The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-16

repeal of the Sub-treasury, without providing sub
stitute and thereby truly uniting The sword and the
purse about which the Coons had made SO much
hypocritical and boisterous clamor In 1870 the
sumption of the State debts with an empty and beg
CARED treasury the admission OF ahoit petitions
the repeal of that Democratic feature IN our Constr
tuiion-the veto power and The whole tedious aud
nauseatng catalogue of Coon measures Gfed through
the House Of Representatives with the rapidly of the
ghtning's flash and maniac yell OF appreciation
from the galleries accompanied each fash with the
fidelity that the shadow accompanies the body
On the other hand, dsprited, cowed, and de-
spending minority seemed 10 submit TO their fate IN
mute and hopeless despair. They permitted them
selves in the most pusilanimous spirit to be gagged
and ntanaeed. dark and portentous cloud hung
the destinies of our fair Republic. The pa
triot could but feel that the iron entering into
his very soul But bark a voice from the Senate
Of the United States is arousing the latent virtues
and mighty energ es oil great nation. IL ever
ema nation from the All-good Being animated human
forms, it surely the Democratic Senators of the
Clay extra session Of Congress. There was no bully
ing there Calm, dignifed, proud in the conscious
rectude Of their purpose, elevated pedestal of
moral greatness band OF patriots uniting the high
and lofty and ennobng qualities Of the sage and hero
they equal 10 the crisis They Knocked the bru-
tai bursts Of passion, the BLACKBOARD aunts and men
tai intoxication of the deuded crowd. Clay might
fret and rage and rave and shake his name and 'make
his bondmen tremble )" but it had terrors TO their
minds His impotent rage was laughed at, as the
wild rawlings of some imaginary hero in bedam.-
They openly dehed him to carry his threats Of apply
! ing the gag rule into execution. They dared him TO
| il. They knew that msbegotten chance had perch
ed him up into little brief authority, and that he
to fall ''like Lucifer-neyer to rise again
They felt that they vastly his superiors in intel
lectual dimensions, and In calm, inyncibe COURAGE
The Coons knew that the gag could only be applied
at the hazard of their lives. There was moral
grandeur in the port and demeanor Of our Democrats
Senators that cannot be described.
"What grace was seated on this brow
- The front OF Joye himself;
An eye, ike Mars, to threaten and command
4 A station like the herald Mercury
New lighted on a heaven-kss sing hill
combination and form, indeed,
Where every god did seem TO set his SEAL
To give the world assurance Of 4 man."
! IL seemed as if voice from above was proclaim
ing across the blue arch Of heaven in the most lovely
rays Of the most beauteous rainbow to the Democra-
cy throughout the land to arouse, awake Their IT.
resisible eoquence moved upon the great masses of
vrtuous and intelligent nation like the celestial in
huences on the sides of the great change
came over the spirit OF our dream the people in
their ma esy, spoke with roce of communal but
Clay and his Charleys In their mad career, like
8 Fools rushed on, where angels fear to tread
| National Bank awaited the signature OF the Pre-
sdent and they again resorted their old system of
bullying. The old Spanish axiom was now more
than verified" when the nation boils the scum will
1
where many depraved and hellish spirits held their
internal orgies. thousand fends in human shape
were proclaming from the house-tops that Captain
Tyler dared not give his veto He would be torn to
pleces-ten thousand bayonets would be seen glitter
ing around the White House-the hour of forbear-
ance would be passed-en thousand bowiekniyes
would leap from sheir scabbards into his tratoruus
heart-these were some few Of the gentle threats of
the " all decency party"
John Tyler is no ordinary man; it is true he had
lima -
and gave new proof that " to step aside is human ="
Still, when the vcissdes Of chequered life forced
him to make choice between his legitimate wife and
his chaabre game mademoisele he fondIy flew TO the
arms Of his first fond love. His haison-his eea,-
nient du may be remembered with shame and re-
gret; but his escape from the foul enlargement will
hereafter safely guard him against the Illicit roven
The Bank bill was returned to the House of Re-
representatives., objected to- and vetoed. Clay and the
whole Federal forces sent forth curses deep and
damning, on his devoted head The Democrats rest
ed with folded arms, almost regardless of the issue
Nothing had occurred to encourage hope on their
part that President elected by the universal Coon
party in 1910, won administer the Government on
Democratic principles. II was therefore, natural
that the Democrats should swear their ewes neither
Jealous nor secure" and await future developments
moral pestentIal atmosphere had settled around
nm. IL e old policy OF buy ing renewed The
President stood solitary and single handed and alone
Come one, come all sooner shall this rock from
firm basis fly, than l." was his reply. With the sp-
rils OF demons, the whole Coon party cried out,
"Wretch traitor! away with him, cruelty him. cru
cry NM lie stood as firm as the rock OF the Fan,
against which the angry waves Of faction speak their
impoent rage He knew that he was disappointing
the hopes of band of desperate reckless, and un-
prnclped desperadoes; and that, although the assas-
Sun might drive the poignard to his heart the bles-
sings OF generations yet unborn would be his reward.
In the spirit of the tuy usrious Jackson all selfish
considerations and all personal dangers were lost in
The magnitude OF the act and he signed the veto
conhdng in the recttudc of his purpose and the rro
lection of his God
In this hour Of gloom and personal danger Henry
A. wise, glowing with hgh-souled chi, airy and de-
voon TO ms friend, entered the list to aid him in the
unequal hight. 1t was moral and ennobling specta-
Gle, 10 see one masterspirit thus sriding upon the
whrlwnd and directing the Storm" and saving TO the
ruthless waves OF faction, like one born TO command
nus lar shalt thou co. and no further" Up to this
hour, they were yelling like savage wolves around
their victim firm, indomitable courage ALWAYS
commands admiration. 1t is a god like attribute and
when exercised in just cause is always triumphant.
ne drew his line, and babe the Coons to keep their
SIDE OF the mark. presto-change seemed TO come
over the spirit Of their dream The bullying policy
ike BOD Acres courage, passed away forever. IT'S
true, one or two Coons were reckless enough 10 at
tempt to cross the line but or two raps over the
head Tor their temerity, sent them back to their own
side of the mark.
To conclude: the country owes a debt of graft
tude-as lasting as our hills and mountains and the
flowing OF our riyers--to our Democratic Senators
Inc Democrats owe to President Tyler an open and
manly acknowledgment of the aid he has rendered
the good cause. And President Tyler should admit
tha without the gallant bearing and intellectual re-
sources of his friend Wise his desire to aid us would
have been unavang.
-, TUNICA.
WAsuINcroN CRY, Nov 8, 1912
From The .7merican Sentinel
The CASE FAIRLY STATED