The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-13

Buren,, who has doubtless approved its course,
notwithstanding some Of his St,end. had deuied
H. we now repeat. The Globe dictates to Mr..
Van BureA's party, and many of his parlisans
obey-blindly obey il. Even The Euquirer-
which is next in authority 10 The Globe-we
have sometimes been inclined 10 think submit
ted against its superior judgment, with the best
grace il could, 10 its despotic will.
We repsa, that the Globe bias unsparingly
abused the Presid MT and his friends, for more
ihan year, in a more coarse, insulting, and in
excusabe manner, than even the Clay sheets.
Il has declared repeated that his name should
not be considered in The Convention-and the
Enquirer only ialimales that if MIR. Tyler should
be the nominee Of the Convention, il would go
for him sin preference TO Mr.. Clay" leaving us
TO infer that il might not abide by the decision
of the Convention, if there should be an inde-
pendent candidate. 1t has copied assaults on
the President, from Clay papers. for appointing
Democrats 10 ofhce-parlcularly in the case Of
the Postmaster al Albany. II has denounced
Democrats who accepted Office, as renegades
and aposIales 1t has dire cted and commanded
the Democratic party 10 repQdiale the friends of
the Administration. II has asserted that if the
Denoc, attic candidate for the Presidency "peI-
United the friends of the Administration
TO rally in his support, ters, and hun
dreds Of thousands of honest Democrats
would fold their arms, and suffer the Gov
eminent to fail inio the hands of ultra Federal
ISM" And finally and lastly, and within The las
fortnight, in the name Of the party, It has sPurn-
ed 80 Tyler help" for the next contest and de-
creed that the friends of The President shall be
I" instantly repelled."
And all this has been ratified by Mr.. Van Bu-
rens man gers, no have succeeded, by all
kinds of indirecton, and caucus machinery lin be-
slowing upon Mr.. Blair the highest Office in their
gift. We were not candidate-and hence we
have no personal feeling in the matter. But
there wer, other Democrats, faithful, consls-
tent and able as Mr.. Blair, who had not wantoE-
y villi6ed the President.
Under these circumstances we would not only
be mad but devoid Of selfrespeci, if we could
hesitate moment as to the proper course for
US to pursue. But the Enquirer need not fear
that we will desert our princ'ples-we int nd to
be more devoted to the principles of Jefferson,
than The Globe managers have become
From The Giobr's union with the G ay prints
in the work Of dctrac ion-from MIR. Van Blu
rens visit to Ashland-and from other indica-
tons which we will dwell upon at "more con-
venient season." we believe that The workers OF
the Clay aud Van Buren, machinery long since
mutually agreed 10 thrust back the strong men
of their respective parties, and elevate the
weakest and least deserving. The last men,
if left to the People, have become, by means
of party machinery, (and reciprocal add the
first, among mere politicians. Clay and Van
Buren, were compelled 10 aid each other, for the
nomination Of one depended upon the nomina-
ton of the other. Should stronger man than
Clay be nominated, then a stronger man than
Van Buren, must be nominated to beat him.
They are the weakest men their respective par
ties could nominate hence their treaty al Ash
land to sustain each other and hence the mys-
terious course of the Globe ever since that trea-
ly. Mr. Van Buren, and the Globe have atan-
duned The cardinal Democratic principle, that
the People should select their own candidates !;
for they endeavoring to drive them hlther
and ,hther like flock Of sheep. Instead OF Van
Buren, and the Globe, we are satisfied majority
of the party would prefer to have as the candi-
date, Calhoun, Cass, Buchanan or Johnson
and as printer, Kendall or Bryant.
Under Mr.. Van Buren's Administration the
Globe received from The Peoples trea ury s, me
5 1850 for printing " personal vndication" of
a Cabinet Minister. We have Mr. Kendall's
authority for this. 1t was contrary to law and
IN violation of lhe Constitution. 1t was a rob-
beIy-an act, which, rather than qualifying a
man for the Presidency, would, under other cir
cumstances, consign him to The penilentiary.-
The "persona vndlcaton' alluded TO was
similar 10 The thousands which appear in all Off
cal journals, and which are copied in all The pa
pers supporting the d II rent administrations
Mr.. Van Buren, might, on the same principe,
have given (of the Peoples money! 500 TO
each of the editors who copied the tcle from
the Globe But the Globe says it also printed
ii in pamphlet form. No mater-it was ''per-
sonal vindicationn-and Mr.. Van Buren, had no
more right TO pay for il with the public money,
than Mr.. Tyler would have to pay US for print
ing this article, add all the editors who might
choose to copy it, 1900 each The official
records prove what We have said above 10 be
true.
The money was paid on the last day of Mr..
Van Buren's Administration. If he did not APP
prove IT, ii is incumbent on him to say so.
But we have negec ted the Enquirer. We
assure the Enquirer that we do not intend to
support Mr.. Clay. The Globe despos have
thrust US out OF the Van Buren, pary-for which
we thank them-but not out OF the Democratic
party. No, indeed. We will now devote our
selves more assiduously than ever 10 Demo
cratic principles. We will go for Democratic
measures-and we will vote for Democratic