The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-22
From the Globe, Feb. IL, 1888.
A QUESTION OF VERACITY.

A QUESTION OF VERACITY
Mr.. TALLMapoE, in his late speech in the Senate,
was not content with assailng the Presidents Mes
sage as foul blot upon the people OF New York,
which he called upon to wipe out but ne endea-
vors to exasperate the resentment OF The State against
him. by untruly impuiing to the "oFfIciAL ORGAN
las he is pleased term the Gobe) hostility TO the
act of the State Legislature, granting indulgence to
the banks, and holding the PeEslpENr accountable
for this pretended attack upon the State policy Mr.
WaIeHT in his few words Of reply To Mr. TALL
MApGE showed that he ad entirely misunderstood,
or at least nlisinterpreied, the Message. II is our
purpose now to show that MIR. TAiLMADdE has done
greater injustice 10 the Globe.
Mr. TALLMADGE Speaking of the indulgence acp
suys
"This act of the Legislature was openly denounc-
ed by public meetings in the city oil New YORK,
composed Of those claiming to be the exclusive
friends of The Administration; and this dcnnRciaion
sras reiterated bB The official organ 81 inc G0rera-
meRt here, claiming 20 speak me sentiments 81 nc
Administration on all important matters Why was
this act thus denounced ! Because II there mad
been no such interference, the banks would have
all been Frustrated as have already shown; and
we should at once have been brought 10 the golden
age which has been so long desired.
This assertion Of Mr.. TALIMADGE we peremptori-
w deny. We deny that we ever expressed an opin-
ion against The measure of relief adopted BY he
Legislature Of Nav York towards the banks, much
less did we denounce it, On the contrary, The Strong
articles from the Albany Argus, supporting thal
measure, were given as IFS best defence; and sub
sequently when the subject was about To undergo
discussion al the called session of the Virginia Lee
gislature we republished the articles OF the Rich
mond Enquirer and Leeshurg Genius Of Liberty,
anxiously urging the adoption of the same course
towards the banks in Virginia, and coupled Win
them an article from the Albany Argus declaring
that g The legislative iaterpoStion' called LOT py
the Governor Of Virginia was "aRpi'eabe ere1y
phsrc."
We have examined our files carefully, to see
whether we let fall careless expression winch
n { rjnfInO Mt
lief law of New York as stated by Mr.. IALLMADGE
We have not been able TO discover asohary passage
which would authorize the ASSERTION mace py me
Senator in his place in the Senate, and now a,niin
ed in speech written out by himself TO the public
As Mr. TALLMApGE has deemed a Remuneration
on The part of the Editor Of this print as Of sum
cent import 10 justify the suspicion that me ffesl-
dent of The United States desired to proslra'e me
banking system of his native State, and involve y
in utter ruin" he will certainly feel himself caiied
on 10 point to the editorial paragraph on which ne
relies 10 support the charge that we have reiterated
denunciation against the measure alluded TO-
The foregoing false and malicious libel
COPIED from the "organ at pres NJ dis''n-
guished by the favor and confidence Of the ad-
ministration, y we shall proceed leisurelyto re-
flute. 1t cannot be reasonably expected that
we can spend much time in hunting Overtime
fostering columns of the official, which has an
organic disease Of mendacity, TO find at what
particular time and place it spit out ITS venom
like an expiring dragon, on this man, or that
institution but we may safely undertake TO
find, SOME where in this receptacle OF unciean
things, any thing denied By authority" to be
there.
We shall at this time, for the want OF space,
give only small instalment from the columns
Of the Globe, to stamp its own assertions with
the tetotal oblivion of truth; but we shall pay
up the entire balance long before it will be
wanted by the amiable editor. We shall be-
gin with showing that the Globe in the outset
was against legalizing by the Legislature any
suspension of specie payments; and we shall
end, we believe, by showing, that nobody is
so ignorant of the contents Of the Globe, as its
own editor; or else nobody has got so bad, so
very, very bad a memory. Here follows the
funeral of the Globes truth. The end is not
yet!
From he Globe
But the very idea that banks stop, as a measure
of relief resolves The whole matter in the public
mind into an attempt the part ofdebors to defraad
creditors This at once puts badge upon the trans
action, which would make il perfect soecism for
the Government TO counenance. II is the great OBJ
ec Of all Governments to establish justice 10 sup
pose as Mr. Smith does that The aoppagc Of Lte banks
in time of profound peace, n 70 reliere de6tors,
"wonM rccsire The sanction Of erey State L6gaS0-
ture, is suppose that they would inrct the very
purpose of all legislation
The attempt viii doubtless prove fatal TO every
bank that may make the experiment. and 10 the repn-
totioH Of all concerned in It. And il we were, as the
opposition have repeatedly asserted, willing 10 de-
stroy the whole blnking system instead of deprecat-
ing We might b. found joining ia the scheme sug-
gested by Mr. Smith
If they (he bankSl shake the faith, in the present
state Of public intelligence, the Legislatures, so far
from sancioning the procedure TO make irredeema-
Bile issues current will rather dsri@ summary means
TO forfeit the charters Of such have failed and
enable note-holders TO reach Asiy assets!