The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-13
THE PRESIDENT AND THE ASHBUR-
TON DINNER

The PRESIDENT AND THE ASHBUk-
TON DINNER.
WHY was John Tyler and the American peo-
Pile insulted at the Tory dinner Why is the
President Ioathing 10 the Federalis,s and a
stencil in the noslrils Of Federalism Because
he is a Democral-because he descended from a
Democratic ancestry-because he is true and
honored son of the Old Dominon-and because
he was brought up at the feet of Thomas JEFF
ferson. the great apostle Of Democracy
Is it surprising tina, the party which assailed
Thomas Jefferson, and discharged the volleys
Of their calumnies and abuse upon Andrew
Jackson, should pour out the vals of their
wrath upon John Tyler? Ii he had sanctioned
the Bank Bill; if he had carried out the work
of prescription so ruthessly commenced against
the Democrats, by Granger, Ewing, & Co.; if
he had consented TO surrender OF the public
lands, and 10 the creation of an enormous ma
onaI debt, he might have secured the hollow
and heartess adulation of the Federaliss, and
as long as il would have answered their pur-
pose, they would have bestowed their empty
praises upon him. But, whenever he would
have dared to act in opposition to their views,
or to have recognised the old Democratic land
marks, he would have fell the relentless power
Of Federalism.
The establishment of United States Bank
was the favorite and long cherished object Of
Federalism. When they seemed almost within
reach of their darling object-when they were
about rvelting the British yoke upon the necks
of the American People, and establishing the
vast and fearful machinery Of moneyed and po-
litical power, John Tyler was the patriot who,
in accordance with all his earliest, long -contnu.
ed, and uninterrupted convictions, met and de-
walings of Federalism, the deep ard malignant
execrations of disappointed British agents and
retainers-then came the declaration of that
convulsive and desperate war that has assailed
the chief Executive of the nation and the best
interests of the American People with unreent-
ing hostitya war whose presiding genius is
the Tory spirit of the Ashburton dinner The
President refused to aid in the establishment Of
an institution that would have thrown his coun-
try, bound hand and foot, into the power of
England, and hence the fierce aud angry onset
upon him.
The President stayed the arm of Federal pro-
scription and whilst the High Priest stood at
the altar offering up his hundred victims daily TO
the fell and nsatate moloch of Federalism, he
thrust him out from his cruel ministry of hate
and revenge, and saved from the knife the re-
naming 1900 that had been led to the slaugh-
ter And the knife, too, of the " Ohio Butch
err was stayed and then came another loud
and angry howl OF Federalism.
In imitation of England, Federalism was
about to fasten upon the nation an immoveable
weight of debt, by squandering the public lands
at the moment of the greatest need Of the Go
vernmenr-a heavy debt and burdensome tax
es-a splendid Government and a squallid and
population was the next favorite OBJ
ject but in this too, the cup was dashed from
their lips and their darling project defeated.
In all this Struggle, the People-the Democra-
cy-have been gathering and rallying around
the President. The Democratic Republican
party are beginning to speak in tones that will
not be misunderstood, and to proclaim their en-
thusiastic attachment to John Tyler, and hence
another cause of hate. The man whom the
Democracy love and confde in, will always be
hateful TO Federalism. Between the People and
Federalism there is no sympathy, and the man
who will protect and defend the People, will
meet bitter opposition at the hands of the Fee
deralists.
The insult at the Ashburton dinner may thus
be accounted for The unmixed hatred of the
People, and the Peoples President, has produc
ed this Traitor insult.