The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-29
sERvILITY TO PARTY, OF GREAT MEN.

Senator Benton, in his letter of November last,
addressed 10 his constituents, after his reelection 10
The Senate, poured forth his thunder against The Bank
OF the United States in his usual former style. This,
at that time, was uncompromsing hostility TO the
Bank of the United States" He told them that their
State was invaded by the notes Of the Bank now
usurping the name of the United States Bank
The letter was published in the Globe after the
arrival of the honorable Senator here from his visit
10 his State after the commencement Of the session
Thus all things went on until Mr.. Rives Of
Tered the resolutions which exposed the billing,
cooling and coqueting that had been going on between
| the Government and Mr. Biddles Bank. What has
been Senator Benton's course snce2 He has OBJ
served perfect silence. Not word has he uttered
He has been told in the report of Mr. PoNsRTT, how
he arranged with the United States Bank TO provide
| to De dsbursed in Arkansas and Missouri in July,
August and September, more than a million of
dollars, in the notes of that Bank, with which his
State had been invaded" as he asserted In his let
ter; YET not word from him still silent as the
gravel
When Mr. RIvEs, two occasions exposed the
whole of these transactions between the Government
and the Bank, which had. brought them nearly 10 a
treaty Of alliance, Senator BENTON, on both occa-
sons withdrew himself from the Hall, thinking, we
suppose that respecting that matter Ignorance Is
bliss" and therefore, "rwere folly TO be wise" On
Friday last however, the honorable gentleman was
listener 10 Mr. WRieHrs defence of the admins
raion, la relation 10 these transactions. He came
TO the conclusion, 10 his own language contained
in the leading editorial of the Globe of that night
which he was seen to write at his own desk, and
hand to the editor,) that Mr.. Wright "made per-
fectly plain the simple nature Of the transaction
proving inconteslably that there not the slightest
pretext 10 suppose there any thing in it but the
execution Of the law according to its letter and spi-
rit." The article continues: All the imputa,ions
of Mr. RivEs in relation to the alliance between the
Government and the Bank, about which Mr.. RvEs
sought to alarm the country, was shown in the argu
ment to be mere vision. We think ii The offspring
Of an ambition equally visionary"
Who, we should like 10 know evnces greater
ambition" than the Missouri Senaor7 We sus-
pect that his own ambition, which has long aimed
at the occupancy of the WHITE HOUSE, WILL in the
end prove to have been but the baseless fabric of
| vision
But was il a mere rision which haunted the ina
gination of the Senator, when he proclaimed to his
people that tbeirState had been " invaded" by the
notes OF Mr. BiddIe's Bank No il could not have
been Ii was all true but the inrasion took place
ment, instead of Mr.. Bdde. No one, we suspect,
will undertake TO assert that the complexion Of the
invasion is altered by that circumstance. The
State has been inraded. While the Senator sup
posed it had been done BY the Bank, it was high
crime and misdemeanor, and an outrage committed
against the dignity and honor of his sovereign State.
But having been done by the permission and autho-
ry of the Government it becomes in the eyes Of the
Senator subject 10 applaud and defend and no
doubt he thinks with SENATOR WRIGHT that, Mr..
Bddle's Bank is now very "proper depository Of
the public money.
1t would not be in the least surprising if ere long,
we were to learn of the two distinguished gentlemen
(Mr. Biddle and the Missouri Senaor) coming toge-
ther exchanging diplomatic ctrties, for which both
are eminen,ly distinguished, and having fair bust
ness transactions" together thereafter. 1t would be
carrying out the motto of the SENATOR, SO much
lauded by our venerable friend of the Richmond
Enquirer; "union, harmony, concession, @lf-deniaA
EVERY THING FOR THE CAUSE" ,....