The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-18

From he Boston Daily Times,
THE BOSTON ATLAS.

THE BOSTON ATLAS.
OF all the political papers ever Published in the
Union perhaps there Is not one whose bad name Was
ever more richly deserved than the Boston Daily
Atlas The unmitigated backgusrdism and the reck-
less and ruhany tone OF that Journal have rendered
byw0ld and reproaeh, and estraDged from II all
the high-soued aud weII-princPled members Of its
own party. Whenever political enemy has been
selected by that journal as mark, II has assaled
him with ferocious inyecse, and atrocious calum-
mics and insult and shameless and unjusthable
have been its assaults, that when individual at
tackled by the Atlas now the first inquiry the public
make is, s'Wbat great good action has this
done, that the Atlas should denounce him"
But it is not enough far the Atlas TO assa in this
political ehemy II seeks To wound his feel
iDgs by invading the sanctuary OF private life and
reyiing all who are intimately or remotely connect
ed with him in private relations. Thus, the Atlas
not content with abusing the President grossly
and unstintediy but it sought to crafty its magny
and morbid appetite for SANDER by making his SON.
private gentleman, the theme OF insult and
temptuous ausoD. simple business transaction
in which the public had no concern, was made by
the Atlas ground wherein to attack the Presidents
yn, Mr.. John Tyler, jr which II did in the follow
ing contemplate article published on the Isl Of April
LETTER FROM THE WHIrE HousE.-We duly ac-
know ledge the receipt Of the following communca-
ton from Head Quarters, at Washington;
| The Editors OF the Boston Atlas, If they have
account against the President, will enclose it, and
| discontinue their paper.
J. TYLER, Jr., p sly.
! To the Editors of the Boston Atlas.
| Truly, our reignhg Janiiy is most extraordinary
| one We are at loss TO conceive what tb, Mr.
John Tyler, Jr is driving at. We have not sent our
paper to his Royal Father since were perfectly
satisfied thathe had deserted the Wing party-which
| is now many months since. When did send it,
we made no charge OF it. BE II known toyou, there
fore, Mr.. John Tyler, Jr., that have pecu.iay
charge against the President, except the rs cents
| which the Post Office Department made US pay for
transporting the foregoing important episte from the
city Of Washington to the city OF Boston and that
charge will freely forgive him, condition that
he will peaceably and quietly quit and deliver up the
premises Of the White House. the third day of
March, I845-Bosion Atlas.
/ We CHANGED to this article while at Washing
ton few days after its publication, and wo lost no
time in directing to 1t the atten ion of the Presidents
Private Secretary, which we did by sending him the
article enclosed in the following note:
i WAsniNcroN, April 9Th, lS43.
/ Dear Sir Il cut the enclosed paragraph from the
Boston Atlas, of the LIST inst Ii so insulting and
contemplate that hardly know whether ii deserves
any notice from YOU however, beg leave to ten.
der you most freely the use of the columns of the
Boston Times il you deem II expedient 10 make any
reply to the article. If not worthy of an answer
from you, shall, my return, take such notice Of
it, as think it deserves.
i / have the honor to be
Yours most respectfully
Il GEORGE ROBERTS.
To JoHN TYLER, Jr., Esq Washington.
To this note received the following reply
WAsuMcroN, April 18th, lS43,
Dear ir:-I am under obligations to you for your
kind note Of the 9th.
All that deemed necessary TO say in answer TO
the remarks Of the "Atas" upon my note TO them
'desring TO know whether they had an account
against the President for sending their paper so that
might settle it, and ordering it not TO be sent here
after, will find contained in the copy of note
addressed by to them in reply to their comments
on the 5th inst which accompanies this IL the ,di-
tors OF The "Atas" do not, in a reasonable time do
me the justice 10 publish the enclosed note l have
no objection to It's publication in your columns.
Ii is strange TO what an extent party feeling ope-
rates at times With some Of good country men,
| hold no public ofhce-have never received silver
OF compensation from the Government directly or
lndrectly-am a private citizen, and still, by
tam c que of journals pcttishly snared at as if
was public servant, liable to their growls and not
entitled TO the common privileges of every private
citizen in the United States. Truly has it been re-
marked, that our prejudices make US blind to pro-
JOHN TYLER, Jr.
The editors of the Atlas, instead of promptly in
sertng the reply Of Mr. yler, an act which they
were bound, in common justice to perform have Ia
ken no notice Of II whatever. II is a part Of their
system of tactics TO fill their columns with ISLANDERS
aud abricaons but never to permit the injured per-
sohs W we puDilsn DelON a copy
of Mr.. Tyler's note TO them. 1t Is time that public
opinion should put stop TO the wholesale system Of
Bilngsgate abuse in which the Atlas people are
such extensive dealers. This carryin Of political
warfare into the bosom Of private life is one Of the
most despicabe acts Of which public journalists can
well be guilty, and we shall be ready TO uetc
out TO the advocates of such a system the reproba-
ton they deserve. MIR. Tyler's note is calm aud
cutting.
WAsBSeros, April 5th, 1913.
acknowledge the very courteous reply of the
editors OF the +" Boston Atlas" TO my note of last
week just received. Since they appear some hat
al loss TO know the reason which prompted me 10
address Them. and for the purpose of righting my
sell from the false position in which they have sought
TO place me, ] will state, that sbored under the
impression That had upon reaching Washington in
o4i subscribed TO their paper for the President
did Tor many others and knowing that IL had been
sent for year or more was anxious TO settle any
account which might have accrued with them. |
differed with the editors in their reply and thought
their paper worth something at least the subscription
lee In ordering IFS dscontinuauce, merely pur-
sued ue usual form OF subscriber upon pay ing for
paper and not desiring it 10 lie sent again.
make this explanation TO the editors and for the
present leave with them for such disposition as the
Inonitions of their conscience shall dictate.
(signcd) J. TYLER, Jr.,
Private Secretary.
The Editors Of the % Boston Atlas