The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-16
THE GLOBE AND MR.. BENTON.

The unnecessary, undeserved, and unprovok-
ed series of assaults made on the Adminlstra-
ton by the Globe and Mr.. Benton, WILL as we
knew and predicted, result in no good for any
body, unless, perchance the Globe men
should secure the printing next December
But rather than witness again the success Of the
Bank party in Congress-rather than expose
the "true principles of the Government" TO
peril, perhaps sacrifce-most cheenully would
we have Withdrawn our pretensions, (if, indeed,
we had any to the distinction and profit Of be-
ing made the Congressional Printer Hence
We say, there was no necessity for the attacks of
The Globe and Mr. Benton.
That these assaults were undeserred, it is
only necessary to reflect on the probable cause
of the recent Democratic defeat in Georgia
The true Republicans became too much dis
gusled with the mendaciiy, violence, and bru-
ality Of the Globe and Mr.. Benton in 1910
ever 10 rally again in support Of the peculiar
candidates which may be dictated to them
from Washington. More than two months ago
one Of Mr.. Van Buren's secret agents was in
Georgia and North Carolina for the purpose Of
arranging matters in a quiet way Similar
agents were sent to the~West four months ago
We have known them and marked them
Others have found them out also, and hence
we have the spectacle Of a Democratic defeat,
in Democratic State, on the very threshold OF
ls43
And yet the Globe and Mr.. Benton still per
sist in their unholy war on the President. In the
Globe, Of Friday, we find most insidous and
unprovoked attack on the President The
article substantially insnuates that the Presi-
dent is striving to establish Government Bank
for the purpose Of flooding the country with pa
permoney, creating another specializing mania,
and then, by refusing 10 repeal the Bankrupt
law, afford an opportunity for all the States and
individuals in debt to cheat their creditors It
concludes by saying some Of the States have
adopted ANOTHER mode Of rei,C and we think
a BETTERm Here is misrepresentation and
REPUTATION! Ia the first place the
Erchequer will discount no mans pa
pert will merely supply good cur
rency for the People, which The Sub. |
Treasury failed to do-the latter merely took care
of the ofice-hoIders and the public printers.-I
In relation 10 the Bankrupt law, it never would
have been enacted, had il not been for Demo- I.
cratic supp6rt-and il it is not repealed, it will
be because Of Democratic opposition to repeal .
As for reputation, the Globe and Mr. Benton
may have all the credit offs advocacy
In connection with the recent Democratic de-
feat IN Georgia, we cannot close our eyes 10
the late Van Buren, failure in PHILADELPHIA. We
knew, many weeks ago, that the first demon
'trdtioH was to be attempted 10 Philadelphia.
Some Of the distinguished gentlemen to whom
letters were written, made no secret Of the fact.
nor concealed their repugnance to the move
nent, especially to the prime movers in it, A
week before the meeting in Philadelphia took
place, the news came from Missouri that the
Democratic members of the Legislature, in
caucus, (not in Assembly, had nominated
Mr.. Van Buren,, and appointed Mr.. Benton and
,ther delegates to the National Convention.
nstructiHg them to vote for their nominee
Some thought this step precipitate. We
now that The Globe and Mr.. Benton had ar
anged the whole matter. We knew that Mr.
3enton's bullying conduct would ruin Mr.. Van
3uren's prospec :, unless he could get the nom /
nation immedidteiy-and Mr.. Benton and the ,
ilobe know that the elements of di,cord are ,
D iemenr, which, if Mr. V BIS nomination in /
should be postponed only few i
'onths, vii overturn all their plans and blast c
] their hopes Therefore it is determined II