The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-11


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that party are WopPtsl ~ spilit Of argAAt dicta-
t,n, III bg coaceaisd drsise, by epgsnlering dis
cord ~ snf rsak y sd ind zectly in sssang ils old
1iend and aly, MraC Clay, 70 The Presidential chair
Wskea. thas thsse are many, very many, who BE-
eve that has the latter object in view. Subsequent
events alone can determine whether thai belief has
done the Globe injustice Il Is certain, however that
u. souT.s has gysp rise 70 strong suspisions ofs in
tended ttsschsfy TO the DetnacAiic party. Al Pc
rud when the harmny &C Abe party il seriously dr.
ts.byd.h = psnmosipg dscord--when cha sasmykjs
concentrating all bic f0fces for cOptepe which = 10
deseFmine tbs ascsndency Of parties u ts sovnary
for ysars - Dome. il IL asoring towaAkn 1uf for
css ~ driving from our rspkS SUNK Of ablesl and
stouss wasgors~-v Them the spirit II frbearanes and
consultation should shed ito benign Influence over
all our exsrtiops GT successes n is hursg IL poi
sened arnws Of asAsantion iaeysry drectioD regard
Less slkA whejAae lit atrihGe dQ1n lhe party which
has fed Il with too Liberal haad prcsrskas sven
temporarily the objscA Of It's nexplicable hatred
ct ~ monent when me etemyis attaching ths very
eatsa Of our aitadel \ y sngaged ia MAaksning 1ur
defseesA QSWhs " LEAST II the inetaahls effect OF
the course now pursued By the Globe, whatever may
be its secrst motives, And why, i may we'll be ask
I'd, hsa fallen upon course fatal the best in
teress Of the party! Is that course in consonance
with the principles Of Democracy If it be, they
are surely no! such principles a. were taught in the
school Of Jefferson and Madison. Is it not, in short
giving open aid to our opponents Whether that
sistance be lPrompted BY ndiscretion or treachery
is immateriaI. The ambiguous attitude of the Globe
is destroying the Integrity Of the party, e9a.B
The reckless character of that journal is displayed
in its resort to exploded Wing ISLANDERS for the pur-
pose Of destroying the standing Of Governor Porter
with tho Democratic brethren of the Union No one
knows better than Mr.. Blair that the charges he is
now repeating against that funconary, are false in
all their bearing-for he has had the evidence be-
fore him, both before and since Governor Porter
reelection, that those charges were manufactur.
ed, without the least foundation, by the unscrupu
lous organs Of the Wing partyand that the one upon
which the Globe now principally relies fr its ven
omops attacks, was pronounced false BY joint COM
mtee of the two Houses Of the Legislature of Penn
sylyania, composed Of the Governors political enc
mics. These Wing ISLANDERS are re.vamped and
paraded in the columns of press which arrogates to
itself the position Of tho leading organ Of the Demo-
cratic party. AS that journal is, however, merely
pursuing its new yocau,n Of disuniting the party by
slandering some OF its prominent leaders presume
that Gov. Porter has no right to complain. He is as
much above its cen ure as he may well be regardless
oil its praise In its present unenvable position the
one Is OF as little consequence the other Governor
Porter has been for thirty years active aud jealous
member of the party. In that long period he has held
several public stations and mingled in all political
strfes and il is no small compliment to him 10 say
that ne never disappointed the expectations of his
friends or swervcd from the principles Of his party
He was found IN the ranks of the friends of the illus
trious Jackson, when his Inscriptions defamer, the
editor Of the Globe, endeavoring to elevate his
friend and relation Mr.. Clay, to the Presidency
Gov. Porter will shortly retire into private life. and he
will carry with him into that retremenL the satisfaction
of knowing thattbc calumnies with which il was at
tempted 10 sully his have been dsspated by the
lights of truth and that his character, his services
and his devotion 10 the Democratic party will be re-
membered long after his slanderers have sunk into
merited oblivion. lT ro 4
The Globe is likewise hurting it, shafts at our es-
Unable felIow-citizen, Judge BLrruE. Even the pu
rty of his whole life, his amability of character his
acknowledged talents, his de votion TO the Democra-
tic party, and his undertaking patriotism, cannot
shield him from the venom of that journal. We
know not whether the great sin committed by Judge
BLYTHE In The eyes of the Globe, is his having be-
come the successor of the slanderer Of Gen. JACK
and his estmable wife. But this do know
that such attacks upon one who enjoys in eminent
degree the respect and confidence Of all who know
him, will be received with indignation wherever they
are read. q ~ r.-f taf hIotn
Such conduct on the part of journal which, from
its locality should be looked up the organ of the
party, il reprehensible in the highest degree. The
Globe is following closely in the footsteps Of its pre-
decessor, the Telegraph. When Gen. Green, the
editor of the last named paper having become intox
Gated with the favors showered down upon him
by the Democratic party arrogantly assumed the
Office Of dictator, and attempted to place men
under the bans because they would not implicitly obey
substances Mr.. Blair was brought to Washington, in
the hope the fate of his predccessO would act