The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-14
TESTIMONIES
TESTIMONIES
OF FoRrY-Two
DISTIN UISHED DEM OCR ATS,
APPROVING THE VEToEs, sc.
PRESIDENT TYLER.

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Extracted from the Congressional Globe
[27h Congress
Published by order of the Tyler Central Committee
MIR. BENTON, OF MISSOURI.
"We have President MIR. Tylerl who has been
foremost in the defence OF the Constitution and in
support OF The rights of the States, whose walk has
been on the outward wall Of the Constitution, his
post in the first limo of its defenders, his seat in the
topmost b, anches Of the Democratic tree VIII
moi disparage this Presid. mt MIR. Tyler by saying
that he fought side by side with in defence Of the
Constitution and the States and against the latitude
narians. Ii would he TO wrong him to place him at
my side. He always in the advance-on the LOOK
out-snuing danger in the first tainted breeze, and
making anticipated fight against the lurking foe
Hardly nythng was constitutional enough ior NM
- Senate, June "a, l64l.
"There were Kisses here at the reading Of the
Presidential Message 1.-THE first Veto Message].
heard them sir, and feel indignant that The Amer-
can President shall be insulted. While am here
the President shall be insulted by Kisses IN
this hall Those who have dared ~ insult our form
of Governments for in insulting this Message, they
have insultcd the President ard our form Of Govern
ment those Tuihans, who would not have dared TO
insult the King surrounded by his guard have dared
to insult the American President in the American
Senate and move that the Sergeant alarms be d.
rectcd to take them into custody"
:" He came here this day prepared to see the
American President nsuted by Bank bullies. lie
told his friends, if it done sure as the Aner-
can President should be insulted BY Bank rufhans,
lust so sure he should rise in his place and to
have those disurbers Of the honor and dignity OF the
Senate brought TO the bar of the Senate.
" He came here determined to nip this business IN
the ud,-to prevent an insult to the President, IN
this chamber, from being made a precedent Tor IT,
elsewhere. We all know the insolence OF the Ma
tional Bank party, we know the insolence OF their
myrmidons, we know that President Tyler, who has
signed the Veto Message, is subject TO their Insults
beginning here and following HIM wherever he goes
He, Mr. Benton, determined TO protect him here,
and doing So 10 set the example uheh roud DC else
uhere toiloued. They should not insult an American
President with impunly wherever he was present
10 the Senate oct Of IT, he would defend The Pres
dent from personal outrage and iDd'snity -Stnss,
august 10, lS4l.
4" The Veto Message has come I'M The Bank bill
has been vetoed The Veto Message stops the bill,
and for that | thankful! IL Is a constitutional
power given to be exercised and righteously eIer-
cised on this occasion"
1.-THE next point Of hostility to our form Of Gov,
eminent was in the suggestion that the President
should have resigned his place rather than place
veto on their charter. This Is an attack upon the
part OF our Government which gives us President
makes him independent IN his action-and makes II
his duty to veto charter bills at least much any
other bills Resign! President TO resign, 10 avoid
Disappointing SET Of corporaors who want charter
10
he placed there to arrest such bills as this; and
10 require him TO ign TO avoid that duty, an at
tempt to destroy 50 much OF the Constitution
Senate, .fug. 90, 1871.
"lfhe should give us Jackson veto upon lard
bill he shall have my hearty support for the good act
IL he does not, he shall still have my applause for
the veto be has given and my support against the
Bank perry who are endeavoring to upset the Gov
eminent Mr. jefferson foretold and to dive Pres
dent from his sta for refusing TO violate the Con-
- NJ. I'll.
the independent exercise of his powers. The Demo
crscy The body Of The people will stand by the nan
who stands by his country and the Constitution
Senate, .4ug. 70, lo4l.
alt is certain Democracy has no friend on this
committee IT Is equally certain the President has
none" THE Fiscal Corporation Committee
For baking which THE Bank he President Is TO
be endorsed"
Cats have nine lives. So Of this bank II has
been lied several times but here II Is still scratch
ing, biting, and clawing Jackson killed 1t IN 1882
Tyler killed it last week. But this is only begin
ming. Seven times the Fstes must cut tho
thread Of its hydra life before will yield up the
ghost
81 hope the American President may have as
good luck Cha les IL am sure he deserves bet
tsr,-and escape all the Vaccinations Of meal tub OF
corporacious conspirstors whether the design be to
kill him off, to chain him 10 a Bank car"
Let this corporosity beware. II may get itself
damned before IL IS done with Tyler too"
ave are beset and besieged by Biddlt's Bank,
/ strong enough To imprison the Sebaie-to gag the
House-to menace the President with cIpuls,on
from office.n-Senats, .fug. 25, lS&1.
"Mr. Benton felt hi, own course to be clear, and
believed that the whole Democracy would feel equal
| ly clear; they would support their Government in
the person OF their Chief Magistrate Thy would
sustain him in the independent exercise Of his
duties
" From his place in the Senate he would say TO
| him (Mr. Tyer) DO right and fear not DO your