The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-10
THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON.


Gus blows. and then (some few months hence)
10 try the experiment of reading him out OF the
orthodox Republican Church-and mainly be
cause he frustrat d their base designs against
the best interests of the country, by throwing
his great weight in favor Of the Trealy-believ-
ing this most sincerely, we deem II but just and
proper, occasionally, TO direct the attention Of
our readers TO the subject
All who take any interest in political matters,
must be aware that Mr.. Benton, by his speech
es, his votes, and his innumerable articles in the
Globe, evinced determination to make the
Treaty his main point of attack against the Adj
minisuation. Ii was lis hobby. He actually
became monomanac on the subject H.,
thought he, the Treaty can be defeated the Ad-
m;nislration will never be able TO recover from
the oboquy attending its overthrow. And sure
ly, he imagined, the one who caused il to fall,
would be entrusted, under the next administra
ton, with the seals of State TO negotiate bet
Ter one.
The extent Of his disappointment is known TO
our readers. The vote for the ratification was
almost unanmous-a large majority of the Dem
ocrats voting in the affirmative. Although Mr..
Benton could no, OF course, accomplish any
thing on that point against the Administration,
after the Treaty. was ratified, yet, if we do not
greatly err, he resolved at all hazards, to be re
venged on those who had baked him in his pur-
pose
Mr.. Calhoun was naturally regarded by Mr..
Benton as the chief offender and from that mo-
ment we perceived the most determined indi
rect assaults on the great Caroinian both in
Mr.. Benton's speeches and The editorials of the
Globe. But the current of popular opinion
in favor of the Treaty, and, when Congress add
journed, the Globe found it necessary to be 81
lent on that subject. Indeed, nine-lenlhs of the
Republican journals in the Union were ascer-
tanned 10 be in favor OF the Treaty.
Recently, however, the Globe renewed lis de-
nunciations, and now that sheet daily terms the
Treaty dlsgraceful and dishonorable surren-
der to the British" Its object, we believe is TO
vent its spite on Mr.. Calhoun. We will, there
fore, occasionally make extracts from Mr. Cal
houn's speech, that our readers may Judge whe-
ther the Globes choice epiihets be not aimed at
the part taken by that statesman in favor Of the
Treaty and also that Mr. Calhoun may be
heard in his own defence. The Administration
has beeo sustained !, hi, ,,eas,,.b h., ho,h nor
us and VS. taa tBsa SsaSsiGcsdby The Globe.
OF late the Globe and Mr.. Benton insist that
the boundary established in 1888 should have
been uncoml romisingly adhered TO, and declare
that Mr.. Webster is a traitor because il was not
done; and, by inn lcation, Mr.. Calhoun has
/" dsgraced" and disbonoredn himself and his
coun,,x hoco,sa no vo, 4 e. ,t
49, ,0' '"e Weos'er
Ireay." Speaking oil that boundary Mr. Cal
houn thus expresses himself.
ne was one OF those who had not the slightest
uouo' at he boundary ior winch the State Of Maine
.S u was VIC uuc one as established by the
ueav oi peace IN 'o3 and Lad accordingly re-
corueu ms vote, after deliberate investigation OF
ue suoJeo. buf a"ol'gh snch uds M, opinion, he
ana not doubt at The fine that e boundary could oni be
Se"1a oy aeo"proni" me: We had admitted il 10 be
aouogm al an ear yp'tod during The administration of
Vd"'ngon-ond more recent and explicitly bp stip,
.a,g 70 suo"u 10 me mburdiion Of friendly poi1er
os me "eay g ohent Ihe doubt thus admitted on o,u
par er's haa oeen greatly strengthened by the aeard Of
fne h"g g Honond ~ho mad been mutually selected as
enc "ono under The treaty"
The award unde, Ga, J,ol., o..
-, - 49,, "u'A'nis-
ua'ioh' was r'Jec'eu oy me Senate. Messrs.
Clay and Benton voting auainsi IT, and NJ r.
Ter sunooriing m. pr..,J.,,, -
measure
MI calhoun continued:
He still believed that the boundary which ma bod
fixed in his mind, was the natural and nroner
one but, that could not be obtained the oncs,,o
for them to decide was-Are the obec,,oos a. ,ba
boundary as actually agreed on and the stipuItion
connected with IT, such ought cause its reiecton
In deciding IT, IL must be borne ia mind ,ba, AZ 60
this portion Of the boundary concerned IL Is nncs
ton belonging much more 10 D.e STAT, Of Main, 49,, :,
The Union. II is in truth but the h,,rnd.r, - a. ',
State; and it makes part of the bound.yv ~ 80
United Stat S. only by being the e,ter;or h,,,,I s
Of one Of the States Of Federal Union IL i h,r
sovereignty and soil that are IN dispute ,xcen, Tho
portion OF the latter that still remains in Massch
sets and IL belongs in the first Mace q, bor - a.