The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-29

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THE WASHINGTON GLOBE-ITs CALUM
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THE WASHINGTON GLOBE-JTS CALUM-
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"The impression made by the dissatisfied portion
of the democracy lof Massachusetts, was, Mat Mt
Henshaw aud The Messrs Greensboro the mana 81
OF the Post, the other the postmasier-soushl onl5
their own ends IN the party that, alter the uenio
eraey had phed in the general government aIsu
they had obtained prominence IN Massachusetts sun
Gent 10 OBTAIN the high federal Offices IN ue STATE
they were content TO rest upon the monopoly, ana
made further endeayor 10 increase Il by bringing
T. raarJ other strong and talented men, VINO uiish'
prove their competitors"
" As as MIR. Henshaw ceased TO be al The head
Of the national affairs ia The department. Of Massachusetts,,
| The party discussion ceased-the republicans grew
srong-and honest democrat is now at the head
of the government of Massachusetts"
The foregoing paragraphs copied from the ar
lcle in the Washington Globe of July 81, in which
MIR. Francis +. Blair attacks the Post and other de
mocratc presses of Massachusetts that refuse TO
bend TO his diclaton. We made the first the sub
ject of some remarks yesterday morning, and (hav-
ing in our possession the most complete PROOF oil
their alsy) we propose to notice both still further
1t is asserted that Messrs Ilenshaw and n Greene,
and he editor of the Post, as soon as they d OBJ
tanned the high federal Offices IN this state, sus-
pended their efforts for the advancement OIL The
democratic party and made il their chief aim To
keep out Of it strong and talented men who might
prove their competitors that while Mr.. Henshaw
remaned IN office the party made no progress ana
that the appointment OF his successor secured The
election OF democratic governor. We explained
yeste tday the causes which threw the democratic
party into minority in Massachusetts, Alter the
successful termination of the fraudulent intrigue
which placed Mr.. Adams in the Presidential chair
an intrigue in which it cannot be too distinctly re-
membered that Mr.. Francis p Blair one of the
most active agenis-the great mass Of the demo
Gratis in this State were induced TO form union with
the iederalisis under the banner Of national epubli
canism, and the few who remained faithful to then
.tYlus l.ft moi
strange that like Francis F. Blair, in whose
eyes mnorites odious, because they have no
spois at their disposal should now reproa the old de
mocras for being thus left in ga state OF pupage and
wardshlp )" 10 his view they would probably have
displa,e ed more wisdom if they had joined the coal-
ton on which he had then staked his hopes of profit
and prelerment but they considered the maintenance
OF their political integrity OF paramount Importance,
and chose rather to remain state Of ward,hip un-
til time should give them their ma jorlty than to pur-
chase that majority at at the ice Of their
principles. In 1929, the coalition supported Levi
Lincoln for the Office Of governor; the whole mum
Der of votes given in the State was IS 1903 and OF
these Marcus Morton the candidate of the steadtast
democrats had but 6,SG4 Ii was in 1929 that Mr..
Henshaw took Office under Gen. Jackson, and then
! CT Mr.. Francis p Blair is to be belieyed) COM
menced the effort to drive men from the democratic
ranks. In 1890, after " Mr.. Henshaw and the
Messrs. Greene" had crested on their monopoly
year, the deporable effects Of their selfish policy
became apparent--the whole number of votes given
at the gubernaora election Al, l73, and Of these
Marcus Morton had IA, 440 The democratic vote
was more than doubled.
| In 1892 when the Post was established, the Dem
ocratic vote had increased to Is, 1877 and from that
time until 1889, when Mr. Hen,haw went out of Of
flee, Gas will be seen by the table below,) 1t contin-
ued steadily TO increase until it reached the number
Of 81 ,034, and Marcus Morton was elected Cover
nor. In the year Mr. Henshaw's successor
was appointed. Then, Mr.. Francis p Blair tells us,
dissension ceased and the Republican party grew
strong but unfortunately il appears from the record
that, after year If this luXuriant growth, our
/ Democratic Chief Magistrate was driven from the
Gubernatoral chair by majority of II 1000, and al
the end of two years when Mr. Bancroft yielded
his place to MIR. Lincoln the Democratic strength
was but 5 ,367-just 337 more than il was in 1893
when Mr. Henshaw retired from Office We do not,
of course, connect Mr. Bancroft's name with these
facts for The purpose Of making him in any degree
res pousible for the results that have statedhe
abored assdu usly, TO The full extent of his ability,
to promote the of Democratic candidates and
Democratic principles and there other causes
than this that mans being in office TO account for
these resuts-but We do II TO prove more clearly
that the reckless cHumBiaor of the Globe in the
unproyoked warfare which he is waging against the
Massachusetts Democracy, all his facts, and
publishes libes upon its oldest and most consistent
acknowledgements who have for years struggled
zeaously, and we rejoice to say successfully TO 'es-
cape from the state Of ''pupilsge and wardship into
which they thrown by the treachery of The old
Poiticai associates OF ht. fancls L. Blair and Tho
VIII remain Democrats IN spite of his ludicrous al.
tempt to excommuncate them from a political COM
munon into which he himself ole at the eleventh
hour, with the same motive that brought Annanias
among the Christians.
! In conclusion, will say one word about Il e
dissatisfied portion of the democracy" whose repre-
sentaons seem 20 have had much weight with
the Globe, although they have been disregsrded by
every one else. Ii is not new thing to find men
over estimating their own influence, and claiming
rewards for services which they never performed
When General Jackson came into office there were
some patriots of this description found in every state
and city Of the Union, and although they were fewer
IN Massachusetts than in some other states that
might be named, Boston was not entirely exempt
from them. Those here who happened TO be ne
elected in the distribution OF the offices were Of
course, dissatisfied and some Of them have re-
NAMED dissatisfied TO this day but the mercenary
character OF their clamor has been so apparent thai
they have been no more needed by the Il, mocratic
party than would be the yelpngs of so many hungry
dogs lbe presses which they have from time 10
time established to give voice TO their grievances
have been injuries only to their friends. and AFTER
brief existence have quietly sunk into oblivion -
The democratic party Of Missac husetts since the
great schism TO which We have referred has expe-
flenced no division It has had but one set of prin-
eIples, and adherence TO those princples-not a
preference OF one democrat over another for any
particular ofice-has been the ly test Of democrn
cy The uniol OF the party-now more than Sc
600 strong-is at this time as perfect as il b,,
been; and Mr.. Francis 7. Blair, whatever are IN,
present hopes, may rest assured hat he and ms
saihed" friends viii m the end arrive at the morti-
lying conclusion that IL cannot be shaken.
yote # ha,,achusets for Governor from 1899 10 1910
Whole number. For Marcus Morto,
1929 IS 9O3 csc, |
1AtO ann 1850