The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-19
To TIE Editor of the Globe:

1t laughabls to witness the billing and COO
ing just now going on from Ashland TO Wash
ington. "United we standardized, we fall"
seems to be the motto, although it is not used In
Its usual sense; for the unity consists solely In
opposition TO an Administration, whose boast II
is. to have thrown off party trammels, and by a
judicous selection of officers, prove its claim to
the noble motto "Nltllius addictus jurare
in Uerbd magistri"
1t is full time that honest politicians, of all par
ties, should scan the character of their drlUers-
ay, drivers that's the word-for the mass of both
parties are held in for more servile bondage than
any slave. Men should look around them, and
examine with what conscience they can shout
their 10 paans for 'THE PARTY" when they IN
wardy disapprove of the base machinery used to
obtain-what? Why, literally plumber for the
camp followers,-lh vultures of the battle field,
that prowl around the dying soldier whose last
blow was struck for his country, and who cal
lous 10 decency, honor, shame-every thing
rob him even of the covering OF the grave
This is what we have fought about for long
series of years, and who have been the gamers?
Not the plain and sober citizen, who serves his
country for his country's good-not the modest,
though talented, patriot, who would fly to his
arms at the sound of the tocsin. No, no, none
of these-the ase and servile Kitchener whose
principle is regulated by his interest-the mod
ern Wears of Bray-the bully Bobadils-the
tavern brawler who can drag from the dens OF
nfamy and sham the poor deluded Judas to sa-
crlice his rights, as an American freeman, on
the altar of Mammon NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE PARTY MEN
do not include you, sir, IN this latter cata-
logue, although your talents might permit you to
claim high rank upon it. But YOU ARE SUI
GENERIs-in the words of your great leader,
SOLITARY and alone" Your text book is FUR
nished with all the choice extracts of the Carte
of noted London fish market, and the slang
dictionary must lose its sale unless 1t is adorned
with choice morceaur from the Globe since its
commencement. What an enviabe reputation
And how must the chivalrc blood of Carolina
boil with ndignation-nay, horror-at the con
taminaton such coalition engendered. Thank
God we are soon to be released from its tram
mels, and it should be the prayer of every true
Republican that it may and FOREVER! Alas
that it should have even begun!
owe you no personal enmity, and even my pc
itical animosity Is imbued with pity at your de
clining course Your star, even when in its me
ridian brightness, might have warned you Of its
deceitful luslre Facts have mO1p proved it t
you Who looks to the Globe for authority
Who for cue wherewith to guide the Demo
cracy ?-who for counsel and direction in the
coming contest? None-none-none
Believe me, do not wish your aid in favor Of
any object; your condemnation is the sures
proof OF the patriotism and justice of a cause
and the pollution would be far more than any
party would be willing to bear Ring forth
therefore, according to the bellows of the Mis-
souri, mastadon in the Senate. 1t is the dyln.
roar of the animal, ere the vital spark has fled
HARVEY BIRCH.