The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-24
THE PEOPLE-THE GLOBE CLIQUE
AND CABAI,

potent. Noihiug Whatever eau s'anu w sSo"S'
or resist il. Blu, il requires much TO bring thai
power into action. The People are credulous
and contding, and can hardly reconcile II TO
themselves that men ia station and power can
be either dishonest or corrupt. Being them
selves honest they desire TO believe every one
else so. But let them once be convinced that
their rights have been lrampled upon, their lnte-
rests disregarded, and their wishes passed by
unheeded, by aspiring, ambitious, and selfish
political demagogues, and their lion hearts be-
come aroused; they take matters into their own
hands, and settle them in their own way
Those In whom they were wont TO conhde, who
belray their trust, and prove recreant 10 princi-
pies, are cast aside TO make place for such as
highest ambition is to perform the duties OF
their station, and who, consequently, will not
beuay the trust confded TO their hands.
We have recently witnessed such a move
ment on the part OF the People. Long accus-
toned TO triumph, the Democratic portion Of
the People had become lulled into quiet secu
rity. The defeat which they experienced 10
1910, came upon them SO suddenly and 30 UNI
expectedly that they were struck with asionish-
ment aud amazement Ii appeared TO them
like dream. They could hardly realize it,
Nor could they for long time bring themselves
to realization Of the necessity Of investigating
the whole matter.
In the mean time those who had so unsuc-
cessfilly welded the power with which they
found themselves invested, would not learn any
thing BY experience. Determined 10 hold on
10 that power, they resored to every scheme
and employed every machnalion they could in
vent to secure it. They resolved that the beaten
candidate should be run again, under the shall
low pretext that he had been cheated out Of
his station" No artfce was left unresorted TO,
by the wre-workers, TO secure that object
They believed that the labors of the Baltimore
Convention would be but the mere farce Of re-
Clustering their ediets. Having, as they sup
posed, secured the votes of sufficient number
of the delegates to the Convention, under what
they termed instructions, TO secure the nomina-
lion of their candidate, never were men more
elated at The confident prospect of success than
those TO whom We have alluded never were
men more disappointed and detected at the re-
suit.
The People had not been idle spectators, they
had watched the doings of these ambitious, de-
signing and reckless men; and at the moment they
were INDUCING in the confident hope and expec-
tation of success, the power of the People inter
n, ,,,h; 81 loJ
their defeat and overthrow. The People put for
ward their own candidate and elected him to the
Presidency. What was the part enacted by those
who were thus defeated by The action and pow
er of the Peope2 Did they, as good citizens
and patriots acquesce IN that decision and give
their honest support to that candidate No.
Many Of them pursued an opposite course.
The evidences upon evidences are on record,
going to prove that some Of them in one way,
some in another, dissented, while others, indirect.
ly, did all in their power to defeat the Peoples
candidate; so that had such result taken
place, they could have exul,ingly proclaimed,
we told you so-we told you so.
But their expectations and hopes were defeat
ed-the People trumphed. What has been the
course Of this cabal since Mr.. Polk was elected
to the Presidency? Have they through their
papers-through their orators, or through their
speech-makers, done one single thing calculated
to favor or to strengthen Mr.. Polk when he shall
be in the Executive chair2 No; not one
Their object has been, and still is, to "head''
Mr.. Polk, to circumvent him, that when he en-
tiers on his duties as Chief Magistrate, they may
hold him in their power and thus continue to ex-
ercse supreme power
The Globe and small number of individu-
ais, now in this city, constitute this central ca
bal, while papers Of smaller note, and their min
ions abroad in all sections of the country, reite-
rate and re-echo their views and feelings a,
command.
The People, we have every reason TO believe
have been made acquainted with the schemes
the designs and the Vaccinations of these dis
organizers and revoutionists, and are resolved
to take into their own hands the business OF
chaslising and putting them down.
The Globe has so long been fed and grown
fat out of the public crib that il now considers
that il has monopoly or a life estate in the
public printing. Tha, it has already commence
ed its manpuvres to secure the printing of The
House of the next Congress, is confirmed by
too many evidences to admit of doubt.
Among these we may mention the splendid fete
which the senior editor gave a few evenings
since, to which the whole Democratic delega-
tions in Congress were invited, not unsurpass-
ed in brilliancy and effect by anything ever pro-
duced by Persian monarch or Chinese en-
peror. Tae editor probably had in his recolec-
McDuffie gave utterauce in the House of Re-
personalities some years since. He said .'THE
PEopLE ARE HONEST AND CANNOT BE REACHED !;
BUT WE, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, ARE LIABLE
To mr. coRpupTrpu The Globe NAV atteu,p,