The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-24

AT the Government, through its most detenceless
unfelt and harmless? Or is the national honor Of
such low consideration with the editors of the
Globe, Cor the author of the article in question,
whoever he may be,) that its maintenance is 10
be disregarded, because further disgrace cannot
attach TO IT? Or, lastly, do these genlleDen
tendishly exult over the anticipated distress
and disgrace OF the Administration and of the
country, because, iorsooth they may be graf
flied in the furlherance of their party vieUs
and projects
We are confident that every true Republican,
every honest Democrat, will deprecate any
course of policy on the part of the newspapers
of the country calculated to irritate, without
cause, the British Government, or to make them
more insulting or imperious in their attitude TO-.
wards US, from an idea of our moral or physi-
cal weakness. What, inform the British Gov
eminent that the Secretary of State for the UNI
ted States may be bribed-that the national no.
nor may be purchased at the hands of the pre-
sent Administration, for gold What other
inference can be drawn? What post of honor
anu eiHOulntnt eau MI w eDSter nolu uuueI
the English Government Would the Presi-
dent of the United States exchange places with
| the autocrat of the Russas2 What inference
is to be drawn from the language used, except
that the Administration, in the opinion of the
editors Of the Globe, is ready to sell the honor of
the country for gold? Such suggestions or an
ticipations reflect as little credit upon the hearts
as upon the heads of those who entertain them.
| Will not the moral sense of the entire people
| revolt against such unnatural and dsgraceful
attacks upon the credit, and good faith and ho-
| nesty of the Administration? These attacks
can only be palliated on the ground of being the
spasmodic convusions of an aggrieved spirit,
gradually losing its warmth and its life.
| Toward the latter end of this coarse article,
an attack is coYertly made on the President.
The language of the attack was thus: eff it
be true, as it is believed, nay asserted, by many,
that Mr. Tyler is a mere cipher by the side OF
| Mr.. Webster" &c. &c. What stuff! If Mr..
| Tyler be cipher, he is one of those ciphers
which make 500 5000.
| We think the editors of the Globe, Democrats
as they pretend to be, radicals and distructives
as they are, should be the last men in the world
to accuse John Tyler of want Of capacity Or
firmness to do anyth ng he conceives to be right.
No one in the country, unless his faculties be SO
prejudiced as to be entirely obtuse, either be-
lieves or asserts the President to be cipher
On the contrary, every act of his Adminstra-
ton, the prompt appointment of his Cabinet, his
| tortitude and unterrifed conduct when he had
scarcely one man he could call his friend, his
message, hi present attitude before the coun-
try, his finance scheme, the impression which
his wise conduct has already made and is daily
making on the country, all, with one accla n.
place him far above the reach of every such
contemplate nsinuation.
| Let the g Independent" and the Globe unite
in their policy and thunder away at the Adnl-
nislraiion. They fire blank cartridges, they
make great noise and great smoke, but two
mice might just as well attempt to sunder the
| Alps, or couple of ambitious larks to soar up
10 the moon, as for these two papers to make
any impression on the country against the Ad-
ministratiOn by such senseless ribadry as they
generally abound with.
| The Administration asks TO be Judged by its
measures-will the country oppose this just
request? Will the people prejudice the Ad-
mnistration themselves suffer others to do 1t
for them?