The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-09
Correspondence Of the Madisonian.

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RICHMOND, Va. July, 1912.
The meeting of the old fashioned Republicans Of
the school of '9S and '99 was thrilling affair. 1t
was composed of men who through series of polit-
cal conflicts lost sight of those great principles
for which our Republican fathers bated in the early
| history of the Government. wish "head' him or
"die" had been here to have witnessed the enthus-
asm which animated every one present, and perhaps
| it would have caused him 10 reflect upon his past
reckless and unprincipled course in attempting to
head the President, who had solemnly sworn to
preserve protect and defend the Constitution Of the
| United States" The noble stand President Tyler
has taken in vindcation of his honor public man.
and those cherished principles avowed by him through
the whole course of bis public lfe duly appreciated
by every sincere Republican, and you may depend
upon it he will be sustained by Virginia-the flag
ship Of prnciples-whose voice has ever been fore
most in cheering onward in the course of public du-
ty, a faithful public This is no chimera--lt
is the honest belief Of who has some knowledge
the sentiments of the Republicans of this ssadas
Time honored commonwealth political princ-
pies true the needle to the pole, and whose
motto has always been PRINCIPLES not MEN. The
animated countenance of the veteran editor OF the
Enquirer beamed with admiration and delight, and 1t
seemed give him unspeakable pleasure that at this
important crisis in the history of the country, when
legislative dctaon and usurpaton is the aim of un-
principled demagogues, and the Capitalization of all
power in their hands thereby reducing the President
to mere machne-the register of their unhoy
edicts-he could openly and manfuy come to the
rescue to the rescued and give to the A'ministra-
| 10 Tohp rrvIe N nd
There is spirit of inquiry abroad in the land and
when the proper time shall arrive for the People to
exercise their sovereignty the honest expression of
their sentiments will sweep, like tornado from one
end of the Union to the other and those who
have abused their representative trust to retire to the
shades of private life unhonored! 1t is useless for
Mr. Bolts and his political satellites however obscure
and dim they may appear in the political horizon, to
tell the People that Mr. Tyler has betrayed the trust
reposed in him by his countrymen, in refusing to
sanction measures which he considered injurious to
the best interests Of the country-because they are
well acquainted with its legislative history-every
page of which is replete with sound Republican SEN
timens uttered by him every great and leading
question His early opposition to Bank oft Uni
ted States, upon constitutional grounds was known
to the convention which no minated him a candi-
date for the Vice Presidency but they did not think
at the time this honor conferred upon him, that
he would eventually fill the first Office within their
gilt therefore, if there has been any treachery dis
PLAYED it must enure to them and not to Mr.. Tyler
because he has adhered faithfully to his avowed and
recorded political sentiments-and they have deviaed
from theirs Well do remember Mr.. Clay's Tay-
lorsville speech when he visited the county of Hano-
YER the place of his nativity. In that speech he eva
ded the question of Bank no Bank, by saying that
was question of minor importancei that although
he was in favor of such institution, yet he would
not press it unless clearly ascertained that the
People demanded the creation of such an institution
Now, it is evident from h past course that ne was
acting treaeherousy iowa dS the People, whose sup
port he was soliciting for he nominee of the Harris
burg convention, becar Sc sooner than the party
to which he attached was indicted into office,
brought forward his famous measures-Bank and
Dstributon-thus repudiating sentiments which he
had avowed but few short months previous, in the
most solemn and impressive manner, and that, too,
within the hearing of John Minor Bolts, who ofhc-
ated in the capacity of white Charlie" decorated
with his masters livery. With all these recorded
facts, which component part OF the history OF
the country staring him in the face this ipse diTtt
of Mr. Clays who is bound body and soul to the be-
hests of his master has the bold erontery to charge
the President witt treachery! Trearhery to whom
To the People No. To party the very elements
of which are corruption and treachery base and
fdious.
Yours, More ANON.