The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-04
Communications
ron THE MADIsoNIAs
A VOICE FROM THE WEST.

A VOICE FROM THE WEST.
Mr.. Editor The laughter-loving reader might now
find a fund Of rich and unaayed amusement IN the
columns OF the opposition press were Il possible 10
stay the swell Of indignant oathing that heases In his
bosom az he contrasts its present unmany "lamenta-
tons and bitter weeping" the removal from oice
of few of its minions, with the bold and proscnP-
tive bearing it whlome held.
Even the editor of the Globe,-whom, in the palmy
days of pseudo democracy, we have seen e1uiing
with iendsh JOY over the crushed hopes and beg
CARED fortunes Of honorable and capable men, rude'y
dismissed, without fault, suspicion Of fault, from
employments under government on which they, and
their families, were dependent for bread,- yea, even
hsi has al length found head of flesh !" and Mer-
cy "angel-eyed and heaven-hearted she is" could
scarce shed "tear drops" for the repentant, but
hapless cupr doomed to meet the stern requirements
of offended justice than daily wrung from him as
he bewails, in meanings loud and deep, the taking
of Of few incompetent ofiice-holders.
Alas, poor Blairl-Ah, me what pity it is that
the fountains of sympathy richly abeunding and
deeply embedded in the heart of this DEAR generous,
good man, should be sorely troubled How selfish,
how cruel and ungratefu il in the people to mani
fest by their recent selection of the lamcntcd HaTri-
their President preference for their own nte-
rest that Of those precious democrats who out Of
pure love for the dear dear people, most kindly con-
sented to hold all the offices in the land And, now,
that il has pleased an al-wise Providence to alict
with another sad 81 omen" by casting the discharge of
those Presidential duties, whose performance had
intended for another, upon that honest and sterling
republican, John Tyler how excessively strange, and
very provoking is, that he will not listen to the sy
strains of the Globe and receive the willing
braces of It's editor Truly Blair, "thy
many and hard to bear" But cheer up, and be of
good heart your pteous wailings, and dam up
the fountains Of your grief for 10 there yet drop
Of comfort for your friends. Should they, as most
likely they will be now relieved, by the application Of
the rotary principle highly lauded by the pa
tent democrats, from the and perplextes of
Office they have but to wend their way westward and
secure their fortunes by catching mint drops they
flow up the Mississippi But, to be serious: While
there is much in these hypocritical and ugubrious
rawlings of poor Blair to stir mirlh there is also
something to excite our disgust. We detect in them
the same contemptuous indifference to the good
of our fellowczens that has characterized the
editorial labors Of this Destitute of that vigor
of intellect which enables its fortunate possessor to
grappe with and control the judgments of his fellow
men, he never addresses himself to the understanding
of his readers but seeks to hurry them into wild and
tumultuous action, by inAammatory and violent APP
peas to their passions. A decayed cord, stretched
across Pennsylvania avenue, suddenly under super
abundance of pressure, breaks instantly tits heralded
forth to its readers in staring capitals most fear
fui potent! This most natural accident, is made
pretext for invading the dark and gloomy caverns of
superstition and of evokng, to the aid Of his party
those deep and solemn feelings of religious that
rest in the heart of every good man. An incompe-
tent aithless officer is dismissed forthwith, there
rings, through the columns of the Globe shout wild
and loud TO the people to up to the rescue and
their mperild liberties from the hand of the de-
stroyer
Happily the good sense Of the people, which he so
openly contemns, and frequently insults enables
them readily to appreciate and properly despsc alike,
editor, and his senseless clamor.
The people know that the party, which they have
just elected from power, did in tie hour ,eii might,
seize upon the Offices Of the country, which, in their
original creation intended as trusts to be faith
fully administered for the benefit of ALL and parcel
among most aCtlVe anu uHscru-
pulous of their partisans they know that incapable
and VIGOROUSLY dishonest men, have been rewarded
with, and kept in high places, for their nnshrinkng
fidelity to the interests Of their party they know that
the offices have been made subservient and the saa-
res appreciated, to the conduct Of bitter and reent
less party warfare against every important interest Of
the country. And, now, while they do not desire that
any honest and capable should be prescribed for
abstract opinions, they confidently expect and require
Of those to whom to whom they have entrusted the
reins Of government, TO ferret out and reore every
unfaithful and incompetent man from office.
And fortunately, for the country we have, in the
high and pure character of our President and his Ca
ine the strongest guaranty that this reasonable eI-
pec,ation of the public will be fully realized.