The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-30

knew that 4 established such paper Indeed,
should be glad Il every Democrat IN The un'on
should know IT, IL the fact could reach them throush
any other source Than myself | should no, like L
blow my own trumpet about my aid 10 the great a"o
good cause.
When John Tyler succeeded 10 the Presidency 10
April Isll, Lynde Elliott, my brotber-in-Ia", VINO
established The f" Missouri STANDARD" was Poslma'-
ter ut Richmond, Indiana Ia June, leil, Two sho''
months after MIR. Tyler came into power, he wa
turned out Of the office, and his place hled py .
Wing, whose name now forgot II ever knew
never heard that any charges filed against hin
further than that he my brother-in-law, ana q
Democrat, then henous offences in the eyes OF The
present I" Jehersonian Administration" as IL styles
itself My brother-in-aw, after he was turned ou'
Of The Post Office taught school short time IN In
diana but not succeeding in that business as well as
he expected, ho went to Obio-hrst to Union, aud
then to Dayton, in that State, believeo try to get
into business. 1 do not know what he followed ID
either of these places. In January last, he wrote 10
me that he could obtain no business in Ohio worm
following and sent To advertisement to insert
in the Globe, stating in substance that he had been
several years connected with a leading Democratic
pa per ia the West, and tina, be would like TO edit a
Democratic paper, with stated annual salary. He
would prefer a situation in a slave State but would
not object to going to any part OF the coun-
try" This was advertised in the Globe for three
months and 'Jobn c. Rves, at the Globe Office" "
was referred to for further particulars In the mean
time the Democratic paper at Little Rock, the cap-
tai of Arkansas, was sold TO Wing, with the cond-
ton that 1.-TWO columns Of Democratic matter"
should appear in the paper each week, and nothing
said as to what the other tweDy-six columns should
contain. The Democrats of Arkansas not being
tsfed with two columns of Democratic matter--not
selected with regard to its great ability, probably
to twenty-sx columns of Whiggery, Of the best quail
ity the country could afford, wrote to the Arkansas
delegation in Congress TO procure for them at the
North materials to estab sh another press at Little
Rock, and an editor. The delegation seeing the adj
vertisement above mentioned, requested me TO write
to my broher-inaw and learn his terms for editing
a paper. did so and wrote to him further to send
me outline of his opinions in regard to the prn
cipal questions which divide the two great parties q
forgot the Tyler party at the time) of this country
furnish him with money to purchase an interest in
the paper. lie answered my letter, and sent me
folio post sheet filled with his views on the tariff
bank, and other questions, which | showed TO the
Arkansas delegation and they appeared TO be
pleased with them of the delegation immedi-
ately wrote to Little Rock Arkansas, but before his
letter reached there, editor for the newspaper
bad been engaged, who resided in Little Rock.
gave my brother-n-aw this information He then
wrote to me that he would go to Cincinnati and try
to get some work at his trade, which is that Of a
printer. About the time | received his letter | re-
ceived prospectus for daily and weekly Demo-
cratic paper to be published at St. Louis, Missouri
on the 18th March, by Henry F. Watson, TO be en-
titled the missouri Standard" with request 10
publish the prospectus IN the Globe. The prosp pee
tus has been Published in the Globe from the 9th
March TO this day. then wrote TO my brother-in
law that it would be difficult for him to get work at
Cincinnati that we were publishing a prospectus
for a new Democratc paper at ST Louis Missouri ;
that probably he would be able get work on II /;
advised him to 60 there and said to him. if he liked
the place, and could purchase interest in the pa
per- would let him have money to pay for il. He
took my advice; reached St LOUIS about the first Of
last month and found that Mr.. Watson had given Up
The idea of ublishing paper. Seeing no prospect Of
getting work at the printing business, he then wrote to
me If ] would let him have some money, he would
purchase little farm Ia gn - "orh II. which ho
NOuIu MN lldn gong INTO The
printing business in these times il he could find
work at it. MIR. Blair, my partner, reached St Lou
is about two days before my broher-in-law and the
latter hearing the former was there, called on him
and introduced himself Mr. Blair had deed OF
trust on between nine thousand and ten thousand
Of land, lying in Philips and St Francis coun-
ties IN Arkansas, which he intended TO take there
himself 10 get il recorded in both counties and
learning from my brother-n-aw that he was out of
employ ment, and wished 10 see the country Mr.
Blair got him to take the deed Of trust TO Arkansas
TO get II recorded and while he was gone there Mr.
Bla left ST. LOUIS homewards. My brother n-law
returned TO ST. LOUIS about the l4th May and wrote
to the 22d that, " after looking about for ra-
Their more than a week, and finding that there i.
good prospect 70. ultimate as one could wish
he had determined to publish daily and weekly pa
per and should draw on me for 81 900. On the Oath
OF May he drew a bill on me for that amount at three
days sight, which paid on the 10th Of this month
at the Bank Of the Metropolis in this City, wIh
check drawn in the following words and figures:
"WAsmNeToE, 10th June, Isi3
No. 1913. Bank Of the Metropolis:
Pay Lynde
Eous draft on John c. Rives, twelve hundred dol
lars
Dolls. 200
BLAIR & RIyES.n
My account with the Globe Office is charged as fol-
lows, IN my hand-wi ling;
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