The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-21

Suppose, kind reader, once more that the member
OF Congress, situated as just imagined recurs to the
original letter of which the above is an extract and
reads, and then inquiries where is his friend no
wrote II Backed out of his hostility to the Sub
treasury business I Backed out OF what he then so
boldly and fcarlessy called she old Democratic doc
htnesg fes-it is even sol He is now a Sub
treasury supporter, and advocates the reelection of
Martin Van Buren, 10 the Presid ncy What solves
the whole mystery, perhaps, is the truth, that since
writing the above named letter and entertaining the
above described sentiments, he has backed into an
Ereclfire office under Martin Fan Burens adniin MS
rationu!
Who can look on such metamorphoses in the minds
OF men, effected by such appliances of Executive
patronage and not cry aloud against the corruption of
Martin Van Burens administration
Who can do this and not warn the people against
the danger and abuse of Executive patronage
who, If he chershes one manly thought--one ray
OF personal independence in his soul can stand silent
when he and knows that the integrity OF his
friends and the patriotism of his countryn are be-
ing thus successfully undermined and destroyed by
the dsPensation of party spoils and the requirements
of party discipline!
tons, such corruption and such wickedness in high
places must come 10 end the liberties of our peo-
pie are rapidly becoming mere mockeres in the hands
of cunning and selfish men. We verify believe that
if the writer of the above letter had not been brought
under the malgn influence of official dependence up
on an Executive now known to require every office
holder to become partisan, he would have cut
his right from his body than he would have
backed OUT of his honest convictions of the old
democratic doctrine We had confidence in his inte-
griffin his frmnesswe united with others to place
him in office In gaining Office he lost his opinions
and principles, AND WE FRIEND AND HELP
MATE Sic transit gloria mundi We close our vo-
ume in pity and sorrow at the instability of political
creeds among men who once inbued with the lust
of Office made the slaves of party discipline
But stop-the wind has blown the lids asunder and
laid naked TO our view another testimonial from the
same pen and sign manual with the preceding one
which reads thus
-, December, % 1887.
Dear Sir--You received line from me few DAYS
since desiring you to stop the Madisonian-I had not
then noticed the conditions Of its publication TO sub
scrbers. Since then, have noticed that they do not
receive subscriptions for less than six months you
have done nothing about it, and presume that you have
not, wish you would delay it until after you here
and then will hand you the money, if you will take
the trouble to pass il over to the publisher.
As remarked to you about the commencement of
the Madisonian, it very hard place for person
or paper TO come out and take the ground that the
Madisonian endeavored to occupy think all see it
verified to some extent in the of that paper
should be sorry for it to be obliged to stop don't
know there is the least prospect danger of III
that would be adding strength to the Globe, circum
stance to be regretted very much by every real demo
Graf in the country. think there ought be least
one Democratic paper at Washington, that can be de
pended upon by the people, and that is not so per
ccy selfish and regardless of every thing that does
not directly indirectly promote its own interests
The democracy of either the Eastern Argus or
the Globe, is of very little consequence beyond the
name, and should be right glad if their patrons per-
ecty understood them shouldn't you
Yours truly,