The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-05
THE GLOBE AND MR.. CLAY.

efforts to reach the Presidency. Day after day,
for week, and months, we have looked in vain
for some hostile demonstration on the part OF
Mr. Blair against the champion OF Federal
Whiggery. None has been made-nota word has
been uttered against Mr.. Clay, Notwithstanding
he is striving by every means in his power, and
with brighter prospects than ever, to overthrow
the Democratic party.
On the contrary. we find all, or nearly all, the
leading editorials Of the Globe transferred to the
columns of the Courier & Enquirers, the U. s..
'Gazettes, the Baltimore Patriots, the Richmond
Wings and the Louisville Journals, the most ra-
bid organs of MIR. Clay, and the most jealous
advocates of Federal Whiggery. And these
favors are reciprocated by the Globe in transfer
ring to its columns all the violent assaults of the
Clay journals on President Tyler's Adminstra-
ton.
1t is true the Globe says it is in favor of Mr.
Van Buren,; but it assures the rest of the aspi-
rants that if any other Democrat hut Mr.. Van
Buren, were to be run, "it would be equivalent
TO a second overthrow of the Democratic partyh
and this assurance may be true, for in the
event of any other being nominated, Mr. Blair
may design to take large slice of the Democ-
racy over to Mr. Clay, his g old friend and con-
nexion by marriage"
We would not insinuate that Mr.. Van Buren,
entertains any such designs us are attributed to
the Globe, and we make the disclaimer here, be-
cause we have been reminded Of some playful
comments made by US on the occasion of Mr.
Van Buren's friendly visit TO Mr.. Clay at
Ashland, about eighteen months ago. Notwilh-
standing the friendly personal relations which
are known to exist between Mr. Van Buren, and
Mr. Clay, il would be difficult to convince us
that any Pique arising from defeat in the Con-
vention could induce the former to betray the
party which nus e~rr----, Cor So many
ye,rs, and hesped honors and riches on him al
mos, to safety.
But it is quite different with the Globe. II
has boosted that il would be the official organ
Of the next Democratic President, and we have
recently seen the Richmond Wing assailing the
Iateiiigencer in advance. If the Globe deserts
TO Mr.. Clay, of course it will call him Demo
crat, as it did when Mr.. Blair supported him
and Mr.. Adams against General Jackson.
But Mr.. Blair shall not support Mr. Clay :
preiensons without having his glaring incon-
sistency held up to the public gaze by the Madi-
sonian. No longer ago than in 1889, M. Blair
INDUCED freely in his attacks on Mr.. Clay.
Then he solemnly declared that Mr.. CLAW was
no Democrat. And does he suppose that the
Democracy will believe nor, that Mr.. CLAY i,
preferable 10 Mr.. Tyler, merely to accommodate
The Globe with paltry job Of printing!
We give Mr.. Blairs opinion OF Mr.. CLAWS
Democracy in 1889, which re adopt in 1913:
From the Globe Of august 81, 1899
"Yet do we hear Mr. Clay Boosting of his Demo-
crazy! The man who has been an apostate to the
principles and measures, by the support of which
he gained his reputation in carrier and better days
who is at this moment opposed in fact and in truth,
to almost every doctrine that Mr.. Jefferson advocat
ed, but comedies in sentiment with every Federalist
from Maine To Louisiana; who is electoneering for
the highest Office Of this Republic with the same arts
the same equivoc Al opinions and varying professions
that have marked, without exception the course
Of every Federal candidate for popular favor-this
man IS now in his table orations Boosting of his De-
mocracy, and trying TO win the suffrages of Demo-
Gratis. But we tell him and his advocates that the
effort is as vain as their prctensions are insncere
Never yet has such course succeeded, and never
will II succeed. Honesty is the best policy in politics
as in every thing else. The mass Of the American
people neither TO be deceived by false professions
nor long led astray by seeming interests, from the
plain republican doctrines which they have sustained
for so many years-doctrines denounced over and
over again BY Mr.. Clay and his Fedora friends when
bold enough to disclose tLcir real sentiments but
doctrines that have invariably brought prosperity to
our country, and, at the time held out an ex-
ample TO the rest Of mankind Of the admirable work
ing ola Government dependent on the popular will"