The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-23
Correspondence Of the Madisonian.
ST.. LOUIS, May l2, 1S43.

ST LOUIS, May IL, lo43.
| herewith enclose an extract from the Mis-
souri, Reporter of this morning, on the subject
of the union between the Benton and Clay men,
which is evidently going forward in this State.
The Reporter, you know, is the leading Demo
cratic journal in this quarter and has taken
ground against the Benton Clique at Jefferson
CITY, for its Unauthorized movement last winter
in nominating Mr.. Van Buren, and appointing
delegates to a National Convention.
The whole movement will fall through; but
The Clique, in its struggles TO sustain itself, Is
forming alliances with the leading Clay papers
of the State, on the same principle that Mr..
Van Buren, visited Ashland last Snmmer TO lay
his plan of contingencies with Mr.. Clay. The
Benton and Van Buren, men have been in
"terlbe stewn here for some time past, and
f. p. Blair no doubt stepped in to point out the
way of their escape from the doom that awaits
them but, just as they supposed they had ma
tured their plans pretty thoroughly, along came
Colonel r. NJ Johnson to da h their golden
hopes to the ground
This visit has aroused popular enthusiasm
tina, perfectly astounds Messrs. Benton and
Van Buren's peculiar friends, and am not GER
tain they will get their faces straight for the
balance of the time before the meeting of the
National Convention.
Colonel Johnson left yesterday on his way
through Illinois, and il is now whispered among
the Van Buren, men that V. B. will publish
his determination very shortly that he will
abide the wishes of the majority in naming
May, 1914, for the meeting of the Convention !!
Colonel Johnson very frankly told his friends
here that he would not submit his claims TO
that body at an earlier day SO this question
may be considered settled.
You will see by the papers that SIX more of
the Charts murderers are now safely lodged
in our Jail, and that the great Santa Fe caravan
has arrived safely at Independence, in this
State, with 1900 mules and quarter of mil
lion Of specie and bullion. They did not meet
Warfeld's gang
| The President and Secretary of War will
do ii, mselves vast credit and afford infinite sat
isfaction to our people engaged in this most
important trade, if they will take immediate
steps for its protection from the assaults Of rob-
bers, that have lately accumulated along that
vast plain over which the route passes. More
anon.
A SINGULAR USroN-The Missouri Reporter and
the Boonslic Times, are quoting each other as evi-
dence against the Democratic party, and are Jointly
doing their best to break it down. Cease vpers ye
bite a file Missouri Sentinel
Does the editor Of the Sentinel suppose that the
Clique and its few eatPaics like himself, are the De-
mocratic party What does he say TO the fact that
the Missouri Republican, Boouslick Democrat and
Missouri Sentinel are quoting from each other 10
bring the Democratic party into contempt and to
SANDER the Missouri Reporter. How many of the
refu,ed alsehoods and gross misrepresentation Of
the Republican have lately been copied by the DE.
moe rat and Sentinel and vice versa The Clique and
the Wing organ in Missouri consider each other CO.
workers in the same cause, and constantly quote
each others statements good authority in favor Of
anti Demo ratio doctrines and in abuse Of the Re-
porter The "unon" is not so very singular
when We consider the real character OF the trio
Robinson Chambers and Dayis-and the object they
have in view, the aggrandIzement Of the few at the
expense OF the many
The Republican on the one hand contends openly
for restricted suffrage; the Sentinel and Democrat
the other deny the right Of the people TO act IN
the selection Of a candidate for the Presidency The
union in sentiment IS perfect and consequently IL is
not singular" that those papers should act together
The Republican and other Wing papers have also
been very anxious TO make 'the exclusive hard"
issue in the next Presidential contest in order 10 in
sure the election Of Mr.. Clay; and the Boonslick
Democrat, Missouri Sentinel and jefferson INQUIRER
have been helping them to accomplish that object !
The union between the ultra Clay and Clique papers
Is by no means singular" since both have been
pulling the same way for some time The Clique
wire-pullers and catspaws have been the most elf
cient laborers for Mr.. Clay and opponents Of the
peoples rights that have ever been in Missouri.
The union IS consequently edither surprising nor
singular"
But we are not, by the way, prepared 10 admit
just yet that the Clique and its icadies the Demo
cratic party, or that opposition the rights Of the
people IS Democracy in the Sentinel, any more than
IT IS in the Republican any other Federal paper
Missouri Reporter.