The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-29
From The UIsfer Sentinel

1.-THE Madsonian of the 9Th instant, in abiding
to the announcement, by the New York Gazette and
other papers, of tho appointment OF VIM LEGssrT the
mission recently held by the late CHARLES De WITT
says
at is stated in the New York papers that Mr. Leg
gett has been appointed Charge de Affres Gautc-
mala, lately discontinued TO kill off Mr.. De Witt -
mission, disposed to doubt it, II il be true,
then we shall have to say 10 the editor Of the Globe,
'Lerd Angus, thou hast he'd"
The editor of the Gazette who, we repeat, is on
terms Of personal friendship and intimacy with Mr. Leg
gctt, declares that he obtained the intelligence Of the
appointment Of the Charge dc AfaIres from Mr..
LegScH himself The editor Of the Globe, who some
weeks since, contradicted our statement about the
dismissal" Of Mr. De Witt, and who stated that "the
Prcsdeat informed him that the mission to Gaulemaa
had been dispensed inifh, not required by the
interests Of the government is noiD silent! The
Evening Post. which Mr. Legget formerly edited, and
over whose columns he vet retains great influence.
also permits the announcement Of his appointment 10
pass nifh0ut contradiction! There can therefore, he
no longer any doubt, tina, either the Pres-
dent or the Giobc has been guilty Of wiLruL FALSE
HOOD and that the story about the mission being
"dispcased ruth" was all. to make use Of the mdest
language, sheer misrepresentation! II the President
invented this slsehooI, he disgaces, beyond all pre-
cedent the high station which he fills aud he deserves
to be held Up to the country object Of "depravi-
IT," for " the slow, unmoving finger Of scorn TO point
at II his organ at the Of government fabricated
the story il shows recklessness Of character the
part of its conductor unsurpassed in the annals OF the
press-if not, indeed, in the annals Of profgacy Il
shows what sort Of dependence should be placed upon
any Of its s,atements-for il il would not hesitate to
utter one deliberate he, would not hesitate to utter
thousand (aisehoods And The President, so long as
he makes its editor his con6dant, and countenances
its mendacy. cannot and ought not to escape from the
infamy Of its course.
There no no doubt that the only which
induced the President dismiss Mr.. De " III was this
Has numerous respectable and influential connexions
and Trends are mostly Coascrpdces, and strong OPP
ponenis Of the Sab. Treasury Had they abandoned
their political principles and changed ground with Mr..
Van Buren,, all would have been well; and Mr. De
Witt might have retained his Office as long as he wanted
IT, Had they proved the great interests of
their country and yielded their support to The destruc
tive policy OF the administration, the President would
never have told Mr. De Witt that his mission " had
been dispensed with, not required by the in.e
rests Of tho gorern,nenir
1.-The interests Of the gopernmenir What an I'M
bnshing avowal was this for President or his organ
TO make! Neither the other seems to think
that the "interess Of the coary should be consulted
at all! Not a SYLLABLE llspcd against the official
conduct Of Mr.. Dc Witt. He had proved himself wor-
thy Of the high trust reposed in him by General Jack