The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-02-15
SELF-DESTRUCTION.

| RECONSTRUCTION
1t sometimes happens that a party which
would inevitably succeed at the polls, simply
by floating on the current of popular opinion
and without the necessity Of making any gene
raj exerlion against an enemy that is struggling
in vain TO oppose the tide, brings defeat aud de-
struction upon itself by wanton and unnecessa
! ry acts of injustice.
| In this manner the Globe inlicte a seriou:
injury on the Democratic party by opposing The
Efforts Of the Democratic Legislature of Illinois
TO secure The completion Of The State canal
| and TO place the State debt in train Of ad
ustment.
But not satisfied with such small game as the
destruction OF the prospects Of the Democracy
IN single Slate-and that merely Western
Stale-we find both Mr.. Benton and the Globe
devising ways and means to destroy the hopes
OF the party in the entire North and East, by
the most unjus and gratuitous assaults on the
Treaty of ashiug,on-a Treaty which was
approved and ratified by an overwhelming ma
jority Of the Democratic Senators, aud now en-
joys universal and unprecedented popularity
in all the States that were Immediately interest
ed in the settlement of the Northeastern Boun-
dairy.
We do not know when we have beheld a
more rancorous and suicidal assault on the in
lerests of the Democratic party, than the one
contained in TIE Globe of yesterday. II SAYS
We gave up more Of Maine than Great Britain
had insisted under the umprage the King of the
Netherlands, Ga General in her service y and It was
simply because greater General-the Duke Of Wei
lington-discovered that to make the Canada border
impregnabe, the mountain barrier and passes must
be put into British possession for hundred and ten
miles further than was at first thought necessa-
ry. NO man OF any party or Of any country--not
even the British arbrator-coud indicate the Brit
ish claim
The truth is, we gave up nothing shat Great
Britain had insisted on" So much for the
Globes, or Mr.. Benton's assertion. Blu, as for
the g arbitration" alluded to, it transpred under
General .jdcksons Administration, and was
approred by him, but rejected by the Senate.
Ii viii be recollected by our readers, that MIR.
Benton denounced Mr.. Tyler in the Globe
about year snce--ior voting against General
Jackson's recommendation of the adoption OF
the award Of the arbitrator; J" and that when
we published an extract from the Journal Of the
Senate, 10, II appeared that Mr.. Tyler had voted
for General Jackson's measure, while Mr.. Ben
ton had voted against it !! Since that e.rpo-
sure of Mr. Benlon's conduct, he has been de-
nouncing General Jackson's arbitration TO pre-
serve his consistency. And 10 do so the more
effectually, the record is faiSifed, 10 make ii
appear that Gen. Jackson opposed his own act.
The Globe continues:
with a full knowledge that they (,be British
were asking, under the award of the King of the
Netherlands, immense advantages To which they had
title, and which were refu ed by General Jackson
they came forward with a much greater dema nd I'M
der the pr,miership of Daniel Webster, and got il %
Now, Gen. Jackson refused no such thing
The arbitration was his own creation, and the
award Of the King Of the Netherlands was sub
mitted by him (Gen Jackson) to the Senate for
confirmation. Ii was rejected by the votes OF
Messrs Clay, Webster, and The whole Wing
party !! As for the "moch greater demand,
the assertion is precisely the reverse Of the
truth.
The Globe continues:
{" But the settlement OF this boundary question and
giving England the vantage ground all along the from
tier OF Maine, did still for Great Britain a. il re-
CARDS the rest OF the Union, and particularly IN,
South"
II this be true, Then, we ask, 1rhy DID Nj
Calhoun and the other distinguished Demo
cratic Senat ors vote for the ratification OF Tho
treaty, and make such eloquent speeches in it,
favor7
But the Globe goes still farther in impudence
and folly
awe have always set down land greatly fear tina
| time will make good he opinion) that this Webster
| and Ashburton treaty Is the worst aud most fata
ever made by this country. SO thought, we have N,
doubt, majority Of the Senate
| Here is an insinuaton that a majority Of the
Democratic Senators deliberately sold them
selves. We think the Globe had better con
| fine its attacks tot he common enemy.
We conclude with the following quotation:
"This treaty is the offspring Of the subtlety ape
management, Of the most dlssolute and unprinciplet
man in this country man who emulstes some wha
in his faculties, but much more in all his vices Ga.
celebrated Lord Bacon
IL Mr.. Blair wrote the article from which VIC
quote, let him remember The Census printing. II
it was Mr.. Benton, let him look down his throa,
into his own heart.
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