The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-15

thougn previously occurrences Of the kind were
very frequent. The credit in this case attaches.
Of course in a great degree, to those inserusted
with the management of the department at The
seat Of government. ais~&
To the Editor Of Tho Madisonian
DAYTON, Ono, March 4, 1912.
In my collecting tour through this State have been
SO much perplexed- with broken banks and bad money
thatI have not found leisure disposition to write
you often. had promised The truth is, the banks
and the currency have absorbed almost every
other topic and heard but little OF politics until the
2d Of Last month, as Columbus the seat ef govern.
ment Of this State, whore made my bnsness be,
for the purpose Of exchanging some bad money for
good A, convention was holden on that day. by she
Wing party, for the purpose of nominaane Govern
or, &C. The convention respectable in appear
ance and in numbers; but, am told, was nothing to
compare with that holden at the same place two years
ago. AT that time, in addition to the Governor,
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too were before the people
and am told that the Ohio Convention put that ball
notion which rolled over every State ia the nion
and infused that enthusiasm into the breast Of every
freeman, and into every log cabin, which overthrow
princiPaities and powers, the spoiis and the spos
men, These considerations impaired more than ordi-
nary interest 10 the assembling of similar convention
at the same place. hwas gratifying perceive that
athoughsome of the county meetings that appointed
delegates, had spoken angry to President Tylers
veto upon the u s. Bank, such feeling was not re-
sponded to by the delegates the address and reso
lutions adopted by them will show The fact is, no
party in Ohio baubee about the incorporation
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question were taken among the people, four-fifths
would be opposed to it, The breaking up of the Penn
sylvana Bank of the United States leaves doubt up
on the minds Of the people whether sufficient
number Of men, uniting the necessary integrity and
SKILL for the direction of Bank of the kind, can be
found in Philadelphia or in any Of large cities.
have no doubt hundreds Of such men could readily be
found I am only giving you the opinions Of others.
Every intelligent IL now ready to admit that the
stock of such bank could hardly begin to he sub
| scribed. Most Of those who abuse President Tyler
for his veto, admit this but it deemed necessary
by the friends of another prominent candidate for the
Presidency, to find fault with something the part
of all other candidates. A United States Bank was
not learn, popular in Ohio, two years ago; and mem
ton Of was purposey avoided in the resolutions
passed by the convention at that me nor is the sub
)ect mentioned in the proceedings Of the late
ton. And not only so, but Thomas Ewing, who sup
posed he had annhlated the President is in Ohio no
more than what believe he always was common
man. Although residing but thirty miles of, he did
not make his appearance at the convention but, on
the night of the convention he harangued some few
persons in the bar room of the Neil House for few
minutes in clumsy way. His abuse Of the Presi-
~iy a.
ing he made off for his home The belief was preva-
lent that Gov Corwin had refused irrevocaby to be
again acandidate for tbs office of Governor and
am told that he would have adhered to his refusal,
had the prospect been good for the nomination Of Mr.
Ewing, he and the latter being bosom friends. But
Mr.. E. has sank to rise i have heard his
conduct severely commented upon by some of those
who were formerly among his warmes political friends.
county court lawyer his elevation to the head Of
the Treasury too sudden. His head was too
weak to stand it. Mr.. Corwin is very popular with
the people-of this popularity the Wing par
ty intends to take advantage for the pur-
pose of bringing majority into the next
Legisature-in any other respect the office of
Governor is Of but little Importance there being
hardly any power and no patronage attached to
it. Happening to put up at the same house in which
the Governor lodges, (the Neil House, 4 had the
pleasure of an introduction. He was laborinp under
severe indisposton at the time of the Convention.
In addition to Thomas Ewing heard the names Of
some two three gentlemen candidates for Cover
nor in the event of Gov. Corwin absolutely leclin-
ing, the most prominent of whom were Elisha Whit
tlesey, of Trumbull county ana James Wilson, o
Jefferson. 1t being understood that Mr.. Whittlesev
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think the choice would have fallen upon Mr. Wilson.
The latter is an old editor, and understand is now
connected with the newspaper press he seemed be
favorte among the editors of his party, as we'll
with very many members OF the convention. He
is, learn, friend Of Mr.. Webster and is sus
pected of Tyerism but appears to possess much In
fuence with his own party. He was formerly a
member of the Legislature, and now, or was, Judge
of one of the courts. He is distinguished for sound
and views of State policy and for old Jeerso-
Man Democracy. G.a II
AS to the Administration, the Democratic party in
Ohio is opposed to it, because it is of their choice;
and the utra-Whigs are opposed to it because they
want to see Mr.. Clay in the Presidential Char but
the people at large will Judge of the Administration
by its acts In addition to this there is strong and
warm feeling in favor of Mr.. Webster of long stand
ing One halt, probably, of the Wings, prefer Mr..
Webster to Mr.. Clay President and they look for
ward to his succeeding President Tyler after the lat
ter shall have served another term; or in other
words, one term in his own right. This gives the
Administration greater strength in Ohio than as yet
appears upon the surface Of things. Dr. Miller,
of the talented editors of the Old School Republican,
is sangne as to President Tyler receiving the vote
of Ohio, and he reasons upon that probability with
what appears to me much judgment, and with much
knowledge of public men and popular opinion But
have scrubbed away until but blank side is left