The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-18
ing the powerful aid towards Mr.. Clay's cleo

ing the powerful aid towards Mr.. Clay's cleo
tlon of thirty-six electoral votes.
Heaven never suffers such an act as that o.
the election of Blair e. Rives, under the cir
cumstances in which they were made to tn
umph, to pass unpunished. Here is retyid,tfpt
ustice even before the vote recorded by the
House of Representatives has become dry
The course Of the democratic Union" news
paper, published at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
not long since did not please the ''poor printer
Of the Globe That paper is friendly TO Mr.
Buchanan, and opposed the silly policy Of the
Globe in having first indirectly occasioned the
defeat of Thomas McCulley (Democrat) in the
first Congressional District in Pennsylvania,
and in afterwards expressing its savage satisfac-
| ton at the result In reply TO some article in
| the democratic Union" after contributing to
produce that very state Of the case the editor OF
| the Globe rather significantly observed that Mr.
Buchanan had not the control of Pennsylvania,
| the contest went 10 the House The Globe
may probably recollect the expression, casually,
! but directly made, and its late conduct towards
fn6r, Buchanan may have originated in yet
fHvhg remembrance Of the rcbuke OF the ode
mocratc Union. AIS eioa q
There is such ridiculous talsity in Mr.
Blair's declaration Of never having personally
| abused the PresGenl--there is such an hides
cribable and fendish hypocrisy in whining
| Iy characlerizing himself as sspoor printer"
| (poor, poor, POOR BlarD that the very imps OF
| Tartalus must have danced with JOY at such
| deteslable and pusillanimous subterfnge IHt
| "poor Printer 20
We oflice-holders TO be, and all we ofhce-eX-
! pectants, here is poor man among you-have
pity on his weakness. Do not mistake his cha
racter-some of you may have supposed him
an,bitious-he lcks the very dust from your
| feet. Some of you may have supposed him
| rich, with fine houses in the city, and fertile
an gIittering equipages, and fashionable balls
| This is all false-he is only a poor printer"
Some of you may have supposed him british in
his languagc-diclatoria in his requirements
Ncro-like in his revenge. Oh no; he is as
gentle as any frisking lamb upon the meadow.
What, the "poor Printer" have money, or care
about money? He only cares about his coun-
try Shadrach Penn, rise up and deny this
ridiculous charge. Amos Kendall, has he not
often touched your heart with the soothing
sympathy Of his ben.fcent spirit?
| Mr. Biair would make the public believe that
he entertains quite feeling of respect, socially
for the Presdent-that he has never personally
abused him. We refer the reader to the col
umns of the Globe for twelve months back, fol-
| the innumerable instances Of foul personal and
political abuse. We cannot, in our ethics
make out the difference between political vii
lany and that of any other description. When
| at one time, il was thought TO confer an air OF
fashion on a politician to be defauher to the
| Government, a convenient discrimination may
have been considered as very excellent
rule. But ii neither suits our comprehension
nor the present times. Things have somewhat
changed in this respect. There is not now a
defduAer under the Government. But in the
article of the Globe, on which we are now com
men,ng there is personal abuse Of the Presi-
dent of the grossest character. 1t may be that
the editor Of the Globe is so accustomed 10 in
delicate thoughts and language, and to an utter
disregard Of the feelings Of other men, as
really 10 have his senses so blunted as moi to be
enabled TO perceive when he is guilty of insult
ing others. He declares his belief that the Pre-
sidenl has not The capacity TO discharge the
duties of the Office which he now fills Mr.
| Blair cannot beiiere tbs. Although his mind
has been 20 long accustomed to political obi .qui.
lies OF every description, as necessarily TO have
occasloned the hdbit of thinking that no man is
great or capable who cannot play the dema-
gogue successfully before the People, or intrigue
with corrupt politicians for the Presidency
or, what with brbng public agents, making the
! Departments pay the debts of individuals, and
other species of frauds on The Government, 10
acquire fortune out of the public Treasury
yet the extraordinary vlgor, firmness, purity, and
comprehensive regard for the public interests,
which characterize the Executive branch Of the
Government, must have produced an impression
on the obluse faculties of the Globe editor fay
bic both TO the heart and mind of the President.
| When, therefore, with an appearance of can
dor CD he speak, Of the Pre>ident's incapable
! ty, he is guilty of the grosscst personal abuse.
A stalesman's fame is the dearest heritage OF
/
The man-we say The man, because 1re beiiere
there is hardly another man in the RepubLiC
under similar circumstances, would have had
the force Of character requisite for the act
who vetoed The Bank bills and beat back the
attacks of the Fcderalist, on The Constitution,
deserves the highest consideration and respect
personally, politically in every sense, morally
and intellectually, from Every Republican in tie
land. Consider what would now have been
the condition Of the country, what the condition
of the Republican party, but for John Tyler,
and then we can appreciate the importance aud
the greatness of his exertions.
The editor of the Globe, after the defeat in
40, desired to discontinue his paper, and it is
said that he was forced TO continue It's publication
Who does not rccJllect the sackclotb and