The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-20
THE GLOBE.

uOn, IL IS MS eultOrlal OF SatuTuay evening
last. We are absolutely astonished, although
we did not believe that any thing from that
quarter could have produced astonishment, at
the total disregard of all truth exhibited by that
editorial. The editor charges Mr.. Tyler as
one Of the Federdiisfs who defeated the award
Of the King Of the Netherlands, sin order to in
vOlye General Jackson in war with England"
He says "Mr. Benton has shown how that award
lin itself SO much better for the country than the
recent treaty. was defeated by the party and by
the men Messrs Tyler and Webster) who have
made the Treaty." &c. In 1881 that award was
submitted to the Senate by General Jackson
"Then it was" quoth the Globe, ''tha, the
whole Federal party fell upon the award and
prevented its execution" And this is a com
men,ary upon Mr.. Benton's speech, and a de-
duciion from it, according 10 the Globe itself
Now, gentle reader, what will be your surprise
when you come to learn that there is not one
word of truth in the whole Of this matter. Mr..
Tyler had voted for General Jackson in the Fall
Of 1928, against Mr.. Adams-was a staunch
supporter of General Jackson in lS3l-differing
with him only upon few occasions-voted for
him for reelection in 1892, and poted for the
arard Of the King Of the Netherlands. Mr.
Tazewell, the colleague Of Mr. Tyler, was the
Chairman Of the Committee of Foreign Rela-
tons, and was the main prop of the Admins
tration. Hi: report IN favor of the award will
be found at page $50 Of Senate Journal 1872
in the APPENDIX, and direct vote was taken
after very many other questions. And would
any man believe, after all this hectorDg and
clustering about the award-together with the
charge of Federalism against those who voted
against the award, that this same Thomas Hart
Benton led off what he now calls The Federal
party, and voted himself against the award
The Senate had adopted the following resolu-
tion-see page $50.
Resolued, That theSenate advise the Pre-
siucns so open ooti-.;v. 70 lei, hi, Diitdn-
mic Majesty's government, for the ascertainment
Of The boundary between the possessions OF The
United States and those Of the King OF Great
Britain, on the Northeastern frontier Of the Uni
ted States, according to the treaty of peace Of
1888.
The yeas were Mr.. Benton and others.
Mr.. Tyler in the negative.
Mr.. Sprague submitted the following resolu-
ton:
"Resoired, That the Senate do not advise a sub
mission to the opinion OF the sovereign arher in rela
ton to our Northern and Eastern boundary, and do
not consent to its execution"
A motion was made by Mr.. Bib 10 amend
the same by striking out all after the word "Re-
solved" and inserting
"That in the opinion of the Senate, good faith
and nd nolicv the mite NJ ha "a
made BY the King Of the Netherlands between the
Government Of the United States and the Govern
ment of Great Britain"
Those who voted in the affirmative are,
Messrs. Bib, Dallas, Dudley, Hayne, Miller
L. Tazewell, Beaten, Whites.
Those who voted in the ne gaiive are,
Messrs. RyAer, Brown, Chambers, Clay,
Clayton, Dickerson, Ellis, Ewing, Foot, FIRE.
linghuysen, Grundy, Hendricks, Hill Holmes,
Johnson, Kane, King, Mangum, Marcy, Moore,
Naudain, Pondexter, Robins, Robinson, Rug
giles, Seymour Silsbee, Smith, Sprague, Tip
ton, Tomlinson, Troup, Webster, Wilkins-34.
Now, in the face of the foregoing facts, as
drawn from the Journal now open before us,
this mendacious editor, upon the authority, as
he alleges, of speech made by a Senator,
charges Mr.. Tyler with having voted with the
Federalists against the award of the King of the
Netherlands, IN order TO inroire General Jack
son in a iodr NTH Engldnd-when, in fact, Mr..
Tyler voted to sustain what he believed TO be
the views Of General Jackson in regard to the
matter, and the views of the Committee of Fo-
reign Reations-and Mr.. Benton led off what
he calls the Federal hosts, and voted with Mr..
Webster for opening fresh negotiations. We
make our appeal here to all true and honorable
men to pass in judgment upon such shame
less perverson of all truth. Is this the
editor Of the great Democratic party of the
Union2 Can any party succeed by the perver-
sion of the public records for the purpose of de-
ceiving and misleading the People Who can
rely upon any statement which such organs can
make touching any matter whatever, after this
Thank heaven, if there be no virtue in those
who make these efforts at fraud and deception,
there is virtue and intelligence in the People !
IL we find it necessary, we shall publish Mr.
Tazewell's report on this question at future
day.
We have scarcely patience to make further
commentaries on Mr.. Benton's speech or the
editorial Of the Globe. But these learned The
bans have discovered the wonderful fact that
less is gained by the treaty than by the award
Indeed, "my merry men of the forest" nothing
more gained, good gentlemen, is there not
Why, by the award, the free navigation of the
St. Johns was not provided for, and that was
made one ground of opposition to the award
(Sce the record)
BY the Treaty, the free navigation of the ST.
John's is obtained-a stipulation without which
Maine would have had timber in abundance.
wthou, the means of getting it to marker. The
award settled alone the line between New