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

from the tortures Of envy and the disgrace Of
personal malice.
But so il is II must be confessed that un-
der the auspices OF the Globe, the exercise
Of charity is exhausted, and the hope of unity
fails. History customs, facts and reason
ing. fall so Intellectually upon its ear, that the
inference is, it is either defective at heart or
infirm in lis understanding. If it plumes it.
self upon its ingenuity, it certainly is not ad-
mired in the same degree in which its incon-
sistency is detested. OF the latter we have
"colected the scattered sweets till their uni
ted virtue fortunes the sense" Of the former
we will only say, that, "cunning, like bad
money, may be current for time, but it will
be soon cried down" "An honest man like
the true religion, appeals to the understand
ing, or modestly coniides in the internal evil
dence of his conscience. The impostor en-
ploys force instead Of argument, imposes ST.
lence where he cannot convince, and propa-
gates his character by the sword"
If the Globe had been consistent in its
course there would have been less Justice in
our severity But politician, who is !" ev-
cry thing by turns, and nothing long" with.
little intelligence and no discretion, attempts
ing to rally party whose principles are
eternal and immutable, under banner guided
neither by sincerity nor stability Of purpose,
must cherish avery mean opinion of human
nature, if he supposes they will follow such
lead.
We need not speak Of the various phases,
evouiions and revolutions Of the Globe, to
furnish the reader an application Of these re-
marks. It's efforts to deceive the public in re-
lation to the vote Of the House Of Represen-
tatives on the unfortunate Sub-Treasury bill,
and Mr.. Garland's amendment, and the vari
Gus pictures we have heretofore presented
from its own drawing, must still smell from
the Globe to Heaven. 1t is sufficient now to
say, that fter all the confidence that has been
reposed in it by the democracy, as their cham
pion against the field Of opposition, it now
stands forth, as the herald and sponsor, under
the flag of John G. Calhoun, trumpeted as ad-
ministration leader Of the Senatorial cohort'
in revolutionary and disorganizing" cru
SADIE to "subvert the entire practice Of this
Government, from 1899, down to this day"'
Forgetting and forsaking the old friends ofthe
late President, who stood by him on the side
of the Constitution against Modification who
stood by him in his efforts to " regulate the
IL, II H. d. -,
who adhered to him throughout his eventful
career, it courts the alliance Of their bitter
est enemy and revier! 1t applauds his efforts
and those Of his coadjutors as wis, and patri-
otto, while it turns upon the pillars Of the ad-
ministration, and, with suicidal hand, aims
to beat them down as dangerous and deceptive
distractions in the way Of its party's triumph
Strange infatuation
Is it not enough that it has driven some of
the earliest and ablest friends Of the late Ad-
mnistration from the party. and lost Tennes-
see' Is it not enough that Its course has
secured the defeat Of the administration in
Maine, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Ohio, In
diana, and Georgia? Is it not enough that
it has cursed the party through out the coun-
try with apathy and indifference Must i,
still persevere in its work Of revolution and
Would it cndanger the
stability Of the party in New York, and drive
Virginia in disgust from the support of the
Administration Let it persevere in the
course it is pursuing, and these ends which
it seems really to desire, will be inevitably
and effectually secured
See Globe, Nov 90 1884.