The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-04
MEASURES OF DOLLARS.

ftofss MEASU hES OF OOILAhoSs ~
The editor of the Globe has thrown toee0e
n article Of eight columns, in hich he attempt
to demonslTa'e from past debates in the Senaie
and extracts from the Madisopian, that IT, G4a
gressional printing is .duen to him. Thss4s
bafe in the 'Senaie sepms u indicate that lesAfa
Blair 4 Rives were roughly handled BY -
body in l94l And yet we doubt whether ~!
regretted the loss Of the printing afierwstds ;JH
Mr. Allen. who superseded them, has Oflen II
formed US that he made nothing by the jsb. p
deed, the printing account Of the Senage Rypyk
that it was q pro6iless undertaking to biqa.ese
But why has the Globe aimed this hong flRs
rs? More than month ago we wi,hdiak faan
the 6eld Of competition. Notwithslsn1iAosR ~
had been stripped of the Executive priny}ef, y
the Presidents Wing enemies ia Con9t9ag, III
printing Of the House Of Representa- ivas saens
ed TO BE- 9 matter Of such agAitude that NJ tet
c0hslIAiAed A. dsellas 4 cont " li :
iaSvsSeiep4ae ~ slsaed ~ sinies -
w<s \. ygunk II !as es!isjs glt n ll
tled 10 such ~ account 81 patronage. But th<
developments in yesterdays Globe convince al
that our chances Of success would be better thar
our modcs,y has allowed us to believe; and now
we have almost come to the determination to be
candidate.
The editor of the Globe makes great many
extracts from the Madisonian, TO show that we
are opposed to his election. 1t was not neces-
sary to hunt up the back numbers of our paper
to prove that fact If any persons doubted it,
We would have cheerfully satisfied them on that
point. We will furnish certificates to that effect
TO anybody. fa9
The extracts from the Madisonian, published
in the Globe, with one or two exceptions, are
genuine, though so much disjoinled as to spoil
the effect designed by the articles from which
they have been culled. When placed back, as
they originally appeared, we see nothing in them
{" which. dying, we could wish to blot" We
do not acknowledge, however, having ever made
any such declaration as the following:
"The Madsonian having refused to answer the
Globes interrogatory to the Of the Admin
istration in regard to the nomination Of the National
Convention, Mr. Richie drew from it the declaration
that the Convention could only obtain countenance
from the Administration in case it gave up the issue
Of l640-Mr. Van Buren, and the Sub-Treas,iry F; and
make that Of l84l-that is Tyler and the Exchequer
And this concession, it seems. depended the
rejection of the Globe as printer"
Having denied making the declaration con-
tanned in the above paragraph, ii Is incumbent
on the editor OF the G ODE TO produce the article
It's hardly necessary to notice the Globes
reference TO the question put by Mr.. Blair, a
few weeks ago, 10 Mr.. Tyler, as to his willing
mesa to abide by the decision Of the National
Convention. The imperinence Of the editor
received at the time the contempt it merted.
After abusing the President more than year !;
after declaring every week that Mr.. TyIer's
name should not, under any circumstances, be
admitted in the Convention; aft asserting, in
answer 10 one of MIR X ndal's discreet articles,
that The ID mocracy would be Substitute Of
principle" 10 support the President; and after
heapng more unmitigated abuse on Mr.. Tyler
than was ever heaped on the head Of one man
w any scurrilous editor-lM Blair had the
inn udrnce to put the formal question to him,
only few WEI, X ago, mentioned above
AS 10 the printing, we presume neither The
President nor his friends care what disposition
is made of it, so far as the emolumehts of The
job are concerned-ihey do moi, we are sure
we do not desire TO throw any obstacle in the
way # he editor Of The Globe, in respect 10
dollars and cents but inasmuch as his election
by The Democratic party-to which we all be-
long-w be regarded by the whole country
as an endorsement of the vile abuse of the Globe
for The la { twelve months, it assumes an mpor-
lance which undoub eddy merits the grave con-
sideration of such members of Congress- as be-
lieve that The President is an honest and con
sstent Republican, and that his ubic acts de-
serve the praise and gratitude Of the party, in
stead Of condemnation and abuse. But we will
not dwell on This topic. The Republican mem
bers of Congress know as well as We can tell
them, the position oflhe President and the treat
ment he has received from the Globe. Nothing
Iha, we can say or do would be likely TO change
The purpose of single one Of item; and we
await their decision, conscious of the justice OF
our cause, without reputation, nay, with conf
dence.