The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-11-24

elections.
THE NEW YORK ELEcTIoN--CoRRUP-
TION-ELECTION FRAUDS-THE GLOBE
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
The Globe, Of Wednesday night, copies
long article from the Richmond Enquirer,
containing various extracts from newspapers
and letters, which attribute the defeat Of the
Sub-treasury party in New York to '.bribery,"
corruption" and the use and influence Of
money. After stringihg together mass of
these erparie statements and declarations, the
Enquirer breaks forth thus:
"A full scrutiny should be made into this subject.
The people ought to appoint committees, bold, indie
pendent and intelligent for the purpose Of exposing
these transactions TO the Indignation of the world
Whose blood does not boil al such satemenis1 These
outrageous frauds, which poison the very fountains
OF liberty, calculated 10 excite spirit among the
people, which must in good time rescue our insiu-
tons from the criminal enterprises that have been
set on foot against them II Is time to arrest such
outrageous frauds as have been gradually arriving
to their present loalhsome excess We call upon
vrtuous people to awaken, probe these transactions
to the bottom, and to hurl from office and to Danish
from their confidence, every man who has partic-
pa.ed in their preparation"
Among the articles quoted, preceding the
above, is the following:
The Norwich Journal (Chenango county, says,
nThe vaults of Bddle's Bank have opened TO cor
rupt and debauch the electors: at least we have no
doubt ofit for MONEY from some source, in large
quantities, has been circulated among us with pro-
fusion unexamped. Rooms were engaged at the
polls whe:e liquor was furnished FREE"
This is the county represented at present
by the Hon. John c. Clark, a CONSERVATIVE,
who has been reelected to Congress by the
.anti-Sub- treasury party.
Now we wish to inquire, of the venerable
editor of the Enquirer, whether he candidy
believes that /" the vaults Of Biddle's Bank
have (were) opened TO corrupt the electors9"
As he has transferred to his columns the
charge, we shall take it for granted that he
does, until we have declaration to the con-
trary. If that was the fact, then has the admi-
nistration itself been accessory to the act
permitted the public money to be used for that
purpose, by appointing that bank the fiscal
agent of the Government, and leaving in its
hands millions of that money at its uncon-
troled disposition. We believe the assertion
made in the above quotation from the Journal
to be wholly false. We believe if Mr. Bid
dies Bank has taken any part whatever in the
recent elections, it has been to aid the admi-
nistraton and its cause. How else is it to be
accounted for, that all the leading administra-
ton papers, (the Globe and Enquirer among
them) Of a sudden changed to the most deadly
silence, from the most bitter, vindictive and
vociferous assaults on Mr.. Biddle and his
Bank?
The Globe, if possible, appears more hor-
ror-stricken than the Enquirer. 1t talks of
"the secret application of money to operate
on the press and public suffrage" and Of Z" this
nep doctrine Of political morals" According
to the Globe and Enquirer, it is only those
who have opposed the Administration and its
abominable financial scheme who have thus
sinned, and who stand obnoxious TO censure.
The Administration and its partizans being
altogether disinterested, have been as innocent
and pure as Saints. Away with such hypo-
critical deception as this Do these imma-
culate partizans suppose the people are to be
thus blinded and deluded
Talk Of the use of money and corruption4
What was the influence Of all the money that
was raised by those opposed to the Admins
tration, to be compared with the mighty pow
er of the Federal Government, that was
put in full requis,ion all over the State of New
York Superadded to that, was the whole
intimidating and seductive influence of the
State Government And what could money
avail against such overwhelming powers COM
bined?
The editor of the official to talk Of this
new doctrine of political morals" and "the
secret application of money, to operate on the
press and public suffrage" As well may
Satan rebuke sin. 1t is like the pick-pocket
who runs into the crowd and joins in the cry
of "stop thief"
We understand it is susceptible Of proof,
should the editor Of the Globe dare deny it,
that although he is DISTINGUISHED as a resident
Of the District, nevertheless, he has on fire.
quent occasions, contributed literally in mo-
ney, "to operate on the public Suffrage" in the
elections in the adjoining and other States,
in addition to the thousands of electioneering
documents which he has printed and scattered
gratuitously, from Dan to Beersheba
Has the Globe no knowledge of the " ap-
phcation Of money to operate on the press1"
We should be pleased to see the puritan
SAINT give some explanation respecting the
trftng sum of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS that