The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-24
To the Editor of the Globe /:

Perhaps few items In regard 10 the Case
| mentioned in my last. may serve 10 refresh
your memory. Well let US proceed: On the
| return of the printer from his fruitless (Which
but for you, would have been fruitful task,
he waited ON Mr. Van Buren,, then Vice Presl-
dent of the United States, and exhibited to him
proof of the falsity of your assertions. The WI
ly politician, without denying the truth of his
statement, with apparent candor told him his
situation: elf | take your part against Blair.
must be crushed" But, sir. Mr.. Wright,
| Mr.. Woodbury., even Mr.. Kendall, have express
ed themselves grati6ed with my undertaking !;
| they have seen the prospectus; they have sug-
gested alterations and amendments that have
concurred ill.," cit is of no use, sir, without the
support of Blair; have every confidence in
your Democracy, but cannot publicly support
you, for the reason stated" What was the an
swer of the man, acting, unfortunately, but hon
estly, for principle2 "Mr. Van Buren, can
support no man advocating such principles; and
although my power may be small, if can find
| a Democrat willing to rdn against you, my fee
| BILE efforts will be devoted TO his cause"
What was the result2 The nomination of
! Hugh Lawson White, Would to God he had
been elected ED. MAD. whose success might
have been expected, but for the want of una
nimity in the opponents Of Van Buren,. You
thought of playing the same game that you did
previous to the nomination of Harrison and Ty-
ler You acre warned Of The result by the
lpriter of this, and refer you to Duff Green's
Baltimore Pilot, for articles under my signature,
| in proof of the assertion. But to the record,
which will remind the utras of Maryland, South
Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, what they
then thought of John Tyler
| OF the 294 votes received for President, Mr..
Van Buren, received no; Daniel Webster Id,
(Massachusets) Harrison 10, vermont, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio,
and Indiana J Hugh L. White 26, Georgia and
Tennessee) Willie P. Mangum II, (Soulh
Carolina How hath the mighty fallenD
John Tyler received the votes of Georgia,
Maryland, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
| William Smith received the vote of Virginia,
and Richard M. Johnson the balance. Whence
arose this division? No one doubted the Demo
cracy of Hugh l.. White. | will tell you. 1t
proceeded from the course of the wire-pullers of
| Washington, whose instrument you were, or
lohom you made your Instruments. 1t pro-
ceeded from our following, as leader, devolee
| of ssthe least erected spirit that e'er fell from
Heaven"
Inether rejoice nor lament our late defeat at
this time. AS have said before, it will serve to
prove who are the Democracy Of the country.
| IL will box WE xxyiiIin N
be humbugged longer by cold-hearled Official
cliques, whose cry in defeat is g wolf! wolff
and in victory "spoiIs! spois !"
But where were the States that voted for Van
Buren, in 1886, in the late contest-Maine,
Rhode Island, Connecticut New York, Penn
sylvania, North Carolina, Louisiana, Mississp-
p, Michigan? Was not this rebuke sufficient
| True, they have again put on the armor of De-
nsocracy but not OF Fan Burenism. Can you
answer for them? Look to your subscription
list. Our subscription list is running ahead in
these States.-ED. MAD.
will now close with you, ''more in sorrow
than in anger" For your downfall you have
nothing to blame but your own all-grasping
avarcious spirit; and hereafter, when, like VOL
sey, you chew the cud Of bitter disappointment,
remember the past, and you will find that, after
all, "hon"sty is the best policy" All the Van
Burens and Folks in the world, though backed
| by the hero Of the hermitage, can never restore
the Globe to its dictatorial eminence. You
know that Me srs. Buchanan and Calhoun, as
well as Colonel Johnson and his friends, regard
| you in the light that 1 do, and mark me, Ispeak
knowingly on the subject.
| AS for the tender mercies of Benton Ell I'd
ontne genus, you are welcome to them. The
odor you may give their path will be far dffe
rent from that of the political otter of roses
| fact you are both we'll aware Of 1t is neces-
sary, however, that you should hang together
So success to you.
For the truth of my portraiture OF you, will
not refer to your political enemies will take
the opinions Of the editors of the New York
Evening Post, the Old Dominion, the Philadel-
phia Sentinel, or any other unbought Democra-
&c presses in the country. Is not this fair
Hold up your head. "Guilty or not guilty ?"-
before Democratic jury, and, my life on it,
verdict will be rendered without leaving the
box and, in commentator of this political de-
mise, we will place on thy tombstone the beau
tiful couplet-
"With craft prolific nature stuffed his brain,
To foam for party and to grub for gain"
For your humble servant, unknown to any
one, he has told his plain, unvarnished tale.
He can therefore say, in conclusion, and with
truth, that
Candid censors slave indte,
To pue for party or exhaust his spite.
Let PATRIOTS deem me worth their hallowed