The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-20
From the Boston Times
THE ELECTION OF PUBLIC PRINTERS.

The election of NIessrs. Blair s Rives of the Wash
ington Globe to the office of printers TO the House of
Representatives has Justly excited very general
prise, and we may add very general dissatisfaction.
In this act, the Democratic members OF the House
have assumed responsibility which are inclined
to think will ere long weigh heavily upon them, and
which they would gladly disavow it not rrevo.
cable When other candidates Of rreproachable po-
ltical character and qualifications before them
it is not little surprising that they should have
stamped upon the reprehenslble and impotc course
of the Globe the seal of their appreciation, as they
undoubtedly have done by deliberate and calm
sanction OF the pretensions of Blair g. Ryes. These
men, the branded libelers of the Executive the
gorged recp ients Of public wealth now petted
and caressed, and paid by the Representatives Of the
nation
And who and what, let us ask, is Francis P. Blair
that he should be permitted to bask in the sunniest
smiles of public favor Is his democracy of so very
long standing as TO enable him TO say 10 each of his
distinguished competitors Stand aside, for | am
holier than thou" Far from If. The date is not far
distant in the annals Of the past when tn Fran
els L. Blair was the Jealous and hardwor king adyo-
cate of that Henry Clay whose dearest ambition is TO
mount power the PROSTATE form Of democracy:
under whose banners rallied by promises OF plumber
of gran Of ruinous monopolies and corporate priv
eyes, the wing leaders menace the stern phalauN Of
Democracy, with an assault from all their available
forces. We find Blair in arms against Andrew jack
son at distant period With characteristic hard.
hood and in pursuit of personal advantage he turned
against his former friend, became an apostate from
his former faith and came into the democratic ranks
at the eleventh hour. And who would be surprised
if this soldier of ortune' changed front again and
turned his arms against his present associates
We do not reproach him, however, because he for
sock a false creed for true one but we do denounce
him for having scattered the seeds of dsunion broad
cast in the Democratic ranks-fOr having weakened
the cause in which we all engaged by fomenting
family quarrels-for having attacked "a Il d7is every
prominent member Of the Democratic party who re-
fused to wear has collar become his bond servant and
bow 10 his autocratic dictation
His systematic attacks upon President Tyler which
have raised him to a bad eminence," an Infamous
noorety among the filthy herd Of the Presidents re-
eemosynary lpensioner of the wings but never the
for eighteen months besmeared his paper with the
vile slime Of his yituperaton, anmadversion and mis-
representation, all directed against the Chief Magis
trate.
DO the national representatives Of the democratic
party mean 20 endorse the course Of the Globe Are
they aware Of the construction placed upon their
choice Of public prntersi We trust not The lu-
turc course Of the Globe however, will SHOW ia
what light 70 regard his election.
Blair and his clique doubtless elated at their
triumph, but tell them II Is earnest of their
success in all their projects. Let them not trust too
implicitly 20 appearances. Elements Of discord are
rife beneath their tread embers are smouldering
which wait but for breath to burst forth into vol
cano and surely as they seek 10 " rule or ruin''
their party just surely the recoi Of popular feel
ing will PROSTATE and overwhelm them.