Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-05-01
THE WASHINGTON GLOBE.

We publish to-day, on our first page, an address
10 The Democracy ofthe IT, States by the Editor Of
The Globe, the leading, and we believe The only dem
ocraiic paper published at The City of Washington,
and unquestonably one of the ablesi journals in the
Union. To all who wish to see fearless and tai
enled advocate OF democratic principles sustained
against the vndictive malice aUd ruthless assaults
Of the present dominant federal party this address,
al the present llme. and under the circumstances
which induced It's publication commcnds itself with
peculiar force. An attempt has been made to put
down the Globe paper--t was TO be offered up as
the first victim on The altar Of federal prescriptions
and TO effect this The solemn obligation OF contract
was Sc, AT naugLl. The Publishers Of the Globe
were duly ecIed printers 10 the Senate for the
next Congress in the month OF February ast--lhe
election was made in conformity with the joint reso-
Iuliunupon the subject passed in 1919, which reso-
luton remains un-Ieneaed so far as the Senate IS
concerned, aud is still the law Of that body MesSrs
Bair and Rives the printers elected, accepted The
appoinment gave bond with the requisite securities
Tor the faithful performance of the duties of the STA
ton and went TO Il heavy expense IN order to make
all necessary arrangements 10 comply with the con-
tract, A democratic Senate had made the selection Of
printer; federal Senate contrary TO all custom, and
regardless Of all moral obligations determined TO an
nul il.
In the executive session Of the Senate which was
called upon the Inauguration of President Harrison
one oi the first steps taken was mutton by ede.
raj Senator 10 dismiss Blair & Rlves as printers t,
that body--lhls motion gave rise 10 long, ANNA
ted and angry debate, 1t was clearly shown thu
there was contract in the case, and tina, conse
quenly the Senate could moi in justice or equity an
nu it, unless some well sustained charge Of lncapac
). ity or unialthIulneS against The printers clecIe
e could be adduc,d--no such charge was or could b
= made. TWAS also shown that The motion was col
, uary To all precedent, and owhat had been The e'
o tabished custom nt the Senate for more than twent
! years In 1885 federal Senale, then about to giN
: place to democratic Senate elected Gales & Sc;
, ION (eds) printers to tina, body for two years-Tt
II democrats came INTO power, but they made no ell"
Il to EJECT the printers whom their opponents had tle
,ed--Gses & Seaton were qutey permitted to l'o
y their stston'lill the end the term for which the
were appointed. These and other arguments a
n goag 10 showthe nproprety and injustice Of Il
IN motion for dismissal were brought Iorwu in alb
g and eloquent speeches by Messrs Wright, Benlo
Walker, Calhoun, King, aud ether democratic Sci
= a,ors. But 10 no puipose.-The iai had rome FORT
to the deed must be done, The federal majority
the Senate renamed deaf 10 IL reason and justic
~ and this act Of uuprecedent relentless proscr
: on was consummaed on i ~ OF March las
,e y Blair 8 R'ves were dis aid 10 make pIa
'e doubtless tor some cr'nsi"s sgEdilSr who "
= shout hoaann4a to the name t'piince Hal. and Il
= 'rhe godhke' Daniel,
a The EdilorS OF the Globe, thus unjustly proscI
d, bed by that vndcuve SpiIit which has ever clara
as erzedt the federal parry, have made manly a
peal to their democratic fellow cizenS-an appe
which We IeeI satisfied, will not be IN vain. III
blow aimed at The Globe paper was inte
ded for the party of which it is one Of the able
and most Efficient organs. Thew TOO were
be prescribed md struck down But il cannot
d9ne-the blow will recol upon the authors of ii
relentless act of prescription. The inIamy WIN
Mr.. Clay most unjustly ascrbed to man, his equ
ifnot his superior in al that constitutes the gent
man viii attach TO the heads OF that party, W
from the days OF MIR Jefferson 10 the present la
e. made it their chief object TO browbeat and put doy
eI every one who has the holiness and Independent
II to tear the mask from federalism and present it
lie natural hldsouS deormily. The little brief a