The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-12

VOluuOn 10 place out RePupilC ou I'D Vi 5'""'
and constitutional foundation. The leading
journals would be bJught up like cattle in the
market, and bulyism, pipe-laying and bribery
| would reign triumphant! Those who dared to
raise voice against the supreme authority OF
the Bank and its directors, would be prosecuted,
like the Legislature Of Pennsylvania, would be
converted into market place for the sale OF
votes. The Lordlings of England would have Us
situated like their own wretched dependents, by
comp fling Us 10 labor for their interest. Des-
potism dictatorship, or monarchy would be the
finale, and the name of Washington be thought
of only as a term of reproach and censure
This is no fancy sketch The documents
show that between editors of newspapers and
printers, the late u S. Bank distributed over
one million Of dollars for carrying on war
against the people who opposed that institution
1t is an equally notorious fact that the discounts
to members of Congress, during the same Pc
Rod, were unprecedented. In neither case. was
there quid pro quo received, unless viliiica-
ton and base and slanderous falsehoods can
be calculated by the dollars worth, or valued ac-
cording to the plan that makes every thing
worth just as much as it will bring
| Aside from these evils, however, was not the
cry of "Repeal" sounded by every Democratic
paper in the Union, and boldly proclaimed in
both Houses of Congress? And can there be
any doubt that those who put it forth. will, in a
few short months, regain the reins of power
But these facts are too notorious to need dwell
ing upon. Suffice it to say, that they were
placed before the People at the last Presidential
election and that those who vote for s'Tippe-
canoe and Tyler too" denied that they tapor-
ed National Bank. | can answer personally
for the States South ofthe Potomac, and in all that
| read of public meetings at the North, the
odour" OF attaching such thing TO the Wing
party, was never attempted. We were told in
the South, that the past life and opinions Of Mr.
Tyler were such as TO satisfy any reasonable
man that President Harrison was neither d
Bank or Tariff man, nor an Abolitionist. Be
lieving this, thousands hocked to the Harrison
standard, thinking that change" might dc
better, because things could not be ao0rse-
Hence, the burden of the song in that section o
the country, was
We 90 for TYLER therefore,
Without a lchy or 1pherefore"
have taken this slight sketch of the Bank
as it is the point which forced the great compro
miser of the West to depart from his party
when they were for the first time victorious
He forgot that by declining to nominate him a
Harrisburg, they displayed determination no
to abide by his councils-whch, though some
times good, were too often made in a spiri
proud, dictatorial and insoent Modesty, there
fore, should have led him to keep in the back
ground instead of which, he took up HotspuI
position, and not only ruined HIMSELF but those
who intrusted themselves to his guidance. HI
staked all upon Bank, and lost. Having done
this, he raised a new banner: "Henry Clay Us
the Constitution" and on the merits of each W.
occasionally shall address the People. Our ain
shall be to give facts in regard to the positions
takenby the Wing party in the late election
and we think we can show concusively tina
they advocated then neither Bank, high Ia
riff, Distribution, nor an amendment of the Con
slitution.