The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-14

ali empting TO rgag the Senate here was an attempt
10 eooscs the Executive. They presented an
before him, that IL he did syn the
Bank bill the Treasury would be leh without legal
- Senate, august IL, 1911
Ii (ths 6rsl Velo) would do much good IL has
DESTROYED the Bank bin and be trusted would pre-.
vent he creation Of an, Bank Eereater which would
indeed be great deliverdnce. lie went further. lie
not only approved Of the Veto but eoneuued vi the
President that in ye,ong hs bill, with his OPINIONS
Of the uncobstiutiona ny and IneNpedlsncy Of tie
Bank long entertained and often and lull' expressed
on many and solsmn occasions, he bot formed
high and holy duty both to the Constitution and him
seif for which he is entitled 10 the thanks Of the
country. As an act Of justice 10 the President he
would 20 further and say that the case Of Mr. hudI-
SON Welding the Bank bill is at II similar 10 bis
vetoing this, to which the Senator from Kentucky
MIR Clay) compared in his researches yeslerday IL
IS well known that Mr. Madison, late IN life gave 10
10 the most unfortunate and dangerous doctrine that
the Supreme Court was the Interpreter Of the Consli-
tuition In the last resort. With this opinion IL is MT
extraordinary that he .houd feel himself authorized
to approve the Bank bill under the force ofptcedeGts
and the decision Of that court The is different
with Mr.. Tyler 1t is understood that he DOES not
agree with Mr. Madison, 10 the authority Il
the Supreme Court, in deciding constitutional
que. tons and with this difference it is ayt
surprising that the constitutional scruples of the
one would be senced by the decision OF tho
court backed by precedents, while that OF the other
could not"
/" lie trusted that the int pretation attempted TO
be put this part OF The Message Gin relation TO ex-
changes) was not the one intended by tie President
and that if bill, based such construction should
be presented TO him, that the same high onsidera-
ton which controlled him in yeloiug the which
he has, will as imperously control him in yetoing
such a bill"
"There has been no President whom | would
more cheerfully support than l would the present,
if the measures of his Administration should be
such as TO permit it"-Senate, .1ug. 20, l64l.
According to his opinion, the repeal Of the Dis.
tribution act, by the next Congress- with the whole
weight of our party and the Executive Department
against it, certain almost any future ey, MT
-Stnafe, august n, lo4l.
MR. BUCHANAN, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
"Thank Providence, hope begins to beam upon
US From the IN oment that heard the declar .tion
this floor, by high authority, that, if there was
any man in the United States who had been more
strongly committed against a Bank Of the United
States than any other man, II was the present PIe'l
dent, (Mr. Tyler) | have cherished the idea that
after all, the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Clay
would not be able to nhict this odious Bank upon
the country. believe the gentleman will yet be De.
feated, and that the defeat Of this measure instead
of being misfortune, ought to be hailed day of
jubilee thu oughout the and."-Senaie, J,dy H. lo4l
"Well, in addition to this tax bill, a bill has been
passed-but there is, thank God, ray Of sunshine
penetrating the gloom in relation 10 il lie hal
hopes of the Executive Mr.. Tyler in regard to that
bill, the Bank not from ,hns he knew person
ally, but from what he witnessed around him. Sc.
nate, August 8, l64l.
"Whilst the late Veto Message (the second Veto
Message) was mild and conciliatory in is terms It
was firm and determined in its spirit. 1t precludcd
all hope Of the establishment Of any National Bark
or Corporation with private stockholders, a. long
John Tyler shall continue TO be President Of thtSs Ut&
States. He congratulated the country upon thi,
spicious event lie believed that II would be held
VITA pleasure ny majority Of the people OF the UNI
ted States '-Senaie, September 10, IS4l.
" The inhabtant Of thai mansion (,he Presidents
House, has shown himself to be a man Of metal
He has not abandoned all his old Virginia principle,
10 become the tool Of party, from which he differs
on nearly all the great points Of its policy. You
may fly your kite at the White House, but your bill
will return protested.
:" 1t has been said that John Tyler was bound ly
the fidelity which he OVID his party to approve the
bill for Fiscal Bank ! deny Il altogether, and ~,
that, II he had approved that bill he would have DE-
served to be denounced a self-destroyer as falls,
10 the whole course Of his past life false 10 every
principle Of honor, and false TO the obligation
Of his oath TO support the Constitution. Herh1d de-
clared again and again that such Bank was uncon-
sttutiona and yet he is denounced because be dld
not render himself in by an utter disregard Of
that instrument The President had but one ri h.
eous course before him, and had he taken ANY other
il would not only have blasted his own charscter.
but it would have fixed blot the history Of his
country TO all future generations"
"A President resign A President who had been
but hree months IN power resign his place Charc,
V. buried himself before he was dead very lt
emblem Of the condition Of a President who should
resign his office, that he might suffer bill for Is
cal tank 10 become law!"
:" If the avywed opinions Of Mr.. Tyler's whole .Ir5
be, as they are in dsmerica opposition TO those Of
the Senator's, (Mr. Clay 81 what course is he lMr
Tyler) TO pursue' Must he abandon his long-ctcr-
ished principles, merely because they identcli
with those OF the Democratic party Is he 10 be dc.
nounced as traitor, for this mere coincidencc of
opinion This would indeed be unjust vengearc,
:" So far as his measures shall be in conforn ~
with our principles, we shall give hem a cordal nd
jealous support should the President again sll
again conscientously veto such dangerous f.f5.
sure, (ss the Bsnk,) shall be ever ready to yield
him our support IN cause SO righteous. Whatever
the Senator Mr. Clay may think Of US, we shall
cheerlhim on IN the path Of duty, with We'll dore.
good and faithful servant you have redeemed yalr
country from institution IN deadly hostility bot 90
the spirit and letter OF our form Of Goyetnmeut --
And will the Wings charge him with treason or
this
The Senator mir. Clsy) expo Is that Preslu,
Tyler will approve this bill IL he does he will tts.
render himself forever Infamous. His nome
will be the scorn and ridicue Of one party AID ur
contempt of the other. No; he will never do 70 --
Destiny has left him but course TO pursue o. 3D..
honest man, and that is 10 20 straight ahead arl
iearlessly to perform his duty. He cannot now .a
back without disgrace and dishonor II he s..U
pursue this course, vast majority Of the Ameur.g
people OF all political parties will award to hin 0s
merit OF having sacrificed all his personal fe,rg.
and encountered the frown, Of many Of his aic,a.
friends, from sacred regard to the Cors,ituiiou ard
welfare oil his country THIS will he his rewAra lIs
will then stand forever in a niche Of the tenn. I'd
Fame, associated with those pure and exalted ri
OTIS who have sacrificed all selfish consid, ration,
save the country -Ssno,e September 2, 1871