The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-30
From The Old School Republican.
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.

During long period of time, the Integencer Sc
cured by its impartial repo IS of Congressional pro-
ceedings, an enviabe character among its contempt
raries. In the early struggle between the FEDERAL
and REPUBLICAN, parties, it was found ably and zeal
ously defending the rights Of the PEOPLE For many
years after the civil revolution of eighteen hundred
it enjoyed with clear conscience, as its just reward
for the part it bore in that hard-fought political
test of '98, the patronage of the General Govern
ment At the close Of the war the old party lines
were broken down, FEDERALIsTs and REPUBLICANS
were thrown together 1t was still found in the en-
joyment of public patronage.
In the effort Of the People to re-estabsh the Re-
PUBLICAN platform, and gather around its constitu-
tonal standard the opponents of FEDERALISM, the
INTELLIGENcER" could not let go the profitable job
which it was then executing. 1t became the Ryan
and defender of the FEDERAL Administration OF
ADAMS and CLAY. The PEOPLE riumphed in the
election f JACKSON. The " INTELLIGENCER," thus
deprived of its Governm mt 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 corruptions, until its fna
| and complete explosion.
found battling for HARRISON and TYLER. Elected as
the printer to the House of Representatives and
cevlng portion of the Executive patronage, it made
the effort for time to pursue course experimenting
to fairness. The Congressional printing was great
beyond calculation and capable OF being greatly IN
creased by an INSCRIPTIONS majority. That MAORI
ty makes an unreenting and Incorporating wal
upon the Executive Unconditional SUBMISSION to II
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 "INrELLIGENcER' sought to propitiate its
hard task-masters, by injustice done the "Corporas
Guard in its Congressional reports 1t frequently
| happened that there was much noise when one OF
the friends of the President would speak, that its
porter could not hear what Messrs. Wise, Gushing
Gilmer, Mallory Profit, Irwin, as the case might be
said. 1t always happened however, that the report
er took up the thread Of the discussion, and heard
distinctly every word said by efigy burner who
might follow. An occasional compliment to Mr.
Webster, and short paragraph inserted by MIR. SEA
TOM the Tyler portion of the concern, might serve
retain Its Executive patronage.
Even those days OF pretended impartiaty have now
passed away The INTELLIGENcER" has given uT
in despair the effort to preserve its former high cha
racter. 1t now boldly spr, sses the TRUTH in order t.
protect one of its dear CONGRESSIONAL friends ant
when its attention is called to the garbed and unus
account of the discussion, refuses to supply the oms
sion. The reader is referred to another column
showing that the honorable Mr.. Mathiot proven
on the floor of Congress to have told a ------
which part of the discussion the reporter of tn,
T" INTELLIGENcER' could not hear account of thu
| I" great noise in the House ~