The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-08
ATTACKS UPON MR.. EWING.

ATTACKS UPON Mr.. EWING
| The Globe makes ferocious attack upon MIR.
Ewing-in the course Of which he is charged
with bribery, corruption, &C., as a Senator--and
lnslnuating that his recent selections OF Custom
House officers are made for the purpose OF de-
frauding the Government for his own pecuniary
benefit! Think Of this, honest men OF all par
ties Can man dive to a lower depth Of infa-
my than this2 The resolutions submitted by
that distinguished Senator, Jan. 81, 1882, are
copied by the Globe, and thrown out to show
" the contrast" of " the creed ofthe new corners,
with their conduct under it.n The sentiments
of those resolutions we take it upon ourselves
to say are still the sentiments OF Mr.. Ewing,
and of every man connected with the present
administration, and they have been and are, and
viii be, kept in view in all removals and appoint
ments made since the 18th March, 1S41, and yet
to be made.
The Globe speaks of Mr.. Ewing's "hypocri-
sy" and "hardness Of heart" and represents
him as obtaining his seat in the Senate by acct
dent, and against the will of the people. He is
also charged with being brbed by the U. States
Bank!
Now, although we believe that Mr.. Ewing
will not thank US for noticing such an attack,
coming from such a source, yet we deem it pro-
per to say of him as public man, that there is
not in the whole of this broad land an indivi-
dual who is entitled to more confidence and re-
spect from the American people than the pre-
sent Secretary ofthe Treasury. Self-educated-
raised by the energy of his own intellect from
an humble station and from poverty, he became
one of the ablesl lawyers in the country. As a
Senator, elected by the appreciation Of a large
majority Of the people Of Ohio, he was distin-
guished alike for his industry, eloquence, talent,
fearlessness, and by his gentlemanly bearing
But he committed the objectionable sin when
he got loose into the Post Office Department,
and the Reverend Rats who felt the rough ap-
plication of his broom at that time, and their
friends have never forgiven him. We only
hope the Globe will never praise him, for then
it will be high time for honest men to doubt his
integrity. ,ms4t .alg,.tra ~.,l. r...
Mr.. Ewing is charged with specializing in
public lands, &c. The American people have
notyet forgotten the famous report on the subject
of these lands, made by this gentleman some
years ago, and which led to the rapid sale Of hum
dreds of thousands of acres Of the public domain.
If Mr.. E. did speculate, he took good care to
give the whole people an opportunity of partici-
pating with him. f.a
And in regard to the endeavor of the Globe to
show that Mr.. Ewing was notthe choice of the
great State of Ohio, for the Senate, we say that
there is not single man in the whole of that
State who is more beloved and respected than
this gentleman, and nothing but the most out
rageous and unconstitutional gerrymandering"
of that State could have SO long kept him out of
that body. His name was often used as rally
ing cry before the election, and had the people
been permitted to express their sentiments upon
the election of U. s. Senator directly through the
ballot boxes, he would have received an approval
second only to that expressed by the 80 900 majo
rity given for their beloved Harrison.
These attacks by the Globe upon such men as
Mr. Ewing and Mr.. Webster, remind us Of the
ferocious onslaught Of the mosquito upon the
elephant, or Of the Indian who dropped quietly
down the st. Lawrence in his bark canoe to One
bee, when, suddenly standing up at full length
he discharged aoooden arroD at that rock
bound fortress, saying ''ugh"--" waugh"-"yen
geese" take that 49, ..'"