The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-11
THE GLOBES HONESTY.

For few weeks past the Globe has been
making the most violent, virulent and unpro-
voked attacks upon the Hon. John Davis, Of Mas
sachusetts, because he has been employed by the
State of Illinois and the holders of her bonds in
England, mutually, to endeavor to bring about an
arrangement, by which the latter shall advance
money enough to the State to complete some of
the improvements, canals railroads, &C., which
she had begun, nearly finished, but for want of
means was compelled to leave in an unfinished,
and, of course, unprodnctivo condition. Could
such an arrangement be accomplished, it is OBJ
vious to all that the millions which Illinois had
expended upon her improvements, and which,
without further expenditure, would be entirely
thrown away, would become productive capital
to the State, and enable her to pay the interest
at least on her debt, and redeem her honor and
credit, to say nothing of afording the facilities
of easy and cheap transportation to her citizens
for their immense agricultural productions to
market, and of goods brought into the State for
in such an arrangement? On the contrary, would
it not be productive Of immense advantage to the
people Of Illinois Most assuredly, and there
fore the good people of that State, of all parties,
rejoiced at the prospect of bringing it about, and
gave Governor Davis, when he came to the State
for the purpose mentioned, a most cordial and UNI
feigned welcome. Poor souls they did not know
that he came to buy them all up!-never dreamed
of such thing until the Globe raised the cry of
"BRITISH INFLUENCE" They never
thought they were to become the slares of British
widows and orphans-it may be even few, very
few Lords-by making an arrangement by which
they could pay their debts honestly, and increase
the value of their FARMS at the same time that
they facilitated travel in the State and removed
those objections which now prevent emgrants
from locating themselves in that State. No such
thing. They did not perceive or dream that no
influence but British influence could induce
them to be honest and just both to themselves
and their creditors! No; they were too blind or
unsuspicious until they were told SO by the Globe,
and not even then.
But the peculiar "honesty'' of the Globe to
which we are particularly DESTROYS to call public
attention, is manifested in its report Of Mr.. Went
worths remarks in Committee of the Whole on
Tuesday. Mr.. Wentworth acted the part of an
honest man in defending Governor Davis against
the assaults of the Globe, and in bearing testi-
mony to his high character for honesty-rrover
bal honesty and integrity.
"Mr. w. said hs wished to be permitted to
make an alluson to some remarks. which he had
seen in different papers in relation to the project
and the negotiations thereon in his own State, of
binding together the different portions of our
common country---he alluded to the completion of
the Illinois and Michigan canal, and to the recent
appolntmentof Governor Davis to investigate that
subject. Opposed to him as he was in principle,
he was rejoiced at this appointment, and any aiIu-
sion to political influences in this matter he must
repel as an assault upon the dominant party there.
The dominant party had taken, as was natural,
suitable man OF the other party, SO that in this
great measure of national importance all political
bases should be avoided, and both parties be uni
ted in this great and grand object of connecting
together the waters of the Gulf of Mexico with
the upper lakes and with the Atlantic ocean.