The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-30
THE CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING.


knowingly ultering false charges against MI
Cushing. We say knowingly-and we ask the
Globe if il does not know ii? Weask that jour
nal if il does not know thatMr c. declined enter
tanning certain proposilons-having no power 10
guaranty what was so Unexpectedly proposed.
and less disposition TO consori with prohigate
scribblers2
But the Globe succeeded better in getting
the printing in another quarter and strange
enough the ostensibe editor has ceased firing
in that direction But Mr.. Benton has taken
IN the zen where il was laid down, and is firing
away at the Secretary like baster of rocks.
He makes great noise and smoke at every ex-
,loson, and Injuries only himself by breaking up
the Democratic foundation which he stands.
and which he should guard from injury.
But that these pretended Democrats should
have the impudence 10 lecture President Tyler
on the principles of Democracy, is certainly a
most marvellous ano nay in politics. Both
Blair and Benton were the advocates OF Henry
Clay, when John Tyler was the enthusiastic
supporter of Gen. Jackson. Blair and Benton
were United States Bank men, and American
System men, while John fylef was battling for
State rights, against Internal Improvement by
the Federal Government, and all Federal corpo-
ralons.
Blu, the memory of these worthless is sadly
deficient. Mr. Benton, after aboring for weeks
aud months, in The Senate and in the Globe, TO
prove that the recent Treaty with England was
dispraceful and dishonorable to our Govern
men,, and that tremendous portion OF our ter
ritory had been basely surrendered to Great Brl-
tain, exultingly referred the readers OF The
Globe 10 the $, t,lement of the Boundary ques-
lion under Gen. Jacksons administration; but
which settlement, as he asserted had been re-
iecied BY the votes Of the "Federal majority
Messrs Clay and Tyler voting with them
We admit that when MIR. Benton made this
assertion, we were somewhat "siruck, as The
Globe says; we asked il il was possible that
Mr. Tyler had joined Mr. Clay in rejecting
the award of the King of the Netherlands.
We fastened 10 the journal of The Senate, and,
with some trepdaton we confess, rolled back
the pages 10 the time indicated In Mr.. Benton's
charge. But 10 the official record Of the Sen
ate of our country, gave the lie direct TO Mr..
Benton. Mr. Tyei's vote was there recorded
in favor of the settlement eff cted during Jack
sons administration! Surely, thought we, Mr.
Benton made the mistake Internationally
would no, seek TO impose upon the hon-hearted
Democracy at this day, by condemnng IA Pre-
sdent for an act of which he kncu him TO be
innocent.
Looking at the nays, sure enough there was
Mr. Clay's name, just as Mr. Benton said he
had voted But what did we see beside z
Whose name among the nays did we behold
next 10 Mr.. Clay's2 IT WAS Mr.. BENToN's =
Never was the detection Of the utterer OF false
hoods more perfect. Mr.. Benton charges Mr.
Tyler with joining Mr.. Clay in rejecting the
award under General Jackson's administration
and here is the Senate journal showing that
M. Tyler voted for it, and that Mr.. Benfo1
had joined Mr.. Clay in voting for It's rejection
But more, and worse The whole country
knows that during the last few days of the SEES
sion of Congress just terminated, MI Benton
made a furious effort to defeat the bill making
appropriations 10 carry into effect the Treaty
stpula,ions, and that Mr.. Calhoun put him
down completely. In his speeches on this &C.
casion, and his editorial in the Globe Of the
day succeeding, he insisted upon it that we had
conceded the righ, of visitation to England, be
cause it was not expressly stipulated that Great
Britain should not search US. According TO
which principle, if we omitted to have it stipu-
lated that Great Britain should not exac, tribute
of us, then she had right TO exact it But
again, when we consulted the Senate record Of
1924, we found that Mr.. Benton had voted to
concede to Great Britain not only the right TO
visit, bat to search, to seize, aud TO arrest Amer
Ican vessesl
Mr.. Benton not ouly has an exceed
ngy bad memory, but he has a very bad
way Of treating his friends. A few days
since, when he thought he might possibly
get up quarrel between the President, and Gen.
Csss, he selected, as he thought gIo ious pa.
rsgrsph from one Of Mr.. Webster's letters, TO
"denounce without reserve" And he denounc-
ed it through a whole column Of the Imperial
Globe" But 10 i! the very nerl day one Of our
viz liant correspondents discovered that the pa
ragraph selected, and denounced without re-.
serve" had been taken, by mistake, from one Of
The letters Of General Coss
Now, we contend that all this shutting, ard
debating to the Democracy and announcing
wnhou, reserve" is to secure the Congressional
printnc-and during the progress of this dis
cusson, which has been forced upon us, we will
give the modus operondi in every particular.
But viii the Democracy be deceived by the
Globe VIII Democrats permit themselves to
be sugmaised as repegsdes, for accepting, or
retaining, office under Republican Admins
ualion, when question of principle is in
volved WIN they sacrifice every thing for