The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-11-03
THE GLOBE.

YOU sar ronr nerson thai have abained from you
SO long Besides the distress and danger with which
the press is threatened, when your iordsh'P party,
and he pariy is 10 b, Judge, confess ! have Daen
Jterred by the difficulty OF the task. The language
W. no torn Of reproaeh the mind has no idea OF de-
,sst,iion which has not already been happily APP
piled 10 YOU, and exhausted. '-J4nias Letters.
We regret that we are again under the ne
cessty of nActng upon our readers COM
mentary upon the Globe newspaper. The
position we occupy imposes the painful task
unon us, and we desire to perform 1t as le-
nien,y. but as justly as possible.
In the midst Of general calamity pro.
nosi,ion has been suddenly proposed to
change the entire practice Of this Government
from the beginning, in most important par
ticular. 1t was a proposition, totally unex-
pected BY the party from whose head it pro-
ceeded and for which the people were less
prepared. A natural sagaciiy anticipated
differences Of opinion in regard to il, but by
no means an alienation Of feeling II is part
fine Republican creed, to tolerate differences
of opinion, and to conciliate feelings engen-
dered by them 1t was the misfortune OF
many distinguished members Of the party IN
power, that their minds could not conscien-
tiously agree in the conclusions to which il
seemed that Of the Chief Magistrate had ar
rived They took upon themselves the re-
sponsbiity Of expressing the views which
had impressed themselves upon their own
minds, and resorted to the privilege conceded
by all parties of discussing, fully and deli
berately, the subject at large. In so doing
they may have crossed the path Of personal
ambition, or endangered the schemes Of pri-
vate interest, but it has not and cannot be de-
MED, that they acted in strict consistence with
the law and the Constitution, and with the
canonized precepts and acknowledged prac-
tice of the democratic republican party.
But for this, the Globe has presumed to
take them to task, in a.spirit, lily calculated
to strengthen what little confidence the pub
lie may have reposed in tina, print. We do
not undertake to follow it minutely in the exc
cution of its office. The two main points it
endeayors to establish would be sufficient to
indicate its course, if not its design. These
are, that those who differ from it in opinion
are inclined to severance from the demo-
cratic party and IDLY that they are identical
with the federalists Of this country, and the
conservatives of Great Britain who seek to
perpetuate the English Monarchy. Nothing
could be more palpable than the distance Of
these two assumptions from every shadow Of
truth. Their reckless injustice, places
them below the dignity of argument.
Who is it, that the Globe seeks to identify
with the enemies of the Republic, for the
purpose of rendering him obnoxious to the
censure of his countrymen!
Apupil and friend Of Jefferson and Madi-
son, in whose charge distinguished States
man would fain have reposed the honor Of
Virginia A man, every impulse Of whose
heart, is prompted by the loftiest patriotism,
and the most sincere devotion to those free
institutions, in whose influence we glory, and
under whose protection we live-a statesman
Of unrivalled sagacity, extraordinary talent, un-
weared industry and extensive requirements
an orator Of surprising fluency, eloquence and
power-a diplomatist. who won for the late
administration its earliest triumph, and Sc
cured to the American people, what multi
tudes had failed to accomplish, INDEMNI-
FIcATroN FROM THE PLUNDERERs OF EU-
ROPE politician, whose whole life and en-
ergies have been eminently devoted to the
democratic republican party, and whose own
mind has but improved the lessons imbibed
from the apostles Of its creed.
Such is the man And does the official
organ of the Executive look with so much in
difference upon his services or his friend
ship, as to carelessly upbrad him in the face
of the people whom he hath so faithfully
served, for mere difference of opinion upon
apathy matter of expediency' To what
length will this unbridled audacity cast itself!
Are such too as TALLMADGE, KING, LIE
CARE, GARLAND, CLARK, &C., all good men
and true, to be cut off for the same cause and
by the same unmercful Shibboleth! Would
he finish his sweeping course till the whole
party is moved down around him.
II it differed from those gentlemen in OPT
Mon, it would seem that the difference might
have been exhibited without an ostenation Of
war. liberal spirit Of federation, especially
where reason was left free to combat error,
would better have comported with that dignity
of conduct which should be expected from
an organ claiming the exclusive confidence
of the Executive, than descent to personal
alusion and Remuneration suffered TO be in
spired by passions Of, we will not say, petty
revenge and jealousy. Whatever may have