The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-29
From the Old School Republican.
NATIONAL INTELIIGENCER.

During long period of time, the Integencer
cured by its impartial reports of Congressional pro-
ceedngs, an enviabe character among Its contempt
raries. In the early struggle between the FEDERAL
and REPUBLICAN, parties, it was found ably and zeal
ousy defending the rights Of the PEOPLE. For many
years after the civil revolution of eighteen hundred,
it enjoyed with clear conscience, its just reward
for the part it bore in that hardfought political
test of 96, the patronage of the General Govern
ment. At the close of the war the old party lines
were broken down, FEpERALIsTs and REPUBLICANS
were thrown together. 1t still found in the
joyment of public patronage.
In the effort of the People to re-establish the Re-
PUBLICAN PLATFORM and gather around its constitu-
tional standard the opponents of FEDERALISM, the
F." MTELLIGENCER" could not let go the profitable job
which it then executing. 1t became the organ
and defender of the FEDERAL Administration of
ADAMS and CLAY. The PEOPLE triumphed in the
election of JACKSON. The INTELLIGENCER" thus
deprived of its Government patronage, was forced
into the arms of the United States bank, and from
that time became its organ defending all of its acts,
and covering up Of all its corruptons, until its final
and complete explosion.
In the struggle of 1910, the INrELLIGENcER" was
found battling for HARRIsoN and TYLER. Elected as
the printer to the House of Representatives, and
ceivlng portion of the Executive patronage, made
the effort for time to pursue course dpproIimaiig
to fairness. The Congressional printing great
beyond calculation and capable of being greatly in
creased by an INSCRIPTIONS majority. That MAORI
ty makes an unreenting and incorporating war
upon the Executive. Unconditional submission to its
will are the hard terms upon which that majority
would alone bestow its favors Poor human nature
could not withstand the temptation. For length of
time the "INTELLrcENcER" sought to propitiate its
hard task-masters by injustice done the "Corporas
Guard in its Congressional reports 1t frequently
happened that there much noise when one of
the friends of the President would speak, that its
porter could not hear what Messrs. Wise, Gushing,
Gimer Mallory, Profit, Irwin, the might be,
said 1t always happened however, that the report
took up the thread of the discussion, and heard
distinctly every word said by some etgy burner who
might follow. An occasional compliment to Mr..
Webster, and short paragraph inserted by Mr.. SEA-
TON, the Tyler portion of the concern, might serve to
retain It's Executive patronage.
Even those days Of pretended impartialty have now
passed away. The " lNrELLIcENcER" has given up
in despair the effort to its former high cha
racter 1t now boldly spprsse the truth in order to
protect of its dear CONGRESSIONAL friends, and
when its attention is called to the garbed and unjust
account of the discussion refuses supply the omis
sion The reader is referred to another column,
showing that the honorable MIR. Mathiot proven
on the floor of Congress to have told -
which part of the discussion the reporter of the
+" INrELLIGENcER" could not hear on account Of the
I" great noise in the House ~