Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-05-09
From the Wash,n,,,
To the Public. 'a uaiO

predecessors, without paying them II. "otlhl
to which we think them so Justly e "e ubuh
Public gratitude demands this eyn .nuued.
our hands. Our private feelings con s,ssloa
without pouring them for,u 10! b
dismiss the editors of the CIon W.
genial shades of private life-to ,.I: tie
are about to retire-without sav;nn asy
presence of the grand inquest of ,bss' 10 tts
that they deserve the verdict of their ap Ma'la1
ton. Mr.. Blair has had stormy So appi0Aa,
counter. Questions of the highest im rra % ea.
to the destinles of our country have n a"pss
ly come under his supervision. He mssat
committed some errors: he may have oS nav
some politicians; but his general cou vaehtst
been distinguished by great frmness ss aa
pose. as we'll as great ability in the sro ;" Pat
of his high Office. We are aware of 1,tseOli0a
gerous contrast to which we are abo, "s dan'
pose ourselves. We cannot expec, :. 70 eI.
his ability, or acquire his reputation ',sa
this, at least. we can do: We bring f., a. Lei
ing task, zeal, an industry, and eo uu ~
tious disposition to discharge our duties ~li
are, at least, equal to his own. His aD,I
stands recorded upon the monument p'apa
Globe. Time is yet wanting to write o NJ as
scrip:ion upon 1.-The Union" "" d.
But how can We do justice 10 their
and magnanimous and liberal conduc, ,oa %'alI
ourselves Messrs. Blair g. Rives have
ferred their Office into our hands, in NOUS sau
that serves to enhance the merit If ,h. aa'1
No men could have acted in higher s,vl ass !:
disinterestedness than themselves. Tbpvh
not sold the Office as an establishment. Tbsvbaa's
charged nothing for The good will ofthe navy as'
They have not placed an expensive vslp rsr na
on the office, and then reduced US to tho Y y
pleasant alternative of compelling us n c, W.
up to their standard, nor of endanoerinr ,'
union and harmony Of our party BY a corD ~;
ton among rivals. Nothing Of this liul.r ,at
selfish spirit has mingled itself in the wbaIs
transaction. From the first to the last Ar, ""
have found every thing that was disin,erasI
and manly in their conduct. "Give u.s." ,bsr
said, the present value of our Ma eri,ls,
Let them be estimated by impartial valupn
and we are content" Upon this simDIp nj,
ciple the whole matter has been conduce5.
and as some idle speculation has been iu4a.
ged in the newspapers about the amouUtd
the valuation, and as we see no necessity fr
throwing veil over any pant of the transa
ton, we say at once, that the cupious ma,p
rails, and the valuable printing office in which
the Globe has been published. are sstima,cda
$4,000. We should not hesitate, with equal
frankness, if it were necessary or proper, 10
Gnyeil every scene Of our relations with thess
gentlemen. But how can We better manifest
our sense Of the liheraIi,y which they have
displayed, than by quoting the words Of Nj.
Van Buren, himself, in his letter of the 24h
April, to Mr.. Rives:
elf anything could have added 10 your ere.
dit in the transaction, it is to be found in The
liberal spirit by which it was characterized
You did not higgle for high prices. or indulg
in censues of the conduct of those whose
views you were about to promote, as is TOO o.
ten the case on the part Of those who are CAL
led upon TO postpone their own for the snp.
posed interests of their party; but you evincrd
throughout an earnest and obviously sincere
desire to carry the arrangement into effect up,
| on terms, and in spirit which would be most
likely to enable your highly esteemed success.
sor 10 sustain himself in an undertaking con.
fessed!y not free from hazard. In all this,
MIR. Blair and yourself have acted in perfect
consistency with your past characters, and
have shown to all-what has long been known
TO me-that your devotion to the democratic
cause was not assumed for the occasion, but
real, and of nature which made you always
ready to postpone your interests to that Of your
party. regarding the latter as second only 10
those of your country. For all this you will,
in time, receive from the democracy of them.
ton the credit to which You are so welfenh'
tled.''
But it is time for us to dismiss the mere
personnel of the matter. A few words more
and we have done with the subject! We take
the chair with determination to discharge It's
duties to the best Of our abilities. We We'
not exactly prepared to commence our laOon
this evening. We were somewhat weare
from the ardnous field Of the Virginia election
The soldier would have desired short fu''
Tough for recreation and repose. But we nP''
er finch from our duty. The Globe ceased
on the 3Oth April. There shall be no inter
regnnm in the Office; and though the editor
Of The Union has not been tweny'f0af
hours in this city, and is about to tread mo
boards of new and more conspicuous thea'
tire. without any rehearsal of the character 10
is about to fill, yet be throws himself at ones
upon the generosity of his countfymen. ~
is nnaffecledIy conscious of his own dehcler
cles; he has much TO learn; he has ne" a0u
more extensive alphabet to acquire; he Na'
new characters to study. and new duties "
perform; he has scarcely twenty acquaintance
in the city; but he will strive to avail hlm$ ~
iofall the lights which he can obtain, thai "
may guide his new bark over the wide ocFS I"
that is spread before him. He has, above sI =
to study those great foreign relations wn's1
are particularly confded, by the theory az; ~"
the letter of the constitution, to the gualol'r 7
fship of the federal government. We sOa' :. :.
least do the best we can. Our opponents ~ %
pleased already to predict ga splendid falu .a
in the new enterprise in which we have t y"
barked. 1t may be So! ''Man proposes .; y"
Providence disposes;" but if an unh%gs~ .s
zeal in the public service can in any oss .Is
snpply the place of experience or Of v u,TS
qualifications, we shall not be altogether w. ..r,
ing to the task-we have assumed. we ", ~
no misirust on the score Of age, OF VIM"
political critics have so often been kino eeU" !.
fo ron,ind nc No Epo,v nur c3nactv to ~