The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-03-26

frank packages for members Of Congress.
The records Of the Clerk Of the House will
show that the Department iras apprissd Of the
fact that the Clerk has been in the habit OF
ranking packages for members of Congress.
Mr.. Walter s. Franklin, the late Clerk, had
correspondence Nth Mr.. Kendall, few
gears ago, on this very subject, and we pre-
sumo two-thirds of the community have long
known what Mr.. Kendall affects now to be
for the first time appraised of
But we have yet other disclosures to make.
We have before us a rare bird-rara aus, IN
ferris. IL is no less curiosity than the Ex-
ira Globe, sailing under the assumed figure
head of the "CoxsAcKIE STANDARD, EXTRA
This is too good. The party have become so
ashamed Of their "dirty sheet" the Globe,
that they have been obliged to resort to this
deception to give lis falsehoods misrepre-
sensations, and loco-foco doctrines currency
among the people. They have expunged
the Globe and Blair q Rires from the sheet,
and send it forth, like wolf in sleeps clo-
thing, TO prey upon the green lambs. They
know that the circulation Of the Globe proper
will avail them nothing, because il is SO noto-
riously mendacious that few will believe it.
They therefore resort to smuggling, and send
the pirate forth under false colors. The
name taken in this instance is that belonging
TO paper published at Coxsackie, on the
Hudson river, and this particular edition was
doubtless intended for that region, where, we
understand, it is circulated gratuitousiy. 1t
bears no date nor place, but contains Dr..
Duncan's and Mr.. Bentons speeches, and a
Globe editorial. The type, paper, size, &c.
is precisely that Of the Extra Globe. An
honest democrat was sagacious enough to de-
tect the craft by the character Of the merchan-
disc and the cut Of its glib, and has forwarded
the captive for public exhibition. The "long,
low, black" creature may be seem at this
office
But we have not even done yet. The
catalogue Of outrages seems not likely TO end
We have before us letter from a highly re-
SPeClauic, SeHtlclHdH III diiidA Couuty, NHSi-
MIA written to friend in Congress, from
which we make the following extract:
Extraordinary efforts are making by the Admins
tra,on party to carry this county. Sundry members
of their FRANKS, by means Of which our county is
literally flooded with Globes Elk -Parson Fisks adj
dress, and other kindred productions.
RI
is native, and until lately resident of this coun-
ty. He is Gas am informed by those acquainted
with his hand writng) Tie iadiuidual who directs
these envelopes, ranked generally by Mr.. P. F.
THOMAS, and by this means from his general ac-
quaintance, these precious documents as PLENTY
AS THE FROGS OF EGYPT lP'
So extensive is this abuse, and so improper,
that, it was brought before public meeting
held at Fairfax court house, on the 18th inst.
We take the following from the published pro-
ceedings
On motion of s NJ Ball, the following resolution
was adopted
Resolued, That this meeting view with Indignation
the custom orpublic officers in the City Of w ashingon
distributing through this county, under the franks OF
Members Of Congress- (P. F. Thomas and others
anu pOHllCal papers Oh every
recommend to Mose public officers thus engaged a
more rigid attention TO their e6fcial duties, which
PROBABLY would result in more regular receipt OF
papers properly due here; and to such Members of
Congress as have given the unlimited use Of their
franks, as we infer from the multitude OF them
which has reached this county within the last three
weeks To turn their attention their constituents
and perhaps when change is effected through their
insrumenality al home, shall be better prepared
to appreciate their disneresed motives for edi
| hcaion.
H. w. THOMAS, Chairman.
| Z. JONES, Secretary.
| We must close here for the present with.
ont further comment, for want of room But
we have not yet concluded. 1t will be re.
collected that the President franks the Vice
President franks, the heads of Departments
franh, the $4,000 postmasters frank, and there
is no end to the ranking privilege and its
abuses perpetrated by the reckless and profit
gate men who have possession of the offices.
Truly as Mr.. Kendall says "there seems to
be something Unsuitable in especial priv.
lege," which is ever striving 10 enlarge Itself
by all sorts Of subierfuges and epasions."
The paper of the office holders, started by tax
in part upon their salaries, and edited in part by ST.
necure clerks, alias the Globe, alias Mr. Forsyth's
dirty Sheet" alias Mr. Cahoun's base prostitute,
alils Mr.. Pickens' lick spiule Of party" alias the
"Coxsackie Standard EXTRA" has the audacily To
speak OF the Madsopan as the paper OF the Cen
trail Fund Club, alias John C. Clarks Madisonian
which he franks to sub,cribers,"i
We are moi given to the use of "clubs, but If we
were, we can tell this mendacious federal editor that
such lbels should not escape proper chastisemen
upon the galvanized corpse" Of their author. This
fellow whose palms are blackened with portion Of
Swarlwoul's einbezzled funds, and who is held oul