The Madisonian., 1840-01-25

States
For terse and pungent exhibition and an
ticipation of its effects upon the country, the
reader is referred to the speech Of Mr.. Smith,
of Indiana.
In justice to Gen. Green, we publish to-day, his
vindcalion Of himself, which appeared in the Bal
timore Post of Thursday, with all the corresPon-
dence annexed. In doing 50, we ask he indulgence
Of our readers.
Gen Green states thai "the charge of the Mad
sonan upon ai,Ggcd declaration" Of his, and
an inference" from one Of his acts.
We made no charg4'-ne made no " inference"
publicly. We published the substance Of a declara-
lion, alleged BY our informant 10 have been made by
Gen. Green, and our iaformants Inference from the
transaction at the bank.
Is i, denied that General Green made the declara-
ton attributed 10 him by our iniormant2
If that be denied, we promise to give the autho-
nty who volunteered the statement to us. No impu
ation shall be permitted TO rest upon the Madiso-
nan. We design TO do no man or party injustice.
We fear nobody, and ask no favors. We are
not candidate for the public printing. 1t has al
ready covered Us with Ieproaches and insults, and
should prefer 10 see il separated here, and through
out the country, from the political press. We be-
lieye il be the m oSt comprehensive source OF cor
ruption existing. Down with il, we say, here and
elsewhere.
five have published Islander" il shall be RI
racted If we have been deceived and imposed upon,
il shall be made known, and the author shall be ex-
posed
The Pcnnsylpnnian says, that overhasiy par-
zans like The MadisoHian, are sometimes caught in
their trap" We set no trap. We supposed
the publication We made to be true. We cannot
doubt, at this moment that il was so. Let the Penn
sylvanan exercise a liue charity, and look a, the
phraseoogy of the article.
The Pennsylvania speaks OF our " dreading
defeat for the printership." How could we dread
defeat in Il contest in which did not and have not
entered
Il states case to suit itself, and then asserts that
III thus appears that the Madsonan is existing
upon The proceeds Of an arrangement" by which
we elected printer, which proceeds 1t states,
upon the authority Of informant Of Gen Green, 10
b. $1,000 session! This is grossly untrue. But We
have no more explanations to make on that head
We are disguised with The subject.
We should not notice these misrepresentation
now, but for the reason that they are renewed in
paper which, from the manner in which II generally
conducts its controversies is entitled 10 respect
We should not have seen hem probably had not the
article of the Pennsylvania been re-pubShed in
the Globe. We have now a file Of newspapers by
our side two feet high, which we have not found
time to peruse. Our duties are sufficiently arduous
for one individual 1t canno, be expected that we
should be dancing attendance" upon Congress,
read all the books and papers, study every subject
and be every where see every body and every thing
pick up news, write editorials, &c. &c. all at the
same time. Ii the Pennsylvania kncp as, we are
sure il could not have been so uncharitabe as TO
charge us with "want OF decency" in not noticing
contradiction Of a statement of that we had
been informed that Lewis late of The Schuylkill
Bank, was an active friend Of the administration
This is the first time had ard OF its having been
con,radicted Bat after all, the contradiction, for
aught we see was buthe bare assertion of the Penn
sylvanian.
We will say that since we have seen this contra
dction we have heard that Lewis was not an active
parzln all, but that If he had any party ainities
they were favorable to the administration and we
rely Tor confirmation, OF al legS a suspicion of this
sort, upon what we told is the fact that Peter
Wager and Charles McAlester, two distinguished
friends of The administration LevisS securi-
ties Does the Pennsylvania deny that there is
any force in this "circuinsantial evidence I" But
enough.
We beg the readers pardon. We desire TO cherish
reputation for truth, and character for integrity
Take these away and yon may take all else We
surrounded daily by temptation, and If we should
ever pcrchance, exhibit the remotest evidence Of
hear, capable OF falsehood or corruption, we entreat
the exercise OF liule charity and circumSpeciion
before the good and wise visit with their cjndem-
nation FOrlhe success Of our political cause, rely
up n the potency Of truth, and the strength Of our
argument. If we cannot prevail by them, we will
abandon the cause. II paper is wanted 10 LIE any
party up or down, we assure friends and foes that
It will not be found in the MadiSonian