The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-21
RETRIBUTIvE JUSTICE.

AT an early period Of the present session of
Congress, Messrs. Bolts, G.. Davis, ETC., were
UNIV ilIng to allow the President single press
in Washington TO defend him, and assailed the
MadisOnan in the most efectual manner their
invention could suggest.
First they as serted in The House that our
circulation only amounted to few hundred CO.
pies,s while the Intelligencer had great many
thousand subscribers, and consequently all the
patronage should be taken from the former and
given TO the slater. These speeches were pub
Iished in full in the Inelligencer, and copied by
the innunerable Bank sheets in all sections of
the country.
All the Government patronage being thus ia
ken from us, and bestowed on our enemies
and the hbels first promulgated in Congress,
IN relation to our limited circulation, being
spread through every nook and corner in the
United States by means of the partisan presses
these dignifed and honorable Representatives
looked calmly on, with the conf lent expectation
that at farthest we would expire in month or
two.
Thrice armed and douby nerved by such
cruelty and persecution, our course became
more resolute and determined This exasperat-
ed our enemies to avail themselves Of an expe-
dent which has ever been considered dlstardly
and contemplate. With their own pens, and
those in their employ, they began to stigmatze
our journal with the epithets of weak"
''childish," &C., for the purpose of prejudicing
those against it who had never read it, and to
induce the belief that it was unworthy of atten-
ton and support
Even this resort did not realise their hopes
against US. The l ZOO Appendices of Mr.. Gran
ger, and the thous lnds appointed by the rest Of
he retired Cabinet, were called upon to use
every exertion in their power to ''head" the
Madisonian. Mr.. Mangum went so far as to
call upon both parties to crush US Well, the
office holders, most of them, responded faith
fully to the call, and we are frank to acknow
ledge that in this way we were much injured.
If this confession is gratifying to our enemies,
they are welcome to the enjoyment. But their
agents and tools must expect day of reckon
ing before long We were ''scotched, not
killed"
All these things we bore with as good grace
as possible. We had truth and justice on our
side, and hoped some day to get the vantage
ground-Which comes rather sooner than we
expected. The deep indignation we felt at
such injustice inspired us with the confident
belief that it was not in the power of mortal men
10 annihlate us under such circum stances, and
Al Iod until
much equanimity as we could affect, and al
ways patient and deliberate, though ever aoatch-
fui
We have not been disappointed-we have not
hoped invan. Our enemies in Congress are now
writing under the scorpion lash of ten million
tongues. The just denunciations OF the 'weak'
and ''childish" Madsonian are flying on the
wings of the wind to every village and hamlet
throughout the length and breadth Of this broad
land. Retributive justice has already over
taken our enemies. The identical men aoho
sought so unWorthily to crush as, are nolo con-
temned, repudiated, disgracee, by the aohote
nation. And what is better, OUR PAPER is GO
ING AHEAD OF ALL OTHERS.
We do not claim the merit Of such an achieve
ment by dint of talent and assidu ty. No
it is The palpable dishonesty and corruption OF
the Clay Wings in Congress. Having such an
overwhelming majority in both Houses of Con-
gre,s, and thousand Bank presses to ring
their praises, whether they do good or ill, it can
not be possible that "pitful Corporal's
Guard, and a mere half dozen journals, the
central one being "childish," could so effec,u-
ally and triumphantly turn the tide against the
many enemies of the Administration No
Justice was on our side. The President is hon
est and true, firm and wise, and has been
wronged, deeply wronged, by Mr.. Clay's infatu-
ated followers. This is The secret of our sue
cess. This is why the Wing party has been
broken to pieces and scattered to the winds.