The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-02

nyou asked and earnestly Urged the members "
your Csbinst 10 postpone the bill"
You expressed wish that the whole subject
should be postponed ill the next session OF Con-
gress." .s a.l snta
What, postpone his OWN bill 2 '"' '.""
You desired us, also, in communicating with those
gentlemen, not TO commit You personally"
See the absolute Inconsistency Of these with the
assertion, that this bill was framed and fashioned
according to the Presidents own suggestions" But
again
You asked Mr.. Webster and myself each to pre-
pare and present you an argument touching the con-
stitutionaiity the bill" is "
Is the condemnation Of a Bank of discount-urg-
ing the postponsment Of ibis blu and when refused,
asking for arguments to enable him to meet the wishes
of his friends II he eould-appropaI Of the bil2 The
very reverse. s 4
Is there any thing in this that can be construed
implicitly or expressly TO Justify Mr. Ewng's asser-
ton, that, this bill (or Fiscal Agent) was framed
and fashioned according TO" the Presidents :" own
suggestion ~ answer INTERESTINGLY, no, and who
reads the above must agree With me- that the
serton is false and that he who could frame bill
with discounng powers after such reiterated condem-
nation was either incompetent to the Office in the
plot to head Capt. Tyler" One Of the strongest
points in Mr.. Ewings letter. (nay, the strongest is
the srtreme aversion President Tyler manifesis to
Bank Of discount" And after the late expose of
the affairs of the u 8. Bank Of Pennsylvania, where
is the individual who will not commend him in this
extreme anxiety to protect the widows orphans and
laborng poor, that they may not, by his instrume-
taiy be again feeced of their little pttance, and
thrown upon the worlds cold charities He felt that
the Democracy who elected him, entitled to his
protection, and that legislation not designed for
the Je,o exclusively, but the many. And yet for
this consistency, honesty, and manly Independence,
he is denounced upbraided vilifed, illuminated and
stgmatised by every opprobrous epthet in the voca-
bulary ofthe language-yet will he outlive and sur
vive ifor the people who are honest and Intelligent,
are his judges-and will say, well done thou good
and faithful servant"-but to his deamers and accu-
sers, "depart from me ye workers of iniquity." 2'
now ask the intelligent, candid, and honest, who
may read this communication if there is not clearly
an evident design in Mr.. Ewing to attempt, with
others to head Capt. Tyer"-it is detected in every
assertion But happily for President Tyler in their
anxiety to convict him Of dupcity, want of straight
forwardness and candofn they stand before the people
sell. convicted themselves, and branded with infa-
my for having betrayed the high trust confded to
them -receiving on their own heads, the scorn and
contumely they designed to call down on hisan eyi-
dence Of the immu,able justice Of God that cunning
crcumvents ITSELF and that "truth is mighty and will
prevail" t.>ho a">1F&7@1 a. 1a2Na@" Aa alea -a
In my next will finish the review Of Mr. Ewing's
letter. Isl y w" rt. @~aih @s4.. 5f NEW jersey.