The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-24
THE GLOBE--MR. CALHOUN's PA
TRIoTISM, &c. &c.

Probably there Is not single example 10 DC
found in the history Of the press Of this coun-
try, from the foundation of the government
down to the present day, Of such a total dis
regard Of consistency, Of moral principle and
ofhonesty, as the columns oft official organ
furnish since its establishment.
The Globe Of last Friday contained the fol-
lowing:
The Opposition renewed the resistance to the Trea-
sury Note bill in the Senate to-day, Mr.. Webster
sailed by obique propositions in the guse Of amend
mens. He is veteran in this species of warfare, and
quite expert in his old maneuvres of cutting off
supplies, as means Of reducing the Government to
submission to Federal rule He was ably ard victo-
riously met by Mr. Calhoun, who his most powerful
antagonist when waging the species of contest,
during the first struggle Of British principles and British
capital to conquer the Government for Federalism by
force Of arms. Now that the battle renewed in an
other form-now that the invasion is made under the
cover of incorporated bank power which, like the Tro-
jan horse, would break down the walls Of the Constu-
ton to make lodgment in the Government, and then
make It spoilwe cannot but congratulate the
try that the patriotism sgnalzed in the first conflict
lives to gain new honors in the present
For the most part the members from South Carolina
in the House. well the only representative Of
the State in the Senate noby sustained the cause which
gave her preeminence in all conflicts with foreign
INVADER no matter in what disguise introduced.
The Globe overlooked (unintentionally no
doubt) another period in the history Of this
country, when Messrs. Calhoun and Webster
were antagonists. Then, the latter was the
Patriot; and the former, and for the most part
the members from South Carolina, in the
House, were stigmatized by the Globe as re-
bells and rerolutionisis.
We will describe the events Of that period in
MIR. Calhoun's own language, from speech
made by him in March last. Said he, :. For
tunately for the country and our institutions
one Of the members Of the Union was found
bold enough to interpose her sovereign autho-
rity, and declare the protective tariff to be un
constitutional, and therefore null and void,
and of no effect within her limits, and thus an
issue icas made up" An tissue made up"
between whom9 Why, between single
State, and the remainder of the confederated
States! Rebellion manifested, and disunion
threatened, and the laws Of the land nullifed,
which the Chief Executive Magistrate had
solemnly s,oorn to see faithfully erecuted!
Says Mr.. Calhoun, we all remember
what followed. The Government prepared to
assert by force its usurped powers. The Pro-
clamation was issued, and the War Message
and Force Bill followed, and The State armed
to maintain her constitutional rights" This,
in the eyes of the Globe no,c, was "PA-
hot w.
Webster pursue on that occasion7 Says Mr..
Calhoun, he rushed into the arms Of power"
(that is, united with the Conveniently "and
took position in the front rank, as the cham
pion of the most violent measures,To ENFORCE
THE LAWS, al The point Of the bayonei." Sand
this too, at the hazard Of civil war, and the
manifest danger of subverting the constitution
and liberties Of the country"
Then, Mr.. Webster, according to the Globe
now, sought to "conquer the Government for
Federalism"
who threatened to plunge the country into
"cvil war;" and to subvert the Constitution
and liberties Of the country, against whom Mr..
Webster "took position in the front rank"
In January, 1888, when the conflict was
raging the highest, the Globe, under Null
LITIGATION said, 1" Deception is one Of ty-
ranny's most efficient weapons. When bad
men seek to gain the ascendancy, they begin
by misleading the people. Having thus OBJ
tanned power, they turn it upon those who they
have deluded into bestowing il, and reduce them
to slavery or condition of dependence and
suffering little superior to it. This game has
long been playing by the leading Nullfers in
South Carolina" These remarks of the
Globe are as applicable, in our opinion, to the
Independent Treasury scheme and the plans Of
the leaders of I" the party" now, as it was to
Notification and the leaders at the time il was
written. The leading nullifer then, is the
leader of the Treasury bank system now. He,
according TO the Globe, is the only patriot !;
"t the only true representative of the State in
the Senate" that "nobly sustained the cause
that gave her pre-eminence ~
MIR. Calhoun is now the leader Of the Sub
Treasury party and the editor Of The official
organ ushers forth hosannas to his Patriotism.
The s1tbserrients, "he party" "as in duty
tound" shout, amen!