The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-08-21
Correspondence of the MadisOnian.
Pen yam, NY, August 7, 1913.

amusing 10 trace the agreement In language anu
sentiment between the Globe and kindred prints
calling themselves Democratic, and the Wing
press when they touch on the President and his
Administration. The name of John Tyler
seems to raise fever heat in the breasts of these
gentlemen so nearly alike in temperature and
character as TO induce the idea of some strange
sympathy between ihem-something which
looks like connexon of some kind but
be the cause what it may, the result is similar TO
what the physicians call sympathetic action
Each use the same expressions towards the
President. 'Imbece," 'foo," ''knave," ''trai-
tor" etc. etc, flow so freely from both as 10
force us to the conclusion that they have com
mon origin. How is it that these things come
can It be true that the same reason that would
cause the Albany Evening Journal to denounce
John Tyler would. also, cause the Globe to do
the same? The one condemns him because he
| is Democrat, and the other because he is
Whig-at least SO lhey pretend Now, Thurlow
Weed and Francis P. Blair cannot both be
right-ether the one or the other must he mis-
laken-or else the other position must be true
that there is coalition al the bottom OF the
matter. One thing the Globe will find, that,
notwithstanding its own attempts to falsely It's
motto, yet that ii is true that, " honesty is the
best policy" and that the Democracy of the
country will laugh to scorn its silly efforts TO
dictate who shall and who shall not be Demo
Gratis. The idea of reading John Tyler out OF
the Democratic party is nonsense. The People
can read and reflect and understand, and you
can no more prevent their approving OF the po-
Icy and measures of the Administration, than
you can make an old ia shioned Federalist De-
mocrat, which hold TO be a moral impossi-
bily. The Democracy of the country not
to be moved from their appreciation OF Republl-
can measures by the abusive epithets and slang
whang 0! the Globe any other class OF Radl-
cal and rule or ruin politicians, be they called
Wing or Democrat. John Tyler was never
Federalist, and all the denunciation of all the
Blairs ia the country cannot make him one
1t is more than folly, it is garng wrong not
only 10 the Administration Of John Tyler, but
to the Democratic party, which the Globe is do
! ing. Democrats are not to be hoodwinked by
any set OF men at this day. The friends Of Mr.
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warm personal attachment for their favorie in
the country, which will lead them to disreea ard
the claims Of other men. We ought all TO
know that Martin Van Buren,, if elected at all in
1874, can only be elected by strong and united
effort If he is the choice Of the National Con-
venton, we all shall have TO take the field with
coats off to carry him through the feeling OF
: 1910 will rise up and the current will have 10
be breasted by main strength. 1t is in this view
and with these feelings that regard the con-
duct OF the Globe as perfectly suicidal and fac
lious, and eminently calculated 10 leopard The
success of the Democratic party in 1914. Thee
is one consolation, that the influence Of The
Globe is limited, so at least is the fact in this
part Of the country. lis low, abusive and vul-
gar attacks on the Administration meet with
no response from the country. Now aud then
Uhig paper copies with appreciation us
trades but you search IN vain for re-
publication in the Democratic papers, any
where, so far as have been able to see them.
The Globe ii seems is not content to Willy John
TYLER, but strikes with frantic madness al all
Democrats who connect themselves with him
in the administration of the Government. No
sooner does the President invite leading Demo
Gratis to come TO his council board, than this
grumblng editor commences his assaults, and
that too, in manner unbecomlng a decent enc
my. There is something beyond my compre-
hension in this complain because Democrats
had gone into the Cabinet to carry out their
principles, and TO administer the Government
in accordance with the spirit and doctrines of
the great Republican party of the land Fran
els p Blair must eli her be madman or a hypo-
critic for there can be neither sanity nor honesty
in preaching for years in favor OF Democracy,
and then turning with bitter nvective and low
, abuse upon men when put in position where
hey may carry forward and into practical eff
7 feet Democratic measures. The Globe dare
not say that Messrs. Henshaw and Nelson are
any The less Democratic as members Of John
Tyer's Cabinet, than they were in Massachu-
sets and Maryland he dare not charge upon
them compromise of principle, a recreancy
to their ancient faith. Why, then, pounce upon
f and attempt to crowd them from the pale of the
Republican patty ! imagine the Globe has al
ready found the business of reading Democrats
} out OF the party rather unpleasant. A few such
t castigations as the Boston Post has inflicted
upon the presumptuous dictator will cool down
his spirits, aud learn him that there is a spirit in
the land which never will brook his impairment
preensions, or bow down TO bis sell-as ,umed
dictatorship. If the Globe were to have its
way, Martin Van Buren, would fare worse in
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giant, and mad-cap course Of the Globe, would
ruin any man, and well might Mr. Van Buren,
exclaim "dever me from such friends" The
Wings laugh in their sleeve at the rabid cond-
ton of such prints, aud from their folly hope
J finally to succeed by reason Of the divisions
G and heart burnngs which it will create in the