The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-26

Correspondence Of the Biadisonian.


| ST. Louis, June l4tb, lo43.
| We have had several extraordinary arrivals IN
town to-dayerraordina,y from the very Significant
coinc idencc which attends them! The New Era
thus announces the name, Sc tf one OF the parties
| Senator Benton was a passenger in the Valley
| Forge This morning, fiom hio ,n"is !" Kan
lucky I"
| And who do you "gucss" were his companions
None other than Senator J. J. CrittendeD, and ex-
Congressman Graves, Of Kentucky! informed you
some time since that Mr. Benton had not yet compet
ed bis ,ar mill in woodford county, Kentucky, in the
immediae vicinity of the shades of "Ashland;" nor
is il at all to be wondered at, when we take into con-
sderation the magnitude Of the preliminary arrange
ments and Understandings which it was necessary Tor
him to make with MIR. Clay for the enormous job OF
sa,cing and cntng Of lumber which he has undertaken
for that gentleman for the two years TO come 1t IS
supposed he has agreed to receive the profits of his
Job, in mission to England or France in lo45 =
What think you Of the bargain
1t is possible that even better terms may DC Offer
ed Messrs. Crttenden and Graves have come on
with the Colonel and to proceed by next boat TO
Jefferson city, to examine our Senator's stock IN
trade in the interior of Missouri. If Governor Rey-
nolds and his central clique exhibit fair schedule
of important capital well adapted to the purposes oil
the campaign in 1874, then il may be that Mr. Clay
will bid higher for the services of Col Benton than
the mere profits Of the aforesaid job Of sa,cing
Well then, to be serious, allow me to ask you why
il is that Col. Benton has remained long in the
vicinity of Mr.. Cay's residence Why sit that Sen
ator Criltenden and MIR Graves accompany Mr..
Benton to Missouri, and penetrate The interior
of the State as far as the residence Of his dctatoral
clique,r Why is It lhat Mr.. Lynde Elliott, not
long since the editor of violent United States Bank
Wing paper is sent here by the editors of the Globe
TO ect the Standard" OF Democracy Shad.
rack Penn, Esq veteran Democratic editor oil
twenty five years standing Why is il that Mr. Ben
tons friends in this quarter are attempting to read
Mr.. Penn and his most able journal (the Reporter)
out Of the party, when Mr.. Van Buren, has been his
first choice and he has been rightfully Acknowledged
most influential advocate west Of the mountains
Why is il that the Richmond Whis has commenced
Iauding the Globe, and turning up lis at the
Inieaigencer2 Why does the Globe carefully avoid
csstgations of the Clay Wing press, and at the
time copy much of its scurrity and abuse of Mr..
Tyler and his Administration Why does it say if
will ough shod, and frampie IL, the dust, ali
the would.be leaders who may kick out of the
tracesi"
Does the Globe mean 10 unite with Mr..
Benton in securing the election Of Mr. Clay aud then
purify" The party by "making peace offerings
of such as Colonel Penn, Of the Missouri Re
porter, Colonel johnson, Mr.. Calhoun, and Mr.. Ty-
er' Does that audacious Robcsperean print, intend
TO drive such bargains and coalitions with Mr. Clay
to favor for itself bcray the Democracy of
the Union into Irretrevabo bondage, and all for the
paItry purpose Of enrching itself little farther with
the spoiIs Of il-begoten power'
Surely it is high time for the Democracy Of the
Union TO itself the disastrous
of the base alliance that i. evidently progressing be-
tween the Globe and Messr, Benton and Clay
/ A timely exp esson Of Indignation on the part of
the National Democratic press may put stop to
some Of this billing and cooiug among the parties
above named, before il is too late to undo unfortu-
nate commitments.
] have never supposed Colonel Benton green enough
to believe he could rally the Democracy upon, and
re-elcc MIR. Van Buren,, after his signal defeat OF
1910. lie thrust himself forward before the world,
without invitation, of his own free will and accord
as the immortal champion Of Mr. V. b with no other
view than to divert the good feeling and attention Of
the Democracy from Mr.. Tyler for a season, and
them when defeat should manifest itself in the drec-
ton of Underwood, turn his little stock in trade over
TO Mr.. Clay
lie played the game in 1924, and he is ready
TO play IT again. Then he was the champion Of Mr..
Clay but finding defeat IN that direction, he be-
came the advocate and admirer Of General
Jackson after having attempted TO shoot him, and az
ter abusing him for years like ick-pocket Think
you, then, that this will not abandon Mr. Van
Buren, as soon as il becomes more generally evident
that he cannot receive the nomination. and return to
bis first love = Indeed all his movements, and that
Of the big Globe and the little Globe, (hc Missouri
Standard,) and his peculiar friends in this State 20
to prove that this alliance with Mr Clay is unqucs-
tionsbly formed.
II was an evil hour in the life Of Mr. Van Buren
that found Mr.. Benton his exclusive champion He
captured the Globe, and threw dust In the eyes of
the Pcnpsylvanian and ----- -, but the
fatal spell that bound the two latter must soon be
broken.
must add, in conclusion, cutting squlb or two
from the Missouri Reporter Of to-day upon the editor
ofihe Standard. Here they are;
RrrINrp CsurLTr--Lynde Elliott declares tb,,
the holding OF an office under the present Admins
tration should forbid from becoming mem
Der Of the Democratic Association. We pity Mont
gomery Blair, Esq. IIs is savagely denounced by
The Standard, and described as rensgade by the
Globe.
The above is in reply TO the Standard, for lis no.
'ecuons upon the Surveyor General who is an ac-
tive friend Of Mr.. Tyler, and who signed the oonsti
tuition Of the Democratic Association a few even
'Messrs. Clay and Benton made friends, last MAY
was year at the Russian Minister'S party in this
city.