The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-03
From the Hartford Patriot and Eagle.
THE EXPERIMENT.

For the first time in our history in consequence of
the demise OF the President Vice President is cali
ca on 20 discharge the high duties of Chief Magistrate
Inc circumstances under which Mr. Tyler was nomi-
mated ana elected are well known. Not reckoning
on the contingency which did happen the Wing lead
ers tolerated an avowed ant-Bank candidate for the
wee Presidency. II was part of their scheme to
suppress before the people, their real intention to es
tablish Bank, by placing on their ticket democrat
of Virginia, strongly imbued with the doctrines of
that distinguished school, and well known opponent
of the Bank. As if Providence determined to pun
iih this gross and palpable inquity, the good and
lamented Harrison was taken away, and John Tyler,
elected Vice President, succeeded to the duties and
honors of his iustrious predecessor.
Mr.. Tyler had now to settle the important question,
whether he should make himself the mere acting
President of factious minority or assume at once
the responsibilities of his high office, assert his
stutional prerogatves, and discharge coscieiousy,
not faciousy, his well defined duties President of
these United States.
The efigy wings say, that inasmuch as he was
merely elected Vice President, he ought to waive
the exercise OF his discretion and rely principal
ly for advice, assistance and direction, the leaders
OF the 'great and patriotic party" which elected him
to the second, not the first Office.
They say, moreover, that common friendship and
gratitude ought to have bound him to the interests
and wishes of Chs friends, and that it was nothing
less than "treason' in him to veto their darling
project
But how stand the facts Of tho case' 1t is now
matter OF TRUTH belonging rather to history than
lecture that the wing party pending the late election
did waive the question OF National Bank before the
public generally lest they should prejudice their
cause. is also remarkable fact, that they select
ed John Tyler, Of Virginia. peculiarly available
candidate for the Vice Presidency because he OPP
posed to such an institution. The very fact of Mr.
Tyers nomination, is glaring proof of the unpopu-
larity Of Bank The wings well knew it, and
therefore resorted to one of the most unustabe and
iniqutous schemes of trckery enacted in civil
LIKED and enlightened age to set up engine of ty
ranny over free people.
John Tyler traitor? monstrOus charge! He has
acted according to the cherished and established
victions Of whole life. He has acted in his opposi
ton to National Bank as it was well known he
would act, when he was elected Intelligent reader,
pray answer one question: Which is the more hon
orable manly and right in PresidentTyler,-to pros
rate himself and the Office which both provdentially
and constitutionally devolved upon him, under the
wheels Of the Juggernaut of Faction, and suffer his
volition to be crushed-or to take the RESPONSE
bility boldly, assume the rights of coordinate
branch of Government, and discharge without fear
and without partially the duties imposed by the Con-
stitution the President of the United States? Is
he any the less President because death devolved
the Office upon him?
Mr.. Tyler's has been and is now a trying position.
He came into power without party, without Cabi
net Of his own without Congressional majority
The locofocos abjured him, for he was not the man
Of their choice. The wings proper abured him, for
he preferred to obey conscience and principle rather
than their high behests He vetoed Bank for he
believed such institution dangerous and unconst-
tutonal and rightly Judged that great majority of
the people were opposed to it. If this be soft
bank be unconstitutional, and if majority of the
people have so decided over and over agan-then it
behooves every honest opponent of bank, be his
name what it may, to come up to the help Of this
Administration. Surely every democrat must be
proud to lend his support to man who has deiv-
cred the country from the tyrannous scourge Of a
National Bank