The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-24

ike, IRON conscientious of duty, iearessly
exercised salutary constitutional power, and threw
himself into the breach and saved his beloved coun-
try from the ravages of that monster National Bank
ism, which had already ravaged, and whose natural
tendency is TO devasae its best interests Yes he mag
unanimously arrested the progress of this monster upon
which all the fond hopes Of Clay federalism were
founded; by which act all their high. handed schemes
were frustrated and blown 10 the four quarters Of
The earth. This is the great and paramount cause
that has brought down upon John Tyler that tornado
Of abuse and SANDER which it has not been the lot
and may not add, the good fortune Of any other
Pr sdent TO receive, not even at lustrous and hon
est patriot Andrew Jackson whose fame has been
most beautifully and justly said, ike the great umina-
OF day, looms the larger he descends TO the hor-
zon" So may IT be with John Tyler. He has been
no traitor-but in rendering the mad schemes Of
Clayism an utter abortion he only carrying out
those great constitutional principles which he had
sustained in the legislature Of his native State in both
branches Of Congress and all suitable occasions,
during the campaign Of 1910, Of which his present
enemies were at that time perfectly cognizant
Surrounded he was, at the commencement Of
the extra session, 10y an almost exclusive federal
Cabinet, goaded on by the impetuous dictaton Of
Mr.. Clay, he exhibited hrmncss, integrity and
noble bearing, in resisting their opportunities and
Vaccinations, by sustaining his principles and the
Constitution of his country, rarely to be met WITH
tho annals of history. In his second veto message
on the Bank question, which question might per-
haps with propricty say was nsu,ngly pressed upon
him. he says {" will take ,hi. occasion to declare,
that the conclusions TO which have brought myself
are those of settled conviction, founded, in my
opinion upon just view of the Constituton-that
in arriving at it, ! have been actuaied by no other
motive or desire than to uphold the institutions Of
the country, they have come down to lis from the
hands Of our godke apcestors-and that shall es-
TEEN my efforts to sustain them, though per.
ish. more honorable than to win the applause Of
men, by a sacrifice Of my duty and my conscience. ~
There is to be found few if any noble instances
Of devo,edpess to country than this
II is difficult to pry into the nscrutablo workings
of Providence and IL may have been most fortunate
for The country that John Tyler did happen TO be
found in that rng-streaked and spcckled company
and indeed have heard it statod--though cappo,
vouch for the fact-tbat, upon being facetiously
ieered by friend for having been found in such com
pany, he promptly replied, that il was well for the
American people that was found thorem-and |
have no reason to doubt it for, had a Federal st
been the Vice President, this same American People
might now be writing under the weight Of that litter
of denominations tina, was attempted to be generated
at the never.to-be-forgot,en extra session
am no mans man, but trust am Democrat
have no motive in this communication but to do ia.