The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-06-07

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President Harrison died. Mr. Tyler took his place.
untrammeIed to any party,bound alone by motives
and principles of patriotism, with free judgment,
n 3D. believe an honest heart. Soon after the ex-
ecutiye duties devoved on him, the extra session
was called and one of the first acts OF the session
was to pass bill to incorporate National Bank'-
John TYLER vetoed it, and that il his great offence;
for it. he has been denounced far and wide, by eve-
nv hireling whig press as traitor, and by every
whig demagogre as a scoundrei. The snort oi inc
story is, that the wings were playing fraudulent
| game when they elected John Tyler, and they got
| caught in their own net am no Tyler man, but
il is due to my feelings and to justice, to say that
| the democracy and the country owe MIR. Tyiera
debt OF gratitude, which will only be paid when the
party strife which overshadows good and rewards
evil shall have passed away, and merit and worth
shall have place in the political history ofou
country.
When General Jackson heard that John Tyler
had vetoed that bill of denominations, he thanked
his God that s',ce had one honest man it,"
When General Jackson, in 1882. vetoed the bill
to recharter the Bank of the United States, every
heart and every tongue Of every patriot was full
of gratitude and praise. 1t was said that, under all
circumstances then existing. (meaning the power
OF the bank and the strength and influence OF the
bank party,) there was no other man virg who
had the nerve and the moral courage to brave the
storm, but General Jackson. John Tyler did the
same thing, under as fearful circumstances Why
should he not have the same amount OF gratitude
and praise! "Relder unto Cesar the things toh'eh
ere Cesa's."
Mr.. Tyler has done things that regret. | re-
gret that he signed the bill to repeal the independent
treasury. Iregret that he signed the bankrupt bill,
by which just claims to the amount ofmions were
repudiated, swindlers encouraged, and scoundres
discharged from their honest obligations. Iregret
above all, that he signed the bill to provide for the
distribution of the proceeds of the public iands-a
measure that in its effect and object, was designed
to plunder the people and brbe the States. But OF
all this the democracy, as party, have no rightto
complain. Mr. Tyler was not Of their choice. nor
| is he indebted to them for his situation He has
done all for the democracy that they could hope'
and more than they had right to expect.
) Permit me to take this occasion to say that no
/ blame is to be attached to the President for the
protiyacy and extravaganza Of this administration
, It was the peoples representatives in the House
and Senate who made the appropriations of the peo-
7 ples money, and not the President Let the blame
: rest where it properly belongs. "Let justice be
} done, though the heavens should fall"
Mr.. Speaker, from the very nature Of our gov
ment, and from the nature of the representative
character, the people have right to demand and
to know the principles and the measures which
shall govern and be sustained by every candidate
for Office in the event ofhis election; and that right
to demand carries witht the duty and the obllga-
ton, on the part of the candidate to answer all IN
terrogatories, made in proper manner, and from
proper motives, touching the duties, measures and
principles, which shall govern him in the event oi
u his election That right and that duty were both
violated in the contest of 1910, by the federal can
It didates for office. The candidate for the presden-
/ CIV was interogated as to what measures and wha:
If principles would govern him in the event OF his
If eectioni Those interrogatories were put to him
d from proper motives, and in a proper manner: but
k he refused to answer, and the people were given
1t to understand that he would give ''no opinion for
1t the pubic eye" A national bank, a high protec-
8 tive tariff the independent treasury the assumption
of the State debts and the distribution of the pro-
ceeds OF the sales of the public lands all ques.
tions in which the people feta deep interest They
were the great questions which had often agtated
e the country, and had divided the two great parties
from the commencement Of the government TO tina,
D. time, and still continue to do so But it was part
'r of the whg organization to conceal their principles
and to substitute an honest and fearless expose o
principles with log cabin parades Tippecanoe songs
k coon skin displays, and such disgraceful fummery
S, When the wings were cornered, and compelled &
al show their hand they denied that they were in "a
n yor Of those high-toued federal measures which had
be always characterized the federal party and which
ee had always been acknowledged as federal meas
I'D ures.
as Mr.. Speaker, am one of those who believe tba
the march of intellect and moral and philosophers
e. improvement has not been so great as some sup
he pose. believe that niankindwould now be wha
II; they many thousand years ago, IL they wer'
re- surrounded by the same similar circumstances
That we have not improved in many Of the arts ant
sciences, both architectural and fine, the nhonu
ed ments of Egypt, Greece and Rome, that have sur
- vived the destructive hand of time for more thar
i'd three thousand years, plainly demonstrate The,
n display, at this day, mechanical and phosophi
cal power, and success in fine arts, which no wis
ed dom ofthis day can initiate The pyramids Of Egyp
he the temples and lofty columns (though in ruins
p of Greece and the obelisks Of Rome, not only sur
Is pass our imitation, but confound our wonder =
ed Paintings are yet to be found that have survived
ne half the age ofthe world whose delicacy and beau
ok ty confound the most splendid artists of our day
rt and from which every artist must take lessons be-
he fore he can be considered accomplished Nor
c even in this Christian day. and this Christian land