The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-05

TO the Editor OF the GLOBE:
As one who belongs to the same party as yourself
whose first political aspirations were gratied
by the election of Andrew Jackson to the Office of
President, and who deserted him not until his Fede-
raj Proclamation appeared As ono who, when of
two evils, chose Van Buren, and Johnson in prefe-
renee to Tippecanoe and Tyler too" take up my
pen in unkind feelings, to address you:
1t is generally admitted that the ruling principle
of mans nature is sef,interest, and in illustration of
the fact, need no shining light than yourself
and your compatriot in the last campagn-Amos
Kendall Born and bred in the sunny South, where
we are taught hate tie hreling and the hypocrite,
my first ntmation of yourself and Kendars exis-
tence was the bitter, malignant-nay, beastly-at-
tacks on one of her most dsling ushed sons. mean
John c. Calhoun, whose interests you know you arc
deceitfuly engaged in opposing at the instance
of his malign private and political opponent-Thoma
Fl. Benton You knoaO that the old lion at the Her.
mtage still growls at the mention of the which
bearded him in his den in the height of his popularity
You knoO that the Albany Regency and the wire
pullers of party engaged in hiding from the
public eye every thing that advantage the inte-
rests of the shining lights of the Democracy, in order
to force us into the support of man whom
we personally despise, and who always burden
on our shoulders even with all the patronage of the
Government in our hands.
You know all these things and more that will re-
mind you of anon and yet you set yourself up as the
leader of that Democracy, which depends upon the
People, and the politicians, to sustain 1t. And
| why do you this
Because the wire pullers organizing, and If the
spoils are obtained you in for the lions share
| Because the great Missourian has put forth his
| edct that Mr.. Van Buren, must be nominated, and
| guides your columns to that effect
Because you believe that if Convention meets,
customary, it will be packed by party management,
as was the last in the case of the Vice Presidency,
by which Col johnson was cheated out of nominal
ton.
And think you this nomination of packed eau
Gus will operate upon the mass of the Democracy .
If you do, you forget that the Democratic jour
nails do not no,O follow their leader, recognise
you as such. You forget that those who
support you in Congress do it from any thing
but love and affection You forget that you do
not now possess the facility for reading men out
of the party as you did in those days when indie
pendent stand was taken by Rives, Tallmadge Ola
Garland and Others for whose support this journal
was established.
And where are the Democratic journals? With
the exec, tion of the rotten Banko,omsd Albany Ar
gus you are alone your abuse of the President and
his Cabinet who seeking, by their acts, to carry
out the leading principles of the Democracy.
! Whence, then, springs this opposition' Certainly
not from those who fight the good fight principle.
Look to the columns of the Old Dominion-nay even
the Enquirer look to the Evening Post and New
Era-ook to the Boston Post the American Sentinel,
and host Of others-no mushrooms waited into the
breath of popular favor, like yourself, by the will of
one man-no seekers after the loaves and fishes
Astounding in Washington, and enjoyed by you erce-
suey ever since General Green refused to turn fag to
Martin Van Buren,. Mo- but journals giving public
opinion honestly and who depend upon the People for
support.
They have not forgotten-if you have--that John
Tyler left the party-but not the Repubcans--for
the same cause that drore thousands from it.
Look to the record, and ,cho the men that
acted with him. Look to the columns of the Globe
and see the epthets you bestowed on those who re-
fused to bend at the footstoo of tyrant, and ask
yourself if the confidence of the masses is your
due.
Think you that men who secuted you as ca wicked
bird Of foul omen,' will consent to let you nest with
them? Whatever may be their opinions about MIR.
Tyler's Administration, you may rest assured that
they will not rest easy under yours.
You forget that the first nomination of John Tyler
as President, came from State which your low
trucking spirit could never appreciate. No, no,
hank God, South Carolina would the appro-
baton of such duo as Blair and Benton.
seldom touch the pen, and have merely thrown
out these random thoughts in order to refresh your
memory. AS proceed, they will be less disjointed.
AS the sting Of the serpent is out of the Globe,
think it well to remind you that " by cones not
alcays by Cones"
HARVEY BIRCH.