The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-12-27
From the Bangor (.Me) Enquire,
THE WASHINGTON GIORE

HI WASHINGTON GIOBE.
The election by the House of Representatives Of
the conductors of this pampered and dictaora print
printers TO that body, recorded in our last pa
per. Their election we have facts TO prove is any
thing but salts act DRY to many Of the friends of Mr.
Van Buren, in this section OF the country. We are
also aware that 10 the friends of Mr.. Calhoun and
other gentlemen who have been mentioned in con-
nection with the Presidential office, the news of the
election OF Blair and Rves was as unexpected as it
was unsatisfactory. The public taken by sur
prise. The Wings, even, were at a loss to conjec-
ture what could have induced their opponents to CON-
nit suicidal act The matter IS no less a mys-
try to US, than 10 them 1t still remains unsolved
We have, indeed, seen many statements in the pub
hc prints which were intended 10 explain the mystic
ry. Some assert that Blair s Ryes threatened to
discontinue the publication Of the Globe, in case
they were thrown aside, and thus secured a caucus
nomination, which eyentuated in their election
Another asserts that Mr.. Kendall defeated by
the most contemplate trickery and knayery. HIS
circumstances represented in caucus TO be such
that he could not execute his duties in case of an
election-and this, too when Mr. Kendall was so
much indisposcd to be unable TO attend the caucus
and speak for himself" Various other statements
are made, and whether founded in truth or not it
matters not with us.
We object to the election of Messrs. Blair and
Ryes, for several good and sufficient ressons as we
think In the FIRST place object in toto 10 the
doctrine Of claims, set forth in Albert q. Jcwetts
famous resolution, passed at the State Convention
held in this city in June last. But admitting this
doctrine Of claims, Blair & Rves have long since re
ceived from the hands of the Democratic party tre-
bic what they deserved. Hence we are unable to
perceive that justice TO the cause, and Justice TO
the" men, requires that they should be made perpet-
ua recipients Of our bounty.
To prove that Blair and his partner have drawn
pretty largely from the public Treasury give the
following statement which we find in an exchange
paper II was originally copied from the official record
OF the sum received they probably cleared rs per
cenium.
Between September, 1891 and 1893, he received for
printing s46,979
Between September 1893 and 1885, he re-
ceived for printing 40, 703
Between September 1885 and 1897, he re-
ceIved for printing l26,339
Between September, 1897 and 1889, he re-
ceived for printing 3O,36i
Between September, 1889 and l64l, he re-
ceived for printing 1877, 1876
And, on the 18th May, ls4a, he received ''
for one job, in one aymcnt, the sum of = 1877, 3l6
Making a total of s57s,637
After receiving sum like this how cruel it would
have been 10 have given them the cold shoulder
What audaciy II for Mr. Kendall, to dare to
cross the path OF such PAM cred demagogues
In the second place object TO Blair Rive $,
becaus their election is enforcement OF the course
pursued by their paper in denouncing leading Demo
Gratis in various sections Of the Union and of its die
tatorial and denuncia DRY tone, when speaking of
Democrats who prefer Others than Mr. Van Buren,
for next President 1t also sets up false tests Of De-
mocracy, AID commands implicit obedience to its
mandates Accommodation follows disobedience
in all cases.
In tho third place, VIC object TO the election Of
BLAIR & Rives, because we opposed TO rostora.
ton to office, general thing, Of men who have
been in the public employment for The term of four
years We are so Democratic that we would apply
the ono term doctrine, to the country postmaster as
well as to the occupant Of the Presidential chair Men
by being long in Offices specially lucrative ones be-
conc scIfmportant, overbcaring, dictatorial. They
apt TO forget that they servants. We are no
rcstorationist in any sense Of the word. The fac,
that individual has been defeated or turned out of
office, Is no argument TO mind why we should
again support him, Nor does it signify because
man has been once in Office that he should be always
in office.
The last objection TO Mossrs. Blair & Rives TO
which we shsll now sllp1c, is because consider
their election the first move towards general rosio-
ration, which II is intended 10 consummatc in the
election Of MIR. Van Buren,. Money has thus been
furnished from the public treasury, to bring about
that contamination Whether this will tend TO bar.
monisc the Democratic party, those who chiefly
instrumental in bringing II about, will learn at an
early day