The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-08

deoce, in his candid aud indignant reply TO MI.
Clay:
"The Senator (Sir. CAV, with his usual tact and
skill has seized upon playful remark oil mine IN re-
ply TO my friend from Virginia, Mr.. ARcHER,) over
The way, that, 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-
quence which is ever ready, has INDUCED himself IN
declaring that john Tyler would he guilty OF the
most arocous treason, should he be willing TO desert
his own party and ally himself with the Democracy;
aud in that he has expressed the confident be-
lief that we would be too honorable TO receive him
into ranks, .Nop, SIR ye apo,osd opinions Of Mn
Iyes pAole life be- they are IN dtamerieaf 0pposi-
on to those Of The Senator, whaf course is ne to pursue
Must he abandon his long cherished principles,
merely because they Identical with those Of the
Democratic party' And is he to be denounced as q
traitor for this mere coincidence Of opinionl This
would indeed be unjust vengeance.
Whatever the Senator may think of us, we shall
cheer him on in the path OF duty with 4" Well done
good and faithful servant" you hare redeemed your
country from institution in deadly hostility both TO the
spi,it and letter ofour form II government And viii
the Wings charge him with treason for this The
idea of falsehood is always involved in that OF rea-
son and they never can succeed ia branding man
traitor tor adtrins 10 the pet kno,cn principles q
his nhoie life.
"The Senator expects that Presiden, Tyler will
approve this bill. Destiny has left him but one
to pursue honest man, and that IS TO go
straight ahead and fearlessy perform his duty. II
he shall pursue this course, vast majority OF the
American people of all political parties will award TO
him the merit Of having sacrificed all his personal
ceilings and encountered the frowns of many Of his
ancient friends, from sacred regard to the Constitution
and icTe Of his country This tciH be his re,card tie
piA stand Jorerer in the niche of temple Of Fame as
soeated Nth those GRATED patriots rho haze sacrificed al
selfish considerations 10 save the country"
We quote from Mr.. BENToN's speech on the
appointment Of Select Committee on the
Fiscal Corporation" Mr. Benton after sta
ting his objections TO the committee, most mag
unanimously proceeded thus:
"These are my objections to the commttee-al
of one side, and all Juniors They are cmphaticaly
Of one side. do not know exactly how many sides
our politics have at present but il is certain Democ
racy has no friend this committee it is pretty
certain the President has}none andt quite certain
that the Federalists have ALL venture the assertion
that the President has my assertion subject to
be corrected by the Developments Of the ensuing
fortnight A fortnight will tell In the mean time,
say all things considered there should have been
one member upon il friendly to President Tyer--one
at least for him--one for us-and three for them
With this we would have been content. Without
this We are disconnected aud that not personally,
Dut iOr Tie sake OF iaIT pay ara Tic PuUHC Boou
appeal to the public to say, the Democracy and the
President have been served right in this business =
whether the country has been served right
the Bank party has not got an advantage in this COM
mittee, which helps 1t and hurts us /"
Mr. BENTON next associates Mr.. Tyler with
General Jackson in good deeds:
" May we not call this corporosty the meal-tub
Bank catfish name would certainly suit in one
particular; for, like cat, it has many lives, and
cat you know must be killed nine times before il will
die say the traditions OF the nursery and Of all his
tories the traditions OF children the most veracous
They teach US that cats have nine lives So of this
Bank. 1t has been killed several times but here il
is still, scratching, biting, and clawing. Jackson
killed it in 1892 Tyler killed last GEEK But this is
only beginning. Seven times more the Fsies must
cut the thread OF its hydra life before il will yield up
the ghost"
In the Appendix to the Congressional Globe
page 200, July, lS4l. we find, when working his
awful battering ram against the Fiscal Bank,
Mr. BENTON thus bore testimony TO Mr.. TYLEH's
consistency, and falsifed the Globes assertions
of the Presidents ueachery TO Mr.. CLAY:
"There lives no, a man on earth so long and SC
JecpIy committed against a National Bank as Mr.
Tylerl--no even General Jackson OF Thomas IA
Ben on, Mr. Tyler began the war before was in
the Senate, and before General Jackson was Presi-
dent. He voted for the Judicial process TO annul tn,
charter ia 1919. He supported the re0 Of 1892. He
has delivered innumei able speeches against II, as
constitutional inexpedien' unnecessary corrupt m
practice, demoraizing IN IT'S tendency, and pOlt
cal in its character; and all this since the signature
Of the charter, of 1916, by MIR. Madison. The cleo
ton Of Mr.. Tyler no more han that of Gen Harr.
son can be claimed a Bank triumph. just tn,
contrary. They stood before the country, both o
them so far their Bank opinions were visible a
anti Bank candidates"
Mr.. BENTON continued
awe will crush them like glass Here is a wal
Of life and death between the FederalIss and Demo
ctais. This Bank is WAR MEASURE upon the
Democi scy intended to cru and DESTROY them
ID is the Trojan horse OF Federalism its b,lly filed
not with heroes, and princes, and the arms OF noble
war; but filled with jobbeIs, and swindlers, and all
the implements of national plumber AID public de-
moralizaiOn.'
Mr.. CHARLES BaowS thus nobly defended the
President:
1.-THE Wing party as it called itself, could not be.
lieye that the President could have conscience OF
ought to have one, and therefore il was they attbu
ted TO HIM o corrupt coalition with the Democrats.
They could moi bel eve that Democrats would We
him an honest support but be would tell then hat
while The President sustained Democratic measures
they would sustain bin For one, he Mr. b. wou d
give the President an honest and hearty support ia
all and every Democratic MEASURE and he le.lcged
he spoke the sentiment OF every Democrat on thai
floor. 1 hey would sustain the President as ng ar
he suss aimed their prnciples-po longe let thai TIM
hs long short"
"Let the President but 20 on in the path he had
set out upon and be true to himself, he hoped in
God he would be, and he need not fear the conse-
quences. lie would find himself supported there and
s,tuhere, by the honest and true n OF the landry
those who had stood by the honest and true men OF
the Republic in days gone by In the noble stand he
had taken against the rapid strides Of modern FEEDER
sIism to corruption and power, be had proved him
self the nlbisst Roman Of ttem all, and had laid the
foundation Of monument, which, if finished of the
same material, would be more enduring than the Re
public tself--that would last long as pubicsyir-
tue, dIsInierested patriotism, sacred regard 10 the
dictates Of conscience, and moral courage would be
cherished or approved"