The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-29
THE NATIONAL lNTELLIGENCER AND
MEXICAN GOLD.

Passing BY as being unworthy of notice, and inca
pable of evil the foul epilhets contained in the In
telligencer of this morning blackguardisms which
we would fam believe were not written by Alr. q. or
MIR. we would remark, in reply TO the following
assertion, that the Madisonan is IN the habit OF
adopting, apparently with very little dscernment OF
discrimination, articles foisted into It's columns by
oticous interested individuals" that we adopt no
thing that We do not approve and when IN the city,
nothing appears in the paper which does not have our
appreciation, and for which We are not responsible
The ntelligencer says in reply 10 our article OF
Saturday -
AT, however, the official paper will put'int the
shape Of tangible the llbels which II nsnu
ates by inlerrogatory, and will get any reputable
person--one that can be recognized without degra-
dation on the one hand rdicue on the other-to
be responsible for thsm why then, although we have
chosen, almost without exception, through life, TO
pass by personal calumnies and dishoDorabe imPuta-
lions as belonging TO the kennel, and therefore un'
worthy Of notce--why, then, we say TO the official
paper that will afford TO the sponsor OF the aore-
said assertions all the opportunity which Court OF
Justice can afford hun 10 prove their truth"
We are forced to believe the word d" resp 3nsibe"
is used mere empty threat, an innocent brayado
poor subterfuge. There is design to make au-
sion to the field of honor y and certainly are
legally responsible, for have failed to
pay all our just debts punctualy. Hence the de-
graduation" and ridicue," which the lntelligenceI
pleads in bar Of action the shades OF It's own crea-
ton into which it designs to escape observation, if
possible.
But we will revert to the which led to this
Illuminating exposure of the lntelligencer Passing
over Its violent and abusive opposition TO the Annex
alton of Texas, and its failure in April last in con
junction with Mr. Webster, (after the completion OF
scheme which had been maDy-ponths in prepare
Mr.. Clsy-we come at once y the degrading
insinua,ions And dishonorablc mPutations per-
petrated by the chief organ of the Mexicans, ii
felation 10 the character and cobduct of the Pres
ldent We will not repeat the phfaseology of the In
kslIigencer and its iolloweIs,-Sn bringing forward
thsr testimony to prove that the President had
serted deliberate fasehood in his message 10 the
Senate, for its nature can be easily imagined from the
tone of the article under consideration. Suffice it 10
say that in addition to the lmputation cast upon the
advocates of annexation, of being ualed by "base
motives" such specializing in scrip" Sc, real
or pre- ended conference between MIR. Thompson,
Santa Anna, is relied upon sufficient evidence by
the lntegencer to convict the President Of dupci.
~ and falsehood Whether a conference ever
held with Santa Anna by Mr. Thompson; if held
whether Santa Anna communicated lis particulars
and whether, if published in Mexico, the copy in
English is correct translation of course we have
no other means of Judging than may be pos
sessed by any body else. But when we were in
formed that Mr.. Thompson had communicated
the fact that he (Mr. IT, while in Mexico
had positively ascer,aned that the Mexican Co
vernment made annual payments Of large sums
Of money to the Integencer; and that the
Mexican agent that Mr. L. fell in with his re-
turn from Mexico, few weeks ago, brought a
large of money for the Of certain presses
cay, that when these facts were commu-
nicated TO US, (st the Identical time when the
imputstion of fraud and falsehood were cast
upon the Presidency not only felt justified in
using them, we-did in defence Of our Govern
ment, but considered 1t an imperative duty 10 do so
The lnelllgencer has not denied the statement Of
Mr. Thompson. viii it deny it now
The lntelligencer will bear in mind that Mr.. T j.
its otrn witness
As to the deep-rooted hostility the part of MIR
Webster and his organ, to Mr. Clay, we stand pre-
pared to establish that charge also, whenever they
shall be pleased TO invite such an investigation.