The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-05
THE GLOBE AND MR. CLAY,

THE GLOBE AND MIX CLAY
Under the head of Coalitions" The Globe
of Monday contained one Of the most ex'raor-
binary articles that Mr. Blair. has porpeIraled for
years Its import should he fully understood by
The Repu blIean party, al such ajuncture as The
present, and its differences in relation TO Presi
dent Tyler, whom il stigmatizes, equally with
out justification and foundation in truth, should
be promptly and indignantly repealed. This
duty we will perform TO The best OF our ability
and conscious of the irresistible power Of ruth,
we are willing to stake our political hopes on
the issue. We therefore beg the serious a,ten-
ton of our readers while we detail certain facts
ia our possession.
We viii frs, copy from the Globe such por-
tons of the article referred 10 as will make our
readers acquainted with its nature, and at the
same time convince them of the necessity oil
the course we have determined 10 adopt in re-
lalion 10 il:
"When leading political men, holding hostile prin-
ciples unite TO crush an honest and conscientious
party, TO advance selfish views, although they may
succeed ia the first STEP they are always ruined m
the end. The coalition between Messrs. Adams and
Clay, notw outstanding the success Of the first move,
has brought upon them the most disastrous conse-
aucnces. There ould be virtue in the world, #
rosidence did not order il, that the wrong under
which il suffered should be followed by retributye
justice. In our free country, where public OPINION
speedily redress the i'll results o3 Machiavean
policy and deprive sinister intrigue OF It's acquisitions,
every country has, in IFS local politics, examples TO
prove this position, and TO show that honesty is the
best policy, well in public as in private affairs"
Mr. Blair next refers 10 the manv instances
Of unprincipled and disastrous coalitions in
England, and then introduces the execrable
condnc, of Aaron Burr, (Which was evidently
the main design Of the article,) for The purpose
of presenting a parallel between his character
and Mr.. Tylcr's.
We quote freely from the Globe, that our
readers may acknowledge the justice of our
proceedings
"'rhe most striking instance of the fall of great
man in country by regeneration and treachery
to his own and coalition with the antagonist party,
is to be found in the fate Of Aaron Burr. His per-
fdy to the Democratic party--his attempt TO betray
the chief and the Of that party TO which he
indebted for his elevation to the Vice Presidency
his attempted coalition with the opposite party-the
rejection Of his oyerturcs by the great men Of te
party to which his advances were made-his defeat
and disgrace-have parallel in the present attitude
Of prominent men on the political scene; and the
fate already decreed them by public opinion is such
as to make the application of the details Of Burr
conspiracy and coaltan to the present times too obv
Gus TO require calculation"
"We shall have some comment to offer on the pG'-
aei presen ed in Burs inigus and treachey, and the
designs built upon his relations with the Democratic
party. with those undergoing Development IN the
person of more fortunate but much less capable Vice
President, whose claims the support OF the Demo-
cracy iosH founded as Burr's, and GER
tainy effecuaIIy forfeited, although he still in
ssts upon them"
Notwithstanding wha, is said in the extract
quoted above in relation to The Infamous coal-
ton between Messrs. Clay and Adams, it is
our deliberate opinion that Mr.. Blair is capable
of supporting the former for the Presidency in
1914, if he finds himself vi able to control the
Democratic PARTY.
Weare will ing TO admit with Mr.. Blair that
such unprncped coalitions ''to c,ush an hon
ea and cons cienious party" ultimately bring
disastrous consequ nces''; and that "thcre
would be no virtue in the world if Providence
did no, so order IL, that The wrong under which
il suffered should b. followed by retributve JUS
t.cen
Retributive justice" did follow the wrongs
inflicted on the country by the conupt "coaIi
tionn between Msssrs. Clay and Adams. But
others, who were deeply implicated IN that trans
acli n, have not yet been overtaken by that Pro-
violence 50 earnestly and impressivey named
by the Globe. The "Machisvc" Of that dark
+" coalition" has never yet been brought to JUS
-. l,,,, a. N = hap Al hal
Provid, nee, invoked by the edi'or Of The Globe,
incitcs mankind TO visit all guilty "Maehiavels'
with meried punisL ment, Gas well 10 public as
in private affairs"
But who was the gully agent in that mon
srous " coalition" now raked up by the editor OF
the Globe, who has hitherto escaped2 1t was
FRANCIS p. BLAIR. He was the MOCHA
tor and unblushing agent in caecling that des-
picable "coalition." Then, as now, (perhaps)
he re.ortcd to the basest in'rigues to bring Dem
ocratic support 10 MIR Clay. When General
Jackson was igroby cheated out Of the Presi-
dency in 1924, ard for years aft rwsrds. Mr..
Clay, the arch-Federalist, B.nk-man, high Ia
riff man, and the author Of the obnoxious Anne
rcan system, had no friend and supporter more
a. dent aud active than Mr.. Blair, the present
editor Of the Globe. And General Jackson, al
the same time, had no mere deadly foe than he
same Mr.. Blair. Indeed, with the exception Of
Mr.. Clay, MIR. Blair did more to swindle Gene
raj Jackson out Of the election, and TO elevate
John O. Adams, than any other individual.
In laboring 10 consummale the iuiquitous
"coalilion" between Messrs. Adams and Clay
Mr. 81 il, the writer of the paragraph quoted
son to General Jackson, was the Department, Of
State for NJ. Clay. Aud it was to secure that
position for Mr. Clay, that Mr.. Blair exered
himself to elevate MIR. Adams. The PROPOSE.
ton was made b, fore The election came on in