The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-03-14
BLAIR BECOMING CONSCIENTIOUS.

BLAIR BECOMING CONSCIENTIOUS. .
The editor of the Globe is evidently becoming
extremely conscientious, if not really pious. His
piety, however, assumes the outrageous charac-
ter-somewhat like the chastity of notorious
trull-and he falls numerically upon the peccadil-
loes of others, which he treats in the toughest
manner, and berates in the style of virago.
We have always supposed, that if the devil
should turn preacher, he would use fiery argu-
ments, and threaten all who would not be in
stantly converted by his eloquence, with accom-
moda,ions in the hottest corner Of his own do
minions, and we are strengthened in this belief
by observing in the following article, how the
natural disposition and qualities Of the preacher
run through the web OF his discourse, and form
nossmall part Of the texture. The following is
intended to be pious homily, a religious lecture
an outpouring of bruised heart; speaking " more
in sorrow than in anger" But how much Of
this is there in it 2 "Out of the fullness of the
heart the mouth speaketh." If therefore, the
heart is filled with all unchartableness, If it is
full gall, and venom, and hatred, and falsehood
and malice, and all uncleanness, how can the
mouth speak without these tinging its words
There is as much Of this kind of material in the
following article from Blair as we have met
with in many day, even in the Globe itself
"sTHEKE WE'RE NO SABBArHs IN REvoLU-
T1oNARY TIMES. This is the famous Sunday
sentiment Of Daniel Webster, delivered from the
steps of a Baltimore tavern, when invoking the
spirit of revolt against the Government under
Andrew Jackson for Withdrawing the public
treasure from the clutches Of Biddle's bank mon
ster, Of which he was the paid and prostituted
advocate. The same Daniel, the constant tenor
Of whose life is VIGOROUSLY in violation Of the
precepts of Christianity, has lately signalized
himself in the Supreme Court, by delivering a
eulogy upon the Christian religion, instead of an
argument in behalf of his clients. His hypocrit-
ical harangue, which competent judges have
universally pronounced pitiable as legal effort,
drew tears from the eyes Of some sentimental
old ladies, although the bench and the bar could
scarcely maintain their gravity during the enact
ment OF the solemn farce. A eulogy upon Chris
tianity by Daniel Webster! 1t could only be
paragoned by theological treatise from the pen
of George Poindexter. Black Dan and Black
George would make pretty pair of preachers.
The Kentucky Blifl, with his prayers, would
close their services WELL! Seriously, does any
body believe that religion derives any advantage
from the certificates Of such men, who, if they
believed word of what they uttered would eX-
hibit at least some faint trace of such conviction
in their lives The religion of the meek and
lowly Jesus must sink to low ebb, indeed be-
fore it stands IN need of the endorsement Of Dan
lei Webster"
"The religion of the meek and lowly Jesus"
Blair talking of the religion of the meek and
lowy Jesus! and that, too, in an article filed
with malevolence, vitupera,ion, SANDER, and
falsehood! Out upon the canting whining
hypocrite!
s. Since writing the above, we have been
put in possession of fact which we fear will
throw the sanctimonious editor of the Globe
into fit Of horror, and cause him to roll ND his
eyes in agony and distress. We hope, however,
he will not expire when he hearsit
The fact, then, which we have to state, is
this and it shows the deep regard the Siamese
twins, Blair and Kendall, have for the Sabbath:
" The pamphlets, with which the State of
Connecticut have lately been inundated, headed
Clays Duels," were folded at the folding room
OF the House OF Representatives Sunday!
each messenger, boy, or page, being tasked to
fold one thousand on that day. "a We make
no comment.
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.