The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-19

BOSTON OOCHtEh, Is Aoos sss~~sfss
,ion Of the argument put forth by the editors OF
the Intellgencer, TO prove that the Wing majority
IN Congress possess all the industry, virtue, IN
telligence and patriotism in the land, and that
the Executive branch Of the Government Is IN
competent, dishonest, and dangerous to the well
fare OF the country.I
FROM THE BOSTON COURIER.
WORKING CONGRESS.
The National Intelligencer, with the tact
which naturally exists in the conductors OF
journal, who for thirty years have been exclu-
slvely devoted TO the interests Of party, some
times on the side Of the Democratic party, and
again in opposition to them, is endeavoring to
turn the glad feelings every where prevailing in
consequence Of the passage of the Revenue
Act into causes Of gratitude to both Houses OF
Congresses if the country owed them thanks
for merit0rious exertiOns.
From an elaborate editorial article, the follow
ing extract is made -
Considering the obstacles which the Whigs in
Congress had 70 encounter from powerful minority
opposing every thing which the Wings proposed; a
smaller body, elected Wings, siding with their OPP
taking occasion repeatedly to head'' them in regard
to measures which they most earnestly desired to
pass for the relief of the People-when we look back
upon these and other difficulties which lay IN their
way, il is matter for surprise and wonder how, by
patriotic devotion and determined perseverance, they
were able to accomplish much. For what they
have DONE they are well entitled good and faithful
servants, to the thanks of their constituents"
Here is about as large an amount of misre-
r,a,ac,,t;on nc co,ld he xuoli crowdod info the
compass of fourteen lines. 1s As to the OBJ
stacles in the way Of the Wing party, it is too
notorious TO be denied that on the meeting of
Congress under the existing administration,
there was larger majority in its favor than has
usually existed in former times. I'd. AS 10 the
Heading" of the Wings by Captain Tyler"
Ito use the vulgar phrases of the Intelligencer,
in common with its partisan coadjutors-there
was but one measure, Of all the leading ones
proposed at the extra session, which did not
meet the concurrence of President Tyler
namely, National Bank.
Now, the establishment of bank was no
doubt favorite object with a majority of the
Wing party; but there were many exceptions,
and especially among those persons who by
their experience were best qualified to judge Of
the effects of such an institution. The bust
ness men of this community, except perhaps the
small portion who expected TO have the direc-
ton of its loans and the benefit OF them, and
the patronage and power incident to director
snip of an institution which would have had
the means of controlling all the local banks, and
Of supplying money to themselves and their
friends at six per cent. per annum, while less
bank-have been compelled to pay twelve TO
twenty per cent.
To that class of men, no doubt, the non-crea-
ton of National Bank, as well as to politicians
who would, as in the case of Mr.. Biddle's bank,
have favored it with their accommodation pa
per, was sore disappointment. The office of
president or director in such an institution,
with the privileges annexed to il, which, as ex-
perience has shown in cases of the old bank,
were freely exercised, might have teen worth
$4,000, $4,000, or even $4,000 year. To
this small but influential body of men, and their
friends and dependents, who looked for an in
stilution to be managed on the free principles of
the late bank, the veto of Mr.. Tyler was sin
never to be forgiven but to the enterprising,
prudent, frugal man of business, who has no
reliance but on the earnings of honest industry,
National Bank, as is now well known, has
been nuisance, and will ever be one, if con-
Quoted on the principles laid down in the scheme
vetoed by Mr.. Tyler
With such diversity of opinion, then, as
existed in regard to Bank, it was we think,
unwise in the Wings to make the establishment
of one party question. II was that act of
folly, to which they were urged by /" fnanciers"
and politicians, and some few wealthy persons,
who were to have managed it, which separated
the Executive and his Cabinet from the main
body of the Wings, not in the nation, perhaps,
but on the floor of Congress.
1t was this impolitic and selfish conduct to
which the great mass of the Wing party were
impelled as it were, by their weak, inconsder-
ate, unprinciped leaders, that has caused d.
vision in their ranks, or an indifference in those
who still profess to act with them, that must
prove fatal to their future performance, unless
there can be new political combinations formed,
and under the guidance, too, of leaders of more
skill and higher sentiments of duty and patriot
ism than have been evinced by most of the
prominent Wing leaders.
The assertion, then, Of the Intellgencer, as
to the want Of a sufficient majority, on the part
of the Wings, to carry out all their measures
which were of real importance to the country,
is whoHy at raridmce NTH facts, as the CO.
lumns of that journal will show, if they have
industry to search therein, or memory enough to
recollect any facts but such as may be wanted
to eulogse Congress doomed, we think, to
the contempt and Reproduction of all impartial,
independent, and honest men.
To praise Congress who. according to the