The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-30

washed his hands Of the retrbutiye justice Of an VI
| tdysed extra session, designed 20 do what human
rover cannot effect Yet, throughout the whole
hundred days OF yceroyally over him. party purposes
were unrelentngly pursued, in contumelious jisre-
gard of his warnings aud yews--until he was leii,
as the first veto with much feeling declared with no
other option than AFFECT submission, the exercise
of that great tribunItlan potentay. the only sale
guard against legislative detation and which he Was
obliged TO use against law forced through the Legs
lsture by caucus maJoriiies, which minoriues
OF the legislative body Bd for that appeal 10 The peo-
pie The people sseires could hape been much enstaued
as The President. This Union would be g0ronsd by a.
igitinlaie regency ruling nth upsian irrep0nsiby.
Both the President and the House of Representatives
would be nulllhed. Even the Senate was not will
ling party 10 a, least the first Bank bill. We sho,d
hare had Bunk government, and nothing bt paper mo-
neyd rd brokers shop, IN The metropolitan Soiudes Of
Washington, nih BRANCHES angling each other across
rirers ,ohose divisions do ba multiply the means Of
spring mischief, all secretly managed By old
Of either at The seat ~ Government uotd be nceS.
sanity drang"g me prices Of properly eperyehoe I'm
invisible empire Of Bunk like The empire secretly
riding Congress-, poioer not behind bat before The throne,
trouh gorern The Gorernnieu Of the United STATES.
From all these, the recoiing Of the hundred days,
through The fundamentally Of The reioes, hare Sared The
country.
NJ. Tyler is instrument Of oretru ing Providence
en n,arreiiousy snachng his Republic from apparent
jeopardy 10 rescue Il from The caianes Of ue late
drought extraordinary sess The chapter Of strange
accidents conducting him TO the Chief Magisiracy is
said TO nerve him with sort OF religious belief that
he IS destined, through higher power, to wonderful
fundamentally. IL ~Uncompromising champ ion of
the Radical politics of the Virginia platform, he
stood erect upon it almost alone enyroned by party
adherents opposed TO his principles, confronting par
ty opponents sympalhisng with those principles,
earessy susta ned by a small sect Of nlexibe poll
ticians, unJustly stgmatised as cabai kitchen
cabinet, counteractiDg official ministry without
the Presidents productions, if not their antagonists
IN Tact the Cabinet Of another, most of whom have
Just departed this political life after six short months
Of htlul, ephemeral existence. For some time past
MIR. Tyler must have been a constant veto upon all
their views for he did pot sympathise with Of
his Secretaries in attachment to Banks Abolition,
N enjoyment OF arbitrary removals from office, or
any OF the pleasures of excessive Government -
While ever he stands fast by The People, they will
support him. Measures, not men, is the cardinal
rule Of Republicanism .&It
Never, IN American aunals, was a crisis so full Of
cohsoing lessons as the late abortve session Of the
'etoes. The whole country Justly admires the str-
KING posture OF minority in the Senate whose mo.
ions, speeches. and votes still free. Let me say
for the minority Of the House Of Representatives
that under duresse, with debates oppressed and votes
suppressed, that House did its duty. Mr.. TYLER's
PERSONAL FRIENDS SAT THERE WITH US, THEIR VOTES
AND SPEECHES IN HARMONY WITH OURS, SUFFICIENTLY
SIGNALLING WHAT OUGHT BE DONE AND MIGHT BE
EXPECTED. Accordingly, the civil revolution which
marked the defful transition Of the hundred DAYS
began and ended IN that house party exulting
IN what was called omnipotence in June, broke,
by its own overacton, into irreconcileable frag.
ments before September, with catastrophe Of
irreparabe downfall. The minority enjoyed
the great advantages of being one 10 sentiment
III action in the conviction of right and the sense of
being @ronged by despotic majority discarding all
thoughts oil making Presidents, while our opponents
thought most Of that ambitious object. There were
not half dozen Democratic caucuses OF the minority
OF the House of Representatives that know Of dur
ing the session. Without collision, secret under
standing, selfish party bargain, we saw enough of
The shadows OF coming events to teach US that we
had but to wait obvious developments, and bde our
time IN open, patient seadfast adbcsions to the prin
ciples we were chosen to maintain. This constituted
all the policy we had occasion for. Thus managed
with honesty is the best policy three months Of ex-
traordnary session did the work Of three wears Of
popular struggle, by mere natural cultivation Of
the straightforward of events rightng them
selves. IL was the doom Of an infatuated majority
to destroy their own ascendant, while compact
minority stood fast upon the rock Of their well known
principles, merely awaiting eventually. Further and
eternal vigilance still remains the price TO be aW avs
paid for liberty But the winter of our discomfort
has passed away during summer session, and spring
opens upon the fall elections with all its rcvving pro-
mise The late extraordinary session Of Congress is
the last of the extraordinary session. 1t has taught
lessons OF moderation and economy, which can never
be forgotten. II has taught the American people that
coalitions are Inconsistent with our politics. TnE
PEOPLE WILL REcoLLEcT WITH GRATITUDE THE SEES
Sos OF THE NEroEs. c. J. lNGERSOLL
WAsnrSoroS, d. c., Sept. 10, lS43.