The Arkansas banner., 1844-10-09


 bank, he gave his views at length, in an elo- ouent and statesman-like speech, against the bill, and the right of Congress to charter bank, and recorded his vote accordingly This was not only known to Mr. Clay, but the American people, at and before the liar risburc convention. Gen. Harrison had also, over and again, denied the right of Congress to pass a charter for United States Bank, and was. as I have always been informed, at the head of the opposition to the Bank III Ohio: was elected to Congress on the strength of that opposition, from the District includ- ing Cincinnati, and when ln Congress, moved a resolution to instruct the Judiciary com mittee to bring in bill repeating the charter. For this opposition, he was, at the next ses- sion of the Ohio Legislature, transferred by that bo,iv to the Senate of the United States, where he introduced and pressed a resolution of the Senate, to instruct the Attorney Gene ral to sue out a scire fdcias to vacate the charter of the bank. The opposition ofboth these men were not only known at the time of their nomination at the Harrisburg con- yention, but the Kentucky delegation, or a part of them, electioneereed against Harrl- son, and in favor of Clay, on the ground that Clay was for a bank and Harrison was against it. With perfect knowledge of the opin- ions of both Harrison and Tyler, as to a Bank of the United States, they were, how ever, nominated, the convention being con vinced that they could elect nc bank man. They had tried Clay twice, and with all his bank pretensions, they could not raise for him, at either election, one-fourth votes enough to elect him.
 During the canvass for the Presidency, Mir Rives published pamphlet, setting out the claims of Harrison and Tyler on the peo- pie of Virginia, in which, among other things, he stated that Gen. Harrison was opposed to the Bank of the United States on constitu- tional grounds, and referred to Harrisonos votes to prove it. This address of that dis tinguished Senator was read, no doubt, by a hundred thousand voters, and, strange to tell, was published in Mr. Clay's organ, the Louis vile Journal, with laudatory remarks by Prentice, the editor. And upon the only call made upon Mir Tyler for his opinions rea- tive to the constitutonality of the bank, he informed the people of the U, States, that his mind had undergone no change, and referred the applicants to his speech aglnst the right of Congress to re-charter bank, as eoniain- ing his sentiments and reasons against the right, with perfect knowledge of these facts, as verily believe, It was, that the Governor of Kentucky, as also believe, at the insti- gation of Nr. Clay, forced resolutions through the legislature of Kentucky, instructing our members of Congress to throw bank i'll the 1f 4i,o D ,,Io9, elect. Harrison escaped the vengeance and abuse of the Clay party by death. But it has fallen on his successor with redoubled force, because he will not believe the bank constituuiional, and perjGre himself by sign- ing bill for a bank he believes to be uncon- stitutional. It is for this that Mir. Clay calls John Tyler a dishonered man-that Is, Mr. Clay demanded the President to sign his Fis- callty bill, which the President deemed un- wise, impolitie, and unconditional, and the President is therefore dishonored man, and no honorable man ought to, or will hold of flee under him.
 Now let us see low just Mir. Clay and his satellites have acted towards the President John Boyle believed that Congress had no right to pass bank charter, and on his oath, said SO and yet MT. Clay has never dared to utter a sentence of condemnation against ]. Boyle for this act of independence. William Owsley believed the law ehartefing the bank to be unconstitutional and on his oath SO decided, as did his colleague, Judge Rowan Instead of OWsley and Boyle being blasted as dishonored men for their conscientious scruples, the Clay party have honored each of them with the name.of county, and will, no doubt, solicit Judge OWsley to run as their can ditlate for Governor. The whole Legislature ofKentucky yalmostunanimously resolved that the bank was public evil, established against the constitution, and ought to be expelled from the State. And are they all dishonored who voted for that resolHtion2 Mir Clay voted and made speech, Ca speech in which he not only denounced the bank as uncon- situtonal, but mere Pandora's box, fraught with every evil, against the constitutional right of Congress to charter a bank. And Is he dishonored man or does his having afterwards made a speech and voted for the bank balance accounts upon the score of dis honor? If Mr Clay thinks so, the President allows Mir Clay to settle accounts with him- self in his own way. He makes nc capital out of Mr. Clay's inconsistencies about the bank, or in other respects. He no doubt thinks il harsh and crude So set himself up as court of honor, to judge of Mr. Clay's actngs and doihgs in Congress, and cheer fully leaves MT. Clay to make what T7e can out of the abuse he heaps upon him, aud leaves the country and posterity to judge them both accordinsto their acts.
 Here deem it due to the occasion, to contrast a part of Dlr. CIay's conduct with that of President Tyler. As I have stated, on tie late Presidents election, and qualify ing, Mir Clay became the power behind the throne, and greater than the throne itselG- The President having, no doubt to gratify Mr. Clay, surrounded himself with cabinet four-fiIths of whom were Mir, Clay's personal and political friends, and neither of them, so far as believe, the confidential friend of the President This was the condition of things when President Tyler was called to admin ister the government He found that the