wait awhile
aud If circumstances do not corroborste what have
here insinuatsd, why, ] will knock under 10 the
charge Of imbeciliiy.
The speeches Of Peel and Aberdeen are the same
in substance, and bear the same evidence of having
been coneocted under mature Amusement They
both set out with the admission tina, MIR Folks Ia
augura was address 10 the populace before enter.
ing upon his official duties, and though fair expose
of his personal opinion, could not, and should
not be looked upon the net Of President PoL
N otw outstanding this, they think proper 10 make
its appearance the occasion Of the most lu,.
portant development. by way Of making il still more
obvious that the Inaugural did not justify their
premature expose they admit IN terms, that the mes,
sage Of President Tyler, previously communicated
Congress, and the only official document which hal
seen the light in either country, was calculated 10
create false impressions everywhere, and, OF cour,
upon the mind Of MIR. Polk. who was, up to the mo.
ment OF his Inauguration, debarred from all knoa-
ledge of the state Of the negotiation not common L.
the world at large. II the late President was l,,
sanguins IN his hopes Of final settlement Of IN,
question and still refused 10 give the grounds Of such
hopes, his retirement from Office, il would seem 10
me, ought to have made the present the won. Of all
possible times for outbreak Of the British ministry
But If President Polk, after being fully indicted into
Office had opened bis official career with an mprdeDl
npose OF the pending negotalon and that expose had
been predicalsd upon correct information instead Of
what is acknowledged to have been the ground Of BIS
Inaugural, why, then should only have To on
issue upon the merits Of the case and not upon the
time of hunying ii into the public journals. hope,
therefore, those immensely wise men will wait for
some official act Of President Polk in connection
with his personal opinions before Matching an rsg
for their Wing ooadjutors on this side the Atlantic
| told you, in my last, that we had no cIques or
subdivisions in the Democratic party in this Stale
This IS substantially correct but if city gossip
to be credited ancient schismates either orm an
exception to the rule, die hard in the arena Pas.
ing the other principal Offices here, that Of Ds
trici Attorney has been by common consent, assign.
cd to the father OF the young Democracy at Balti-
more, Benjamin a. Brewster, Esq. This, in connec-
ton with the paternity which be has been compelled
to acknowledge, has invited attacks repulses, onsels
and defeats which, TO say the least Of them, keeps
the blood Of the young giant in active circulation
Mr.. Brewster is not old Methusalah, nor as in.
different to injury the God-like Daniel, yet the
- =
with which be returns political blows, is certainly
worthy of winter head. Apart from other merit,
he possesses power Of language which is liable to
engender doubts as to the kindness OF his heart.
With those, ho~eysr, who know bin well, and also
the thorny path in which circumstances directed his
early footsteps, there are misgiyings as to the
warmth of his friendship, or the courtesy of his de-
meanor This is high praise, but you have beard Of
MIR. Brewster before-you shall hear of him again.