The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-03-16

VI tne style OF Its editorial articles, we select
one-whlch, for felicity Of illustration, causticity
OF satire and completeness of idea, could hardly
be surpassed Looking at il as paragraph in
the technical sense, il is as perfect as a sonnet
constructed after the strict Petrarchian model
Signal
HOMEOPATHIC POLITICIANS.
The most striking peculiarly Of the homGo-
pathics system of medicine, in the eyes of the
uninitiated, is presented by the minikn doses
which Its professors administer. Ii may be ig-
norance, but one can scarcely forbear laughing
at the bare idea of great lubberly pIoughman
wrthing under a fit of cholic and opening his
Gargantua mouth to receive a pellet of sugar
weighing one grain, upon which one drop has
been allowed to fall Of a solution of the one
billionth part OF grain Of aloes in a pint of
water. The ninitesimal doses of the medical
hom9opathsts, however, are large quantities
when compared with the prescriptions of the
political homGopathists who at present discharge
the functions of state physicians TO John Bull
The colossal bulk of the unfortunate patient is
tortured with thousand contradictory symptoms
-fepletion, starvation, indigestion, apoplexy,
consumption. There is arrangement and OBJ
struction in the vessels whose function is to con-
vey nourishment to the different parts of the
body" says the consulting doctors who issued
last session the Report on Import-duties. "Ah
true," smirks Dr. LABoucHERE q here is me-
dicated pellet that will SET that to right I'll
equalize the duties on East and West India
rum" There is terrible law congestion
here" observed other wise men "the orgrn
must be either very much relaxed or far too
small" ''No fear,' rejoins Dr. CAMPBELL;
/" iii set that right in twinkling III forbid the
Court Of Exchequer 10 NEEDLE with Equity
matters, aud appoint two new Equity Judges
If there is any analogy between the effects of
oil ~, ~ IL
is no truth in homeopathy.
The general public take no interest in Sir
JOHN CAMPBELL's nibbling at Chancery Reform,
because they see no tangible benefit TO be de-
rived from il. But the hdbitues of the system
are alarmed if innovation once begin, where is
ii to stop? The measure is precisely of that
kind which conciliates not one defender and
stirs up host OF enemies. Moreover, such mar
row reforms remain within the region of techni-
calities the language in which they are dis
cussed, assailed, and defended, is unintelligible
to all but professional men. AS to the measure
contemplated by that rum Reformer, Mr.. La
BoUcHERE, what does he gain by evading the
comprehensive reform demanded by all who have
read the Report on Import duties, and trying to
establish his character as a commercial egsla-
lator on the miserable little question he has
chosen2 The mass Of the population know
nothing and care nothing about the difierential
duties upon west ana East lnula luinS by
Mr. LABoUcHERE's own showing, the dfferential
duties produce no effect upon the British mar
ket; our West India colonies alone producing
more than we consume and the retail price in
the home market being regulated by the price in
the market of the world, where the West India
rum comes into competition with foreign as well
as East India runs. The portion of the mer-
camille body interested in the rum trade is not
very numerous; and, inasmuch as the West In
dams have, if any thing, more influence in the
Legislature than the East Inlians, they are de-
cidedly opposed to the measure unless accom-
panied with other measures which shall give
relief TO the Colonies. The Anti Slavery party,
too, is preparing to mingle in the discussio
and threatening TO raise question which will
sorely perplex the Government. Mr.. LABoU
cHERE's little measure will gain him scarcely one
influential friend, and will raise swarm Of OPP
ponents. To return TO our metaphor: these
homeopathic doses of reform only serve to ex-
cite fresh uneasy symptoms in addition 10 those
which before existed What homeopathic ply
sicians are, it would be presumption in us TO de-
clare; but surely homeopathic politicians are
quacks
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