The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-06-26

New Yosx, June 2Sd, ls4a

suHet SO severe lO&s as must result ltosn 'ne
death Of such man rs Hugh S. Legare. Few
indeed in any CO, utry can boast Of such high
altainments as those FIR Which he was eminent
Iy distinguished. Profoundly learned in he Law,
aud deeply versrd in every knowledge which
could strengthen or adorn prof. ssion, to which
he was devotedly attached he had al his com
nand an eloqurnce, enriched " refinement
and taste, rarely equalled if eyer excelled.
But that for which he was'mosl remarkable,
was The rare quality Of dtvotipg The whole force
,i his mind to the clear eluciAssion OF subject
with promptness and energy which enabled
him TO see it in all lis bearings, and soon TO ar
i've at The soundesl conclusions and most happy
Illus raiions.
Euloey from me is surely unnecessary. and
yet how can | omit my most profound regret al
t6tssospsQisuch man, for beside, that he was
the learnet ciy iIian- and the learned scholar
" His life was gentle, and the elements,
So mixed in him, that nature might stand up,
And say 10 all the world this man :"
Asyou may presune,t this melancholy feature in
the great celebration, and the Presidential toul,
has spread deep gloom over US, and nothing is
talked of but the great loss the country has sus-
tanned. OF course, time will be required for
consideration, after the return Of the President
TO Washington, though, no doubt, some suitable
arrangement will be immediately made 10 insure
the faithful discharge of the public business, in
the State Department and The offi:e of The Al
torney General of the United States. Faithful
ness in every Department, during this Admins
tration, has become so fully confided 10, that no
one ever gives himself the slightest concern on
that score. Many there are who would rejoice,
were il otherwise for the enemies of the Presi-
dent and his advisers are really at loss to know
OF what to complain.
In reading over the Bolts correspondence in
your paper OF the 9th instant, was very forci-
bly, struck with a paragraph in the letter Of
" Botls," 10 the President, dated House OF Re-
August 10, 1871. II is in these
words:
On the contrary if you can reconcile this bill to
yourself, all is sunshine and calm. Your Admins
tratn will meet with the warm, hearty Jealous sup
port Of the whole Wing party, and when you retire
from the great theatre Of national politics. 1t will be
with the thanks, and plaudits, and appreciation OF
your country
consider this, in the first pace, the very best
evidence, thai can be offered, to show the COM
plele disinterestedness and high souled action of
President Tyler. The language if you can
reconcile this bill TO yourself" shows that Bolts
himself was satisfied the President had consci-
eulious scruples. What other consideration
could have induced him 10 give up "the sun
shine and calm" held out to hi n2
But have not referred to this letter merely
to show whit has been abundantly proven in
many other ways; quote il for the purpose OF
carrying the war into the enemy's country, and
showing that the plan OF the Wings was the
deep one, to which have several times advert
ed, namely, to secure the moneyed control Of the
Government.
Sign the Bank bill Give US a Bank! That
was the cry and the more urgent they were In
these demands, the more was the heroism
shown by President Tyler in resisting every at
tempt to ofrce it, remember nell, Mr.. Clay
ION, Of Delaware, was sent for about the month
of August 1871. He came to Washington,
had many interviews with the President, and
presumed he had over Captain Tyler, as he
was then famaly cali, d..
advert 10 these things nOp, because there
never will be bitter time than he present to
examine fully Into the views aid motives of the
Wings, as they were practically developed, and
then we shall the more clearly see how much
we are indebted TO the patriot m that exposed
the whole matter, so As TO make an entire revo-
luton in public sentiment.
| have never seen the vetoes treated as think
they deserve TO be brought out. w, are too apl
to consider them merely as the veroes of Presi
dent Jack .on-wh, reas, though so far as they
were mere Executive acts, they were similar
because they were both vetoes Of Banks,
far as the two individuals and the country
were concerned, they were as different as pos
sbe.
President Jackson was backed by very strong
party, and that party was violently opposed tC
Bank-his veto thin was in strict accordance
with the views Of all his friends. President Ty
Ter was elected to the Vice Presidency, and be
came President, by the choice of ninetetr
States Of the Union, and it was alleged that {
large majority of the people were in favor of 9
Bank-a!l The leaders of the party were clamo
fous for one. Sunshine and CALM wer,
promised him by these leaders, if he would only
give them a Bank, while the most terrific
storms were threatened if he refused. Were
any promises made 10 him by the opposite par
ty2 No. Did he wait for any2 No! Regard
less uf consequences, he followed the dictates
of his conscience-and what have been tn,
mighty results Why an entire revolution il
public sentiment. The People have, through
out, sustained the President and the leaders Of
the Wing party are everywhere overhrown.-