The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-21
From he .Ni.e York PisbeiaA,
WHAT MR.. BLAIR sHoULD DO. ~

we wish that MI. Francis 4. Blair properly
Apprecated the position in which he has been placed
by the Republican members OF Congress. The vari
Gus circumstances which led 10 the appointment OF
Blair and Rises, as Printers Oh the fouse oil REPRE-
entatiyes we do not feel inclined from desire TO
maintain the harmony OF the Democratic party, to
record or speculate upon. Suffice Il TO say that
the Judgment of the House Of Representatives, form
ed however with an imperfect knowledge Of facts
which should have been considered before the APP
poinimen was deteImened upon, has made them
printers and we have desire now TO discuss its pro-
prety. But it expectation that when the par
" had made the sacrifice It did make in their election,
that the editor of the Globe would, either lay aside
his natural bitterness of disposition attempt AT least
TO restrain it, From the time he assaed the lament
ed L.GGErr, aud would have prescribed him from The
pale OF the party organization the friends Of Repub-
ican principles expressed doubts Of the capacity Of
Mr. Blair for the post he held as head OF the great
central press To be sure there were many reasons
for their disagreeng with that distinguished, eloquent
and honest man upon the single, isolated question
which Mr. BLAIR assumed as the grounds OF his at
tacks upon him. There we're none, however, TO JUS
tify the vindctiyeness the cruel prose- pton, the
fendi,hness Of the assaults William Leggett fought
for the Republican party and its principles, with
mower which the Globe never possessed, aud with
honesty Of purpose its editor never knew. More to
William Leggett than to any other Democratic editor,
are we indebted fothe progress OF the rgbu princi-
pies Of the Republican porty-more to him than any
other did we look when Andrew Jackson commenced
the war upon the corrupt National Bank, for de-
fence of his course. For the general soundness Of
the popular sentiment upon of National and
State policy to William Leggett is the whole coun-
try under deep debt of obligation. II has been our
fortune to be placed the list Of those whom
Mr.. Blair would have read out of the Republican
ranks Long before our majority we
dent Democrat, and our friends and those with
whom we talk and associate, by whose side We have
worked and toed since we entered the political
field know that our subsequent political course has
been series Of loss of domestic comfort and large
pecuniary sacrifice We became partisan for love
Of the principles which are contained in the Repub
can creed. and we have urged those principles at
groat cost and with sincerity and dsner sickness Of
intent. Yet has Mr. FRAscis p. BLAIR, taking advan-
age Of the position in which he has been secured for
the coming two years as Printer to Congress- deemed
proper in his proyerbal bitterness of character TO
denounce us of q conspiracy TO defeat him in
his application for tho place he has just been elected
to- We were friendly to the election of Amos KEN
DALI and this is the head and front of our offending
and for this only we 10 be ostracised-marked by
this most mpudent dictator
To the Democracy submit whether the election
oil MIR. Kendall as printer, would not have been
act Of simple justice TO an old and able Democrat,
whose intellect has been devoted whose health has
been broken down, and whose means have been
pended in maintaining the power of the Republican
party We know nov, and we knew when at w ash
ton, at the organization Of Congress, that this act
of justice would have met the most hearty response
from the Democracy of the country. And to
be denounced for sympathisiDg in that feeling; Mr..
Blair is welcome TO all the emoiument be may re-
ceive printer TO Congress- but we take the liberty
to impress upon him this fact, that the age too far
advanced for his denuncations, merely personal in
their character, in the Of the lanented Leg
get to be treated otherwise than with the soye-
reign contempt. II he would benefit the Democratic
party and he has rong selfish motive to do we adj
the sake the 10 the
natural bent Of his mind by staying hlsw lid unmeaning,
unustifabIe proscriptiye and denunciatoy course
employing at once some gentleman in his stead whose
disputed aud whose discretion and ability will at
once command the respect and support Of the Demo
cratic press of the country. viii the Globe show
by ITS future conduct that advice has been taken
Nous yerrons.