The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-11-07


and tumuit of public business-dragged from ue
som Of his family and home-forced into an iat..
ly excited political eampaign-obliged 10 take u
stump under burning sun, when he should
been in an easy armchair under bis own ro1i-e.,
| and down, elected, by hungry a.-
of official mendicanis, the old man proved unequal
the burdens and cares imposed upon him, and
within one short month Of his accession 10 the pl
| dency
| By this event, John Tyler, elected on the >..
ticket, to I'll the second, succeeded, By virtue d..
provision in the Constitution TO the fr,t Office m
| Government. But he is scarcely seated before
scheme is artfully planned, a conspiracy conc,c,
I by those who were auxiliary 70 hls election 10 aa
| him. the phrase ran-to make him violate n
oath and the Constitution-to make him the mr., |
! puppet of a Congressional juDto-themseht, f
! white Charles" Of Henry Clay-to make him lg.
himself forth, before the American people, as ar o.,
cillatng, whiting demagogue, inconsistent WIT
law and inconsistent with the Constitution E,itga.
/ ing the obligations of his oath, and the requireme
| of the Cons utution, paramount 10 the deman.,
party he refuses to yield himself TO their yassaa.
/ The attempt to "head him. fails and now u,,
would behcad him, had they the power if we msy
Judge from the rancorous spirit in which they ASA.
| him. There Is nothing which should rouse up
honest indignation Of all men, of whatever party
creed, so much as the treatment and bearing OF 81.
! Wings towards John Tyler.
The Democratic party have always believed, ADJ
do now believe, of it, fundamental doctriuc,
that the establishment, by Congress- Of Bank OF lar
United States, would not only be in conflict with Inc
Constitution, but the greatest calamity and curse q
could befal our country. With a mammoth BAN
IN one OF our large cities, and It's branches in ever
State, an influence on elections would be exerted
! it, as occasion required, which it would be next 10
impossible TO countervail. A Briareus with b., il-
dred hands, would sit in the centre of your Govern
ment. John Tyler, by an exercise of power confer
red by the Constitution, has prevented the estab,.-
ment of such Bank he has erected himself a,
barrier between the Constitution and against tho,
whose principles, whose creed, and whose oaths, pre-
obstacles to its violation between them aud
the public Offices for which they hunger and thirs,
Hence the frantic ferocity manifested towards HIM.
Hence he is styled 'traitor," renegade, !" "Beneelc
Arnold" and other opprobrious names, redolen, O.
Billingsgatc and the Fye-ponts But let FederaiIsm
in Congress postpone the public business TO howfura
her maIedciions on John Tyler-let ruifianism in,
him in the very Capitol of the nation-let him be-
burned In efigy in our great cities-iet the "Mt,-
chant Princes" of New York, at public dinner,
the presence of foreign ambassadors, withhold hQA
him the common courtesies OF gentlemen, aud bow
in obsequous reverence at the name of Engia.1,
Queen; yea let blackguardism, in all shapes, was,
and means, as IT best can, expend itself on John
Ter, so long as he holds fast the Constitute.
has an anchor Of safety that give way aid
will command the honor and appreciation Of every
one who regards principle more than party. Gene
raj Jackson rid the country Of United States Bank
and has been almost deied for the act by his cout-
try--John Tyler has stranged like monster, and
obligation under to him for the deed.
| John Tyler has wisely exercised, in several other
instances, the power enjoined upon him by the Con
suton and his oath of negatiyng other act, @,
Congress. Sraghtway Federalism " shrieks hers
| hoaIse," cursng what she styles the Zone man
power" and yet would set up what is infinitely NOR.
dangerous and tyranncal because irresponsible
congressional majority power, if we may say ID
we are to have despotsm let IT be rather the do.
potIsm Of than Of many, for the more there a.,
head he In he adj hpad
all history proclaims that the tyranny Of is more
| tolerable than that of many.
But it is false that there is, be, in our s,s-
TEN of government under the Constitution a, 1t now
stands " one man power" in the senSe that Fede-
ralism attaches to the phrase. Our Constitution
! framed the principle of checks and balances.
Congress can pass laws and the President sane
ton negative them. If sanctioned 10y him, the,
of no binding efficacy, if the Supreme Court Of
the United States declare them unconstitutional If
| vetoed by him, they may nevertheless become law,
if repassed by two-third vote, and do not coullc
with the Constitution. Here see the President J.,
a check on Congress- Congress the President, and
the Supreme Court on BOTH and unless the three har
monte, there be exercise Of the law-makiug
power, or other powers dangerous to the liberties Of
the people But Federalism would destroy the har-
monlous action OF the different branches Of the Go
vernment She would emascula,e the Constitution,
by roofing out OF IL the veto power of the President
thus rendering HIM mere cypher, or at most but q
register of the DEGREES of Congress. But suppose
this is donetherc is another insurmountable obsta
Gle to Congressional supremacy-the Supreme Court
of the United States. TIE judges Of at court come
forward and say to Congress, g See here, by this
Constitution We have something to do out these
laws you about to pass. WHAT if adjudge
them unconstitutional What will you do with Us "
"Abolish YOU, too" says Federalism for the same
principles and reasons that demand the veto power
TO be stricken out of the Constitution demand 4 at
tie Supreme Court have no word about the Constr
nationality of the laws, as both the Supreme Court
and the veto power RE up in the way OF congreS-
sonal Dictatorship j. not this clearly so Suppose
a bill chartering United States Bank is passed by
Congress- and approved by the President but the SUI
preme Court declares it unconstitutional, (all of
which may very likely happen,) would there not 20
up great cry against its judges as that which
reyerberates, from rank TO rank of the minion'
OF Federalism, against John Tyler Who can doubt
it who has with what iondness Federalism hug,
TO her bosom her chief darling, National Bank, and
has marked her pertinacious and unremittng efforts
10 foist ii upon the country.
Federalism, in the oldcn time, said there would be
too little strength in the Government founded the
Constitution have, She wished 10 infIse into
il the spirit of monarchy She hated the Consttu-
ton then and endeay ored to destroy the whole fab
rio at once, but failed. She hates it now, and endea-
vors to destroy it piecemeal. She would strike out
this power, and add that; clip it here, and then
there and thus, imperceptiby perhaps, but surely
subvert the submest structure of Government the
world has vet seen We cannot be too Jealous and
SUSPECT us therefore of any attempt to alter IT, and
especially of the effort making TO destroy that
feature of it which places in the hands Of the Presl
dent check on the power Of Congress. No; there
Is no = ne man power" or many men power, or un-
checked supreme power, any where IN Govern
ment The Constitution must stand it is. Ii is a
wise Constitution. II was good Constitution for
Washington, Jefferson, and those other great men
who made IT. 1t has been a good Constitution for
their children, and viii be for Us and our postery
forever, if it be not frittered away by the ukerlng
and cobbling of Federalism.
From The Portsmouth Va. Banner.
DUELLO GRANDO
The grand performance set down for last TUESDAY