The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-12


and constitutional foundation. The leading
journals would be bought up like cattle in the
market, and bullyism, pipe-layIng and bribery
would reign triumphant Those who dared TO
raise voice against the supreme authority OF
the Bank and It's directors, would be prosecuted,
abused and vili6ed. The National Councils,
like the Legislature Of Pennsy lyana, would be
converted into a market place for the sale Of
votes. The Lordings of England would have
situated like their own wretched dependents, by
comp Hing Us TO 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 aud 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.
II is equally notorious fact that the discounts
to members of Congress, during the same pc
Rod, were Unprecedented. la neither case. was
there a quid pro quo received, unless Vlllica-
ton aud base aud sanderous 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
few short months, regain the reins OF power?
But these facts are too notorious 10 need dwell
ing upon. Suffice it to say, that they were
election, and that those who vo,, d for "Tippe-
canoe and Tyler too" denied thai they .fauor
ed a 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 10 the Wing
party, was never attempted. We were told in
the South, that the past life and opinions OF Mr..
Tyler were such as 60 satisfy any reasonable
man that President Harrison was neither
Bank or Tariff man, nor an Abolilionist. Be
eying this, thousands hocked TO the Harrison
standard thinking that change" might do
better, because things could not be luOrse.-
Hence, the burden Of the song in that section of
the country, was
"We go for Tyler therefore,
Without a ,chy or therefore"
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 Tor the first time victorious
He forgot that by declining to nominate him at
Harrisburg, they dsplayeda determination not
to abide by his councils-which, though some
times good, were too often made in q spirit
proud, dictatorial and insolent. Modesty, there
fore, should have led him to keep in the back
ground; instead of which, he took up Hotspur
position, and not only ruined himself, bat those
who intrusted themselves TO his guidance. He
staked all upon Bank, and lost. Having done
this, he raised a new banner: Henry Clay Us.
the Constitutions" and on the merits of each we
occasionally shall address the People. Our aim
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 that
they advocated then neither Bank, high TIA
riff, Distribution nor an amendment of the Con-
sttulion.
PHOCION.