The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-06

THE UNITED STATES BANK.

In his speech upon the last veto of the Pres-
dent Mr.. Adams passed in review the acts OF the pre-
sent Congress and those Of the Executive and ia ref
erence to the United States Bank called the lead
ing feature of the Wing policy" and said that it
one of the conditions which the Wings came
into power" Whatever falls from the lips OF a man
of such experience and talent as John Quincy
Adams, who has filled the highest office in the
gift Of the people, and served his country in various
capacities at home and abroad requires al least
spectful attention But what astonishment does the
above language excite Why, the events of the last
Presidential contest recent and political topics
were then so generally and openly discussed in the
very streets, daily, without even excepting the
Sabbath, that even the very boys can re-
call the professions Of the leading politicians
"a United States Bank the leading feature of the
Wing policy!' Nothing can be farther from the
truth. What the language addressed BY the
Wings to the sturdy Republicans OF the sold Doml-
MON" in 1902 Few who take an interest IN politics
can forget the proceedings Of the Wing Convention
held in Richmond, Va Gen. Harrison was then and
there commended a candidate on the score of his
being true yefiersonan Democrat, and his very
language was quoted to show how well he merited
the title. Z" believe" said Gen. Harrison, and the
Wings exutingly held up his views to admiration
al believe that the Charter given to the United
States Bank unconstitutional" Mr. Tyler, too,
was lauded the same grounds, and the purity Of
his democratic principles and the firm consistency
with which he had adhered to and defended them,
were very properly eulogized and insisted upon
Nor was this language used to the freemen OF Vir-
ginia alone it echoed at electioneeriDg meetings
from Maine TO Georgia; II was used by stump ora
tors and logcabn DISCLAIMERS, and figured largely In
the newspapers. And it was the language of truth,
Gen. Harrison was Jeiiersonian Democrat-Presi-
dent Tyler was and is, a Democrat of the same
school, and both were opposed to the United States
Bank. Is it to be believed that the American far
mers, mechanics and mariners-vast masses of the
working people-would have tiocked to the polls by
hundreds and thousands TO support bank advocate
in the person of Presidential candidate No-the
great maiority of these voted for an anti-bank
candidate.
During the brief NOM Of Gen. Harrsons admin
islration the Wings had opportunity of commence
ing their inlrgues, and unmaskng their batteries
But it long before they did so. They vlrtu-
aly repudiaed the professions made before the people,
and asked John Tyler to sign bill charterng bank
And now in the face of this these same very honest
and consistent w hig gentlemen accuse the President
Of incon sistency, nay more OF perfdy 1t would be
idle to dwell upon these charges, for they have been
treated with the and conte npt they merted and
their repetition BY Mr. Adams is idle and malignant
But we thank Mr.. Adams for thing-though it
is doubtful whether his Wing friends will be equally
grateful and that is, for the bold avowa that the
Enlistment of another swindling shop, another
United States Bank, will be the leading
feature of the Wing policy" 1t now remains to be
proved whether the people ardently desire revival OF
those glorious days of bubble speculation and whole
sale swindIing in which the United States Bank
played SO conspicuous a paIt-whether the farmers
will be sufficiently tickled with that strac-the eupho-
neous appeIlation of "Mil Boy oil the Slashes," to
submit to the pleasant operation of being passed
through the hopper of the Mill-boy of Bank.