The Madisonian

OPINIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.

From the Old Dominion.

THE GLOBE AND THE MADISONIAN.

Before the Madisonian commenced its exposure of the shameful duplicity of the Globe in relation to the present Republican Administration, we had frequently expressed our astonishment that Mr. Blair, after lavishing, for a period of twelve months, every manner of compliment upon the President for his Democratic conduct in upholding the will of the people, (as clearly manifested of late in the recent elections throughout the Union,) by his vetoes of the Bank and Distribution bills passed by a factious Federal Congress, should have suddenly changed his tone into the most rancorous abuse, based precisely upon the same grounds as in the first instance his compliments occupied. Although we had been accustomed to listen with great deference to the voice of the Globe, having ourselves always belonged to the Democratic party, it seemed to us that Blair, in this instance, was guilty of too much unfairness and injustice. We could not imagine what reasons he had for so rapid a change, or for denying the true orthodoxy of Mr. Tyler. It seemed to us unaccountable. Could it be the desire for the public printing, as assigned by Mr. Jones? In our opinion, this was not sufficiently weighty to have prompted so reckless a course.—Was it because Democrats were the almost exclusive recipients of public office? This should have called forth from Mr. Blair additional compliments. Did it proceed from the fact that the Florida war had been terminated by that most excellent determination of the Executive, to try the effect of a summer campaign, and to destroy the crops of the Indians and thus to force a surrender? Here was an act of wisdom and patriotism which Mr. Blair could not censure without folly. Was it to be found in the settlement and payment of the claims of our citizens against Mexico, which had been delayed twenty years? Here every man, woman, and child in the country applauded the President. Did it arise from the formation of the treaty of Washington, which had baffled the efforts of every previous administration? For this almost every Democrat in the Senate voted. Could it have proceeded from the adjustment of our Indian affairs and the acquirement of an extensive territory to the West? Of this all approved. Or did Mr. Blair base his objection to, and sudden abuse of, the President, upon the present admirable condition of our exchanges? In our astonishment, we asked ourself all these questions, but could find a satisfactory solution in none, and we had nearly come to the conclusion that Mr. Blair was demented, when the following satisfactory solution of the mystery was presented to us by a highly respected correspondent. The facts which he states "are true beyond doubt," and the inferences which he draws from those facts, are plainly admissible.

F.