The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-08-26

Beyond that, TO the sacrifice Of principle. we
cannot, will not, go.
We shall beg to assert the privilege Of de-
Tending against every encroachment, the IL
berry Of the press, and the right Of opinion.
We shall beg TO defend the sanctuaries Of do
nestle life, the sacredness Of private character
and local credit, the independence Of personal
action, and the freedom Of all classes, against
the unrighteous assaults of press, which we
will not characterize,
Burhened with the misfortune, if such it be,
ofbeing hitherto unknown to fame" we came
to the support Of the republican party and the
great cause Of the country, in good faith and
honest zeal, and were prejudged, denounced
and prescribed. An ".organ" claiming to be
the exclusive depository Of the confidence
and favor of the administration" and the off,
cial oracle Of the party, affected to know that
our accession to the cause was intended to
bring upon it ruin and disgrace. This is the
great error Of the press, to assail motives,
rather than discuss principles. We were
doomed to species Of ostracism, and to feel
for time, in full force, that.
:" Truths would you teach to save sinking land,
All shun, none aid you, and few understand"
We were accused of sordid motives, and
sinister designs, connected with selfish and
personal ambition. And has it come to this,
that a grovelling passion for money, misery
jealousy Of patronage, shall usurp the lead Of
the republican party-measurc MEN upon a
Procrustean Ded and dictate to the country
who, and who does not, reach up to the
stature Of republican We repel the charge
Of sordid motives and sinister designs. We
ask no more "patronage" than our merits
should deserve; we have no other "design"
than an unAinching determination to erect
the standard Of ancient Republicanism and
stand by it to the last. How long shall we
bear and forbear 7" Shall we patiently wait
until despotism usurps the name of liberty,
and our national honor and credit shall be
furnished and disgraced? For our part we
have buckled our armor on, and the course
VIC Hasc uCteiHiHcu uPoh, 10 Hot " DC CIdHSeu
or retarded either by disgust, prejudice, or
denunciation. The anathemas Of a newspaper
have no terrors to daunt spirit, inherited Of
that, which took the first step in driving out
king Georges judges from the ancient Arrow
Head. and was foremost in the onslaught at
the battle Of Bennington. No. We shall go
on and defend with our best ability, humble
as it may be, those inestimable blessings that
emanated from those struggles that tried
mems souls" with spirit unawed by threats,
with a zeal untiring with toll. We may be
reproached for the freedom with which we
speak, but we speak in behalf Of freedom
We may be told, that we come unbidden into
the field, but we insist that we come with the
liberty Of the press, and that the press for IL
berty bid us come. The suspicious dawn Of
our beginning may end in discontinue and
defeat but that can only affect ourselves.
Our cause will remain, for we believe it to
be the cause Of the Constitution, the cause OF
the country, the cause Of the great republican
family of the earth,-not the "Globe." 1t will
assert its own justice, and the master spirits
already in the field, backed by the intelligence,
virtue and patriotism of the people, will lead
its way to victory.
.irro,c Head, the Indian name for Massa clusct,s