The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-13
IREvERDY JOHNSON, OF BALTIMORE,
AND THE WINGS OF PHILADELPHIA.

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We find, in the Baltimore Patriot Of Thursday
last, speech delivered by Mr.. Johnson al the Wing
celebration of the 4th instant at Smiths Isisnd, OPP
posite the city of Philadelphia. In that speech Mr.
Clay portrayed all that is wise, good great and
virluous in word, be is painted as the paragon OF
perfection. General Jackson is described as having
been more despotie, iyrannca and cruel than Mari
us or Sylla of old-as one whose WORD was the
law" and whose s'will became the public will and
that "no matter what he did, no matter what insau-
lion, however sacred and approved by all experience
he assailed- all were acquiesced in and adopted by
his followers" The ia,e Bank of the United States,
a sacred institution ! Here is a specimen of Mr..
Johnson's ethics To whom will he turn for APP
plause, for the uterance of such sentiment Will
he go to the thousands of families that reduced
from silluence TO penury by the swindling tanSac-
tons of the late Bank, and those connected with 1t
OF will he claim praise from the poor widows, the
helpless orphans that have been beggared through
the will he deem himself entitled to-
and claim merit from, the charitable and religious IN
stitutions of the country which have been defranded
out Of their funds the donations Of benevolent and
pioas individuals, by the vanies ofthe late Bank OF
the nited States z
But Mr. johnson is a Bank man. He can, with
proprety, advocate the establishment of new Bank,
we'll as become the champion and defender of the
plun dcrels of the late Bank. Mr.. johnson has had
some ex perence in the business of banking in his
own city. What part did he enact in the
frauds of the Bank of Maryland, but
few years since 7 And what was the re-
retributive Justice melted out to him. The action Of
an outraged and 2lundered People and the ruins Of
his palace were for time the monuments to it.
| Mr. Johnson addressing an assembage Of
Bank Wings, many of whom were, no doubt, parti-
cpators in the frauds and plumbers to which have
alluded. Mr.. johnson, as well those whom he
adore ,sed, are the supporters of Mr.. Clay-he has
bucklsd Bank on his back-Mr. Clay and Bank
are the idols which they worship. They hold,
therefore, ali who oppose the establishment of Ma
tional Bank RS their enemies. Hence arises in part,
the luminosity that is manifested to President Tyler, of
whom Mr. Johnson thus vilely and wickedy spoke
He said
81 shall not speak Of the .7eeident-he deserves not
the name of President, for he Is not worth speaking
of daughter and applause he is entitled to escape
from all anmadversion by the RIGHTEOUSNESS lille
ness of his political stature-( Laughter,) and, ii
would ill-suit the day which we are here to commem
orate-the day sacred to patriot sprits-tbe day
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veins OF American lreemen--( Cheers)--the day in
which traitors blood suffered to run without
the Traitors doom, to talk of John Tyler Il Roars
of laughter.) If there be any thing in humanity
more contemplate, more excessively dminutive,
(shouts OF laughter, more morally degrading, more
utterly corrupt, than the man whose name l do not
like to speak twice, and must spare my tongue its pol
luton, (appause and laughter,) you have it in him
and apologizing TO you, gentlemen, for saying any
thing of one mean on such day this, l leave
SHE accident" in all his HiHeness."
| Becoming and fit language and expressions, coming
from such source. Talk of ORATORS blood" Of
"trator's DOOM" as applicable to John Tyler-
When did he even abandon his principles The pc
riod cannot be pointed to- when he has not been the
advocate of Democra ic principles and the opponent
of National Bank.
With what propriety Mr. Reverdy Johnson
talk Of traitors blood and hator's doom Is he not
himself traitor-a political traitor Did he not
sst TO elect General Jackson, and support him after
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traitor-a renegade This accounts for his pres-
ent vitupsration of and ISLANDERS against General
| Jackson.
| Mr.. Tyler prevented the establishment of another
Bank-he defeated the darling scheme of Mr. Clay
he broke down the Wing party. Hence the "Hni,
ness OF the spleen of Mr. johnson, the malignancy
oil his temfer-the yileness of his abuse-the wick
edness OF his purpose in impugniDg the action of the
Most II Ugh above.