Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-03-28
The last Benton HumbuS.


/ pIDATs FOR PRESIDENT
The last Benton HumbuS-
The loco focos are getting hard run
for humbugs Their stock Is nearly ex-
hausted and some of the shifts 10 which
i they resort for the purpose Of obtaining
l political capital are quite ludicrous--
/ The last and most prominent invention
with which they are endeayOTIng 70 gull
the people is the assumption or rather
non assumption of the State debts BY me
Federal Government. The Introduction
of this bug-bear into the world was
strange and unnatural, and emInently
| appropriate for a monster such as he IS
! likely to prove to be. Instead OF lrst
seeing the hight In a natural and regular
way by the assistance of his friends he
was dragged feet foremost into existence
| by Thomas Ii. Benton, his worst enemy,
who Immediately fell to belaboring him
without stiat or mercy. Previous 10 the
session of Congress the subject had new
er been heard of, no candidates had
pledged themselves to It's support, no
party had adopted il as one of their pFIn-
ciples, no newspaper had agitated H. A
vague rumor only had crept into clrcula
/ iiOu lHdl SOlliCDolf VI O%tEA lAoA S@a-A@
such project in his head, and this attract
ed but little attention.
In all probability It would have died
away, as thousands of other things Of.
the same kind have done, had a different
state of affairs existed at Washington on
the assembling of Congress. But when
this event took place 1t was evident BY
counting noses that the sub-tFeasury oil
must pass during the session This CIR
cumstance was not desired IN political
point of view by the leaders Of the par
ty, for they have already nearly all the
patronage Of the sub-treasury scheme
besides having the advantage OF the ex
pectations which they had f1ttered the
people would be fulfilled at the passage
of the law. The time had come, how
ever when these expectations must b
realized or the party suffer the usual
penalty Of all those who make false pro
misses. No body knew better than those
who framed that bill that 1t never could
effect one tenth part Of what they had
pledged themselves tina. It would do, and
it was therefore necessary that some 1
new hobby should be started which ;hey
could ride during the ensuing canvass
All the old ones were faded and worn +
out; the United States Bank was ridden 4
to death. Gen. Jackson had '.let down"
in his trial strain to New Orleans. and 4
Benton's salt tax was but a pony. not
able TO carry any but himself, and scarce
ly strong enough for that. In this d. +
lemma Mr.. Benton seized hold of the 4
rumor before alluded TO, and set to work i
to press it into the service of the party. 4
1t was rather unfortunate for him and /
his frinds that no whig would introduce
the proposition into the Senate where he /
could have a fair opportunity of opyos- /
ing it. Every day brought the most
glowing accounts of the enthusiasm with 4
which the people were rushing 10 the 4
Hero of Tippecanoe, every hour multi
piled the number of defections from the f.
administration, and the necessity for inn
mediate action was urgent. Still the
wings wickedly refused 10 bring forth
the affirmative side of the question. and
as last resort he determined TO intro
duce the negative; .'Mahomet must 90
10 the mountain since the mountain
would not come to him" He therefore
gravely proposed a set of resolutions de-
claring that 1t was not expedient for the
general government to assume the debts
of the states, and on these resolutions
he poured out the usual quantity Of de-
magoguism, TO be found IN all his
speeches.
And now from one end of the Uaion
to the other, the loco foco presses are
praising Thomas III. Benton TO the skies
for having opposed a measure which no.
body ever advocated, and are glorifyinr
themselves and their party for the ala
Gritty with which they went forth to bat
tie for the people against monster. who
was brought into existence by them
selves, and but for them never would
have been heard of. Ii reminds US of n
fortune hunter of whom VIC once read.
who wished TO carry his mistress by a
coup ne main procured a confederate.
who after Disgusting himself IN most
horrible manner, rudeiy assaulted her
while she was walking alone. At this
critical instant, the lover rushed for
ward and rescued her with great gallan-
try, and claimed the reward OF his devo-
ton. The trick, however, cannot sue
coed in this instance. The conception
was good, but the execution has none Of
the usual tact of the party about r.
They neglected to procure a rufFan. and
the people cannot see the imaginary
monster, who, as the loco focos inform
them, Is about to attack their liberties.
they see IN it only the old trick Of the
demagogue. who causes lies 10 be cIrcu-
lated against him that he may rise by
refuting them. and they will award to
the authors of il their just portion of RI
dicule and contempt.-Fieks6urg Wig.
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