The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-19
LETTERS FROM THE BUCKEYE BLACK
SMITH AND THE WAGON BOY OF The
SIASHERS

"PHmADELpYA, June %, 1912.
Colonel SANDY HARRIs-
"DEAR SIR | received your letter behalf Of
the committee appointed by the friends of MIR. Tyler
inviting me to festival to be held at McAranns Gar
den on the 4h of July. Having performed, as con-
ceved, my duty to the People during the campaign
of 1874 , | had intended to retire altogether from the
field of politics; but recent events have reused me
up and, if they have not brought me back into the
field have at least given me strong Inclination that
way
They talk about Mr.. Tyers broken pledges. 1t
is notorious fact, that, during the Presidential can
vass those who took the stump for g Tippecanoe and
Tyler too" tried to impress upon the People, on all
occasions the fact that the National Bank was not
of the measures before the People. When the
opposition cried out q Bank party," we denied it,,
for one, (and | believe, others aso) from honest
convictions. The People voted the ticket under the
impression that Harrison not Bank man ; they
were helped in this belief by his own declarations
and because Mr.. Tyler, who was on the ticket with
him, was, and always has been, an anti-bank man
So soon, however, as the Wings proper (the Clay
mem got majority in Congress, under the popular-
ty of the good old man, gone TO heaven, !hey
tried to cram down Bank up the People and
when John Tyler vetoed it, they cried out " broken
pledges" They the pledge-breakers, and cried
out Stop thief louder than the rest Of the crowd
- But allow me to thank you for your kindness, and
the kindness of those you repre- sent IN inviting me to
Join you. 1t would give great pleasure II could
comfy but cannot for the best of reasons in the
world. | am already under promise to be at Column
bus Ohio at the State Convention upon the 4th and
start for that place But of this thing
be assured, sir--l go in for John Tyler teeth aud
oe-nasn lust so long he acts as he has done hit
ero, and proves himself Representative of the Peo-
pie, and not the tool of party.
Yours, JOHN w. BEAR
From the Marietta lntelligencer CIV July 80, 1870
LANCASTER, July l8, lS40.
My DEAR SIR On my return from Columbus
this evening received your letter informing me that
it was asserted at a pubic meeting IN Washington
county that in a speech al Philadelphia, had said
the true question between the parties Bank of
the United States, and that you, from knowledge
of the real question and Of me- had contradicted the
assertion In this, OF you were perfectly safe.
made no such statement but the very contrary.
said that opponents were attempting to make
the question of Bank the issue between the parties
spoke of the impudence and abstday Of the attempt
That Bank was not and never he'd been considered
by US as any thing than mere matter OF convent
ence-a useful article of furniture in noble edifce
That opponents gravely rising and debating
the question whether this article OF furniture
convenient or necessary-whether we should have
table a settee standing hals-while their sap
pers and miners at work, tumbng its walls and
columns about our ears This with amplifcation
and illustration is the substance of what said touch
ing that particular object You perceive, therefore,
that you did not mistake my opinions or my Ian
guage.
|" Your sincere friend,
L. ID. BARKER, Esq"