The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-14
DISTINGUISHED COURTESY OF THE
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

DISTINGUISHED COURTESY OF THE
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
The Enquirer Of Thursday last, in an article
headed Mr. RiyEs, after again volunteering lis ad-
vice To that gentleman, says:
Very different indeed are the views Of the Mad
isonian! Its substituted Editor would no, only ad
wise him 70 take Office upon such tenure but ex-
hors the Conservatives TO unite with the Whigs in
voting him in, and putting out Mr. Van Buren,
Ihey too must take their own course; and we will
take ours. Yet, we trust, that many of them will
scorn the advice, II not The adpiSr."
There is marked degree Of liberality, federation
and courtesy TO be found in the above extract
" Bear and toybear," harmony concession, SELF de-
aiai have been the daily themes Of the Enquirer,
for these twelve months past. Now, however, be
hopes that many" of the Conservatives will 'scorn"
not only "hae adpce' Of the substituted Editor" OF
the Madsonian, but I" the adUiser" alsol This is
decorous and courteous towards contemporary
or one who boasts of forty years experience in
the department editorial
We Qhe " substituted Editor'D have no DISPOSE
ton to handy personalities with the substituted
Editor OF the Enquirer, Notwithstanding the rude
sault and ungenemaniy violation Of all propriely
perpetrated by him. There cannot be any thing
gained by any person, in the meridian Of life, in
conflict of words, or any other, with one who is in
MS dotage, or second childhood. What has the
substituted Editor" Of the Madisonian DONE that
should call forth the vindicve malediction Of the
Editor Of the Enquirer1 Nothing whatever
Then why is il, that the latter hopes the former
may be despised.be looked on with contempt, and
scofied at BY many Z" Such feeling is in keeping
with the vulgar being conducts the official organ
here. Has the editor of the Enquirer become iea-
lous Of him, Of the Official and wishes to become
equally distinguished in the use of the bastnado and
the guillotne The symptoms would certainly seem
TO indicate ii strongly. ....-
Could the editor of the Enquirer see himself as
others him, perhaps he would be less disposed TO
continue TO act the part of universal censor Des-
pissed by the Whigs, deemed untrustworthy by the
Conservatives and hated by the Loco foeos the En-
quirer is lefl with hardly solitary individual to do
him reverence. The Loco-focos may ue him to ad-
vance their purposes, but they will never forgive
him. They will never forget that il was he who
dubbed them "tte floating scunthe rabble followers
of The camp"
I The columns OF the Enquirer furnish the evidence
TO show the remarkable consistency of its editor and
the extraordinary facility with which he can per-
form the important evolution of changing 'front.' or
wheeling to the right about face. These facil-
ties which we hope never to be endowed with there
fore, We do not envy him the possession of them
The venerable editor of the Enquirer, no doubt,
feels sensiby the unfortunate situation he placed
himself in, when he resolved TO Hsink or swim with
Mr.. Van Buren," This, too in the first year of his
term. Why, this was claiming himself to the car of
the man, with predetermnation to disregard anca-
nres and country altogether. Was there not some
thing partaking OF juvenile indiscretion in this7
We think there was Not less childish is it. in our
| opinion, to talk of persons going with Mr.. Van Blu
rem in every thing else, except the Sub treasury.
On that, and that only, has Mr. Van Buren, staked
his all-on that he declares he will sink SWIM"
and the editor of the Enquirer says he will sink
swim" with him As well might the followers Of
Mahomet insist it, that they are true Mahometans
and yet declare they disbeieve the Koran
We warned the editor of the Enquirer many
months since, that he would be obliged 10 separate
himself from Mr.. Van Buren,, or from the State Of
Virginia. Our prophecy we suspect, WILL ere long,
become history. Had the Enquirer taken a bold,
firm stand, at first, against the measures which it
condemned then and processes to do now instead of
the miserable, vacillaling policy it did pursue, do
not doubt they would have been arrested in their bud
and the party been saved. II is now too late, those
measures have been persisted 10 too long-have been
put down, and have distracted and nearly annihilated
the old Jackson party The editor of the Enquirer
may hang TO the of Mr., Van Buren-may advo-
cate his federal measures and may become the
cate and euogist ofthe revers of Jefferson and Ma
olson we shall do such thing. We go for
country and our eountrys good not for man, nei-
Their for men. 3d.. ~. ..... .~.. .'.., ....
If we Qhe substituted editor'O have been some
what severe, it must be recollected that it was not
without cause, as wanton unprovoked