The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-06-22
Correspondence of the MadisOnian.

ST. LOUIS, June oth 1915.
| In my last letter informed you that the Ben
ton-Van Buren, Organ, the &C Missouri Standard"
about to be established in this city, would go into
operation the 12lh instant.
Since then, things have taken sudden turn and
the paper brought out forthwith, and, you
might suppose, has placed the of Mr.. V. b. at
the head of its columns.
1t agrees, however, to abide the decision of Ma
tional Convention in the following very significant,
dscourteou', and even insulting language "When
National Convention shall have been convened and
decided upon the matter, we care not who the
may be-whether honest (?) John Tyler, or, if posi-
BILE, old Nick Biddle himself we go for the nominal
ton"
Thus you the friends of the paper will even go
for Mr. Tyler, though he be dishonest and better
than old Nick Bddle himself!" Wonderful conde-
scension But they have either not got the from
Colonel Benton, who has not yet made his august APP
pearance among US, he has changed since last fall
when he told some of our citizens he would no more
support John Tyler if nominated, than he
would receive his wife back to his bosom after she
had been in brothel for year.
Is it any wonder, then, that the Globe should in
cucate the doctrine that " it is better for Wing to
be elected by the people than that Democrat should
be elected by the House 2"
The truth is, the Globe and Col. Benton do not in
tend to support the nominee of the Convention if be
be not MIR. " 3 or some other favorite. This feel
ing accounts for the studied silence of the Globe
wards Mr. Clay, and its anti Democratic course to-
wards Mr.. Tyler and Mr.. Calhoun. 1t may also ex-
plain the visit of MIR. Van Buren, to Ashland last
/ A.
in the same neghborhood this summer, and it may
not be imperative in the reckless course pursued in
this State in the last six months by the exclusively
Benton portion of the Democratic party, in getting
up issues that would disgrace the rule oftyrants.
We shall see what we shall shall see, suppose
but we shall never see Missouri go for Mr.. Van Bu-
rem, nor Col Benton elected President in lS4S
In my letter Of the 10Th May, informed you that
F. p. Blair Esq, was here on visitto his son, (who
holds Office under Mr.. Tyler,) and TO make arrange
ments for the establishment Of branch Of the Globe
in this State. The Richmond Whig scouts the truth
of the statement and says Mr.. Blair at the Her
mitage of Gen. Jackson. can tell the editors that
he went to Tennessee after he had made his visit
here and laid the plan of the campaign, fairly
opened 10 Missouri.
the Globe is the publisher and principal proprietor of
the Standard" and drew draft upon the main
concern at Washington, andsbad it discounted here,
to put the press in operation.
The object is TO brow-beat the friends of Colonel
Johnson, Mr. Calhoun, and Mr.. Tyler, into submis-
sion to the dictates of Mr.. Benton and his central
clique at Jefferson city-tbe Governor included. SO
far as the friends of these gentlemen concerned
they have of uneasiness as they act only on
the def,nsire, and with determination not TO go for
the exclusive hard money doctrines, for Nation
al Convention packed by unauthorized legislative
caucus that instructed its delegates TO 60 for Mr. B.
The only thing in the contest to be regretted is,
that Mr. Y. B. is made the unwilling sacrifice of his
rash and oyerbearing friends. Colonel Benton vo-
UNFAIRLY became his principal champion and set the
Globe at work. full tilt, to break down Mr.. Tyler,
and thereby place himself in the line of safe prece.
dents for Is4s by the ascendency Of Mr. V. B. in
1874.
! The Pennsylvania and New York Evening Post,
and may say the heretofore cool-headed and long
sighted -- , took the cue and set
out, full gallop upon the track while the
more discreet friends Of Mr. V. b., who are better
tactcians, and have been veterans in his cause la.
mented his unfortunate predicament and besought
him to cast most of these dead weights from him be-
fore it too late to the blow inflicted by
these noisy and bigotcd psrtsans
| These remarks not made lightly-could they,
pcrcbancc, meet the eye of Mr.. " b. they would
bring to his mind certain bitter realities which he
might well wish we're not 10 be acted upon Many
of the influential and active friends of which he
could boast Of lately in several of the Western
States are even now doubling his success since the
very fe.blood of his popularity so freely poured
out by the reckessness of Mr. Benton and the Globe
and they have nplorcd him to shake off, if possible,
that class of friends.
They will.-EL