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Editorial
November 5, 1853
The Columbian
Olympia, Thurston County, Washington
What is this article about?
Editorial anecdotes highlight Col. Benton's hostility toward the Administration, including his refusal to recommend a land office appointee and a quip calling the White House a 'Buzzard's roost.' It speculates on a potential verbal clash between Benton and Ex-Gov. Francis Thomas if elected.
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Col. Benton and the Administration.
—Col. Benton is indulging an unamiable spirit towards the Administration. A gentleman asked him if he often visited the White House. He replied with Bentonian emphasis,—"No. Sir!—No, Sir! I never go to the Buzzard's roost!"
The Secretary of the Interior sent a messenger to him that there was a Register of a Land Office to be appointed in the St. Louis Congressional District, and requested the Colonel to furnish the Department with the name of a person to fill the vacant office. "Old Ingot" said, "I have no name to present, and were I to live to be as old as Methuselah, and the Administration should exist so long, I would have no favor to ask of it." The messenger then said, "Colonel, I will inform the Secretary you have no name to offer." "No, Sir," said the venerable but now indignant Bullionist, "convey my answer, Sir, in my own precise language, Sir."
The departed "Sage of Monticello," in his Notes on Virginia, says: "It is worth a trip across the Atlantic to see the Natural Bridge." Should Ex-Gov. Francis Thomas, of Maryland, be elected to the House of Representatives, there are many who believe that to be a listener—a spectator of the scene of a war of words—an intellectual rencontre between the far famed Missourian and the Marylander, would amply repay the cost and time of the journey from Eastport, Boston, or New York, to Washington.
—Col. Benton is indulging an unamiable spirit towards the Administration. A gentleman asked him if he often visited the White House. He replied with Bentonian emphasis,—"No. Sir!—No, Sir! I never go to the Buzzard's roost!"
The Secretary of the Interior sent a messenger to him that there was a Register of a Land Office to be appointed in the St. Louis Congressional District, and requested the Colonel to furnish the Department with the name of a person to fill the vacant office. "Old Ingot" said, "I have no name to present, and were I to live to be as old as Methuselah, and the Administration should exist so long, I would have no favor to ask of it." The messenger then said, "Colonel, I will inform the Secretary you have no name to offer." "No, Sir," said the venerable but now indignant Bullionist, "convey my answer, Sir, in my own precise language, Sir."
The departed "Sage of Monticello," in his Notes on Virginia, says: "It is worth a trip across the Atlantic to see the Natural Bridge." Should Ex-Gov. Francis Thomas, of Maryland, be elected to the House of Representatives, there are many who believe that to be a listener—a spectator of the scene of a war of words—an intellectual rencontre between the far famed Missourian and the Marylander, would amply repay the cost and time of the journey from Eastport, Boston, or New York, to Washington.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Col Benton
Administration Criticism
Political Animosity
Francis Thomas
White House Refusal
What entities or persons were involved?
Col. Benton
Administration
Secretary Of The Interior
Ex Gov. Francis Thomas
Sage Of Monticello
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Col. Benton's Animosity Toward The Administration
Stance / Tone
Satirical Criticism Of Political Feud
Key Figures
Col. Benton
Administration
Secretary Of The Interior
Ex Gov. Francis Thomas
Sage Of Monticello
Key Arguments
Benton Refuses To Visit The White House, Calling It The 'Buzzard's Roost'
Benton Declines To Recommend Appointee For Land Office, Vows No Favors To Administration
Anticipated Verbal Clash Between Benton And Thomas If Elected