The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-16
THE NEW woRLL--CHE OLD STORY

THE NEW WORLb--CHE OLD STORY.
"Head him, or die"
The New World gives grand salute from
its whole park Of artillery We shall endeavor,
with all due courtesy TO return the salute charge
for charge
]. The first charge is, that the "Mr Tyler's
name was put on the Wing ticket at Harrisburg
for two reasons. The first was because il was
cowectured," &c., we "let this coffin pass"
-"and the second, because his friends and
himself actually implored the delegates at the
Convention, to give him chance for the Office
on account of his extreme poverty he needed
the means Of support which it would afford him."
We were about to hurl back the charge in the
teeth of the New World, but we Immediately
perceived that it was mere random shot, and
incontinently taken back, and swallowed, in
this wise: "The man accidentally become Pre-
sident because he was selected as the most
drdiiabie candidate for Vice President, failed
to carry his oaon .State-the chief object of his
nomination." &C. So the New World takes
back the first charge very handsomely; and
honorably admits, that it was neither the sex
IRENE poverty" nor the imploration Of the candi-
date but his "apailability" that commended
him to a nomination.
| We shall, therefore, dismiss the first charge,
or rather discharge, without any further remark
than quotation from its author: "Nothing but
excessive vanity could have instigated asser
tons so utterly at variance with the truth as are
to be found in the foregoing-not directly stated,
perhaps but sufficiently distinct for purposes of
deception, if the facts were not SO glaringly OPP
posite."
| II. The second discharge from the thunder
ing mortar of the New World is, that the " homi-
| ly of more than two columns in length, we 1.-THE
New World hesitate not to express our entire
convictions that it was written by the President
himself"
] Now, we cannot pretend TO say what the
"entire convictions" Of the New World may
be, or may not be on this point but we deny
that they prove the fact asserted. "And we
do not hesitate to express our entire convictions"
that there is not another man in the New World,
or the Old, whose "entire convictions" do not
repudiate any such belief, and repel so foul
calumny. Here endeth this chapter.
Ill. The third, and last discharge which we
shall notice is, that " The will Of the People, as
expressed by their Representatives. power
which Mr.. Tyler, in his first address, acknow-
lodged himself to be ready to obey an the pery
matter Of a bank-was put by on account Of an
infirmity Of temper, which inspired him with
wish to outbrave his opponents, men of his own
party, of his own State !"
| Now what does the New World itself say to
this very discharge 'in The bery matter of a
bank 2" Hear him. Being ourselves no adj
pocate of a National Bank, ace defended Mr.
Tyier's first Ueto." You may step down, Mr..
| Witness. Mr.. Wise, who declared himself in
favor of National Bank, defended Ibis Sc
cond veto," as anticipated and justified by the
q first"
But what does the President himself say in
his " first address," Gas it is termed) in the pery
matter of bank2" He says: "The charter
of the Bank Of the United States expired by its
own limitation in 1896. An effort was made to
renew it, which received the sanction Of the
two Houses of Congress, but the then Presi-
dent of the United States exercised his Veto
power, and the measure was defeated re-
gard to truth requires me to say that the
President pds fully sustained in the course he
had taken by the popular roice. His success
sor in the Chair of State unqualiiedly pro-
nounced his opposition 10 any new charter of a
similar institution: and not only the popular
election which brought him into power, but the
elections through much of his term, seemed
clearly TO indicate a concurrence with HIM in
sentiment on the part Of the People" What
more says the President? Nous uerron
q The late contest, which terminated in the election
of General HARRISON to the Presidency, was decided
on principles well known and openly declared ; and,
while the Sub treasury received in the result the
decided condemnation, yet no other scheme Of finance
SCENE ed 10 hare been concurred in To you, then who
have come directly from the body of our COM
mon constituents, submit the entire question, as best
qualified to give full exposition of their wishes and
opinions. shall be ready TO concur with you in the
adoption Of such system you may PROPOSE reserp-
ing 10 myselfhe ultimate porer Of rejecting any
sure ,chieh may in MY riep Of IL, conflict NTH the
CONSTITUTIONS otherwise leopard The prosperity Of
the country; po,per hich could not part Nth
If Itoouid but which will not believe any act of
yours will call into requsion."
We pause here for the present to rest our de-
fence-not from exhausted patience" but from
.our entire conviction" that we have returned
the salute of our courteous adversary, charge for
charge. But before we take leave of him, we
beg leave to exhort him to "little' more spa
tience;" begging him TO bear in mind how much
he has taxed ours-and that the wisest man
was likewise the most patient-Job. We shall
not, therefore, in taking leave, return him the
compliment he has so elegantly and inimitably
paid us-thus! ave have little patience TO
follow the Madisonian through a rigmarole as
senseess as it is long" (Truly Nil titgit,
/ a,ol 49, ornoy;tl N tha cor,rary ,ya NO