The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-15
oFFIcE-puBLlc PRINTING.


ed 10 hold possession of all the Offices He is exceed
ngly distressed, too that should have been elected
Printer the Senate and our neighbor the way,
to the House of Representatives TO the exclusion OF
his yeri,able truth lopng friends Of the Globe. He
has neither coincidence fo account Of the deduc
ton of 30 per cent from the prices enjoyed for so
many years by lis Globe friends, congratulations
for the People that the present majority have made
such demonstration in favor of diminishing the ex-
penses of the Government and conducting It on the
! principles of economy. Now with prudence and due
economy part tina; 20 per cent. would in time,
have given quite snug little fortune, could we
have half much electioneerng printing bestowed
! upon US by Congress and the Departments, as was
| given TO neighbors, now in sackcloth, But we
have thing to console what is our loss in this
respect, is the Peoples gain. If the corruption par
ty graced by venerable and distinguished leader
had succeeded in re.eectng Mr. Van Buren,, and in
retaining the power they 50 5realy abused, our neigh
bors would have saved their sackcoth and like enough
have had 20 per cent added the prices for public
printing instead Of its being deducted The Enquirer
thinks doubtless that we have committed great err
ror and that we ought have ;aken to keep on
the side that pays its party advocates well-from the
public Treasury,
| We make no inquiries of the " veteran Editor in
regard to the amount he has made out Of the People
of Virginia, for public printing. Neither do we
ask him to inquire how much neighbors of the
Globe have received from the National Treasury,
within the last twelve years, either for public party
services-irih The 20 per cent on We only ask him
not to be too much distressed about the little pttance
which may happen to fall to our lot-toih the 20 per
cent. of!
Blu, prescription prescription The Offices the
offices exclams this worthy, who has so long feast
ed and fatened upon the leaves and fishes " TLey
presumed" says he, to prescribe prescription" and
here they are at work despoiling The spoilers Our
electioaeerng .tfce-holders who have done so much
for party, and have been well paid for II out OF
the money Of the People, are likely to be relieved
from the burdens of office, and le to count their
gains and place them out at interest Oh this wicked
Administration What right have they to stop the
leaks in the Treasury and cut OIL the streams which
have flowed SO long from it into our pockets What
right have any but loco-tocos to hold ofcel They
alone understand how to manage these matters of
double pay and eatra allowances" and how TO dis
pose of the public money in their hands to the best
advantage for "he party" Besides, can't get
along with our eectoneering schemes without them
Ii they are not permitted to hold all the Offices
shall not be able to recapture the Government in
twenty years. They have learned thousand ngeni-
Gus and eie ctive modes of eectoneering within the
last twelve years, that opponents, the Wings wot
not Of without taking into the account the value TO
OF their ranking privilege and Autographed circular
letters cutting up the' iederalists If are be
deprived of our standing army Of qGce-hoiders,'
| al of ,ha
shan be able to make any fight against this aboina-
bic Administration at all. Then again if our friends
are not permitted to hold on, some Of their official
financial operations may to light, that the Peo-
Pile ought not to know any thing about. And SO,
office holders every where, ye 10 OF
the danger that surrounds us and threatens demo.
lsh all our hopes of regaining the ground we have
lost To arms to arms fight for the offices as for
dear life. Grappe TO them to the last plank Let
90 your hold, and loco focoism sinks to rise more
This is certainly very stirring appeal; and though
we do not find it all word for word in the ENQUIRER
the Globe, or Mr. Pierces Neo Hampshire speech
yet by filing up certain blanks, and uanslaing Ger.
tain Greek passages, we make out something very
near like It, in each.
Now, we can inform these gentlemen whose politi-
cal idtosyncrasy leads them TO cling with such despe-
rate grasp to office, that the Administration is quietly
and calmly at work dscharsng its duty to the
try he present has great many errors of the past
to correct-many corrupt practices to ferret out and
put stop to- 1t embodlestalent integrity, PATRIOTISM
Of the highest grade and fully competent the task
it has undertaken. II acts under deep sense of what
is due to the people, whose enlightened will it is its
pleasure TO obey. Those in office who have forfeited
the confidence of the people, mus, matter OF
course give place to others who possess and in
,cutng the judgment of the people in this respect, it
cannot be Supposed 10 act from feeling Of personal
hostility to any. 1t is we have doubt sensible of
what it owes otis political friends, well what is
due to its political opponents. 1t acts under proper
sense of sefrespect, and Of its responsibility the
country. Its course will be steady, straight forward
and firm, wholly unnnuenced by opposition and
clamoe, and as little liable in any OF its constitutional
parts to be seduced and turned from its patriotic
purposes, by It's applauscs. No other course would
commend itself to the respect and confidence of the
country. "RfJrm' the distinct and settled pur-
pose of the people when they changed the responsible
Head Of the Government II was demanded with
loud acclaim from end of the q mon to the other
| from Louisiana Maine. The great political rcvo-
Luton that it has taken long to accomplish, was
sought by the people from deep conviction of the ne
cessiy of "Reform" in men and measures-a thorough
and radical Reform. This was the great purpose for
which the people went into the contest and effected
one of the most glorious achievements on record in
our civil history. The contest was an unequal one
The people had to contend against disciplined corps
of office holders who fought well for themselves as
for others They themselves were principals in the
! contest. AT every point in almost every village
throughout the country the people were met by the