The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-24

WINFIELD SCOTT.
II is said by Senators that Mr.. Buchanan and Mr..
Benton made the most statesmanke and admirable
speeches against this treaty heard in the Senate
We suppose that those gentlemen will prepare them
for the press, should the Junctoh OF secfesy DC re-
moved
The National Integencer makes it matter of
triumph that some Democrats voted for this treaty
We can assert safely that not one of them approved
it, and that not one of them would have made 1t.
Those of them who voted for it, did a choice
of evils They felt themselves obliged to lose our
difficulties with England on bad terms, rather than
trust the condition of things, made worse by the
rejection of the treaty, to the management of a man
in whom they have no confidence, and who has turn
ed good opportunity to such miserable, disho nora
Die ends.--Glo6e.
We have great desire to see these speeches,
and we hope Messrs. Buchanan and Benton
will procure the removal of the injunction Of Sc
crecy at the earliest day. And there are some
other speeches that should be published at the
same time-both sides should be heard. 1t Is
said by Senators-not the gentleman him
self-that Mr. Calhoun's speech in favor OF
the treaty was the greatest effort of his life 1t
swept every OPT osing obstacle away;-and there
were other speeches ia its favor unequalled IN
eoquence and argument, by Messrs. King, Sc
yier Cuthbert &c. &c; indeed the whole De-
mocratic side of the Senate, excepting only Sc
ven or eight, advocated, under the crcumstan-
ces, and voted for the ratification of the treaty.
II was also advocated by more than one lnde-
pendent Whig-men who had not lgnomlnl-
ously submitted to the {" iron rule"
We trust the latter paragraph in the quota-
ton from the Globe is incorrect. We hope, Tor
the sake of our country's fame, for the sake Of
honor and liberty, for the sake Of the reputation
of Senators, that no man in the Senate cham
Der, Knowingly and wiyuily, sanctioned a
dshonorabe end"
We are frank to admit, with the Globe, that
the agency of the Intelligencer, or rather It's ad-
vocacy of the pending treaty long before any
other journal knew what was going on, was not
prompted by love of country-at least, love
Of this country The editor is an English
| man.
We have seen that paper, under the most spe-
cious preences of patriotism, obtain some eighty
thousand dollars from the United States Bank.
We have seen it, during the present session, If
the current computation is accurate obtain
more than hundred thousand dollars from
Congress, under the guise of friendship for the
majority and yet we shall not be surprised TO
see it turn against the leaders of that majority,
/ by the time the majority (under the false guild
ance of that paper) dwindes into minority.
But we would speak, as far as it may be pru-
dent, of the Intelligencer's mysterious connec-
ton with the treaty. That the treaty itself is
honorable and just, we have the guarantee OF
the americans who approved it. But that the
Intelligencer had some concern in it, is beyond
the possibility of doubt. 1t may have been de-
ieated in lis designs.
Every one in this city who has read that
l journal must have remarked its more than
i parental soiicitude during the pendency of the
negotiation. Neither could it have escaped
the notice of any one, that, when It's
leading editorial sang hozannahs over the
i progress of the negotiation, the pery neat drti-
Gle almost Invariably detracted from the Uis
dom, honesty, and patriotism Of the Presi
dent! This was the mystery that attracted us,
and mpelled US to speak out boldly and unre-
servedy, notwithstanding the opposing en,rea-
ties of many friends whom we esteemed. We
could not look silently on while the Chief Ma
gistrate--the head of the natlon-was abused
yilihed, and denounced by journal edited by
an Englishman, that at the same time took such
lively and approving interest in the progress
Of an important negotiation with England
II without expressing, at least, a very natural as
constituent We thought that if that journa
| abused the President during the tendency o
l the negotiation, and applauded the agents i'm
| mediatPly engaged in tit would likewise ap
l plaud the one aud abuse the other after the rati
fcation. We thought that if that journal en-
Ioyed the exclusive privilege of announcing i'm
! porant facts in advance of all Others its cours
must surely be approved by the applaude
party.
These and other onsiderations caused us /,
speak impulsipeiy on the subject. Our consci
ence tells us il was an honest impulse. As a
independent journalist, approving heartily fror
convictions of duty the principles and policy
The Chief Magistrate of our country, and a,