The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-01

The following article from the New York TINES
is of the happiest hits have met with in that
ably conducted journal The introductory remarks
by the Editor give point TO the dialogue which fol-
lows between President Van Buyen and President
Biddle The dialogue is made up entirely rerbatim
et hteratini, from President Van Buren's Message,
and President Biddles Letter:
MARTIN VAN BUREN, the President of the United
States and NICHOLAS BIDpLE, the President of The
United States Bank.-The long and severe quarrel
through which these two PRESIDENTS have passed, is
familiar to all our readers.
The messages of President Yam Buren, against
President Biddle and his Bank, have been severe
as due regard the character of such state papers
would permit
President Van Buren's hostility was summed up
in that memorable sentence uttered by him" I'M
COMPROMISING hostility TO the 9e-charer OF the United
STATES Bank" President Biddlc in his turn not TO
be outdone by Mr.. Van Buren,, from time to time,
issued his bulletins in the form of letters, to q.
Adams, and in the severest terms denounced the
course of Mr.. Van Bnrcn's administration:
Mr. Biddle summed up his hostility in that memo
rable sentence where he recommended that " the
American Banks should do in short what the Amer
lean army did at New Oreans-stand fast behind
their cotton bags until The ENEMY he administration
has hft The country"
The Globe, the Argus, and all other subaltern
presses of the administration, joined President van
Buren, and heaped upon President Biddte all the rue
epthets they could invent. Monster, Money king
Bank aristocrats, Rag barons, Biddtc, Bank, Bank
Btddlc, Privileged frauds and srlndting monopottcs
were applied with all the changes that could be rung
upon such choicely selected epithets.
Then, to be able TO these epithets against the
Bank and Biddle and ring the several changes up.
on them was the test Of repnbltcanism! II embodied
the PRrNcPLEsl Of Mr.. Van BnrenS repnot'can
partyl! But as we nowadays look to the Frest-
dent alone for the principles OF the party, our prfnct-
Piles must change as his opinions or r,shes change
What were the principles OF the republican parry yes
tcrdav cease to be such to-day If the President pro-
claims new and directly opposite creed.
Uncompromisng hostility 10 Mr.. BtddR and hti
bank has now ceased to be the creed or the test oil po
litical orthodoxy The Globe has ceased its denun-
Citations, and the Argus has sold his old stereotype
form. (Which embodied all the epithets in large CAPT
tals) 10 be melted up and recast for the next new
creed that is TO be issued from the palace.
PRESIDENT BlpDLE and PRESIDENT VAN buren, arr
friends! This has been accomplished with the
same facility that friendship between Vice President
Van Buren, and Vice President Calhoun was restored
All the parties found il for their interest and they
never allow their principles TO thwart their interests
To accomplish this reconciliation between Prcsi-
dent Bidde and President Van Buren,, mutual cIpla-
nations and concessions became necessary. From the
message OF Van Buren, and the letter of Biddle we
extract few Of the srplanationsdnd concessions as
matter Of curiosity.
Here they say: ..s.
Pres. Van Buren," The imprudent expansion
of bank credits which the natural result oil me
command of the of the State, furnished inc
resources for unbounded license in every species .,
adventure, seduced industry from its regular anu