Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-05-29
Grave Truth Fifty spoken.


The Charleston Mercury, the leading organ
of Calhounism, in commenting on the lransior-
nation of "The Globe" into The Union"
holds the following language
"Mr. Blair has been undoubtedly one of the
ablest editors in the country, and attached sin
cerely, we doub, not, to principles--bul at the
same time, in his way of writing coarse--even
scurrilous-devo,ed to party, proscriptive. blind
to the faults of favori,es. hating the very vir-
tues Of enemies With him party was first.
middle and lasl-and fidelity TO j. as an asso-
sliiuled his beau ideal of orthodoxy. Hence,
when Slate sovereignty came in conflict with
Jackson, i, was treason; when it came 10 sup
port Benton. it was the essence of pure Democ-
racy. Bu, let this pass. The tendency Of the
Globe has been TO make the interests of party
usurp the place Of its prine,ples-and very OBJ
and expenditures of the government, into grand
party treasury, out Of which an army of dema-
gogues is TO be fed. Such an army exists on
both sides vast multitude who creae nearly
all The disgracelul turmoil of our elections, and
whose sole interest in politics is no,orously The
hope of office; who demand prescription when
they are out, and denounce it when they are
in; who scruple no, in the face of day to trans
fer their violence aud noise from one parry to
the other, and by their shameless pretensions
to principles bring every good cause into con-
tempt, and lead too many TO conclude that all
party contests are only disguised struggle be-
tween demagogues, for the gains of Office
Who does no, see ,ha, this is becoming more
and more The case, and that our elections are
assuming the character Of strife of mercena-
ries for pay! We will not stop TO argue that
the Government of the counry is thus corrupt
ed, and the public liberty endangered; this is
manifest.
The affairs of the Government will come 10
be distributed among men who have no faith or
honor whose life is glaring and shameless
lie--who have already sold themselves for gain,
and TO whom the worst pecuaion " would scarce
ly be loss Of character. The education or a
stree, politician is truly a notable preparation
for the business Of an accountant And this
incompelency has led and will continue TO lead
to the multiplication Of Offices. Thus, because
the country is frs. wronged, by putting idle and
ignorant men in Office, it mus, be further bur-
dened by an increased expense, as remedy
Thus, TO make "party services" the qualifca.
.ion for place, is to insure ,ha, we pay an enor,
nous price for very bad article.
In every aspect il is corruption and dan.
gerous rule. Looking a, i! merely in this light
,ha, it is trying men by false standard and
the mischievous absurdi'y of it is apparent. TIC
examine candidates for The degree of NJ. D. in
civil engineering, or Midshipmen in Agriculu
raj chemistry, would no, be though, very wise
---bul this is worse, for i. is testing The fines.
Of candidates by their proficiency in an essen
TALLY immortal ar.--,ha. of influencing election.
by stirring up the bad passions of men. Tt
make prostitution OF the passport to fashionable
society, would scarcely be more fatal to tn,
virtue of women, than TO make coarse and nois,
demagogueism the qualification for office. wouI(
be to the purity of the Government We hav,
moi yet done with this subject"
All this, (says the Richmond Whig) is ex
cellent Wing doctrine, such as we have beer
preaching for years. in our feeble way. w
will do the Mercury the justice to say, that w
believe i, has all The while entertained th
opinions here avowed. II and its party con
iracted Them during their connection with tn
Whig parry; aud though they permitted then
10 lie in abeyance, as it were, during the las
few years, they have never ceased to feel ,hei
justice and their truth
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