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


In pursuing our design of quoting certain
Democratic authorities against the Globe.
charges of treachery,"" renegadsm," "apos
tacy," &c. made against the President we shall
take good care that the authors of the produc
tons from which our extracts are made, shall be
genuine. true blue" Democrats themselves
and men of such standing and influence that
the Globe will not be likely to assail them. II
any Of them, however, should be assaied by
the Globe, we stand pledged TO repel It's attacks.
We quote from Mr. BENToN's speech on the
appointment of Select Committee on the
90 Fiscal Corporation" Mr.. Benton, after sta
ting his objections TO the committee, most mag
unanimously proceeded thus:
"These my objections TO the committee-all
of one side, and all Juniors. They are emphatically
Of one side. ! do not know exactly how many sides
our politics have at present but it is certain Demo
cracy has no friend on this committee it is pretty
certain the President has and il is quite certain
that the Federalists have ALL venture the assertion
that the President has my assertion subject to
be corrected by the developments Of the ensuing
fortnight. fortnight will tell. In the mean time,
say, all things considered, there should have been
one member upon it friendly to President Tyler-one
at least Tor him-one for us-and three for them
With this we would have been content Without
this we are disconented; and that not personally,
but for the sake OF fair play and the public good. !
appeal to the public TO say if the Democracy and The
President have been served right in this business p
Whether the country has been served right Whe-
Their the bank party has not got advantage in this
committee which helps il, and hurts US ~
Mr.. BENTON next associates Mr. Tyler with
General Jackson in good deeds
N,v a. Il
Bank catfish name would certainly suit it in one
particular; for, like cat, it has many lives and
cat, you know, must be killed nine times before il
will de- say the traditions Of the nursery and OF
all histories the traditions of children are the mos
yeracious. They teach US that cats have nine lives
SO of this Bank. II has been killed several times
but here IT is still, scratching, biting and clawng
Jackson killed it in 1892; Tyler killed IL last week
But this s only beginning Seven times more th
Fates must cut the thread of its hydra life before
will yield up the ghost"
In the Appendix to the Congressional Globe
page 200, July. lS4l, we find, when working hi
awful battering ram against the Fiscal Bank, MI
BENTON thus bore testimony to Mr.. Tylers con
sistency, and falsifed the Globes assertions G
the Presidents treachery to Mr.. Clay, Nj
Blair's +" old friend and conncxion by marriage
"There lives not a man earth, so long and 5
deeply committed against a National Bank as MI
Tyler not even General Jackson, Thomas II
Benton (! Mr.. Tyler began the war before was j
the Senate, and before General Jackson was Pres
dent He voted for the Judicial process to annul tn
charter in 1919. He supported the reto Of 1892
He has delivered innumerable speeches against it, q
unconstitutional, nexpedient unnecessary, corrupt il
its practice, demoralizing in its tendency, and polit
cal in its character and all this since the signaur
Of the charter of 1919 by Mr.. Madison. The elec
ton Of Mr.. Tyler, more than that Of General Har
rson can be claimed Bank triumph Just tn
contrary They stood before the country, both o
them so far their Bank opinions were visible, a
ant-Bank candidates"
Mr. BENTON continued:
We will crush them like glass. Here is wa
of lie and death between the Fcderaliss and Demo
Gratis. This Bank is a WAR MEASURE upon tb'
Dcmocracy-intended TO crush and destroy them
II is the Trojan horse Of Federalism its belly filled
not with heroes, and princes and the arms Of nobl,
war, but filled with jobbers, and swndlers and al
the implements Of national plumber and public de-
mornization."
Mr.. BENTON was glad TO say Eve" then
I" We will crush them like glass"
Mr.. CHARLES BRows, who i, said TO be now