The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-06-06
GEN. HARRISON AND MS CALUMNIA-

TORS. 41s
The deliberate misrepresentation of the pro-
ceedings OF Congress, by the Editor Of the
Globe have become so frequent and aagitious
that proper sense Of what is due to the repre-
sentatives Of the people would call for his inn
mediate expulsion from the floor of both Houses,
10 which, al present, as Public Printer, he has
the privilege Of admission. A signal example
OF this elaborate and malignant Justification Of
the course of debate, and Of the conduct and
sentiments Of leading Opposition members, is
the article in the Globe of Thursday evening,
pretending to give an account of the occur
FENCES in the Senate on Tuesday and Wednes-
day last II occupies column and a quarter;
and all candid persons who were present on the
occasion will agree with us, that so far as its re-
presentations Of the position Of the parties--the
course OF the discussion-the views and argu-
ments OF the Kentucky Senators are regarded,
there Is not one ,oord Of truth in the article
from the beginning to the end II is, in those
respects, all base and infamous perversion.
We pass over the violent efforts of the Globe
TO make great man Of Mr. "Peticoat Allen"
and the talk about the mastery and effective
manner" in which this potential orator, "nothing
daupted," overthrow first Mr.. Clay, and then
Mr.. CaIrTENpEN!! II was but natural that the
chastsed Senator should fly for comfort to his
yoke-fellow Of the Globe, and beg that his re-
putation mightbe saved by having himselfrepre-
scented as the great thunderer of the Senate. who
after driving offthatlittle insignfcantman, Henry
Clay, in dishonor from the field. threw terrible
defiance at the head of the whole Opposition par
ty, and on the appearance Of Mr.. Crittenden,
forked again the lightnings Of his eloquence-
nay, awakened the thunder Of his "forty-two
Founders" and displayed hisgigantic powerwith
history Of the world; and which even the high
est moral sublimity recorded in fiction, has ne
yer surpassed
For the same reason, we pass over the criti-
cism on the style Of Mr.. Clay's oratory, and the
" odoriferous comparison" between il and that
of Mr.. Petticoat Allen, and the illusions (Which,
we are sure, were not intended to be ironicai) to
the aforesaid Petticoat's g elevation of sentiment
and style-depth and comprehension" &c. &C.
II is true, people will think all this equally nno-
cent and laughable; or if they have a grave
feeling on the subject, they may say that no
comparison could be possibly Instituted less like
ly to hurt any mans pride of intellect or charac-
ter, than to contrast him with the Senator from
Ohio; and that the attempts to make an orator
out Of swelling but weak-headed spouter, are
OH IN fha of
the character of a notorious and convicted
slanderer.
We call the attention Of our readers to the
sketches and comments on the proceedings in
question, which will be found under the Con
gressional head. They give faithful account
Of the debate and all its incidents and furnish
full corrective of the fragrant falsities of the
Globe. 1t is not true that Mr.. Clay drought
on" the discussion in reference to the candidates
for the Presidency. He did not "branch of
into the Presidential election" II was Mr. AL
LEN who introduced those topics, and who alone
had them all to himself at first Mr. Clay did
not touch them. But after ALLEN had INDUCED
for length Of time in the most truculent Wifi
cation Of General Harrison, Mr. CRIrTENDEN
spoke in reply to his assault upon the veteran
soldier and statesman: Aliens unprovoked at
tack had nothing whatever to do with the sub
ject before the Senate, nor with any thing Mr..
CLAY had said. He made an excursion from
the atrocious doctrine, /" to the victors belong
the spoils," which he had been defending, to
defame and calumniate General Harrison. The
account we gave of Mr.. Crttenden's reply, in
our last paper, showed how his audacity was
rebuked and repealed. The sketch Of the debate
on Wednesday will show that his discontinue
was equally complete, when he brought up again
on that day the stale and refuted caumny that
General Harrison is concealing his opinions
On this point the Globe makes the most shame
less and monstrous perversion following the
example set by Mr.. Allen himself, on the floor
of the Senate The Senator was compelled TO
retract it, But, as we expected, we find il re-
peated by the Globe, and, no doubt, it will be
eagerly caught at, and re-echoed by the Federal
Loco Foco Press. Now, it may suit Mr.. Aliens
demagogue purposes to pervert the remarks of
his adversaries in debate-to represent Mr.. Crit
tenden as admitting that General Harrison con
ceals his opinions, and as defending him for
doing So II may suit the purposes Of the Globe
to send abroad this forgery for genuine CON-
But, il Mr.. Allen shall, in any published remarks
of his, under his own authority, give out such a
gross misrepresentation, he will be guilty of ut
tering that which is in direct contrariety to the
truth. Mr.. Crttenden made no such admission.
His position was that Gen. Harrison's opinions
are well known-that they have been over and
over, and quite recently expressed and repeated
that they are within the reach of every man
who desires information that although Gen.
| Harrison is under no obligation 70 spend his