The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-06
THE N. Y. COURIER * ENQUIRER AND ITS
EDITOR.

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neither the editors standing nor the resPec'aoh-
i,y of the paper demanded more and II we
now depart from our usual rule oil contemptuou'
silence. il is from no change In our sentiments
respecting either, but rather from the cncun-
s,.n.. ,ba, the conductor assumes for his jour
nal the regard due the paper oil The wing
marty. the official Of ullrasm.
And we cannot but express our admiration OIL
,he fecious selection the ''Whigs" have made
of an organ. Such cause as theirs requires
sucb an advocate; and most devoutly do we
hope he ever will retain the confidence, as he
certainly faithfully represents the purity the
responsibility, and the character OF the party.
AS the editor is equally Indifferent TO praise,
and insensibe 10 reproach, he IS admirably cal
culated 10 lead party, whose boast is Its want
of principle, and whose conduct is neglect OF
of the common decencies OF life None VIII
dispute his pre-emiuent qualifications for the
most 10 which he has been so fortunately dd
ranced.
Although his course has ever been sinuous,
his motives have never been misrepresented'-
When General Jackson assumed the reins oil
Government, our editor supported, with his
,.sual ability, the cause of Democracy. lie ac-
knowledged, in its success, its divine orisln'
and attacked with more, if possible, than eccie-
sias.ic rancor, its unprincipled opponents. Ihe
yiruence, aud the low coarseness OF his Ian
quape, he excused by the baseness OF their con-
duct so that their conduct and his language
were most tremendously accordant. lhey
were mutually justi6abe. and equally disgrace
full. And 80 well were his merits, IN this re-
spect, appreciated, that no one seemed disposed
to vie with him in contest for superior rlbaldry.
He deserted the Democratic party most consis-
tently, when President Jackson broke ground
against the United States Bank. And herein,
10 his praise be il said, he exhibited the fidelity
of his nature-he adhered TO the cause in which
and foug bit for the hand that supported him; a
Captain Dagetiy, without his false modesty
and to evnce as great impartiality as possible,
he still left his principles with the party he de-
serted, which he has never seen fit to reclaim, as
fortunately he has never required them. Some OF
his maligneTs have asserted that he gave no legal
consideration for the money he received OF the
Bank. We are happy in doing justice to the
scrupulous deicacy of his conduct by correcting
this rather popular error. The terms and con-
dilions of the arrangement were equal-he
gave his note to Nicholas Biddle for $4,000,
and Nicholas Biddle, in return, gave him
several of his notes of equal amount And
if Biddles notes were stereotyped, Webb''
was beautifully written; and another misap
Ns SHS5f g awe Se Ss'aa s Il
the accommodation the Bank afforded him
we contradict the assertion. The editor gave
the directors of that careful institution the mos
satisfactory security for the repayment OF the
money-his rord Of promise. Justice to Mr.
Webb and to Mr. BiddIe-bo,h of whom have
suffered SO much in reputation from the popular
misunderstanding in regard to this transaction
seemed TO require our correction of its terms
What has surprised us even more, it may be-
than any OF the Surprising qualities of This indi.
vidual, or the circumstances attending his sirua-
ton, is the fact, that the more he dissembles
and the more he falsi6es, the less exper, in
either does he become-for, although deceit and
Misrepresentation are the talents he most prac-
tises and most values himself upon, strange that
each day his erecution appears the more
gross and bungling. Still, perseverance and
a happy disposition may effect much-and even
if he never succeeds in deceiving Others at least
he may be sufficiently fortunate to impose upon
himself-and this, we should think, if he has
acquired any acknowledges, would be TO him
no slight degree of happiness.
He.is no bgot in creed he believes in the
infalibiliiy Of no person or doctrine and the
consequence of such enlarged philosophy may
be seen in the facility with which he adopts or
casts off principles or individuals. He is open
to all parties for liberal discussion. He has no
deaf ear, nor obstinate prejudices. 10 his pub
lished productions you read the terms of sale,
as easily as in the advertisement of grocery
"cheap for cash, or approved credit"
A happy instance, for the instruction Of
mankind, Of the abstract philosophy of poll
tics reduced TO practice, may be adduced from
his conduct during the campaign of '39-40.
AS long as he supposed the name of Henry
Clay and his professions would be adopted BY
"the party" he espoused both with his usual
honest ardor. Clay's election he advocated as
paramount necessity-and Clay's principles
as the result, ofimmutable logic but, Immediately
after he found that name rejected and those
principles repudiated, with that easy proclivty to
change-only characteristic of liberal minds
he adopted the Tippecanoe badge, shouted Tip
pecanoe hosannas, and, could he have found
them, would have proclaimed Tippecanoe prin-
cples-not certainly without good reason and
for sufficient consideration for he has since in
timated that the reward of his timely services,
and probably the condition on which they were
rendered--was promise of the New York Post
Ofhce-S5, 600 per annum is test at once of