The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-07
REMARKS OF Mr.. WAT TERSON
ON THE VETO MESSAGE.

II had been charged indirectly, if not directly, by
his colleague Mr.. Caruthers,) that coalition had
been formed between the President Of the United
States and the Democratic party. Mr. w SAID 1t
was needless for him to reply to such an allegation,
which every individual Of both parties knew to be
false But he would speak for himself ne mad long
since determined to support tins Administration
whenever he could consistently with his princ-
ples There were measures Of John Tyler's
Administration which he heartily approved Of, and
there were others which he heartily dlsapproved He
referred to the yetoes of the two Bank bills, and to
the veto now the table, measures which he ap-
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 on three occasions. He surprised al
it. because in 1885 and SO he had served with his
colleague in the Legislature of Tennessee; at that
time he recollected to have heard his colleague deli
speech IN support Of Judge White Tor the Ere
sidency. MIR. w. referred at some length to this
speech to show that Mr.. Caruthers at that tme sup
ported Judge White, because he ant-bank
man--becalse he had come out and approved the We
toes of General Jackson and that he preferred Judge
White 10 Mr.. Van Buren,, because he thought that he
would pc more sure to carry out the principles OF
Jack MS ad lnistration. His colleague had yester-
day said he had changed his opinion. MIR. W. adj
mitted he had right to do it, but asked if he should
out and denounce MIR. Tyler, who was
with him In 1885 and 80, IN opposition to Bank and
Mr. WISE inquired Of MIR. Watterson whether in
1886, there were not two candidates for the Pres-
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 opposed to Bank of the United States, and
whether Mr. Tyler did not receive the vote of Ten
nessee an anti-bank MANI
MIR. WArTERsoN 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
had 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
tie son and Caruthers to the opinions of Judge
White
MIR, WArTERsoN, leaving this subject, proceeded
to examine the course of the gentleman from New
York, (Nlr. Granger) He referred to certain OPT
Mons of MIR. G. noticed in the speech OF gentle
from New York at the last Congress on the sub
ject Of slavery, colonization, sc.
MIR. WATrERsoN proceeded to comment the
course of Mr.. Granger while Postmaster General
to the execution by him of 5000 Democrats, sc.
Mr.. w. was gal 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
had been raised in the Senate of the United States
to the nomination of the gentleman as Postmaster
General on account Of doubts as to his opinions on
the subject OF abolition.
Mr. w. next passed on to reference to the incon-
sistency of the Wing party to the fact that they had
into power the principle OF prescribing pro-
scrpon, 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 he instanced, among
Others the case of marshal in Tennessee /; to the
promise of the Wing party to separate the political
press from the public printing, in violation of which,
their first act IN this House, they had elected Gales
& Seaton printers, and in the Senate had violated
soeme contract with Blair Rives; to their recent
the reduction of the army to their promises
to reduce the expenses of Government to $l3 000,-
600 or SIS, 100000 While during the last year, the
expenses had been "a 900 900 than in l84O, the
last year Of Van Burens Administration, and their
estimates were for great amount this year; to
the increase of Sl6OOO,00O fpublic debt while they
had been in power, &C.
He referred to these facts to show how the Wing
party on this floor were carrying out the principles
of 1910. He believed firmly that, if 1t had not been
for the Presidency and for the aspirations of pot
cal men for the Presidency, there would have been
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-
spensbility him. And it with this tariff
bill
They had heard great deal of the regard of that
party for public opinion. Mr. W. referred to the re-
cent changes in the elections in various States from
which he estimated that there were forty-one mem
bers this floor who had been elected in the excite
ment of lS40, who msrepresenting theil
constituents, and that, the Presidential canvass
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 were told that they
were misrepresentng the people.