The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-09-14
THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL.


The Globe, of yesterday, in labor'ng very IN
geniously TO disparage the pretensons of Messrs.
Cass, Buchanan, Calhoun and Johnson, at
tempted TO disguise its purpose in the smoke OF
discharge of blank cartridge at US. 1t sets out
under the following solemn declaration:
"The Administration at Washington, which is
bent on the disorga nzation of everything but the
ganzaton of the oticehoders, has, through IFS Off
cia organ, again and again thrown out intimations
that the national Democratic convention cannot set
tie, by its nomination, the rivalry between the Demo
cratic candidates. 1t dspaiages the convention in
advance"
We need not say TO our readers that the Globe
asserts what il knows to be untrue. We will
admit that, with the best Of motives, we were
induced TO suggest pan, as last resort to
prevent disruption, (should the exigency ever
occur) to settle all the difficulties between the
1sadsw Of the linArent candidates. But the
suggestion was denounced by the Globe, (and
we desire it to be remembered hereafier) and then
we unhesitatingly lriMdreao il. We not only
withdrew the suggestion, but resolved, at the
same time, (unless circumstances subsequently
should require another course) hencetorM not
to interfere in the controversy about the mode
Of nomination. We have adhered to that re-
solution, as the Globe well knows, and
We don't care q toss-up
Whether Mossop beats Barry Barry beats Mossop."
We prefer to FURNISH our armor, and strength
en- our arms, for the serious contest with the
common enemy in 1914, rather than TO expend
our strength and ammunition in the inglorlous
family chickering's which the Globe so much de-
lights to cherish and encourage, with the vain
hope of getting the Congressional printing
that, mercenary like, its pay may be received
before any real service is performed.
What is said about the office holders is sheer
fabrication.
The truth is, the Globe is doing all it can TO
break down the Democratic party 1t is con-
lnually, necessarily, exclusively, assailng De-
mocrats and Democratic journals. One day
distinguished Democratic statesman is dragged
to the stake"-the next some able Democratic
press is run over rough shod."
Nothing but Democratic men and Democratic
presses are the objects of denunciation by the
editor Of the Globe. II there be no fault in
those he determines 10 discard" he manages
by some conlrvance to pick quarrel with them,
so as to thrust them out unceremoniously."
And such is the duty performed by the Globe
for the party which has bestowed on it nearly a
million Of dollars. 1t never assalls Wing men
or Wing mea sures-nor condescends TO win
converts from the enemy by sound reasoning
and concilatory language-but its whole time
its whole space, its entire energies, are devoted
10 the one al-absorbiDg, all-engrossng object
reading Democratic men and Democratic
presses out of the party
To this systematic diminishing process, on
the part of the Globe, many OF our ablest states
men attribute the defeat in 1S40-and if il be
persisted in (should that print be recognized as
an organ,) they have every reason TO anticipate
similar result in 1874. And such result
they determined 10 avoid if possible. We
do not speak unadvisedly.
But, as stated, the Globes article was
mainly designed to disparsge General Cass, &c.
For the last six weeks some of the Globes poll
teal sers, in Columbiana County, Ohio, an ODE
dience 10 orders, have been engaged in the un-
worthy endeavor to get up astounding de-
monstration" against Messrs. Cass Calhoun,
Buchanan, and Johnson, and the following ap-
pears TO be the result Of the "ttst vote" taken
in that county: