The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-19
LETTERS FROM THE BUCKEYE BLACK
SMITH AND THE WAGON BOY OF Thu
SLASHERS.

SLASHERS.
"PHILADELpHIA, June 80, 1912.
Colonel SANDY HARRIs-
! "DEAR SIR: received your letter behalf OF
the committee appointed by he friends of MIR. Tyler
inviting to festival to be held at McAranns Gar
den the 4h of July. Having performed, as con-
| ceived, 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 back into the
field have at least given me strong inclination that
way.
"They talk about Mr.. Tyler's broken pledges. 1t
is notorious fact, that during the Presidential can
vass those who took the stump for TpPecanoe and
Tyler too" tried to impress upon the People, on all
occasions, the fact that the National Bank not
one of the measures before the People. When the
opposition cried out Bank party we denied it,
for one, (and, believe, others also) from honest
convictions The People voted The ticket under the
impression that Harrison was no. Bank man. they
were helped in this belief by his own declarations,
and because Mr.. Tyler who on the ticket with
him, was, and always has been, an anti-bank man.
So soon, however, as the Wings proper (the Clay
men) got majority in Congress, under the POPULAR
ty Of the good old man, now gone to heaven they
tried to down Bank up the People; and,
when John Tyler vetoed it, they cried out broken
pledges They were the pledgebreakers, and cried
out Stop thef louder than the rest of the crowd.
But allow to thank you for your kindness, and
the kindness Of those you repr SENT IN inviting me to
join YOU 1t would give me great pleasure II could
comply but cannot for the best Of reasons in the
world | am already under promise to be at Colum-
bus, Ohio, at the State Convention, upon the 4th and
start for that place tomorrow. But of this thing
be assured sir-I go in for John Tyler " tccth and
toe-ails Just long he acts as he has done hit.
erto and proves himself Representative of the Peo-
ple and not the tool of party.
"Yours, JOHN w. BEAR
From the Marietta lntelgencer, (WD July 80, 1910.
LANCASTER July 10, 1840.
"MY DEAR SIR On my return from Columbus
this evening received your letter informing that
it was asserted at a public meeting IN Washington
county, that, in speech at 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 course you perfectly safe.
| made such statement, but the very contrary. =
| said that our opponents attempting to make
the question of Bank the issue between the parties.
spoke of the impudence and absury of the attempt.
That Bank was not and never he'd been considered
by US as any thing than matter of convent
ence-a useful article of furniture in noble edce.
That our opponents gravely rising and debating
the question whether this article of furniture was
convenient or necessary-whether we should have a
table or setee standing in our halls-whie their sap
pers and miners were at work. tumbling its walls and
columns about our ears. This, with application
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. d. BARKER, Esq"