The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-23
A THIEF.

A THIEF.
The senior editor of the Globe hres 'hree
column editorial broadside in defence OF MS
Imperial" paper. "A SiArLEroN" Is nau'
the title of his article, and a better could mol
have been selected for his timid. trembling, pue-
rle defence, rather excites pity than contempt in
our BOSOM But in justice TO others, from whom
that writer has stolen, without reserve, at least
one half of his article, we deem II appropriate
TO make the "thief" confront the simplelon."
We call him thief, because he has stolen one
half of the ultra Wing stock in trade. Their
stock was chiefly composed of coarse personal
abuse, with JOHN JONES, in small capitals, in eve
ny other line. But they have been robbed OF
that stock-JoHN JONES has been appropriated
by The senior editor Of the Globe, and thrust into
his stock in trade, and is made use OF in
EIGHTEEN places in one article.
We ask our indulgent readers if this is not
too bad. We ask If we not shockingly treated.
Not because we have been shot at SO much by
the Wing prinls--not because this "volumin-
ousn writer has stolen the ammunition Of the
Wing, added it to his own stock, and is daily
firing their metal at us-we say not for all this
but. because we are shot of so often! The
Globe and its Wing allies, finding it rather
difficult TO annoy US with their own shot,
have adopted the expedient of firing JOHN
JoNEsEs at US. OF course this is annihilating
If we canno; survive such arguments, we may
at least pray Heaven to grant us patience under
our Affections. We have resolved at all events
never designedly to reiou any personalities on
Col. Benton and we beg him to put poiih-
cal construction on every thing we have said,
OF may say, Of him. He spares US because we
are "thrice armed"-we spare him in pity.
In our article entitled "CoNoREssIoNAL
PRlNTrNc,n we paid what we considered just
compliment to Mr.. Kendall. That gentleman
built up the Globe, and when he left it its down
fall began. thas been degenerating ever since,
and wou ID long since have been defunct, had it
no, been for the " Congressional printing"
We compmen,ed Mr.. Kendall because his
conduct was worthy of it when he controlled
The Globe. If we mistake not Mr.. Tyler, Mr.
Calhoun, and other noble spirits, withdrew from
General Jackson's Administration about the
time tina, Mr.. Kendall withdrew from the
Globe. As soon as Mr.. Blair assumed the di-
rection of the paper, Mr. Benton, if we do not
err, began 10 dictate to the Democratic party.
When Mr. Kendall wrote for the Globe, his
intellect was clear and powerful Since that
time age and disease have overtaken him, and
he now beholds his protese rolling in wealth and
Struggling his shouldersat him. But such is the
muability Of human nature.
When the present arrogant rulers ofthe Globe
attempted to thrust themselves at the head Of
the Democratic party, they made sad havoc of
the cause. SO many shining lights vanished
from Mr.. Van Buren's administration, that ii
was soon left in utter darkness. We do not
impcate Mr.. V. b. in The evil dolngs Of the
Globe and Mr. Benton-we believe he was i'm
posed on, and his name used and abused without
his authority. But so it was the Globe and
Mr.. Benton overthrow the party organization,
and it can never rise again without first being
rid Of such monsuous encumbrance.
And il niH be rid of the encumbrance The
eyes OF the Democratic party are opened TO the
Globes enormites. Allcontess that it only nficts
by all the Democratic presses in the county,
but that time is "no more" The experiment Of
its savage attacks on the President on the
Treaty, on the Secretary Of War, proved its
utter impotence. What Democratic presses re-
sponded to its call? Only some two or three
throughout the length and breadth of the land !
Many Democratic editors have written US, and
Democratic members Of Congress have assured
us, that the Democracy of the country was look
ing on in anger, while the Globe and Mr.. Ben
ton were committing their ou,rages against ,hi.
Republican Administration. And so it proved
The party has emphstcally refused to become
a party to their outrages.
But the Globe is determined TO rule some
where. 1t is now wandering about like the err
ratio comet. But Its course seems to point to
the Wing ranks. Already it copies the most
offensive scurrilities found in the Clay presses,
and they return the compliment.
If we do not mistake the signs Of the times
the whole Clay Wing artillery will open anew
on The Administration in few days. We will
see what part the Globe will take in it.
We repeat that we are able to show that the
Globe is playing for the printing, and that its
man for the Presidency is but secondary mat
ter.
The Pennsylvania having denied the truth
of the statements which we copied some davs