The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-09-09

-GlObe, NOV. ~, 1884.
BY "a report of the proceedings of the House
Of Representatives, it will be perceived that
the Editor of the MADIsoNIAN has been elected
Printer to that body. The contest was severe
and protracted. II occupied portion Of three
days; and after divers motions and resolutions
were disposed Of, we succeeded on the twelfth
ballot.
This contest was struggle for principle.
On the one side were the wings, whose great
object is the establishment of National
Bank on the other hand, were the friends Of
the administration, opposed to such an insti-
tuition, but differing amongst themselves as to
the best means of regulating the currency Of
the country. There were many who voted
for the Globe, who do not approve Of the
course of that paper, but deemed it proper, for
other considerations, to give it their support.
Those who, from the beginning, sustained
the Madisonian, and adhered to it throughout
the contest, did it on the broad ground of
principle, as avowed by Mr.. GARLAND and
others, in debate, on account of its maintaining
the old and true doctrines of the democratic
party; and on which alone, they believe, the
administration and the party can be sustained.
The result of the contest showed that no con-
sideration could induce the friends of the
Madisonian to abandon that ground Of princi-
pie on which they stood. The friends of the
Intelligencer held out for three days under the
vain and delusive hope, that they might re-
cruit sufficient force from the one or the other
section Of the friends of the administration, to
enable them to succeed In this they were
disappointed and in the end were compelled
to take the lesser evil, as they would term it.
The friends of the Madisonian stand to the
Intelligencer as the democratic party have
done for years past. They maintain the same
doctrines now, which they maintained then
and if the Madisonian is less obnoxious by
reason Of the ultraism of the Globe, it is be-
cause the one is pursuing the old and beaten
track Of principle, whilst the other is in search
Of new and untried schemes, which have
never been recognised by the great republican
party of the Union.
We certainly feel under deep obligation to
the gallant band who stood by us on this oc-
casion; and as they were governed entirely
by the highest considerations of principle, and
by the most lofty patriotism, we assure them,
that so far as we are concerned, their just ex-
pectations shall not be disappointed.
Towards those who supported the Globe,
we entertain the kindest feelings. We can
not find it in our heart to censure them in the
least for their preference, under the circum-
stances, thus expressed. We fully appre-
ciate their situation and the considerations
which naturally influenced their action. We
had but recently come here, comparatively
unknown. We avoided all personal importu-
mites for their support; and determined to
leave the matter to the unbiased judgment of
our friends.
In our future course, we shall endeavor to
do full and ample justice to the motives of all.
We are aware that there is great diversity,
and an honest difference, of opinion on the
important subjects which now agitate the pub
lie mind. We are also well satisfied, that
the course we have marked out for ourself is
the only one which can maintain the ascen-
dency Of the Republican party, and preserve
the great interests of the country. And we
will here venture to predict, that those who
may differ with us, will, in due time, be con-
WINGED of the correctness of our position; and
we hope that conviction will come before il is
too late.
To meet the exigency Of the occasion, we
have made an arrangement for the mechanical
execution Of the printing of the House until
our establishment shall be provided with the
necessary materials for that purpose.
AS to the article that appeared in the Intel
ligencer of yesterday, and the remarks of the
Globe upon it this morning, it is proper for us
to say that, we disclaim all the " affinity the
Intellgenccr claims, and disavow all the con-
nection which the Globe impu,cs
When we first announced our prospectus,
we contemplated publishing a daily paper