The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-01-24

England, as a parsonage of tremendous infu-
enee ia the United States. IL may be that he
assured the Queen he could control the Presi-
dent informed Sir Robert that he could govern
the Secretary of State and finally insinualed TO
every body that the Madisonian was completely
- under his thumb" And who knows but that
he will send them this number OF The Repub-
lie" containing this article, 10 convince them OF
The truth Of his habitually exlravaganl represen-
talions
The editor says he " does not hesitate 10 sag
il Che Madsonan) does not speak for the State
Department or for The President We may, or
we may not, know The opinions Of the 90 Stale
Department." and of the President F." in rela-
lion TO the 4" designs of the British Govern
ment," as well as the mighty editor Of the IRE
public" Our readers must decide that matter
for themselves.
| So far from entertaining the malignant and
demoniac feelings, so often attributed 10 us, TO-
wards Great Britain, we regard that isle as one
OF the brightest gems which il has pleased the
Creator to set in the world. lis heroes, states
men, and authors, have won Unreasonable and
impershable glory for The human race. As
descendants from English forefahers, we should
all regard their achievements with peculiar
pride. Bot still Great Britain has produced
ambitious men, and bad men. And whether
we find them in the cabinet or in the field, as
! Americans, we should deem il duty TO de-
nounce them. AS Americans we should watch
| our own interests, and guard our own honor, in
preference 10 the interests and honor of any
other nation. Our Government will surely ask
'nothng but what is right" Of Greal Britain,
and it will as certainly Submit TO nothing that
is wrong" We presume the especial Minis
TERI Of The British Government will hardly take
offence at the doctrines and speculations of our
casual correspondents: but if he should I,quire
a pusillanimous and sycophanlc course of con-
duet on the part of the "organ OF the EXecu-
tive" the Madsonian cannot accommodate
him. But we doubt not the Especial Minister"
is a man If sense-we know he comes from a
gifted and noble line of ancestors. Hence we
think the ''Republic" might have spared such
ridiculous expressions as these:
And least OF all does it become us--a free, indie
pendent, and republican people-to do anything
which might by possibility cause the pending nego.
tiation to terminate in war, and once delugng
the world in blood"
And his
{" No: the Madsonian does not speak the Ian
guage OF the Government or the people Of this
country"
| After ALL the experienced" General may be
merely executing a device TO "raise the wind"
Perhaps he is striving to convince the friends of
the Administration in New York, and else
where, that has paper is the bona fde "organ of
the Executive" that he may lay claim 10 their
g liberal patronage" We doubt whether they
can be imposed upon.
The last quotation we make from the ere
public" and with which we close this article,
we read with mingled surprise and contempt
surprise, that the conduct of the editor had mol
been in unison with his admission contempt,
that such paltry subterfuge had been resorted
to, 10 perpetrate an unprovoked attack:
Z" The editor Of the Madisonan, we are persuaded
condemns less than do the language Of has
ponden:. We a,rare, that this bring con1mlnca
iion he is mol stic ty for its language"