The Madisonian., 1840-01-07
THE UN-HOLY ALLIANCE

we nave ONen SpohcH oiHCo sHc w. ~-'N
letter Of 1887, is now completely consumma-
ted.
Mr.. CALHOUN defined his position" 10
the, Senate on Friday, as will be seen on re-
ference to the report Of the debate between
that gentleman and Mr.. CLAY, in another
column.
II is understood that Mr.. CALHOUN and Mr..
VAN BUREN embraced each other on Christ
mas day, and that the embrace was cordially
renewed on the st Of January MIR. Senator
RoANE, a connexion Of the Editor Of the
Richmond Enquirer, officiating on the first
occasion as mediator and gentleman usher.
OF the terms upon which Mr.. Calhoun is
received into the loco-foco federal family, the
Globe Of Saturday informs us, that, " Mr..
Calhoun asks nothing and gives all. He
takes the opprohrium, which he must have
known the uindiciipe and unsparing feeling q
such man as Mr.. Clay would throw upon
him, and if he is to derive any benefit from
the misconstruction to which he now subjects
himself, IL must come IN the train Of the bles-
sings which the success Of good cause
bestows, in the end, on all who support it,"
"He gives aH," and puts himself in the
train to catch the crumbs that may fall from
party in the end
The history of the world will scarcely un-
fold coalition of so remarkable character.
Our own country has Witnessed nothing so
debased--nothing which so strongly illus
trates the fact that party politics is hum
bug, and the profession Of political principle
mere bagatele.
The present session Of Congress, short as
it has been, has furnished two instances of
apparent corruption, which ought to shock
the moral sense OF this nation.
We allude firstly, TO the disiranchisement
of New Jersey, which was accomplished, as
we have heard it suggested, with reference to
the Clerkship and the Printing of the House
Of Representatives, by the joint efforts of the
two individuals likely to be most interested,
and secondly to the coalition under conside-
ration, which has doubtless been arranged in
reference to the office of President Of the
United States.
New Jersey remains disfranchsed and dis
graced, and thereby Mr.. Garland is Clerk
and Blair and Rives Printers. The coalition
of Van Buren and Calhoun is effected, and
the squabble for the succession has com
menced
To show the humiliation and debasement
Of spirit to which both parties are necessarily
reduced in forming the alliance, we have be-
fore published some Of the sentiments they
have heretofore expressed Of each other. We
have an abundance of them yet in store,
enough, IN all conscience to make member
Of the coalition blush--enough to bewiIder
the mind with wonder and amazement at the
lofty, colossal character Of Carolina CHI
rahy."
As the Arch Nulliier has included the
Globe, in his endearing and comprehensive
embrace, and as the Globe has .owned the
soft impeachment, and blushingIy offered
requital of his affection, notice Of few of
the love-taps preceding this new gush of
everlasting feeling will not be uninstructiye.
For seven long years the columns of the
Globe teemed with the most grossly personal
and malignant abuse of Mr.. Calhoun. OF
these years, we will only refer now to the
events of the first half of the year ls36-the
year which preceded the Inauguration of Mr..
Van Buren,.
.Nr. Calhoun's position in 1896, defined by
Mr.. Blair.
AS if it had been gifted with the spirit of
prophecy in advance, the Globe on the 18th
February, 1886, in referring to the proceed
ing in the Senate the day previous, said, 'Mr.
Calhoun proclaimed ivar in Advance upon The
nert administration, AND LOUDLY ASNoUHcED
ITS CERTAIN OVERTHROW" In the same ar
tce it said For one thing the democracy of
The country aciU be thankful to M Calhom's
violence to-day. and thai IS, for girng us a
riew Of The mode Of operating 10 Jloic up the
merit Administrations IT Is THE OLD
GAME OF A WAR ON THE CURREN-
CY." How exact the prediction The mode
of operating to blow up the administration, a
war on the currency! And has not that war
began! And is it not now raging The war
on the currency? Yes. The prime leader in
that war is the very individual designated by
the Globe in 1896 And 10, that it is to be
told III Gath, and must be published in the
streets of Askelon! The Globe and its fol-
lowers are his adjnncts in carrying on that
war! Well, we have long had no doubt that
this mode of operating 'could blow up the ad-