The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-06
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MEssRs. BENTON AND BLAIR.

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States In come xion with those acts which have
brought him in collision with the party that raised
him TO power, will see that there is steady stream
Of honest applause running beneath the agtated
face Of party warfare, which keeps it were, lis
deadly elements of discord occasionally IN cheek
whenever they threaten 10 oyerstep the limits assign
cd them by mans unbrdled passions; and that this
spontaneous appreciation Of the sober aud sensible
part Of the public based Il is on a conviction that
| the Executive has the welfare Of his country at
heart must, sooner later, overturn the "mousng"
| politicians of all parties, who are trying to exal'
themselves at the expense of both principles and
patriotism, and finally leave them where they GER
ainly should be left, absorbed In the insignhcancy
Of their own ephemera existence
In taking retrospective view Of the relative con
diton Of the Wing and Democratic parties in 1910
cannot if | would, disguise the fact either from
my self the public that the latter was utterly pow
erless, aud would possibly be so for unknown pc
riod to come, had i. not been for the indomitable
Grmness Of the President. who, by the timely exer-
else Of constitutional power vested in him by tho
Magma Chara of American liberty, raised to life,
vgor and the Of all its faculties, the down
| trodden form of Democracy from the mire into
which its enemies had thrown IT, Thus il was, sir,
that the President rescued the People from the anti
cipated effects of measures which, if fastened upon
them at that time, would necessarily reduce them IN
time to the level Of the oppressed pauper poplla-
ton of Europe, Thus it was, sir, repeat that
| JOHN TYLER, standing beneath the Republican
banner of 80, '99, which was first unfurled on tie
soil that gave him, and many other time-honord
| --1f
whose glorious deeds, both civil and military, ue
records of country and the hearts of her People
are filled, called forth the spirits Of the Revolutbn
| from their hallowed places of abode, to aid him in
saving from pollution, the palladium of our religious
and political freedom
Had the President not done so, sir, where would DO
now the great Democratic party of the country to
which Messrs. Benton and Blair claim to belong
Had he signed either of the Bank bills, maturd
during the extra session of Congress- where wouldbe
all those available patriot, who refuse to sustain he
man who has nobly sustained the principles with
which those immaculate magnates of Democracybe-
l-lieve themselves to be identified
Where, again ask, would be the Bentons, the
BIairs and the Ingersos had the President preferred
party to principles or made the emouments and
|
! science
Let lis the consistency Of Mr.. Blair by a
single reference to the files of his paper IN the
fall, think, Of 1884, he denounced in two column
leaders, Benjamin Watkins Leigh, of Virginn, for
proposing, in speech which he made at dinner
given at Petersburg, similar but less Objectionable
plan for collecting and dsbursng the public moneys,
than Mr.. Van Buren's Sub-treasury scheme. Yet
tins Sir Oracle of ultraism, some four i've years
afterwards adopted the very ne plss ultra Of
finance, system which he condemned rs actually
vioative Of the Constitution of his county, the pre-
else plan recommended by MI. Leigh, and known by
the name and title of the Sub-treasury.
II Mr.. Tyler had not thus put the quietu, on that
hydra-headed monster, of which the extra session Of
Congress was about TO be delivered, in what condi-
ton would be Messrs Benton and Blair, ct id ornne
genus? Where would the Democratic party be for
twenty years to come, if it had Bank, high pro-
,eclive Tariff, with other high seasoned federal
sures to hedge it I'M Answer these questions honest
ly and candidy, if you can, gentlemen, and tell if
either gratitude generosity finds res,ingpaee in
| your breasts.
Pardon me also for telling you, Messrs. Benton and
Blair, and your Wing allies, that you resemble in
your treatment OF the President those jealous enc
mics Of ancient Rome, whose combined attacks on
her brave people always ended in discontinue and
defeat The same fate inevitably awaits you and all
others who attack the Constitution and laws Of their
country in the person Of him who has sacrificed
ny thing valuable in party for the sake of the People
Your motives, gentlemen, we'll understood for
carrying this unnatural warfare the President
and let mo tell you, as one Of the People, that all
your efforts 10 bring Mr.. Van Buren, forward as the
candidate for the Presidency in l644 by means like
those which you employ, will prove nugatory
and of no consequence.
What then, have you TO gain, Messrs. Benton and
Blair by such gross and indecent assaults on Pres-
dent Tyler Doyou suppose that the People look upon
you the only unerring oracles of the Democratic
party IL you do, you will find that they are well
aware of your true position, and that you have not
only lost their confidence but, also, their respect by
your iner applicable conduct towards the Adminisra-
ton
Depend on IL, that the pamy days Of the Globe
and its vagrant contributors, have gone by. THAT
that unbrdled species of Of dctation which il used
to indulge, and which wont TO be taken as the
dicum Of The "Old Roman, HIMSELF is now ~
garded in a very different light by IFS subscribers;
and all its violent and coarse abuse Of our honest
Chief Magistrate, is valued only prop rtion to the
estimate set upon by its association with the Demo
cratic author Of the famous letter 10 Henry Clay ap-
proving his nomination for the Presidency 1t must
not be supposed sir whilst thus writing of these reck-
less rebels to consistency that have associated with
the ideas the honest and independent portion Of
the Democracy who bravely sustained General Jack
in his contest with the Bank Of the United States
and who from recent developments in every part Of
the country manifest laudable desire to support the
President in similar efforts against the establishment
Of like institution. Such is not the case, sir.
verify believe that IL the private sent ments Of
Ceneral IacLson known In relat.n 10 thc