The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-27
Yet Mr. R,.chis says, We consider Mr.. Van Blu


chance of success in 1874 is most chss,ng" lie
even " considers Mr. Tyler, in 1910, Wing, and
not as DemOerat"-snd thus by indireetion, argues
that Mr. Tyler aided in the overthrow Of Mr.. Van
Buren, by mummery, misrepresentation, and fraud
A pretty compliment this, To Mr. Tyler and the ho-
nest and patriotic Republicans who went with him
In that memorable canvass.
The Bank Wings had made several trials with
their fayoriie candidate, MT Clay and found them
selves sadly beaten-but their proposing to unite
with the Administration though Republican men
of 1899 in the selection oftwo sterling Republican can
didates, il was believed that the Bank men had aban
doned their heightened Federal notions and were will
ling to unite in the creation Of national institution
more liberal and practical than the hidebond Sub
Treasury, and yet less dangerous and monopoiizing
than a United States Bank
To this end General Harrison and MIR. Tyler were
selected as the most consistent aud influential RePubll'
of the country, and the selection was nobly re-
sponded to by the People.
The writer of this letter took active part in
placing General Harrison before the people in 1886
and there are plenty Of Republicans in New Eng
land who will rccoIlect on reading this, that he
ed them in 1882 that if the Harrisburg Convention
would nominate Gen. Harrison, and some other good
Republican, tnere Woulu DC no uouot VI etti.HlS
most of the Western States at least.
And now, after Mr. Tyler has stood manfuly by
his principles retained the confidence of the Republ
can portion Of the party that elected him. and has
administered the Government in that able, prosper
GUS and economical manner which vas TO be expect
ed Of so worthy disciple Of the great Jefferson,
Mr. Richie has the ndiscretion to say that he IS no
| democrat and that "Mr Van Buren's chance Of sue
cess over him in 1874, is most cheering ~ There
might have been truth in the latter part OF this
remark if he and Mr. Van Buren's other leading
friends had treated Mr.. Tyler and his friends with
courtesy and fairness and had under such crcum.
stances, procured the nomination of Mr. Van Buren,
upon the broadest principles of Democracy. Then
MrTycrs friends might have united in electing him,
in the belief that their counsels might have some
weight in guarding him against the errors of his FIRST
Administration.
But as the matter now stands MIR. Richie. the
Globe, and Col Benton may nominate MIR. Van Blu
rem as often they please, and he will not receive
half as may votes as he did in 1910.
Col Johnson's friends feel that they have been
treated equally beral, and can Mr.. Richie
from this time forward, that If Mr. Van Burens
friends expect to do any thing in either Of the West
ern States they will do well to bestir themselves
in good earnest viii promise him in behalf OF Col.
Johnson's, rTylers sand Mr.. Cahouns friends that,
he nor the Globe hall have any thing to boast of at
least in Illinois and Missouri, by May next These
prints and their friend, sha know hat stuff Western
men are made Of They shall learn, too, that Mr.
TYLER is not to be sneered and brow-beaten out of
fair hearing Of his claims in Convention in May,
1914.
Had Mr. Tyler listened to his friends Who long since
were satisfied at they would be treated in this dog
in-he. manger style by Mr.. Van Burens leaders, they
would have nominated him in good time by Conyen-
ton assembled at Pttsburg Pa. Then Mr.. Richie
would have whether it the parasites around
him, who play upon his passions, abuse his good ma
ture, and offer incense to his vanity" who are anxi-
oIs TO zee him the candidate in tlS44. And unless
Mr.. II. returns to his "sober, second thoughts" and
takes back his resolution 80 shut epey door far as
he do IT, 10 the hope, Of any support Of Mr. 7yer's
election by the Demoe aic party" he will find
TO his modification that the day has gone
by when an old editorial sachem get IN his
closet and teach such doctrines A" to the young
Democratic" of this vast Republic, and have them
needed. We have strange habit Of thinking for our
,ere, out here west Of the mountains aud the fewer
have of these dctatoria bulletins from the irag-
ments Of repudiated dynasty, the likely shall
we be TO have harmony in the Convention. Without
il, Mr.. Rtchie's terongs of 1910 will magnify
than his philosophy has dreamPt Of.
| He nor the Globe nor Mr.. Van Buren, himself,
has any idea of the Democratic party Of the West if
ii is believed that he has any strength except among
portion Of the politicians. There is no Van Buren,
party here, nor was-and in truth ,ciH be
lf Mr. II. does not believe it, let him and the Globe
go ahead. W. teach them their mistake.
Dir. Van Buren, did any thing for the West
in fact seemed to any thing for the West
and even at the East that which nearly involved him
in a with Great Britain and cost him four years
useless diplomatic talk, Mr. Tyler and Mr. Webster
settled to the advantage and satisfaction Of the whole
American People in few short months. Mr. Van
Buren's Sub-Tressury may have answered all
the necessary purposes Of the Government along
the eastern seaboard-but here, in the West,
where obliged to trundc large sums
of specie throughout the country in wagons and
steamboats, accompanied by force Of armed men,
we know how TO appreciate the exquisite Democratic
idea, that the Constitution Of this broad Republic
contemplated institution Of currency or finance
other than the immaculate SubTreasury. If the po-
iicsns in Congress, next winter, do not profit by tho
past they, too, will find retrbution from the West
that will not be paatabe.
1t was only day before yesterday that $4,000 in
specie arrived here from 400 miles up the issour
for the Government, in charge Of number Of men,
at great risk and expense. II Exchequer bills bad
been issued sound principles, there had been no
need Of this expense, risk and delay Of Transports
J ton.
We confidently looking for some valuable i'm
provement in the national circulating medium
through the comprehensive efforts Of Mr.. Spencer,