The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-07
REMARKS OF MIR. WAT rERSON
ON THE VETO MESSAGE.

REMARKS OF MIX. WAT IERSON
ON THE VETO MESSAGE.
II had been charged indirectly, if not directly, by
his colleague Mr. Caruthers,) that a coalition had
been formed between the President of the United
States and the Democratic party. MIR. w said 1t
needless for him TO reply to such allegation,
which every individual Of both parties knew to be
false But he would speak for himself he had long
since determined 10 support this Administration
whenever he could consistently with his prnci-
Piles. There some measures Of John Tyler $
Administration which he heartily approved OF, ana
there others which he heartily dlsapproved. lie
referred to the vetoes of the two Bank bills and 10
the veto on the table, as measures which ne APP
proved of.
He had been surprised to hear his colleague de-
nounce the President of the United States as trail
tor and for what Because he had exercised the
veto power three occasions He was surprised at
il. because in 1885 and '36 he had served with his
colleague in the Legislature of Tennessee; at that
time he recollected have heard his colleague deli
speech in support of Judge White for the Pre-
sidency. Mr. w. referred at some length to this
speech show that Mr. Caruthers, at that time, sup
ported Judge White, because he anti-bank
man-becerse he had come out and approved the We
of General Jackson, and that he prefer ed Judge
White 10 Mr. Van Buren,, because he thought that he
would pc more to carry out the principles oil
Jack ms ad ninstration. His colleague had yester-
day said he had changed his opinion. Mr. W. ad-
med he had right to do it, but asked If he should
out and denounce Mr.. Tyler, who was
with him in 1895 and SO, in opposition to Bank and
other measures, because he had not changed also!
Mr.. WISE inquired of MIR. Watterson whether, in
1885, there were not two candidates for the Pre,i-
dency and two for the Vice Presidency run by the
Opposition and whether Mr. Granger was not run as
in favor of Bank of the United States and Mr. Ty-
Ter as opposed to a Bank of the United States and
whether Mr.. Tyler did not receive the vote OF Ten
anti-bank MANI
Mr. WATrERsoN said that the electors of that State
voted for Mr.. White anti-bank and for MIR. Tyler
In Kentucky, and some other States, Harrison and
Granger had been run as bank men but Mr.. Gran
ger never had seen the time, and never would, when
he would be elevated to the Vice Presidency Laugh
ter
After further brief conversation by Messrs. Wat
ter son and Caruthers to the opinions OF Judge
White
MIR. WArrERsoN, leaving this subject, proceeded
to examine the of the gentleman from New
York, Mr.. Granger.) He referred to certain OPT
Mons Of Mr.. g. noticed in the speech Of gentle
man from New York at the last Congress on the sub
ject of slavery, colonization, SC.
Mr.. WATTERsoN proceeded to comment on the
course of Mr. Granger while Postmaster General
to the execution by him of 5000 Democrats, sc.
Mr.. w. glad that the gentleman himself was be-
headed but he had understood, if ''rumor', spoke
the truth, that it not until part of the Wing
delegation in this House from New York had waited
on the gentleman that he resigned.
Mr.. w. then referred to the rumor that objections
to the nomination of the gentleman Postmaster
General on account of doubts to his opinions
the subject of abolition.
Mr.. W. next passed on to reference to the incon-
sstency of the Wing party; to the fact that they had
into power the principle of prescribing pro-
scripton, and alleging that they had disregarded and
violated that principle; that the Senate uniformly
rejected the nominations by Mr.. Tyler of Demo
crats-in illustration of this, be instanced among
others, the case of a marshal in Tennessee to the
nfaisp Of he ip rty N tical
press from the public printing, in violation of which,
their first in this House, they had elected Gales
& Seaton printers, and in the Senate had violated
soleme contract with Blair s. Rives to their recent
votes the reduction of the army; to their promises
TO reduce the expenses Of Government to S13 000,-
600 or $4,000 900, viii during the last year, the
expenses had been "a 100000 more than in lS4O the
last year of Van Buren's Administration, and their
estimates were for as great all amount this year; to
the increase of SlS 100000 of public debt while they
had been in power, &c.
He referred to these facts to show how the Wing
party this floor carrying out the principles
of IS40 He believed firmly that, if 1t had not been
for the Presidency, and for the aspirations of po-
cal men for the Presidency, there would have been
none of this turmoil, violence, and divisions among
the Wing party. He believed that the Wings wan
ed the President TO veto the Bank bills They knew
that if they had become laws, they would not have
performed what they had promised, and they wanted
Mr.. Tyler to veto them to throw all the re-
spensibilty on him And so il was with this tariff
bill
They had heard great deal of the regard Of that
party for public opinion. MIR w. referred to the
cent changes in the elections in various States, from
which he estimated that there forty-one mem
bers this floor who had been elected in the excite
ment OF lS40, who were now msrepresenting their
constituents and that, the Presidential canvass
now repeated, Van Buren, would receive an increase
of ninety electoral votes from the number received
by him at the last election. Such was the stute of
public opinion, and yet his party told that they
were misrepresenting the people.