The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-07
From the N. Y. Ecening Post.
WING CONSISTENCY.

Al the Wing meeting at the Exchange Thurs
day evening, which was addressed by divers members
of Congress- there were two points greatly insisted on
Inv the speakers as we are Informed. The hrst was
that Mr. TYLER deserved everlasting execration Tor
not conforming 10 what they alleged To be the VIII oil
his constituents the second was, that Messrs Staniy
of North Carolina and Thompson Of Indiana, de-
served everlasting honor for having dsregarded the
will OF their constituents.
How il could be true that II was wrong Tor Mr.
Tyler to disregard the public will if he had done So,
and yet right for members Of Congress to disregard
it, they did not even attempt TO explain OF course,
many who heard them probably went away impress
ed with the old fashioned notion, that the same rules
of morality and Of regerd for the viii OF those he
represents, are incumbent on member OF Congress
as a Pres dent.
While they were thus condemning the President
for alleged disregard of the popular voice MIR Tall
madge, a Senator from New York, was preseut,-the
man who VIGOROUSLY goes against the wishes of his
State, in heated in the last election. He even
made speech without seeming to blush at the pre-
dcament in which he placed.
The matters brought forth in The addresses furnish
food for curious reflection.
Ii was openly avowed that the measures of public
legislation settled by one Of the political
parties in Congress by previous arrangement in
GUS and the minority of that party expected to
vote according 10 the decision of the jority Thus
il admitted that something like one-third of the
members of Congress actually governed the body aud
regulated lis measures Yet with strange inconsis-
tency the party assert that the President ought TO take
the acts of such Congress evidence of the public
wish.
Again it roundly asserted that measures, or at
least one measure, carried in Congress, only in
consequence of certain members sacrificing them
selves by disregarding the will Of those they repre-
sented. 1t did not appear to strike them that Con-
gress whose measures carried only by betrayal
OF the people, according to the open avowal of the
majority, could not possibly deserve any respect for
their acts from the President any else on the
score upon which such respect is claimed in the sing
song cry about the immediate representatives, of the
people"
and their party, that they would have made cut
better case on their side, if it possible. But
their situation viii not permit il and all must yield
to the overwhelming force Of facts when they are
such that no sophisry conceal them
The show bill announcing the meeting called on
all The friends OF American industry to welcome it,
great advocates and supportersthe men who through
trials and rlbuatons had fought against 'the man
power and at last had conquered and passed tariff
bill. All this welcome, therefore was fr those who
passed the Tariff BILL and the Philadelphia mechanics
were Invited to walk through the the coach
tails OF those friends of the Tariff And who were
these friends of American industry-these Tariff
men 2 Why, Thomas B. King of Georgia the
Hon. Mr.. Caruthers, and the Hon. Milton Brown
of Tennessee; the Hon. Mr.. Linn, of New York
the Hon. Mr.. Ma,hiot of Ohio; the Hon. Mr. I'm
derwood, OF Kentucky, and how many more we know
not, all of whom voted against the Tariff bill, and
some OF whom are among the bitter opponents of
all Tariffs and every thing else connec ed with the
interests Of Pennsylva Oh, whiggery whigqery
what an impostor thou arr When the Hon Tho
mas Butler King goes home to Georgia, we hope be
will tell the Georgans how he stood beneath the Ia
rB cropn on the steps Of one of the Philadelphia
bic palaces, and was cheered by the Northern manu-
facturers for his votes and acts the late Congress
or will he humbug the Georgia Wings as he humbug
ged the Philadelphia Wings