The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-18
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REMARKS ON THE ADDRESS.

FOR THE MADt5ONIAN.
REMARKS ON THE ADDRESS.
The manifesto Of the Wing Members Of the Sc
nate and House of Representatives has appeared in
your columns and presume II has been read by most
of your Intelligent readers. As Wing Of long stand
ing by profession and practice, active though
humble advocate Of the election of " Harrison and
Tyler" propose to make few remarks on this mani
festo. While all will readily admit the right of any
portion of the Wing members of Congress to address
the people Of the United States any subject there
are many sound Wings, who doubt the expediency of
putting FORTH at this particular conuncture, adj
dress of the character in question Meanwhile, it is
open to the criticism not only of the opposite party
but of any Wing who does not happen to concur in
all its conclusions In this spirit shall make such
remarks, as occur to my mind with that freedom
which belongs to our social institutions.
In the resolutions of preliminary meeting, raising
acommittee and designating the work to beperformed
it was enjoined on the committee to publish an adj
dress to the people of the United States containing
succinct exposition of the prominent proceedings of
the extra session of Congress, Of the measures that
hare been adopted, and of those aOhich hare failed,
and the causes of such failure, together with such
other matters may exhibit truly the condition Of the
Wing party, and Wig prospects" a..y...sI e...
From the solemn parade in which the duties of the
committee were Swallowed forth, one would have sup
posed, that while Of the Wing measures Of the
session had been accomplished there were several
other leading and indispensable which had
failed, from the willing and culpable delinquency
the part of potent agent In the address, this
idea is fully developed and the alleged delin-
quent is openly denounced in the person of the Pres
dent of the United States But how stands the easel
Of the t,oenty-sspen bills and the fire resolutions
which passed both Houses of Congress, in all thirty
tro-irty received the cordial sanction of the Exc
cutive and only tDo in form, and one in substance,
failed to receive this sanction. say two in form
and one in substance because the two bills vetoed by
the President were for the establishment of Ma
tional Bank on principle which was well known to
be contrary to the open and avowed opinions of the
Executive II may, Therefore, be laid down, as
disputed incontestibe proposition, that but of
the thirty one measures of the Wing session
gatived by President Tyler this one subject has been
merely suspended for a season more convenient and
appropriate for deliberate action, the details of
measure, on which the people of the United States
are, at this time more divided than any other sub
ect Isthere any thing in this hostile to the interests
of our common country, or wanting in fidelity to the
Wing party BY no means. Why, then, should
any portion of the Wing Members Of Congress as
ssmble in secret concaye and direct committee for
mally to arraign the Wing President of the United
States before the people, account of "hose" mea
sures which have failed, and the imaginary "eauses
Of such failure ~ ... ....4 ;s.-.... .sa .v.s,a
Dissenting as do, toto coelo from the erpsdiency
of such course at this particular conjuncure of af
fairs, this crisis of the Wing party,-the
in which the " exposition" has been made is still more
open to apprehension. The address is said to be a
temperate manifesto for the information Of the people
Disguise it we may, the whole design of it is to
raise false and distorted issue between the EIecu-
tive and III. nation, the prejudice Of President Ty
Ter, and to the glonn--iion Of certain ultra Wing
leaders, and having especial rereeace to the success
sion. Does any man of common understanding
doubtit2 Look at the preliminary resolution The
measures which have been adopted, and those which
have failed" One only of tirtyone has "failed but
where are the thirty7 Every one of them sanctioned
by the PIesident Can any thing be more unfair
any thing more in the of special pleading than
to raise issue to the prejudice ofthe President
on single ono Of SO many measures. To have dealt
fairly and in good faith with the President the meet
ing ought to have given due credit the President
for having cordially cooperated in thirty measures
In their preliminary resolution they ought have set
forth, that whereas President Tyler had sanctioned
thirty good measures and refused his sanction to one
on which the public opinion divided Therefore,
the committee be instructed to consider the expeden-
cy of communicating this fact to the American people.
This would have been frank and above board. But
they start with insnuation that plurality Of mea
sures had proved abortive,-that some had been
adopted, and others had failed, leaving the reader in
doubt whether the greater number had failed or been
adopted and this false idea is kept up in the body Of
the address, to the prejudice of the Executive Let
us analyze the document. '''"
In the formulary of Wing principles and objects,
LAID down in the address, they are said to consist
"lst In the restraint of Executive power and pa
tronage.
"2d. In the wholesome regulation of the currency,
and the advancement of the interests of industry
and
"3d. In the establishment of an economical admit
nistration of the finances"
These principles are arrayed with so much form
and parade, that stranger would be apt to suppose
that the President was opposed to them. Without
having ever exchanged word with the President on
the subject, but drawing my conclusions from his pub
lie life, undertake to say that he heartily concurs in
them, one and all. challenge any man, Of any par
ty, to cite single word act of the long public Ca
of President Tyler inconsistent with any one Of
these propositions. In swearing to support the Con-
sttution he yields obedience to restraint of the Exc
cutive power and patronage" which both limited
His speeches, reports, and messages, abound with
sentiments in accordance with the principles laid
down under the ID and Sd articles of political faith
Is it fair to raise feigned issue with the Presiden,
on such false premises
Not satisfied with general declaration Of princi-
pes the address descends to specifications and grave