The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-09
fNEW YORK CORRESPONDEN
New YORK, January 5, lS43
HONESTUS

New YORK, January 5, lS43
You err in saying that the Augusta Maine Age is
the only newspaper that has attempted to rcpublish
Mr. Benton's speech in opposition to the ratification
of the Treaty of Washington. The New York
Courier and Enquirer has undertaken the same job
but of late it has not envened its columns with the
ColonePs production. 1t has, probably, found out
that is not paatabe to the of its readers, and
has abandoned the enterprise.
| The Courier and Enquirer is dependent, almost ex-
clusively, the mercantile interest for its support,
and when the merchant says no, mods or means
no, when he wthdraws his patronage from paper
that he has literally supported the Courier and En-
quirer understands him, and most implicitly obeys.
| There is not a merchant in the city of New York,
not one in the United States, is there man of
unbiased Judgment in the United States who does
not approve the Treaty and tender his thanks and
his homage to President Tyler, f,r its ready and
! prompt consummation.
This Administration, by eilecting that Treaty, did
what all previous administrations had failed to do
| and now, mere band Of demagogues and political
harpies endeayoring to deprive 1t OF the credit
that is due. The great mass of the people under
stand all these things they cannot always be duPed,
and it remains for Col Benton 10 learn If he has not
vet learned, that there point beyond which even
| demagoguism cannot proceed.
have read with the sincerest satisfaction, the
speech of Mr. Calhoun the subject of the Treaty,
which you published in the Madisonian of the 4th
instant 1t is noble and glorious production,
and will give its eminent and distinguished author
much credit and eulogium in every section OF
the Union. 1t is production that any man,
and the most eminent Of ancient and modern
statesmen, might well be proud Of 1t teens
with the noblcst sentiments of patriotism, and
evnces disposition 10 be just and generous that rs
entitled to the need OF applause which will be awarded
| TO il by the American People. II most nobly con-
trasts with the Grafton of Col Benton and whilst the
latter will be condemned bya majority Of the Demo-
cracy of the North, for his willingness to keep up our
difficulties with Great Britain, to subserve partisan
purposes, the former will be universally admired for
its high and expanded statesmanlike qualities, and ITS
purely Anglo American sentiment
| MIR Cushng's speech, which so generally at
tackled BY the lesser lights Of the Wing faction in
Congress is winning him golden opinions, among all
sorts of men, in the North and East. The sckly
attacks of Mr. Arnold, of Tennessee, and the gentle
man from Indiana, sufficiently rdiculed IN all
quarters and regarded as description OF mere
uproar, even by the Wing papers, and unworthy of
republication
The editor of the Boston Courier the able and
very liberal MIR Buckingham, does Mr.. Gushing jus
tee and, in a strain of bitter sarcasm, denounces
and ridicules the attack Of MIR. Arnold.
The public has been very much amused here, in
noticing the avdity and readiness with which the some
what windy MIR. J. l.. White, Of Indiana, entered his
yerarii in reference to the speech he delivered at
National Hail. in November last, when called on TO
do so by the Hon. Mr. Wise. II is regarded here as
a case quite as bad as that which, in the year 1913,
fell to the unhappy lot of Mr.. Richard Fletcher.
The last speech Mr.. Wise delivered has been very
generally repubshcd and justly Landed at the North.
Mr. Wise is Justly regarded here, as he ever was, as
one Of the most able statesmen Of the times.
All kind of business is very dull, and, until the
Presidents Excbequer scheme is carried into effect,
il will remain so.
But little relief is expected by the People here from
the present Congress. After the fourth Of March a
hope will be induldged and, when Congress is as
semblcd the object OF which shall be the fulhmcnt
Of the will Of the People, and the contamination of
the public veal all will with just reason, look to the
Councils Of the Nation for such aid as it is capable
of aiiordng.
Mr. Edward Stanly allow to say, IS nearly
forgotten 1t is time that he walked up, and issued a
few saIlies Of his mpotent abuse Of the President,
or he will lose all his unenviabe notoriety that he
secured the last year. II were pity for him to lose
his notoriety for the absence Of il might offend his