The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-05
OPINION S
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PRES
From The Ioipay Reporter.
THE NEW APPOINTMENTS-TH GLOBE
TEI,ERISM

chusetts, Secretary Of the Navy, John Nelson, Of
Mary land, Attorney General, and Robert Rantoul,
Collector OF the Customs for the post OF Boston, has
thrown CONSERVATION into the federal ranks, and
some difference Of opinion into our own.
Mr.. llenshaw has long been known as merchant
OF the most honorable standing, with enlarged views
and liberal policy, has been Collector OF the Gus
toms for The port of Boston, and for years has been
| recognized as one Of the strongest pillars of the
Massachusetts democracy. Mr. Nelson has enjoyed
elevated position in the legal profession shared in
the confidence of Gen Jackson, and continues in de-
mocracy undoubted. Mr.. Rantoul for twelve years
has been the unceasing champion OF democracy in
Massachusetts, the most ygilant Of its advocates and
for ysung man the most able. To his powerful in
tclleet and unweared exertions is Massachusetts in
debted for the election of Gov. Morton.
We regret very much TO see attack in the Globe
upon two OF these distinguished individuals for re-
| ceiving Office at the hand of President Tyler.
We publish the article entire as follows
alt will be that the organ of the federal party
is extremely anxious to throw the of its party
on the Democracy. We can assure the chief cook
aud bottle washer of the hard cider campaign that
he must make other disposition of his dregs.
| We will have none OF them. If any who call them
selves Democrats choose to add their small draughts
to such lees, they must expect the whole mixture to
turn to the same thing-a sort of vinegar, revolving
| to all parties What motives operated Mcssrs.
Ilenshaw and Nelson TO take Office under Tyler, Up
shur, Spencer aud Porter, ii will take Yankee to
are obvious enough. The !, adeIs of the campaign
of 1910, against the Democracy feel the necessity Of
getting some iacings 10 their coon-skin uniform,
| which may enable them to deceive the Democracy
and steal into Their camp. They will find that Messrs.
Nelson and Henslaw have not Democratic wardrobes
sufficient 10 furnish adequate DISCUSSES for their
| associates. They may strip themselves, but they
cannot the apostaes with whom they raternze,
and pass them off for Democrats
The idea that these long tried soldiers must "sirp
themselves" OF their democracy 10 become actors in
the present administration, is unworthy the ancient
respected organ OF the democracy. We regard the
Globe the able, sound and viglant of the
democracy at Washington why II has taken upon IL
self 20 dictate, as well a. TO expound are al a
loss to conjecture. That journal has maintained an
ascendency few presses ever possessed but the Sc
cret Of its influence consisted in the strength Of its
principles, and the ability with which they were en-
forced but let IT soop to dictate and prescribe, and
MS influence is gone forever.
Justice TO President Tyler, full and ample, has
been our motto, and at we have dealt blows thick
and heavy, when we believed censure deserving all
who are conversant with columns, will freely ad
NIT His approval Of the repeal of the sub-trcasury
until substitute had been devised met with tie Sc
verest censure and we have never pretended but he
is accountable for the unlawful squanderng Of the
public lands, without scarce the semblance of a law
warrant their sacrifice The late Ashburton treaty
has received at our hands all the epithets and marks
OF odium and disgrace that any subject however
COulO at Tue nandS OF an out
ragged community. At the same time, aside from
party warmth IT must be admitted that too many de-
mocratc Senators, and those who stand high in party
favor approved the treaty with all its glaring deiects
TO its destruction This proceeded more from
a disinc nation TO take the responsibility Of a mega,
tive, TO investigate IFS provisions, than from a
yiction Of its merits, as we showed In another mum
Der. However may disguise il, when ccnsure
this treaty by implication at least,
tain democratic Senators who voted for IL, and they
be a IFS nd ia
| honors with MIR. Tyler. We vet unaware tina,
the Globe has abored 10 make the share Of each
in the spells and honors, but has endeayored at all
| times 10 relieve our friends of the disgrace
| II must be remembered that in the one great
question of vital importance between Democracy
and Federalism, which has stood the test for more
than half a century, President Tyler la. sided with
/ popular rights and saved the country Banks and
| monopolies have fallen at his OUCH and been re.
| fused subsistence at hi. hands. Ma nv were the
efforts of the moneyed aristocracy TO avert the
blow, but their strength proved poworless and met
with miserable defeat The moral hrmness Of the
| man, when pressed by rabd factions on either side
with no permanent hold the affections Of the PEG
pie entities his lofty constitutional integrity 10 an
honorable position the record Of fame In the
| ore act Of firm, decided opposition TO Government
banks. he has been of the most esse tal service Il
his country, and ill secure 10 his reputation here
after in that particular, worthy association viii
the illustrio1s hero and state, IMAM himself
I Why Democrats, venerable for their age as wei
~ for their integrity should receive the excommu
n,cations Of the Globe, VIC are utterly unable e
conf cture. When and how the Globe acquired
censorship over the party, we have discovered
and have yet 10 believe II is at best feeble and pet
al Mt TO refuse our aid TO an enterprise because it.
b conductors were elevated against our wishes anC
In this light only can We refuse assistance e
\ Mr. Tylers administration, when lcgilim1tely IL
our power. II is tendency Is Federal let the ables
of our party, when in the Cabinet counteract its IN
Hucncc II It's tendency is democratic, let our friend
share IN the merits of its character. That 1t is dis
graceful for any man 10 receive office under any ad
mnislrstion when rendered him without solicitation
, we cannot conceive II is his duty TO render hi
services both physical aud mental upon the earlies
requsItion. With the motive Of rendering Office W,
have nothing TO do and he who receives Il must b,
accountable for his official department when invest
ed with lis patronage. To take pride in high Off
cal station under the Government is natural TO th
race, and il we recoect Alright the editors Of th
Globe evncod no anxious soicitude TO surrende
their appointment printers TO the Senate after il
2 d" rob of Democracy had been thrown off," 70
J | fear Of serving Federalism in disguise bat com
planned bitterly Of the loss Of vested rights and bro
ken conditions.
We are rejoicod 10 learn that the mass of the de
D mocrstic press refuse to follow IN the dictaoria
course of the Globe and that a few tme-seryIn
presses only echo Its notes. The New Hampshr
Patriot (Which has always been a feeble very leebl
imitaor Of the Globe) follows in IFS lead and say
when iIenshaw and Nelson joined Tyler's Cabinet
they threw of the habiliments Of democracy IN
I party sen.c and become Tyler men" This state
ment Is as void Of truth il is of good feeling for
brother democrat Of long and repeated standing.
IS worthy the seryile mltstor OF another but scare
Q dignided with the independence becoming a man
Mir llenshaw goes into office untrsmmelled by part
vrulence, and his official course will prove that ri
democracy j. as far above the suspicion of falls
friends as their clamor is beneath il.