The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-12-21
$4,000

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printing done for that body since
January last, say, $4,000
S343lI7
The last two items, beir estimates, we believe to
be much below the actual amounts But the entire
sum of public money paid into the pockets of the
proprieors of the Globe since the days Of nullifca-
tion, seven years, cannot be far from 1875 600
which is equivalent to FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, and
upwards, per year, for the seven last consecutive
years.
AT the last session Of Congress law was enacted
providing for the farming ont or letting Of the
cutve printing to the lowest bidder. This Invested
the Globe Of some Of its great profits, though we
have suspicious in relation to The full execution OF
the law. Whether the Globe has, contrary 10 lap
profted by executive printing during the year past
can only be known by eliciting the facts through
congressional call upon the Executive.
Though it seems 10 be proper that each Congress
should elect its printer yet the proprietors of
the Globe, (whether In that cormorant spirit ascrib
ed 10 them BY Mr.. Pickens not, we do not under
take say contrived to get reelected printers to
the Senate, at the conclusion of the last session Of
Congress. This Of course secures them their Gus
tomary almonry for two years more.
But greedy avarice is less easily satisfied than
mos, OF the passions OF human nature. The studi-
peeuniae seems to be thought by the proprietors
OF the Globe, well Others the great business of
life, and especially Of politics. ~.
Money, being the common scale :
OF things by measure, weight, ard tale, II.
In all tn affairs Of church aud state.
IT'S both the balance and the weight"
Faithful to these axioms, the proprietors of the
Globe, not satisfied with the patronage of power
tul party, and the printing OF the Senate seek, with
sleepess industry to clutch also the printing of the
House of Representatives. They are seen on every
side Of the Bar Of the House, begging, coaxing,
fawning, soaping, promising protesting, pouncing
upon this member, pushing second into the bar,
running after third, and hurryng about like
hounds at a fox borough, "stopping in" backing
out, y" waring scapes ""smoking," "oyer-hauling,'
&C.. &c.
There is an exceeding diiiidence, decacy, and
disinerestedness about all this which honorable
members no doubt hugely admire. :"
PoETs AND POLITICIANS, OR MODERN De-
MocRAcY ILLUsTRATED.-The editor ofthe N.
Y. Evening Post was a tederalist, and reviler
Of Jefferson and democracy, long before we
saw the light. Our ancestors and his friends
were political antagonists in the mountains of
Berkshire. We we're the friends ofJefferson
and democracy; he the advocate Of John
Adams and federalism. We have known no
change in our principles-we, still arc the adj
vocates Of Democratic Republican principles,
exerting ourselves especially to restrict the
powers of the federal government, to limit exc
cutive discretion, to preserve the balance Of
the Constitution and the sovereignty Of the
people and the States. He is opposed to US,
and abuses our principles as in times past---
He is true to his doctrines of federalism--ad-
vocating the increase Of executive power sus-
tanning outrages upon the authority ofthe State
governments, Strengthening the hands of the
President, and favorng the tendency Of the
times to slide gradually into consolidated 60
vernment. .
AS we are occasionally, we understand, the
subject Of abuse in the columns of the Eve
ming Post, it will be but a fair retaliation to
quote the early opinions Of its editor, who is
no less parsonage than Mr.. Bryant, one of
the sweetest Poets in America, by way of
proving that opposition from that quarter is
just what Madisonian ought to expect
Among the earliest efforts of this editor.
now the. organ Of Mr.. Van Buren,, in New
York, we find the following satire upon JEFF
ferson:
"And thou the Of every patriot NAME
Thy countrys ruin, and her councils shame
Poor servile thing! derision OF the brave
Who erst from Tarlton fled to Carriers cave;
Thou, who when mensced by perfdous Gaul,
Dds, PROSTATE TO her whiskered minions fall:
And when cash her empty bags supplied,
Dldst meanly strive the foul disgrace to hide;
Go, wretch, resign the presidential chair
Disclose thy secret measures foul or fair :
Go, search with curious eve for horned frogs,
MID the wild wastes Of Louisiana boys
o., Where Ohio rolls his turbd stream
Dig for big bones. thy glory and thy theme
Go scan, Phiophist thy - charms
And sink supneSin her sable arms
But quit to able hands the helm Of state ..
Nor image ruin on thy country's fate
Having thus characterized the great apostle Of "tle
democracy asthc worshppers at the shrine Of Saint
Tammany claim Jefferson to have been. Mr.. Bryant.
now Of the Evening Post. thus proceeded to danounce
democratic principles:
:" And now as TRUTH with glowing lustre shines
Before her beams democracy declines; ..s
Vain are all arts her baffled leaders try :. D."
And vain alike, to hatter or to lie
From their long sleep alarm'd the people rise
And, spite Of sophsms, learn TO trust their eyes"