The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-08-17
THE GLOBES sporLEss VIRTUE.
We were not surprised to find the followi

We were not surprised TO find the following
remarks IN yesterdays Globe:
81 II is painful to anmadvert SO frequently, and in
such spirit, on public men who are our nearest
neghbors, and towards whom feel no personal
unkndness. We have the President on Que hand, the
Secretaries oil War and the Navy on the other, and
Mr. Spencer residing the adjoining lot in the rear
OF u.s. IL Is every way our interest to cultivate ami
cable relations with these personages-which were
invited by the most fatterng condescensons on the
part OF the chief among them. Our private inclina-
tons strongly tended to make party zeal sacrifice to
social feelings There other considerations con-
necled with MIR. Tyler, which would have made it
exceedingly grateful to us To have INDUCED differ
ent line Of conduct towards him, particularly. But
we have been impressed, from the first, with the
cesslty OF keeping alooi from all concubnage with
set OF men who have prosltuted everything like
political virtue, Federalism among US, like arsto-
crazy In England, is privileged TO sacrifice moral
principle, and even the decent appearances of it, in
the qualification Of any illicit propenses 1t is not
SO with the Democracy. Its stern virtue will not
compound with sin, in consideration OF high preten-
sion, or great Wanting about honor. Wehave there
fore, warned our Democratic brethren against all al
liances and coalitions"
But after such sanctimonious proleslalions of
honesty, we must be pardoned for appending
the following commentary.
81. DUDLEY'S STATEMENT.
}, Dudley, Esq, Senator, from Franklin and
Owen counties being called upon, made the follow
ing statement on the floor of the Senate One day,
In January, 1925, +. p. Blair came into the Senate
Chamber, seated himself me, and inquired my
opinion on the resolution passed requesting mem
bers OF Congress to vote for General Jackson Pre-
sident Of the United States Mr. b. desired that |
would write letters requesting the members and par
ticuary ID. White from this district 40 consult with
Mr. Clay and vote as he might desire. TO this OBJ
jected, and gave my reasons therefor. Mr.. B. APP
peared surprised that should raise any objections
particularly as was opposed to the resolutions Ie
said that number of members of both houses, who
voted for the resolutions, had written such letters
and that could do it with more propriety. He said
if Mr. White could be induced to vote for Mr. Adams,
he would obtain the vote of Kentucky and with it
the votes of most of the Western Stated which
would elect him, in which case MIR. Clay would OBJ
tain the appointment of Secretary of State | then
inquired how that fact had been ascertaned? His
answer was that letters had been received rom gen.
tlemen of undoubted veracity, at Washington city,
containing such information, that might Hy with
confidence that statement l replied that although
| was opposed to the resolutions had no dSubt they
contained the truth, and therefore | could not say
one word to induce our members of Congress to be-
lieye otherwise. | further protested against MIR.
Clays accepting any Office under MIR. Adams whom
considered Federast of the Boston stamp, in 1898
and 1900, and thenceforward an enemy OF tie West,
and gave it as my opinion that if they were united,
they would sink together