The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1845-03-25
LABOR In VAIN.

The Globe OF yesterday has labored effoIl
10 justify Colonel Benlon's hostility 10 the Tex
as treaty, and by inference TO condemn It's nego-
tators and endorsers Ii cannot be done sue
cessfully. Past events are yet TOO fresh In the
minds of men, and the future consequences OF
Colonel BPS course are TOO threatening, to be
either forgotten or indicated at this particular
juncture.
But what seems 10 be herculean task tC
others-that of extorting from the great Repub,
lican party au ungraceful acquiescence in disas-
trous movements which have been once CON
demned-may seem to be quite easy OF accom-
plishment 10 the writers, and capitalists, and
machinery of our formidable neighbors. Oppo
nents of humble pretensions may be overawed
rivals of limited means may be crushed; and
thus, with no competitor "near the throne,
such an overshadowing press may not only ad
vance Colonel B. to the head of the party, bu
even assume to assign secondary position &c
the President himself That it has one grand
object in vew-the advancement of its peculiar
favorltes 10 supreme command in the Demo
cratic party, and the demolition of all others
even of Presidents and Cabinets, should they be
found among the protestants-has been more
than once asserted, and seems to be justified
and confirmed by rigid adherence to the in
tolerant and dictatorial course it adopted seve.
raj years ago.
Whenever the Globe shall succeed in con-
vincing the Republican party thar Colonel Ben.
ton was altogether right, land merits Unreasonable
praise, toi his conduct in relation TO the treaty
of annexation-to the letter of General Jack
son, which he asserted had been "vicariously
obtained"-to the last presidential campaign, in
furnishing electioneering documents for the tri-
umphant Wings in Ohio and Tennessee-then
we shall no longer dispute that he is one of the
greatest of men, and that his organ is one of the
mighliest of journals But when il shall de-
monstrate that the negotiators of the treaty
merely designed to furnish carcass of corrup-
ton, for the birds of evil omen-aDd that Gene
raj Jackson, Colonel Polk and all of the disrin-
guished men who approved the treaty were
loalhsome buzzards"-and moreover, shall
compel them to confess the charge, and reward
the accusers for making it-then we all should be
ready to bow to Gesler's hat, for the Clique will
be content with nothing less than to GOVERN THE
GOVERNMENT ITSELF.
The Globe says there was vote of two
thirds against The treaty. True-but if Colonel
Benton had not carried portion of the Demo-
cratic voters against it, it might have been rat-
fed, nevertheless. Archer, Rives, Berrien,
Johnson, Barrow, Merick, Henderson and one
or two others might, and we think would, have
voted for it.
That our readers may see that we do not mis-
represent the course and purposes of The Globe,
we append the article alluded TO, or at least all
that portion of it relating to "the Tyler treaty.'
From the Globe.
THE PASSAGE OF THE TEXAS ACT.
Injustice has been done to several of the prominent
men who took leading part 10 opening the way to
the restoration of Texss. A near observer, 10 our
position, cannot discharge his duty with, ut correcting
false impressions and Misrepresentation subject
of such importance.
COLONEL BESToNs opposition to the Tyler treaty
has been industnousy misconsIued by his enemies,
hostility to The recovery of Texas. HIS abors TO
Illustrate the alienation Of this fine country in 1919
his anxious efforts made in cooperation NTH Gen
Jackson AND Mr.. Van Buren, every epoch thai
seemed TO render it possibe-stand for nothing The
opposition to the attempt of Mr. Tyler TO idenfu This
greet measure ,oih himself at time which rendered
such Embodiment fatal to its success is held nm as
conclusive proof tina, Coz. BENTON sought to defeat
what his policy was meant to save. Time has made
manifest to the whole county, what was perfectly
manifest to the Tyler administration when the treaty
was hronn into the Senate--that the federal partv
dominant in that body, would, under no circumstan
ces pass it, So far from getting from that party
TO make up two-thIrds jority, the treaty could not
command solitary dy from that side in its support
and it fell by vote OF twothrds against it, But be-
sides the IepuRnance of the party which Mr. TyLer had
then recently betrayed to any which they perceiy
ed was shaped by him to his personal interest
there were other ingredients thrown in by Mr. Tuler,,
minister to defeat the measure. Ii was made 10 sub
the principle Of stapery not only as an existing
institution but righl thing absfracfiy and TO be adj
vanced with or without the Union u These circum-
STAGES put the badge on the presented by
the Tyler administration, which called forth Colo
BEsroS's opposition to II. Although the most drvot-
ed defender of every inch of territory embraced in
the LOUISIANA teaty--athough Dfexlbe in the asser-
ton OF our right to the uhoie bailey Of the Mississippi
and all ot tributary streams which perpaded IT, vet De
would not; 10 reach the recovery Of what our gov
eminent bad most shamefulIy abandoned against his
circumstances quarter of century before seek II
through mode uhich promised no succss,-wbicb
was coupled With political intlgue-which shocked N,
Po'enf feelings Of both the great parties of The Union
"n'co shocked The conscientious convictions of rbe
larges, section upon question of abstract morahiu
ana which was coDtrive1 To make the dissolution OF
tie confederacy an issue in the controversy.
IL "as tbis aspect of the question of anner IA ion.
as embraced IN The Proposition Of Mr. TYLER. present
ca run kooage 'AHt ,oa' abortire in the beg ming
MS tar the pretended object OF the treaty. then sus
m'ited went, but dragging after it political intrigue
jon immediate use 10 influence the presidential election
winch called down COLONEL BESros's reprobalion
No one can mistake the nature of the imnu,ed
intrigue in the final paragraph. The treaty. was
reprobated, and Is reproba ed-by Col. Benton
for we presume the article 10 the Globe comes
from his pen-because it resulted in the over
throw of Mr. Van Buren--who might have
made Mr. Benton his Secretary of Stale-and
the elevation of Mr. Polk Mr. Tyler was not
No ,.od IN fhn -. Il