The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-10
SPEECH OF COL. ZABRI.KIE

DELIVERED BEFORE THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC con-
vENrIoN IN NEW JERSEY, WHICH NOMINATED
JOHN TYLER, BY AccLAMATIoN, FOR PRESIDENT.
Fellow-citizens: have been in,iled TO address
you on thi, important occasion, and in obedience TO
yorr call, present myself for that purpose. From
your Intimate acquaintance with my character, YOU
will expect no new declaration Of prime pes-no de
Inning OF position from me, but bold and manly ef-
tort to sustain in their purify the immortal principle
OF Democracy, (cheers) for which we have SO long
and so faith uIly commended IL is fifteen Years
since first entered the political arena, during the
whole of which time have never in the smallest de-
gree swerved from the creed of my first adoption
have ever adhered to the principles of Jefferson the
great apostle OF Democracy, from the deepest con-
Siction OF the necessity Of their application to The
practical operations of the Government as the only
security for the perpeuy Of liberty ard the Consti-
tuition.
All are aware that the contest OF 1910 was one of
most extraordinary character carried On with all
the energies Of the two great contendng parties of
this country. Every Democrat kuows how We me I
and batted with the common enemy, and although
our effort JAILED and as party we oyerthrown
we did not despair.
"Thricc armed is he who hath his quarrel Just"
Rely in, on the prime plies that sustained on,
fathers when they fought ana bed Tor tins country
we hoped through defe l. though that hope was
IN fear and in embIng. (Ch,ers
During that struggle, the Democratic party feared
that the first act of the Wing Congress would DE to
establish the old banking system; but in that we
were deceived They conceived the idea and would
have perperated the nefarious des gn but for the ex
erc,se Of the veto power by John Tyler Cheers }
Yes II was the more than Roman frmness disnlay-
ed by John Tyler equal To any act of virtue ever per-
ormed IN this or an, other country that saved the
American people from this monster.
We had no right TO expect this al his hands He
was elected in spite of The most active and vgorou,
exertlons of the Democratic party. lie was elected
upon a Wing ticket "a Vice President, and through
the providence Of God in remuyng the Pr sldent
he came to I'LL that office, and by hrs manly and indie
pendent exercise If the powers thus vested in hn
saved the American people and the institutions Of
this free country.
Tyler called on to support the PRINCIPLES of
the Wing party, Who had placed him 10 Office bat
he had the pa'roti'm 10 ding parry to the winds and
stand by the people (Cheeis.) We were not m
the field at that time, flushed with victory burwe
were subdued 10y defeat lie, however, di,ree arItd
the strength OF parties, and stood by the right
(Chec 81
know Of no act exhibiting an equal degree Of
hrmness the part of any President that ever filled
the Presidential char-not that | would say they
would have failed TO exhibit IL IL circumstnnees
had demanded IT from them but thc peculiar cir
cumstances which he placed without any part,
TO support him, gave to this acl more than Roman
6rmness.
When Jackson vetoed the charter Of the United
States Bank, he was only carry ing out the views Of
the party who placed hIm into Office because he
knew their measures we're against the interest Of the
people (Chects) shall refer you to some OF his
vetoes, which were neither " fes nor Ear between
but came thick and fast, as drops Of rain upon the
heads OF the Wing party.
Here Mr.. Il. Z sd toe followin paragraph from
the veto Of President Tyler, upon The Bank bill da.
ted 10th August
" The power Of Congress - create National
Bank TO operate per So over the Union has been
question OF dispute from the origin Of our Govern.
ment. Men most justly and descryedy esteemed
Tor their high intellectual endowmeuts their virtues
and their patriotism, have, regard it, entertained
different and conflicting opinions. Congress have off
iered The approval Of one President has been fol-
lowed by the disspprovel of another. The people,
at different tunes, have acquesced in decisions both
for and against ~. The country has been and still
is, deeply sgisted by this unsettled question twill
suffice for me to say, that my opinion has been uni-
formly proclaimed TO be against the exercise o any
such power by thus Government On all suitable oc.
cssous, during period OF twenty FIVE years the
opinions thus ENTERTAINED have been ,Inre servcdl, ex
pressed declared 1t in the Legislature of nv ma
tive S,tc. In the House Of Representatives OF TIE
United States II has been openly indicated by me
In The Senate Chamber, IN the presence and hearing
OF many who arc at this time members OF that BODY
IT has been affirmed and re-airmed m speeches and
reports there made, and by votes there recorded Ia
popular assemblies, have unhcsiiatingy announces
IT and the last public declaration which made and
that but short time before the last Presidential
election, referred TO my previously expressed opin
ions, as being those then Entertained by MOI
The sentiments here set forth are the same az bo,,
acted upon by the hero Of Orleans; and when we
Ind the sentiments OF John Tyler in such company.
The people Of New Jersey will not Tor MON nj
Question or doubt the soupdncss Of his democracy -
tCheer.)i -.
In his second veto upon the same question. d,iea
sep's"hsr 9Th, we find another equally democratlc
paragraph; II. -
81 will take this occasion 10 deolor. fba, The ear,
ou'ons to which have brought myself are those Of