The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-02
/ From the Burlington (Io,ca) Hamk Eye
NATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT TYLER

NATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT TYLER.
We'll, and what is the reason The Wings IN Con- soS
gress think it will compromise what they consider
fundamental principle to go for any thing short of
National Bank. This at least is the reason assigned
why they will not take up and pass the Exchequer
bill AS times are now this fiscal scheme must if
tried afford some relief 1t would at least affect and
regulate the exchanges of the country, and this alone
would be an important item, if, as suppose, the
that the merchant pays in exchange is put
the price of his goods. But it we think it would do
tuore We think it would considerably affect and
regulate the general currency. But if did more
than equalize exchanges this would in measure re-
lieve the country from its present embarrassing
dition. Why then does not Congress, while it has
the power, minister this partial relief? We fear
there is something behind the reasons assigned, why
the Exchequer scheme receives so little favor. In
stead Of compromising any fundamental principle of
the Wings, very much fear many of the Wings in
Congress are afraid of compromising the interests of
Henry Clay. We have no desire to judge hal SHY
neither have any desire to bring false accusa-
ton against any of the Wings in Congress- By their
fruits do we judge them Seven months have elapsed,
and all is barrenness, far the settlement of any
important national question is concerned They have
certainly known all along that President Tyler, with
his present scruples, cannot cOnscentiousy, in his
own estimation sign such Bank bill as the W higs
| think the exigences of the country require. Very
well must the country remain without any national
currency three years longer, when have the pow
have something better, merely through the fear
of jeopardizng the political prospects of man,
however great that man may be acknowledged to be
If this be the principle of actionif this be the test
If this be the ssue-then must oppose this dam
gerous one man influence Not that we love the
Wing party less, but that we love country and
its true interests Patriotism forbids TAX
| ing any other course. AS much have admired
the better traits in Mr.. Clay's character-as much as
we love the true principles of the political creed OF
| the Wing party, would utter our humble protest
against this destructive antiWhig doctrine of doing
"evil that good may come" The glory Of one man
cannot be weighed in the balance with the suf-
ferings of whole nation. The people overbur-
dened and ground to the earth in consequence of the
arrangement of the currency. The very for relief OF
some kind. If they cannot get what they may con-
slider the greater, give them the less. Let Congress
then try the Exchequer scheme and if it works well
and answers the purpose, let President Tyler have
the praisef otherwise, let him endure the
HARTFORD RETREAT FOR THE INSANE.
DR.. Brigham, in behalf of the Hartford Retreat
for the Insane has made the annual report of that
Institution, from which we learn that the expenses
for the last year have been S2O,Ol5-recepts S19,-
757.
At the beginning of the year, ending 3lst March,
1912 the number of patients at the Retreat, was