The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-23


Is ties, Of Wing principles to be had in belief o
disbelief OF the expedieney or conslitutionality o
federal banking1 This is the standard of orthodox,
II seems ncE although IL was admitted on hea an
ihonty IN the National Republican school previous Il
the election that was "impudence and absurdiiy
regard The bank a main issue, or ANYTHING else
save question Of convenience II does appear 4,
us that 1.-THE Secretary Of the Treasury understood
what he was writing when he made use of the above
language (Which, however, ii would be uncharitable
70 insist upon) and IL is TO be regarded as the exposi.
uon o. the National Republican doctrine on this sub
Jec mat the attempt TO read the President out Of the
| wing family because he does think il entirely
convenient 10 have this piece Of furniture in our
Poh'cai house, rs both impudent and absurd indeed
we have always supposed that James Madison was a
wing, both when opposed TO United States Bank,
and when afterwards he thought the necessity Of the
case made the ba NIX constitutional Certain it is that
we have always supposed Thomas Jefferson Wing,
VINO was Internationally opposed to the incorporation
OF federal bank. II Mr. Madison was not Whip
when he vetoed the bank BILL and Mr. Jefferson was
no Wing during his long and glorious and popular po-
| iiiical life, then have never been Wing The
Jolly not TO harsher epithet Of those who have
made Bank Of the United States bed Of Procrustes
by which Wing orthodoxy is to be measured is appa-
rent IN this view Of the subject The President has
been accused of having gone To the democrats
Whyf Could he consistently have done otherwise
than he has done2 Nay would he not have sacrificed
his reputation as an honest man, lost his peace on
earth, and endangered his hopes Of heaven by
committing perjury, il he had have pursued any
other eoursel II a disruption Of the Wing party
has been occasioned, is not this distraction of the
party rather 10 be visited on those who for party
purposes have given that undue prominence to the
Bank question which has made it a test of Wing
principles Does not sense and com
mon justice equally say this7 II the subject had
have been handled with dscretion--if the sentiment
contained in the motto Of the Wing party before the
| election, had been observed-if the President had
have been treated gentleman should have been as
gentleman who, when he declares he has consc
entous opposition to measure, in particular form
means truly what he saysf in other words to speak
plainly ambitious aspirations had not ins,igated
the caucus leader Of Legislative majority the most
irresponsible Of all powers have passed beyond the
bounds OF patriotic proprsty, and to have urged an
issue political movement which he knew must either
sacrifice the honor and the reputation of the Presi-
dent or in case of determined resistance the part
OF the Chief Magistrate to party requisi, ons, must
necessarily end in tumut and disorganizaiion would
| the unhappy result which we now witness in the
country have been produced Assuredly not. Who
then is responsible for the disruption of the Wing
party, growing out of this Bank question: Pees-
dent who deprecaes the issue who il is a notorious
truth, desired the whole Of this difficult and dangerous
sul,ia h.
an individual who, from the very nature Of his office
can neither create ppress, but only resist and
who, IN resisting in this instance only carries out
opinions and principles ayowed for twenty five years
OF eventful public service, without change and with
out one single Of departure from his original DO
sitlon or those who, having console nlious feelings
the subject and obtaining 10 the rery letter every
thing else they desired, could well have afforded
compromise of this question. Will the people be dis
posed to permit party to come into power with one
set Of asowed opinions, and after the election has
been accomplished, to administer the Government on
another set Of principles Every other measure pass
ed by Congress during its late session was either d.
recty or indirectly, avowed before the people but no
matter what may have been the case in certain sec
tons Of the country in by far the larger portion of the
Confederacy this Bank question was either openly re-
pudiated, issue, or cyaded which amounts to
precisely the thing fmen be supposed to have
intention TO be honest. We desire 10 have an honest
answer given to the question: whether the Wing par
~ is willing 10 60 into general election on to. NOR
row identified strictly with Bank of the United
States to sink or live with II II it had been dis
tinctly known that General Harrison was United
States Bank man, distinctly known to the WHOLE
people, could he have been elected even i'm oppo-
si,ion to the unpopular administration Of Martin
Van Buren, Let the Wing party think of this, and
let every individual consult his opn conscience and
judgment for the reply. Need refer 10 Mr.. Bad
gers letter to the people Of North Carolina CATER
wards chosen by General Harrison as Cabinet minis
ter IN which he declares that Gen. Harrison does
not and has favored Bank of the United
States" Shall we refer to the Wing Address to the
people of Virginia Shall we refer to letters and
speeches made and written in Pennsy lvana and New
York 2 We do not pretend to deny (athough we
ignorant of the fact if such things were that in
certain districts of country the bank question was
put IN issue but we do not treat this subject pro-
rinciai question, but as national question: and re-
garding it in this view could the election have been
carried by the Wings if they had stood upon this
federal ground with the flag Of Bank streaming over
their heads that all might read the war-cry of bat
tie. As honorable men are compelled TO say, if
this had been the case, we do not believe should
have proved victorious When these facts are taken
in conjunction with the known and constantly and
unchangingy avowed opinions of the Chief Magis-
tIate this subject the testimony accumulates till
Ossa is piled on Pelion, and do not know which
most TO wonder at the stupidity which could have
suggested such the part of the National
Republican portion Of the Wing party, the Typo
crlsy and absurjity Of that conduct and Argument