The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-26

MIR. BRONSON AND THE GLOBE

Extreme bigotry aud vulgar mesve'encs "s
,os, found ssundsr. The bigot whether 10 politics
NJ religion IA ever 10 mind usrrew, W TASTE low, and
r,I N ia dispositioa These are his almost inva
rtsbIs characteristics His devotion 10 his own
crotche,s even 20 generous enthusiasm elevates OF
cheers but melancholy, bitter rsncorous, jealous,
of al men who differ with him IN opinion and even
Of the worthier members Of his own sect or party
drives him forward 10 Islander, oppose, aud hate
over his fanced srthcdogy he sits (when iodeed be
At rest from going forth seeking whom he may DC
yourn) like surfeited dog over the food Of which
he can sw alow no nore, and yet growis aud snarls
Al every one who approaches. The bgot is nearly
always an avarcious and conceded man, and sense
of his own meanness is usually the secret Of his
secpess suspicion OF others. Possessing the lowest
grade Of human intellect, he is utterly unable TO APP
preciute n philosophical view upon any point oil doc
Urine which he has embraced upon reasoning, shall
low of course, and narrow, or else could never
have been sauee zed into his miserable intellect
Hence any speculation that scars above the MID ana
filth which he has been accustomed 10 nose ard roof
for his opinions he looks upon as visionary, para
even without examination, and turns up his
ugly snout at II with grunt OF profound contempt
Poor creature " Res recipinniur ad MEDIUM receipt
satis." Who ever expects him 10 praise o's'nie-
rested act profound discourse, noble seli-sacri-
fcing character would Dc AZ war WIN ms 'n, s
rests which find nothing inviting, except the filth
that osnds every one but himself and his peculiar
species which, unfortunately, too much aboundid the
world.
These IDEAS have sprung up spontaneously in our
mind, upon the perusai OF late number oil 'he
Washington Globe" containing brutal attack upon
MIR. Brownson for being bold enough to differ with
his own party and particularly with Gen. JackSn,
% tho s"hisn' nc nnii,".' sovereignty.
"He," General JacksoD) say, Mr. Browpson
appears in his administration 10 have regarded the
people above the constitution and laws and have
held that he secured the highest possible sanction for
his acts, when he had secured the popular approba-
ton formally, or informally expressed"
This is tho head and front of MIR. Broynson's Of
Tending, and in this, Mr.. Blair, with his Usual deep
penetration into motives, finds conclusive evidence,
that this eminent gentleman :" has been bribed Tor
several years past by the wings to utter 'pestilen
opinions for the purpose of breaking down the de-
mocra,ic party" 6 We believed them" lin lS40,)
says Mr.. Blair, Z" that this man Brownson was en-
pioyed by the enemies of the Democracy toput forth
his pestient opinions, with view TO the very use
they a ade OF them. We cenrineei that the
suppositon rsii founded" ky
"We,"" we"--nlr. +. p Blair Of the G.obe-is
convinced Of ths--convinced that man, eminent as
a thinker of abilities acknowledged not only in Anne
RIGA but 10 Europe, where Mr.. Blair probably never
was nor never will be heard OF, gentleman, scho
lar and Christian, the latchets OF whose shoes the
editor Of The Globe is unworthy to unite has been
brbed TO differ from his party as TO constitutional so
vereignty and General Jackson's opinions thereon.
What can eyince more Pitiabe state Of unacy than
this language and this belief imply, il real and II
this conviction Of Mr. Blair be expressed deceive
Others and to injure fellow creature, worthy good
man, what but state Of mental and moral depravity
could have inpelled to such brutal malice Yet who
believes that Mr. Blair really cntertaiDs the opinion
Of MIR. Brownson here expressed and whom does be
imagine his own state Of maddened bgotry,
that he can be persuaded into the belief which is here
confidently expressed, without single reason to
sustain il We can readily suppose tina, any one
who has surrendered himself to Mir. Richie, Mr.
Blair, and few other kindred old Of the par
tv nj N ctIop he
t'emen has recently expressed it, that one half Of
the majority cho roied against Mr. Van Buren, rere bribed
and the other halt iniorieatsd ,ci cider ?" but
say that except mr. BLAIR, there Is not another man
in the United states who believes what he here says
OF MIR. Brownson-certanly, no other man would
have valued his reputation so little TO
have made such an assault upn good
mans character. This Is one OF those
voting examples Of coarseness and nalignty 10
which we had referred, when said some time ago
that the personal violence and proscrpve spirit If
the Globe we're Of the heaviest misbnes, which
in the late Presidential contest hung about the neck
OF the Administration impaired its utility and tend
ed to defea: Mr.. Van Buren's election. Who in the
country but feels dishonored, when the ignobe
omous reptiles, whose miserable deiormiues OF mind
alone make them distinguishable, are sci in high
places, given authority, aud allowed, with ne weight
Of Official name to emboden them, to raW over and
deile the regulations Of meni Who but leprecstes
the election OF President whose patronage is des-
carrlon crows, who follow the party march, simply
TO fill their bellies with what they can OBTAIN by
stealth - by violence Whattrue- hearted American
but bushes at the thought, that the low, abusive,
and we may adj, the illerate spirit Of the Wishing
ton Globe should express the official voice Of hls
country We see that the reputation brought upon
the press Of our country, by calumnious and vloen,
presses, like the paper 10 which allude, has be.
come the scorn OF all intelligent fore guers who point
at 4 as an evidence OF national dePravty and Perpet-
uslly declining character.
The article IN the Globe which makes lhi, wanton
assault upon Mr.. Brownsop, fully sustains the strong
language which We have USED. Consider the reck-
less insensibty which could dictate charge Of brI-
berry, founded on certain speculations Of MIR Brown
son, 80 abstract in their character that few will read
appreciate them, and which MIR. Blair ecnfesses
that he has read!
Brdicnson (says the writer Of the Globc) has
Gently published an article in the Democratic Re-
view, stuffed with all the high toned arstoorgtic
tegeDce and yirtue-which characterizes
We hare not read This article b gather its traits from
the notices Of the public press We look upon IT TO be
rs silly 10 follow such wandering lights as Mr. Brown
son, as to travel after ignis faiuus in swamp
We took the trouble 10 read Mr. Br0cnsons iuou
brafions tren ,ohen he pretended 10 be democrat.
What an exquisite sense Of TRUTH Vsgares and
parodoxes never have any attraction for US. They
in fact rtpuisr,, utterly un,rue that did moi
look into Mr. Brocnson late version y the federal
doctrines, now avowed by hun, although would al
iorded opportunity Of returning to our political
opponents the favor tney did in inputing Brown
sons democracy TO our party. We simply adrerf 10
these pvbiiooLons noio confirming opinion,
prssNd in loiU, IN rtgud 10 ps mriter's motires
What quIDtessense OF conceit and magnity Ad-
vert to these publications confirming our opinions"
when those publications he Acknowledges he never
has read Denounce a man as rogue, a traitor,
hired liar, on the groud that he has published
certain opinions, Of which the "traits" only have
been gathered from the representation Of others No
language can increase the scorn which every right
thinking man %u-' 1es who Ffaata paper
which habitusy INDUCES in these unfounded per-
sonaities should be read and encouraged, is dis
grace to our party That Mr.. Blair processes
democracy IS misfortune TO all honest men OF
the same faith, for professions coming from such
sources bring that faith into disrepu,e. No wonder