The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-13
EXTREMES MEETl-sOMETIMEs.

"Prcdigious birth of love it is to me
That must love a loathed enemy. '-Shak spsare
Il is certainly known that Col Benton and Mr..
Gales did not stand shoulder shoulder during the
long and severe contest in which the Bank Of the
United States was regarded by the Democratic par
~, with Gen. Jackson at its head, as the Pandora
box Of every scheme that deletenous and DANCE
rous! The mere mention Of the names Of these two
Parsans in honorable come on, would have arous-
ed the military prowess of,he one, and given occr
sion to the other for exquisite contempt much less
would the editor of The Intelligencer, whose name
regularly appears in his paper endorse the illusions
of The occasional editor who stands behind The screen
unseen but known and thus, under cover of auotbers
cognomeu, belch forth the connections of his dis
trac,ed brain
1t is in vain that the ostrich of Missouri endeavors
to obscure his body from observ alton by hiding his
head in professions of friendship for MIR. Pok-in
'passins brief tuOgum upon Mr. Dallas" If we do
mistake the effect of his recent Efforts his sole
object in coming to the meeting" Boonville the
18th July, was far from "beng to advance the inter-
est of the great Democratic party, and without the
slightest regard to himself"
The Convention that nominated Mr.. Polk for the
Presidency in series of resolutions, declared boldly
IN IhNof W tue OF ana every Wntfe
have read of the 'lone star Of tina, Republic be-
ing consIcuousy displayed by the Democracy; and not
only this, but toe press in its interest and advocacy
with but very few exceptions make this prominent
feature in the present preparations for the coming
contest. We do not know, however, what side the
Globe intends to take for the future, are not
exactly sure II may discover another armisiice bot
we believe that il is for annsraon no,c or was DAY
or two agoi
II, then, the question Of the admission Of Texas
into the Union be Of the lights TO conduct the
party that nominated Mr.. Polk TO victory and fore
yer exclude Mr.. Clay from the Presidential chair,
how, we ask, could Colonel Benton's sole object in
coming 10 the tBoonvle meeting be 10 adranee The in
tersd Of The great Democratic cause when before his
fellow-citizens, he dcnominaed the city Of Washing
ton "busrard yoon and said tina, the presidential
mansion and Department Of State were buzzarJ
rooss de6led and polluted by the foul and voraeious
Birds in the shape Of land spectators and stock Job
bers, who saw their prey in the treaty and spared no
efforts to secure hG) Their own work was to sup
port the treaty and its friends-to assan its oppo-
nsnts-to abuse the Senators who we're against it
to villify them, and lie upon them speech aud wri-
ting-and 10 establish COMMITTEE still sitting al Wash
Mr. Benton declares that " Disunion was primary
object Of the treaty. he meant TIN. for the prime
movers and negota,ors of the treaty, and not for
those who supported the treaty without participating
in the views Of its makers" II appears somewhat
singular that report of the Cooners speeches at
Boonville should appear almost simultaneously in
this city with the CIRCULAR Of the " Committee
still sitting at Washington TO promote and protectn
the interest Of the buzzsrdsr who roasted in the
Presidential mansion and the Department Of State ~
The Globe Of Saturday night, under date Of August
S, 1874, ushercd the communication last named TO
the world, in which 1t is declared that the treaty. ha
sing been ecied N, question Of 9nnerafion is referred
70 he People, TO be deoided BY the Presidential election
and that I" this is not Issue on rheh the Peopi,
should permit themselves 10 be divided This is no, the
time the occasion for to hesitate or look back
upon the past II is the time for acton-promp,
decided, energetic sction he past is gone il can
not be redeemed. We must improve the present
that we may command the future" And on the
Monday following the In,elligencer, "calm as q
summers morning. says; awe trust no one Of
our readers will pass by The extract from speech
by Mr.. Benton before the people, which will be
found IN the preceding columns. Its disc osures re-
specting the objects Of the Annexation excitement
and the motives Of lose who have made nearly all
the ciamor about It, are such must command uni.
verbal attention Independently Of the good opn-
lon OF the editor, IT appears by the following from
the St Louis Reporter that the Wing Committee in
this city have taken steps to give Mr. Bentons views
wide circulation, viz;
We received yesterday Colonel Benton's speech
in reply TO Mr.. McDufte, neat pamphlet form
printed at tbs Wing office of Mr.. Gideon. at ash
ing'oo, and ranked by Mr. yarnegin, Wing Senator
from tennessee II seems the wings viii iumor.
tai,xe Colonel Benton, by circulating Throughout The
nation nearly million Of copies Of his several
speeches against the great American measure of An.