The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-02
From the Portsmouth "a } Old Dominion.
JOHN TYLER AND THE DEMOCRACY.

JOHN TYLER AND THE DEMOCRACY.
Will such of the friends of Mr.. Van Buren, who
like the Globe and Enquirer have Of late been de-
nouncing Mr.. Tyler and his friends read the follow
ing extract from the Hon. C. j. Ingersols Address OF
September 18th, l84l, one of Mr.. Van Burens able
champions, and learn, firm what he says, the claims
which Mr.. Tyler has upon the whole Democracy OF
the country; ~ 9f oa| rPA
We commence where the honorable gentleman
speaks of the wing system of dragooning, and the
measures which under that paltering and despicable
system, were passed at the extra session, from the
unimaginable evils, of which, the country was only
saved he remarked by the reiterated uetoes of the
PRESIDENT sustaining strenuous and jdicio,ts i,,orit
po,cerless 10 do good UithO, the aid Of the President
We call the attention Of our Democratic friends
aforementioned, particularly to those parts Of the
extracts made, which put in italics. Let them
read, and ponder upon what they do read. On the
18th of September, lS4l, justice done by them
to John Tyler arho sared The People from the SLAVERY
Of an tueg1iimote regency ruling 10Th upsia,i and
rreponsibiliy.' Why should that justice now be
withheld from him by them : Truth, and honesty
and justice never change, they eternal principles
II il was true then, the honorable gentleman states
that Nh. Tyler did mol sympahise cith the Wing party
their political ris,cs 6tst stood the uNcoMPRoMIsING ADJ
yoCATE OF THE RADICAL POLITICS THE VIRGINIA
PLATFORM throughout the whote unprecedented contest
for principles In AL and for this and the great
he then exhibited he entitled 10 The " grail
tude ofe People" and the support" Of the teope IS IL
ments advanced by Frederick of Prussia in relation
to his intentions TO the celebrated Voltare, pro-
per sentiment for the Democracy to act upon, TO
advance, as the principle of their action, that he
would first suck the juice and then throw the vine
away" Is it right, that acknowledging Mr.. Tyer's
principles TO be ours and his services the most inn
portant rendered to the country since the Revolution
and the adoption of the Constitution, should
confess ourself devoid of nciple--refuse the
laborer the Just reward of his labor, and withhold
our countenance and support The Democratic par
ty has ever prided itself upon its ofiincss and its
gratitude Mr. Van Buren, was upon General Jack
sons first nomination, anti-Jackson man and vio-
lently so; and yet for the services he afterwards
dered General Jackson he was taken by the hand and
seated in the Presidential chair by him and his friends
Mr.. Buchanan was at one time NOT acknow lodged
Democrat, and yet for his services he is placed
by the Democracy in its front ranks. Mr.. Calhoun
was not only aut-Jackson but anti-Van Buren,, and
yet who now would dare dscaim him and his services
TO the Democracy; In all these instances the labo
rer has been rewarded and Justly so. Mr.. Tyler
twice voted for General Jackson as President-sus.
tanned Mr. Van Buren, as Minister TO England-has
always supported the doctrines Of the Vlginia plat
form" surrounded himself with Democrats in his
Cabinet and out of his Cabinet, and by giving the aid
of his yetoes restored tho Democratic party to pow
er after 1T had been stricken TO the dust and for
these services is less entitled to the gratitude and
support Of the whole Democratic party than Messrs
Van Buren,, Calhoun, and Buchanan. We hesitate
not to say that equally with these gentlemen has he
our friendship and our gratitude. We will not en-
dorse the sentiments Of Frederick of Prussia.
We now give Mr.. Ingersoll's address, to which we
again invite attention f,
sLet us contemp ate, next the strange and revolt
ing characteristics Of the laws made by dragooniug
Duplicate bank bIs--one down, rother come on-a
Bankrupt bill enacted into allegiance, like bears
cub, to be licked into future shape a Distribution
bill, which is mere paltcrng deluson, mutilaed as
it is of its productive faculties Loan BILL the mere
basis Of the blessings Of a national debt and new
funding system large loans explicitly announced by
the head of the Finance Committee and that head in
the Senate, which is impossible to wink so hard as
not TO see must be followed by direct taxes for, like
the deplorabe State debt they can never be redeem
ed by other expedients; Revenue BILL which taxes
in the lump, that neither merchant nor manufac-
turer can pos sbly comprehend It's oracuar prov-
sion., incidentally declaring prohibtory hosttics
with France, when war with England is imminent ;
the Post Office put on the Customhouse for support
lit required the raging dorium of upstart party
Madness to naugurate such measures Nchinq but
1eeraied Uetoes, sustaining Strenuous and tdiciou
minority preUenfed, any nay ceifd ~ bu sigpe
computation, The cost If the late hundred dals' misfue
being one hundred millions n dollars. million Of
dollars day would have been the per diem of the
late dynasty, had ii not been dethroned
Next, let us see what il has accomplished. II has
acheYcd the final exit cton of the Banks Of the
United States and unwittngly restored the custody
OF the pubic money TO The Treasurer of the United
States to whom it was entrusted by the original act
of 1882 and not to the Secretary Of the Treasury,
usurpng its control. II has wrung from the Pres.
dent his slow leave TO a contingent distribution act
destined to be repealed by act of Congress at an early
day. 1t has carried a bankrupt act which may have
some influence on the fall elections and ring the
kucll of expiring banks but which, 1t not pretend
ed, can be executed without fundamental alterations
So that loans, taxes, and few bills too insignificant
for enumeration, are the poor achievements of the
hundred days msrule, frequently vaun,ed on the floor
of the Senate, and in certain of the public presses,
as frightened children whistle in the dark when
courage IS oozing out OF every pore, and the
sweat OF trepdation starting from the forehead.--
Thus divinity Of party discord ovevruled party com
binaon, and shaped ITS rough-hewn ends The cloud,
/ only as big as mans hand in the Presidents mes
sage, increased till it dsrkened the whole horizon,
and at length the storm broke forth with an intensity