The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-03-03
COMMUNICATIONS.
THE" SEATnOF GOyER n MEN L BEG MING
UNEASY

| The Globe Of Saturday presents its readers WIN
an article under The head Of" WARNING" done up in
| Blar's most approved style, ia which he sfeaSs oil
the "spoils ofthe Treasury which assemble The etrds
Of passage and of prey around the capitol" Blair
speaks Understandings on that subject as ne LII ms
| own character 10 a nicely. How prone men are 10
see NOTES in the eyes of their neghbors, without dis
corning the beam in their own. One would have
supposed that Blair would have considered that sub
| lect delicate one. My object, however is not TO
present that glarng efontery but 10 notice the tenor
Of the article very briefly. The substance Of the
complaint of the Globe is that the citizens of Wash
ington have dared 10 act as freemen in showing
their attachment to principle and the hero Of Fippe-
canoe lie says the most OF them have been punish
ed already by being turned out OF office for. ter au
daciiy and he now threatens them with the removal
OF the seat of Government from Washington as
further punishment He says like threatenngs are
held forth al Columbus Ohio; and he might have
added, AZ some other of the seats of Government of
the States. The avowed charge against our citizens
is that they have dared to ac as freemen. But to
the punishment 1t is the removal of the sea, OF Go
vernmrnt. And pray, where would you take it to,
MIR. Blair The object is to remove il TO some spot
where there friends Of General Harrison.
And where viii you find that spot Where should
you find il but where you have been seeking for
financial policy for this Republic, in monarchical
Europe. There is not spot the face OF this Re-
public, large enough for sea, OF Government nha-
bed by tho sons OF liberty where you will not find
The friends of the hero Of Tippecanoe Would YOU
remove the seat OF Government to the East-ihc
friends Of the Farmer OF North Bend are there to
the Keystone State l-Do you not hear the loud
huzzas from that quarterl Tothe West-the great
t. ~, Gal ;,. ~
il isSugges,ed to remove their Of Government TO
&c, rid OF 1t. Does not the sound from the West
roll louder and louder in strains not to be misun-
derstood proclailning the coming Of the people,
bearing their mighty shoulders The hero Of Tip
pecanoe and the Thames Does The Globe presume
TO think for moment that ii can sline the voice OF
ifeemen, or make the sons of revolutionary sres
lremblc before the Executive power, or fall a, the
foot>ool Of Mr. Van Buren,, alongside of himself. by
any denuncatory or warning threats of his7 If
Blair really desires to find t place for the lordlv
incumbent OF the White House 10 reside, where he
will no, be annoyed by the voice of the pcoplcwho
love General Harrison because he has loved his
country aud pcrilled his life in her defence let him
turn his attention 10 Cuba or Algiers To the credit
OF The fteemen OF this Republic, such spo, canno.
be found within its widespread borders. II is say
ing no less tre than true, that good man seldom
has reason TO speak of bad neighborS. The same
may be said OF an Administration vrtuous Ad-
mnstration will never be assaulted BY lis neigbbors
for that cause Will not the Gil be see the evil of
which he complained is nothing more nor less than
the rising Of the peoole every where against an adj
mnstration that has bligh,ed The prospects or the
nation and plunged all classes into embarrassment
and distress Not the removal Of the seat Of Govern
meni, but change in the rulers is the remedy de-
manded by the people, and he may depend that no
thing short OF that will satisfy them. a
Note by ne ed Nad-If Mr.. Blair Is determined
10 move The seat Of Government 10 some spot where
Ihc shouts 81 Democracy will not penetrate the
palace, We would suggest thar he take il 10 TSras,
and we will carefully inscribe the doors Of the
White House and the Globe Office G. T. T.