The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-09

In view of the unsparng denunciations poured by
the Federallsts IN Congress, and by the federalst
presses throughout the Union, upon the head Of Cap
Tyler for the Of the pow placed in his hands
by the Constitution 10 arrest them in their insane
and destructive plans it may be well to recur to some
of their Professions the subject before cleo
ton, although every individual who is at all acquaint-
ed with the nature of Federast promises knows that
they all made with the reservation that gene
rous confidence was to be exercised by community
that is they be literally construed AZ 10 al
low the party to keep them violats them precisely
as circumstances might render 1t convenient For
TINS reason have thought it unnecessary TO quote
their mnumerable denals made through their most
responsible channels, that they were not in favor
of charterng mammoth national swindlng shop;
that they we're not in favor of high protective tariff
and would adhere involably to the pied ges contained
in the Compromise ac'. The counuy is aware that
these professions were put forth from every Federast
Convention, at every Federalist meeting, by every
Federast press, and every hedgeng Federaist stump
orator, from Name to Georgia. and from the
the Mississippi. But the country Is aware also that
they were made only to be broken without the slight
est hesitation, at the fist convenient opportunity;
and although il temporarily msled by them, it is
fully of the real nature Of FederaIst pro-
misses and professions, and correctly estimates the de-
gree of confidence to be reposed in them. We have
nevertheless, thought it worth while, matter of
curiosity alone to contrast their present unsparng
and violent abuse of Captain Tyler with some of their
more prominently expressed sentiments in 1910.
In 1910, The Committee Of the State Rights and
Harrison Convention of Georgia, who drafted their
Address, (and John M. Berren, one of Cfay's
tools in the u s. Senate of that Committee)
exclaimed in rapture
"What Republican can read his Gen. Harrison's)
letter to Harmer Denny, without admiring the ster-
ling Republican doctrines it breathes' The following
principles will be found laid down in it, proper be
adopted by the President, viz:'
Omitting others which the Committee quoted from
10 n we Ol1rQC W. tn
that part which related to the Veto power, in which
the General states the cases in which President
ought to exercise the Veto, in these words
80. That in the exercise of the veto power, he
should limit his rejection of bills to,-1st, such
are, in his opinion Unconstitutional 3D. such as tend
to encroach the rights of the States or indivdu-
ais 3d. such iuoluing deep interests, may, in has
opinion, require mature elaboration reference
to the OH Of the people, to be ascetained the succeeding
elections"
Now, as regards the professions of John M. Berri-
en- and his federal coadutors, they were Of course
nothing; but regards old Tip the is quite diff
erent Notwithstanding the intention of the federal
lists to him their plant and supple tool the old
man did manifest degree of old fashioned honesty,
and stubborn and Independent spirit, which showed
that he would have kept his pledges to the country,
and would have utterly disappointed the expectations
of the disinterested gentlemen who elevated him to
power to serve their own purposes.
Let the country, therefore, contrast this sterling
Republican declaration of the old General, which
| excited the admiration of the Georgia Wings, with
the ewfangled doctrine lately set up by the consc
| entious Clay federalist faction, that the Executive
ought never to exercise the veto power, except on
grounds of unconsttutionality. If the old General
had lived to this day and acted this "sterlng Re-
publican principle, as there is doubt he would;
if he had dared to veto Clay measure, and tell
Clay that he wished to refer the matter to the
will of the People, "the glorious old soldier and
statesman" would have been denounced as traitor,
in like manner with Capt. Tyler The cry of the
ONE would have been rung in his ears,
and they would have bestowed him the eplthets
OF "despot and "usurper," they have heaped upon
Mr. Tyler for carrying out the sterling Repub-
can principles professed by Gen. Harrison.