The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-11
Communications.
DIALOGUE BETWEEN A WING AND
A DEMOCRAT-No. 4.

Vhig. You say that you can demonstrate
that the object of the Wing party is TO make
Mr.. Clay The next President, and that we have
quarelled with Mr.. Tyler because he will no,
lend himself TO that purpose.
Democrat. You will not deny that the OBJ
ject of your party is to elect Mr.. Clay
Wig. admit that much.
Democrat. Do you not also admit that Mr.
Tyler is opposed TO the election of Mr.. Clay?
Wig 1t cannot be denied, that he is opposed
/ TO Mr. Clay now, but il was understood that he
preferred Mr.. Clay TO all others, and urged his
nomination in the National Convention at Har-
risburg
Democrat. The question is not what were
bis preferences then. IL is, why did Mr.. Clay
and his party quarrel with Mr. Tyler2 You
admit, that your purpose is 10 elect Mr.. Clay,
and that Mr.. Tyler will not lend himse to i,
now. Mr. Ewing, in his letter 10 Mr.. Crtten.
den, speaking OF the Presidents suggestion,
that he had thought Of inserting in the second
Veto message declaration that he would not
be candidate, says "His 1.-The Presidents
suggestion seemed to m idea
that the Wings, the Cabinet included, cared lit
tie about measures if we could clesr the way
for the succession"
Wing. | cannot see how your quotation
proves the fact you propose to demonstrate.
Democrat. Hear me. These facts show that
the Pres ldent believed that the course taken by
Mr. Clay and his friends was dictated by de-
sire to promote Mr.. Clay's election, and it re-
mains to examine the facts, that made that .
preston on bis mind. 1t is admitted that the
President advocated Mr.. Clsy's nomination in
ls40,-that when about to take upon himself
his present office, he penned a paragraph de-
claring that he would not be a candidate, hoping
that be could thereby withdraw the question Of
the currency from the vortex Of faction, and
was deferred from in serting it in his Inaugural
by an apprehension that so far from enabling
him TO adjust The currency and thereby restore
the prosperity Of the country, it would he the
signal for AN immediate organization of parties
for and against Bank, and thus make the next
Presidential election term exclusively on that
question, sacrificing the public interests by agi-
tsliog and keeping open and unsettled the ques-
ton of the currency, the adjustment Of which
all must see is indispensable to a restoration of
public and private confidence, and to public and
private prosperity.
Wig. VIVA, have these facts to do with
Mr.. Tyler and the Wing party
Democrat ] will tell you. We have seen
that il was known to the Wings, and espe-
cially to their leaders, that Mr.. Tyler would
be compelled to Veto any bill asserting The
power of Congress to establish branches Of
National Bank in the States, by an act Of Con
gress. Mr.. Tyler knew that the Wing party
large majority Of both Houses Of
majority of that majority were
for Bank, and he knew that TO adjust the cur
rency question, he must act in concert with
Congress. He had been elected by the Wings
md it was due to those by whom he had been
slected, to act with them as far as he could do |
70 consistently with his higher obligations to
protect and defend the Constitution. Hence he |
pstured the suggestion, that Congress, as he ]