MR.. CLAY AND THE MADISONIAN.
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- In an editorial article in the Madisonian, of
NSiday, rather remarkable for it's virulence a.
gainst Mr.. Clav, and still more remarkable
for not being quite half composed of nause-
Gus 1attery of Mr.. Tyler, we find one para
graph which we.think worthy of note 1t is
as follows;-


Gas to Mr.. Clay's apparently graceful
withdrawal from the controversy, for the
sake of harmony, and the letter produced
, and read on the occasion, there was nothing
in all this but show. Mr.. Clay's friends new
er gave up their persistence, their pertinaci-
ty, their adherence Ito use the strongest par
hamentary phrase) to Mr.. Clay's nomination,
till he was beaten, thoroughly beaten, ire
coverably beaten, in the convention. And
then an attempt was made, adroit enough, /,
but such as deceived nobody, to turn his de-
feat into withdrawal


| We do not know which department had the
paper last week, for we are told that the
several Executive Departments take turns
week about in conducting that paper, Just as
in some well regulated family, where the
help is small and incompetent, the Young la
dies are called to aid in the dirty work of the
kitchen, week about. 1t is, however, no
great matter who is the author; for let it pro-
ceec from whom it may, it is falsehood
and was intended to deceive.


The popular vote in the Harrisburg Con-
vention Of 1889, was as follows:


Clay 1O3


Harrison 81


Scott 46


Now, to any man who remembers the state
of feeling in the lower part of New York.
and the eastern part of New Jersey, it is un-
necessary TO say that three-fourths of those
who voted for Gen. Scott, would have pre-
ferred Mr.. Clay to Gen. Harrison, and in so
doing, would have represented the feelings
of their constituents better than they did
And we may say the same of almost every
delegation that gave Scott vote. And no:
ttOO of those who gave Harrison vote would
have gone to Scott instead of Clay.


The noble, generous course Of Henry Clay
and his friends, on the occasion to which we
allude, was then properly lauded, and by
none with more fervor than by the verv man
who was nominated to the Vice Presidency
on the strength o! his professed attachments
to Mr.. Clay-the only strength he had-as is
evident from the vote of his own State.
which was given against him, for the FIRST
time, we believe, since the adoption of the
Constitution, to Virginia has been able to vote
against one o! her own children.


The maudlin bitterness of the Madisoniap
expressive as 1t is known to be, of the senti-
ments, or rather feelings of the Executive.
are, however, instructive. The President.
whom it sustains, lie child of the peoples
affections for Mr.. Clay; and the paper that
sustains him, owes its existence to the gem
erous liberality of Clay men, voting for Har-
rison and Tyler. They will learn, hereafter,
that principles need men to support them,
and that favors to the weak aud Venal are
occasions only for ingratitude and means
supplied for the bad to injure their benefac-
tors.