The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-08-10
MR.. TYLER,S DEMOCRACY.

MR.. TYLER'S DEMOCRACY.
In summoning witnesses from the Democratic
ranks, We have been struck with one remarka-
bic fact, and that is the facility with which politl-
clans can sometimes change about. In lS4l, when
it was acknowledged by candid men of all par
ties, that the Democratic party was prosrate'
powerless, and on the eve OF crumbling TO pieces,
we saw the ultra leaders, even those after the
Globes own heart, and whom 1t denomnaes
the "o only honest men" voluntarily step ior-
ward and anxiously produce innumerable proofs
of MIR. Tylers genuine, uniform, CONSISTENT or
thodox Democracy. Then they appealed to
him by every term Of endearment to save them
for the sake of the country, and for his own
consstency's sake, TO save the Republican party
from humiliation. For the sake of the Constr
tuition. the Country, the Republican People, (but
not the ultra polilcans) he did veto Mr. Clay
monster.
And now what is the spectacle presented by
the Globe and its "ony honest men 2" Why,
being placed as they vainly suppose, securely IN
the position of DICTAToRs TO the party, they
labor to prove that Mr.. Tyler is g traitor TO
MIR. Clay" Mr.. Blair's beloved Z" old friend and
connexon by marriage" and is anything else
but true Democrat!
Well, if the proofs of Mr.. Tyler's Democracy
produced by themselves, were valid in 1871, we
are not aware that we can do better than to ar
ray them against the Globes assertions in 1913.
All our evidence is copied from the Globe.
Mr.. BUCHANAN, the distinguished Senator
from Pennsylvania, is our next witness. BY
him we will first prove that both Harrison and
Tyler were run as antiBank men, andithen pro-
coed to give his evidence in favor of Mr.. Tyler's
Democracy.
Mr. BUCHANAN said in the Senate:
"Unless am greatly misinformed, distinguished
gentleman of North Carolina, (Mr Badger) now
a member of the Cabinet in address before the
Wing Convention OF that State, Indignantly pro-
nounced the assertion that General Harrison was in
favor of such Bank, to be falsehood This speech
was, understand printed and circulated all over
North Carolina have not seen il myself but have
received my information from an undoubted source.
Mr.. GRAHAM said the speech was not made be-
fore the Wing convention, but at public meeting in
that State.
Mr. BUCHANAN. Then the gentleman admits that
the speech was made Where il was made is of lit
tie consequence.
Mr. CALHOUN. have the speech of Mr.. Badger
in my hand, and shall read the following extract from
'Next, it is said that General Harrison favors o
Bank of the United States. The charge is false.
His opinions, on the contrary, are against Bank
Mr.. GRAHAM. The speech was not made before
the Wing State Convention on the 9Th Of October
1870
Mr.. CALHOUN. It will show for itself II appears
to have been made on the I'd Of March, 1910.
MIR. GRAHAM. At meeting of the citizens at
Granville.
Mr.. CALHOUN assented to.this, and said that hun
dred thousand copies OF the speech had been printed
and circulated
Mr.. BUCHANAN continued. The misunderstanding
relates not to what Mr.. Badger said but merely as to
when and where he said it. The important fact is
established beyond all doubt that this distinguished
gentleman, who was selected by the late President as
a member Of the Cabinet, on account of his eminent
talents, and his avewed political principles, did come
out at great convention in March last, and in the
strongest terms did pronounce the charge TO be false
that Harrison favored Bank of the United States.
This is all desire TO know and whether one hun.
dred thousand or one thousand copies of this address
circulated is matter of small Importance
We then have the solemn declaration of a man OF
high character, at the head of the Wing party in
North Carolina, branding fasehood the charge
that the late President even favored National Bank
And yet it is gravely asserted that the people at the
late election have determined in favor Of such a
Bank
To the best of my knowledge the question was ne
yer publicly discussed any where in my State by
the wing party throughout the late canvass. They
would have committed political suicide had they
made 1t turning point Of the election"
Then Mr. b. referred triumphantly to Mr.
Tylef's deliberate opinion -
But this deliberate conviction Of the Commit
tee on the Currency direct opposition TO the do
berate opinion Of the President Of the United states