The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-08-21
From The .qp,ericnn Sentinel.
THE PENNSYLVANIA

IL is extremely unpleasant 10 Us 10 be engaged in a
controversy, that has the appearance of being per-
sonal, with any OF our contemporares-much more
so with editors with whom have acted as mem
bers Of the political party. 1t has always been
our aim to treat public journal an impersonality
and think il cannot be shown that nearly thirty
years the Sentinel has devaed from that course
unless when provoked by attacks from Others and in
self-defencc. We aware that this repugnance TO
personal controversy has frequently been attributed
TO tlmldity and TO amost any other cause than the
true one-a love of peace.
We have long, perhaps too long, borne in silence
the sneers aud Insinuaons of the Pennsy lvanan we
have seen our political Embellishments of thirty
years standing-rudely excluded from the pale Of the
Democratic party so far they could be excluded
for deviation from what the editors of that pa
per were pleased to regard the principles of the
party and told that their votes influence were not
wanted. In these circumstances, have thought il
due TO ourselves, well as 10 many old and respecta-
BILE Democrats, such Judge Blythe, Col. McCara-
her. Judge Sutherland, and Others to show that these
self constituted judges Of the political orthodoxy of
others had themselves on more than one occasion
backsdden If they had not utterly fallen away from
the true faith. The accusation they make against MS
and Others is, that dsapprovcd Of the removal OF
the deposites by General Jackson and Of the Sub
Treasury bill. Well, suppose these charges were
true, do they constitute greater political sins than
those of which the publishers Of the Pennsylvania
that the senior publisher supported the election of
John @ Adams in opposition to General Jackson,
and openly electoneered for him at the polls in this
city.
It will not be denied, that he established a paper,
the weekly PonSyiranan, to advocate the claims of
Judge Mclean to the Presidency, and to push aside
General Jackson, whose views had begun TO be devs-
Ioped and which at that time not concurred in
by the publisher of the Pennsylvania. Now, with
out saying word about coffin handblls, the original
Ciaysm OF its editor, any other matter about
which there might he question raised, contend
that these greater political faults than any with
which Judge Blythe, Colonel McCaraher, Judge Su-
therland, the Sentinel can Justly be charged and
that, therefore, II does not become the Pennsy lvanan
or its managers, to dictatorial tone, or to
presume to read such men out Of the Democratic par
ty. Some Of the recent elections in the South aud
Southwest, indicate but too plainly that at the next
Presidential election, the Democratic candidate who
ever he may be, will require all the votes that he can
get TO insure his success 1t is, therefore as unwise
IN policy, IT is unsound in principle, to drive away
from the Republican ranks any man who is willing to
support the regularly nominated candidate Of the par
ty, even though he should, some former occasion,
like the editor and publisher of the Pennsyualion,
have committed political mistake.
The Bangor (Mo) Wing states that during divine
service in Mr.. Pecrs church, Norridgewook, last
Sunday, beaut full bird made its appearance while
the choir were engaged in singing, and joined in