The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-08-29
COMMUNICATIONS.
To The Publisher Of The Madisonian

To the Publisher Of the Madisonian
Although the editor Of the official organ, has pro-
fessed never to read the Madsonian, yet my CON-
muncation that appeared in your paper Of Saturday
morning last appears to have met his eye in ample
season 10 enable him to reply to il in his own CO.
lumns of the same evening.
Whoever has read that eusion of the editor of the
ocial could not fail have perceived that IL was
the offspring of vindictive spirit and an excited
temper. He says,
"The information wc had in regard to the effort Of
WHITNEY to enlist the State Banks. with their money,
in war upon the administration. is fully confirmed;
nay more the commercial interests are invoked to con-
tribute means this crusade Of money against popular
Government"
This is false from beginning to end He says
again, "Our remarks have called out the AGENT
himself" had told the world that am not the
agent Of single bank in the United States. Yet,
for the purpose Of sustaining himself in his former
allegations he stills persists that am.
The editor of the Globe then copies my circular
from my communication in the Madisonian. He
then goes to comment, and to make as quotations
from 1t, itaieised that which not quotations.
They were his words only This is in perfect keep
of the official organ.
personalities iciM 1fr. Whitney" Who is he that,
thus talks of sanding upon an inaccessible eminence
say again, one who came here in 1881 6eggar;
and repeat, public panper. He is so by his own
confession. He icas first apprentice in court;
then he ,cas raised to elerkhip hieh he resigned and
came to Washington and obtained drought popniari
~ ofe President and the public aror large eiren-
lation and some public reork, By cheh he has been
enabled to realize the hsle property whieA he re-
sides This is the substance of his own admission.
again proclaim that he came here public panper,
and has continued so ever since. He admits il him
self. He says it was owing to the popularity OF the
President and the public favor that he has succeeded
at all.
The popularity of the Presiden, Indeed! 1t is
a matter Of universal notoriety that Gen, Jackson
issued his perempory mandate to all the Depart
men,s to give all their printing, &c. TO the editor of
the Globe. This he calls the "popnlarity" of the
PRESIDENT Through the public faror large eircu-
lation pas obtained! This is another deception 1t
is we'll known that nearly every one who had any
thing to do with the Government, directly or indi-
rectly was put under contribution to the Globe, pub
lie Departments, public contractors mail and Others
public officers also; and even the attempt was made
through myself, as agent of the Deposi,e Banks, TO
lay those banks under contribution to the Globe be-
cause they were connected with the Government as
repositories of the public money. did not choose
to stoop" to undertake such an agency
The editor Of the Globe speaks of having an ex-
celient wife and smart little fortune on her side"
that made up the outfit" when he set up in life De-
fore he ,cas one and t,renty What in the name OF
common sense has all this TO do with the caption OF
the article. viz: .sWmTNEYs CIRCULAR TO THE
BANKs?" said nothing about the wife Of the editor
nor her fortune. l am sure that either, would be
the last subjects | should think Of bringing into
newspaper controversy.
In the Globe Of the llh March, 1887, find an
editorial article from which take the following:
Under this authority Chat given the committee Of
investigation Messrs. Wise and Peylon undertook
to put interyogatories about Mr.. Whitney calculated
TO tax him, and every body with whom they could on
any pretext connect him, with more enormities than
to be found in the decalogue. For instance they
put an inquiry which would impress the public with
the belief that Whitney was traitor during the war,
dealt foully with his creditors had kept faro
ble," &C.
In the article Of Saturday last aer declaring that
he cannot stoop 10 handy personalities DC, with Mr..
Whitney, the editor of the Globe says, eve turn
him to his present co-laborers in politics. VIC
tish the most infamous of all charges they brought
against him. about the time he rent orcr camp
give what the editor stated was charged, as well
as what he "5eiicpes" now. ] cannot undertake 70
NEEDLE with the mere belief OF any man. The Globe
editor NAV think and bcliere what he pleases It is a
right guaranteed to him by the Constitution. II,
however, he we're to come out openly and assert
as fact, what he processes to bcliece, that would be
quite different matter, and would no, fail tomeet
with prompt attention. His insinuaion, however,
is both base and false.
NEEDLE not with the private character Of any in.
dividual, beyond what it may be connected with pub
lie affairs, or beyond what self defence may imperi
ously call for; and in so doing, hold myself at all
times amenabe render such satisfaction as the in
juries may cause 10 an agrieved party may call
for.
For myself have only TO say, and say u no@
for all, that my character is well known IN the
places where | resided from my early boyhood TO
the present time viz: Boston, from 1904 TO lSos;