Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-08
ALEXANDRIA, I'd. c.
ERlnaY MORNING. FEBRUARY 8. 1888.


In the course Of his Speech in the Senate on
Wednesday, on the Revenue Collection Bill,
Mr. TYLER. Of Virginia, said:
He was somewhat in the situation of the Sena-
tor from Maine, who sage that he finds himself
with strange bed fellows. and wonders how he
became so thick with them. 1t was singular in
deed, that the Senator should support and he re-
.ist the measures Of the present President He
had himself given the Administration as liberal a
support as It reasonably could deserve, but could
not 60 quite so far as the Senator from Maine in
appreciation OF its principles and measures. The
Senator from Tennessee, with whom he had re-
Gently acted. had gone over to association With
the Senator from Maine. There was many years
ago existing a CO partnership, under the 6rm OF
"James Madison, Felix Grundy, John Holmes,
and the Devil" About two years ago, the CO.
partners called for a division of profits. The
Senator from Tennessee withdrew his name and
that Of the senior partner from the firm, declar-
ing that they would have nothing more to do with
the rest Of the concern. and trusting that his Sa-
tanic Majesty would take good care of the other
partner. He would like to know il t.e old firm
was renewed and still in businessl
Mr.. Holmes begged the Senator from Virginia
to yield the floor while he correctd slight error
which the gentleman had made in mia statement,
relative to the affairs Of the firm. The original
6rm was James Madison, Felix Grundy, and
the Devil" The Senator from Tennessee with.
drew and inserted my name. leaving me and his
Satanic majesty To manage the concerns OF the
firm. II the Senator from Virginia wishes to know
how the concern stands at present, he would in
form him that his Satanic majesty had gone over
to the Nulli6ers. aud much about the same time
with the Senator from Virginia.
Mr.. Tyler resumed. He had concluded that
his Satanic Majesty had obtained complete mas
terry over the whole concern; for he should show
that nothing but the workings Of his spirit could
have produced such bill as this.
In another part Of the same Speech, Mr.. Ty-
LKR gave the following explanation Of his course
towards the President:
In the course Of the examination he had made
into this subject, he bad been led TO anal we
certain documents which had gone out TO the
world over the signature Of the President. He
knew that his language might be seized ON by
those who were disposed to carp at his course,
and to 'nisrepresent him. Since he had held
place on this floor, he had not courted the smiles
oi The Executive; but whenever he had done any
act in violation of the constitutional rights Of the
citizen, or trenching on the will Ut this branch
of the Government. he had been found in opposi-
tien TO hun. When he appointed men,bers OF
Congress to official stations, and when he gave
officers to the Corps Of Editors, he thought it
was his duty to oppose his course. When he ap-
pointed Minister to foreign Court without the
sanction Of law, he also went against him, be-
cause, on his conscience, he believed that the act
was wrong. Such sas his course. acting. as he
did, Under sense of the duty he owed I" his
constituents; and he would now say, he cared
not how loudly the trumpet might be- sounded,
nor how low the priests might bend their knees
before the object Of their ,dolatry, he would De
at the side OF the President, crying in his ear
" Remember, Philip, thou art mortal!'