The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-08-10

tee to that Of the head at least The official head OF
the party He has in substance declared IN his late
message, what the history of the country has demon
srated to be true that the question Of establishing Ma
tono Bank has ,eper vet been presented distinctly before
the people of the United States, acihoM receiving then
condemnation. shall not read this portion oil the
message, because every Senator is already familiar
with it. In the Presidents opinion, the late contest
was decided on well known principles; but the crea
ton of National Bank was not among the number
and most ass,redy he is correct in This latter opinion
And after the Fiscal Bank was vetoed, MIR
Buchanan could look the Fiscal Corporation full
in the face and defy its malice. He had conf
dence in the Presidents Democracy. He ex
ulted thus:
"Tel it not in Gath publish it not in the streets
of AskeIon"-that the great, the triumphant, the
dominant, the irresistible Wing party, has sunk to
this thing called Fiscal Corporation" And from
what the Senator from Virginia says, doubt whether
they will even get that. They may fly their kite at
the White House.
Here Mr.. ARCHER interposed: " AS to the White
House, you know what is passing there much better
than l. Your party, | believe, know more about the
interior of that mansion than the Wings do."]
Mr.. BUCHANAN: am sorry the honorable senator
from Virginia is mistaken. hope may be so before
long The inhabitant of that mansion has shown
himself to be man Of metal. He has not abandoned all
his old Virginia principles to become the tool Of party
from which he differs nearly all The great points OF
its policy. This Fiscal Corporation is, presume,
the ultimatum with the Wing party. You may fly
your kite at the White House, but your bill will re-
turn protested. The President will fly no kite back
again beyond the limits Of this District, without the
free consent Of the States being first had and obtain
ed. think this is certain, from his veto message
And what my friends on this side of the House will
consider worse than ALL he will not infer the assent
Of the States either from the silence OF their Legis-
latures, or their refusal to dissent"
Mr.. BUCHANAN next gave fatal thrust at the
assertion which the Globe now borrows from the
Wings, that Mr.. Tyler was traitor to the par
ty, and especially to Mr.. Clay, Mr.. Blair's sold
friend and connexion by marriage"
"And now | have one word to say the late Presi-
Dental Veto and then shall have done. 1t has been
said that John Tyler was bound by the fidelity which
he owed his party to approve the bill for Fiscal
Bank deny it altogether, and say that, if he had
approved that BILL he would have deserved to be de-
nounced as a self destroyer, as false to the whole
course of his past life, false to every principle OF
honor and false to the sacred obligation of his oath
to support the Constitution He had declared, again
and again, that such Bank unconstitutional;
and vet he is denounced because he did not render
himself Infamous by an utter disregard OF that IN
strument. The President had but one righteous
course before him and had he taken any other, il
it would have fixed blot on the history of his coun-
try to all future generations How was he commit
ted 10 sign bill which he believed to be unconstitu
tonal. What the history of the Harrisburg
Convention ?-and it will be remembered that do
not live far from that celebrated place. How was
that convention composed? 1t contained, / admit,
many men of the highest responsibility; but, in po-
tical view it was made up of all nations, and peo
ole, and kindred, and tongues" "Black spirits and
white blue spirits and gray all mingled their coun
sells there to attain a single end-an available cand
date for the Presidency"
snow, if John Tyler had right to infer any thing
from the proceedings Of that body, it was that he
would be at liberty to oppose Bank Of the United
States Certain leaders of that Convention were, il
IS true, in favor of Bank but, while the conven-
ton, as body, selected well known anti Bank men
as their chosen candidates for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency were those candidates to infer that
they must change all their opinions ana become BANK
men,"
Mr.. BUCHANAN goes still farther to vindlcate
the President, and even endorses the Madison
an, which he will, doubtless, do again.
81 saw that President Tyler could not have done
otherwise than veto that b If he wished 10 preserve
his character as an honest man. He must have done
il from necessity, if not from choice lie could mol
have approved and signed that bill, without exhibit
ing to The American people the disgraceu spectacle
of high public officer contradicting all the probes
sons of his past life, and giving the lie to all his own
aften avowed principles rumor chisls, we nave
been told on this floor that the veto was gwen against
the unanimous opinion OF the Cabinet. And suppose
il was who is responsible TO the people of the Uni
led states for conducting the Government is it not
the PRESIDENT Undoubtedly he ought TO consult the
oninions of the Cabinet; but If he and his Cabinet
cannot agree in sentiment, which is to yeld-the Ca.
binet or the PRESIDENT Certainly, according to the
theory of our Government, ii is the Cabinet was
glad TO find in the official organ of the Adminstra-
ton. such good old fashioned Democratic doctrine as
| saw there few days since 1t is true was not,
IN every extent in favor of "tbe unit ~ but would
saw. in behalf of the article to which refer, that
is one of the best hare read, and one thai ooud not
disgrace the palnest days Of the Democratic 4dmtnisra-
tion If the President cannot agree with his Cabinet,
or If the Cabinet cannot agree with the President,
do not say whot ought to be the consequence.
We conclude Mr.. BUcHANAN's evidence with
his candid and indignant reply 10 Mr.. Clay, M.
Blairs sold friend and connection by marriage :"
oThe Senator, (Mr. CLAy) with his usual tact and
skill. has seized upon playful remark Of mine in
DIV TO my friend from Virginia. Mr.. Archer, over
the way-tbat, although did not know at present
what might be the opinions of Mr.. Tyler, yet hoped
this might not long be the case. Upon this feeble
foundation, the Senator, with that commanding elo-
auence which is ever ready, has INDUCED himself in
declaring that John Tyler would be guilty Of the
most atrocious treason, should he be willing to desert
his own party, and ally himself with the Democracy
and in that event he has expressed the confident be-
lief that we would be too honorable to receive him
into our ranks Noo, sir, if The apo,ced opinions Of
Mr. Tyler's tDhoe life be- they are, in diameticaI OPP
position 10 those Of The Senator what is he TO p
sue? Must he abandon his long cherished principles,
merely because they identical with those of the
Democratic partyi And is he to be denounced as
traitor for this coincidence of opinion' This
would indeed be unjust vengeance.
will tell the honorable Senator, however, what
we do intend, although we have studiously kept
selves aloof from all interference with the President
and from every attempt to influence his conduct SO
far as his measures shall be in conformity with
principles we shall give them cordial and Jealous
support Should the Senator, in utter violation,
as we believe, of the Constitution, again attempt