The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-08-24
From the ". o. Republican.

dali quilted the editorial chair of the Globe, and Mr.
Francis Blair took his place, the policy which guided
its management may be characterized as monopoli.
zing, unprinciped, and dictatorial. This had long
been submitted to by scores Of Democrats connected
with the press in the smaller and villages un
til, einbodened by impunity, the Globe has fallen
foul OF the Democratic papers in the large cities,
some of which did good service in the cause before
Mr.. Blair took up his pen. Within the last few
weeks the insolence of the Globe has reused the
dgnation of Democratic editors from one end of the
Union to the other. In the Eastern States partcu-
arly have the anathemas and denunciaons of the
GLOBE met with the severest rebuke. Col Green
for instance says he fighting in the cause of De-
mocracy when Mr. Blair was seen i'll the enemy's
ranks.
AS specimen Of the Globes habitual disregard OF
truth and contempt for the past services of the most
distinguished Democrats we believe can take up
nothing more rappant than the following passage in
one OF MIR. Blair's recent editorials:
In the Presidency he ivan BUREN, began the
struggle with the whole brood of serpent banks and
English money power, which sought TO crush the
Government, like the snakes that embodied LAGOON
and his children that he had hardly time to bre ahe
from this death-strugge for the Government itself,
before the whole coil Of this moneyed power was
flung around him personally in the debauch of 1910
during his term his energy called out 10 maintain
the Government against what might almost be consi-
dered foreign 1t was not possible that he
personally could, under such circumstances, look in
to the minor details of domestic administration this
was particularly the duty of the heads Of depart
ments; and we know that they had repeated and ur-
gent Instructions to press home reform in every di
rection. II it was not done adequately, it was be
cause there was not the same force, and irmness
and moral courage in all the members of the Admin
istration existed in the head 1t must be remem
bored that Mr. Van Burens Cabinet was handed do,on
to him, not chosen by him."
In the first two lines find many untruths. Mr.
IAN Buren,, so far from beginning the struggle against
'the (Stae) Banks, their prop under Jackson S
administration and the first years of his term of
vice, the vain hope that he would manage the banks
in the different States with much effect he and
his friends did the safety fund system and banks OF
the State Of New York. When the sub-treasury
system was first proposed by General Gordon, OF
Virginia, Mr. Van Buren, and his friends would not
countenance it. "Afterwards' Gin the language OF
the Philadelphia Mercury,) Mr.. Van Buren, proposed
the sub treasury, but no did the New York
elections indicate change of public opinion, than he
urged IN hs message, the reconsideration of the
matter; and it was not till all was lost, and all
means If retreating cut of-jus three months before
the election of Gen. Harrison, that he signed the bill
And now we are told that it was not his fault that
| the matter was not pressed more strongly; but the
ia ut of Gen. Jackson Cabinet, which was shanded
dozen" to him Why was he not superior to his Cab
net, if his Cabinet really what the Globe would
represent it to have been, Did not John Tyler have
a Wing Cabinet "handed down" TO him. and did he
not, in spite Of it, the Bank bill And such
paltry excuses, plead by the Globe, which is daily
abusing the administration and the President, who
from its own confessions, has proved vastly superior
both as statesman and a man to Mr.. Van Buren,
But the Globe intends its insidous remarks probably
for the Hon. Levi Woodbury.. The latter gentleman
we perceive, is associated in most of The Southern
papers with Mr.. Calhoun, and in of the West
ern with Col. Johnson. He is "a dangerous man. ,
according TO the Globes notion which consequently
oi thwith proceeds to prescribe him. How long will
the Democracy tolerate this sort of assassin warlare