The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-23

people ana the States, through the lnStBdtion
Of ntriguists and ambitious aspirants after place
and power, should cause every patriots heart to
burn with Indignation. The spectacle is TO me
as revolving as the efforts Of the Mountain"
party in the days of the French Revolution, TO
break down and destroy the "Garonne" and the
| "jusle milcu" system.
| have learned, in addition to the above, facts
quite common, as regards the true history OF the
bank question, and which place the whole Of that
affair In an aspect entirely different from that
which it has heretofore assumed among many
of our citizens. Believing that it may be still
interesting TO these, to understand at whose
door 'lhe per6dy and treachery" in the matter
! lies will give some OF them to you.
| In the commencement, then, l re-asselt the
| declaration that, as soon as Mr.. TYLER entered
the Presidential chair, the F'ederdlists or ultra
| Wigs, who, under torluitous circumstances,
| had, for the third time since the formation OF
the Government, obtained the reins OF power,
though as usual they were not destined TO hold
them long-saw distinctly that if they, in con-
! nexlon with the rest Of the great Wing PARTY,
continued in the support of MIR. Tyler's adlninis-
tralion, the republican doctrines TO which they
knew, from the knowledge of the man, all his
| measures would tend, would be more firmly riv
| eted upon the country, and that the people, be-
| ing made prosperous and happy by those mea-
sures, would not again be willing TO go into con-
WILSON'S, for the purpose of placing in the char
John Quincy Adams Secretary OF State Mr..
Clay, or any other man in preference to Mr. Ty-
Ter, and that, seeing these things, and already
hearing in anticipation the plaudits of " well
| done, thou good and faithful servant" bestowed
on Mr. Tyler, envy and hatred ranked in their
bosoms, and they forthwith determined to force
collision between him and the Wing party. 4
Under these feelings, and with this view, Mr..
Ewing's bill was pitched out OF the Senate
chamber by Mr.. Clay, with the expression, . as
for that miserable ricketty concern, why, sir,
| would not touch it with ten-foot pole'-an e1-
preston the most insulting to MIR. Ewing, and
vet, forsooth, he takes no umbrage at that, but
| feels highly insulted because the President al
forwards s'vetoes" MIR. Clay's BILL
Ewngs bill was prepared, as | know now
positively for the sole purpose OF reconclllng all
| differences existing between the various ele-
ments of the Wing party, on the Bank question:
1t was prepared by Mr.. Ewing himself, IN all OF
its details, as the organ of the Bank portion OF
the Wing party, and the principle of assent In, :.
corporated to satisfy the President and those OF
the Wing party who thought with him. The
President did not look the details over, SO that
Mr.. Ewing should have the treest scope IN graf
living the Bank men. What reason, then, but
the above could have operated upon those very
men to have given it the reception which they
did give to it? And it seems to me that IN this
case s'perjury and treachery" lies at their door.
After thus dismissing "Ewing's bill, Z Mr..
Clay prepares one of his own, as you know,
fashioned in all respects after the old mon
ster . whose carcase was but now reeking in the
sun, with noxious exhalations, without consult
inc a single member Of the Wing party, whose
wishes and thoughts differed in the slightest de-
Gree with his. The consequence was that
liz Law dormant in the Senate chamber
upon the Secretary's liable Messrs. Mef-
rick, Preston, Rves, and Archer, refused TO
vote for it, Mr.. Clay is banked, and unless we
mistake, he visits the President upon .ne supJect
1t would be matter Of some interest TO Know "
with certainty what transpired between himself
and the President 1t is said here, that the Ere
sident appealed TO him, by every consideration
of their former friendship, TO spare me poison
ed chace: that he entreated Mr.. Clay not 10
drive him to the wall upon the Bank question,
and solicited Of him such modification OF MS
bill, as that the President could sign 1t, without
violating all of his previously entertained oPin-
ions upon that question, and committing pelJuu,
nv, of which any jury of honest men would
convict him. But at last, finding tie dictator"
perfectly inexorable, said to him, in conclusion,
Hthen, sir do your duty, and will take care
and perform mine," and lett HIM.
The assurance of the veto thus given, iii
driven to the WALL" was enough for MIR. Clay.
Hereturns-considers well his course-deter-
mines the bill shall pass, and the veto shall be
had. Every fact within my knowledge Justl-
fes me in making this assertion The next day
or the day after, his "Whte Charlie as he
has been most fttngly styled, MIR. Jno NJ
Bolts visits the President with compromise
the compromise which you will remember to
have been inserted in the bill of Mr.. Clay. am
told that the President refused to look at the pa
per unless Mr. Bolts would give him the solemn
assurance, that if he objected to it he should
never hear of it again-that Mr.. Bolts gave hlm
most unequivocally this assurance-that the Pre-
sident then looked at it and rejected 1t positive
ill., under the belief (as it really was) that 1t was
nothing more than contemplate subter-
fuge." IF these facts be true, and have the best
reason to believe that they are, should like to
know how it happened that two days alter
wards the Baltimore Patriot spoke OF that com
promise associating Mr.. Bolts name with it
and that the next day after this forerunner ap-
peared, Mr. Clay offered in the Senate, and that
Messrs. Merrick, Preston and Archer, voted for
it, passing the bill by one majority2 IT. mat
ter with me of much curiosity, for Mr. Rlves,
who was at the time, learn, quite intimate with
Mr. TYLER, was not deceived into the bestowal
of his vote for it, No doubt Mr.. Bolts could IN
form u.s. if he dared to tell the truth in the matter.
The President vetoed the bill, but under these
circumstances, ! would rather think OTHERS per-
foious and traitorous in reference TO it,
But the veto failed to produce the collision
which it was thought by the ultra leaders it
would produce, between the President and the
mass of the Wing party throughout the country.
By these it was rather approved than condemn
ed, as you will see by examining the journals of
the times, in despite of the denunciations in
Congress- tremendous discounting machine
as this bill would have created, was not desired
by them. This contounded the Wing SANrAN-
GELos Mr.. Clay was so provoked, that he de-
cared in the Senate he would have nothing
more to do with the question-(and it has APP
peared to me very strange, that after such de-