The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-05-22


vide. How has that promise been fulfilled? /
Thousands of honest laborers will answer next
fall through the ballot-box-that they can get but
twenty-five cents a day and no beef at all. So.
lplace that promise TO the credit ONO s.
The federalists in the last Congress made but
one attempt at retrenchment; and that attempt
was insolent hypocrisy, and made to deceive.
The democrats in former Congress, reduced
the price ofpublic printing fifteen per centum.
When the tederalists came into power prior TO i
electng the government printers, they passed
resolution reducing the price Of printing TWEEN
ty per centum, or five per centum more; and
then elected Gales & Seaton printers. That
was the show of retrenchment, and under that
contract and resolution was the public printing!
done; but in order to compensate for the reduc-
ton of the price, more printing was given TO
Gales q Seaton, by near one-half than ever
was given 10 public printers before by any Con-
gress in the same length of time. But that was
not all; at the close Of the last session, and 10
one of the last appropriation bills, was made an
amendment appropriating forty thousand dollars
to Gales and Seaton, in addition to the price
stipulated in the contract Thus was the public
treasury robbed TO feed and fauon fayoritc par
tisan. So much for the only attempt toful6l the
promises of retrenchment That hypocritical
show and false pretence mark No. g.
Sir, my time, and the limits of speech, viii
not permit me to prosecute the subject. iii had
time | could fill volume with these startling
and damning fasehoods. have selected those
general and unvarnished ones, because they
were connected with promises the more electu-
ally TO mislead the thoughtlcss and unwary; be-
cause they were appeals to the passions, 10 Gu
pidity, and to ayarice. When YOU hold up the
promises made in lS40 to the 1ederalsts. and
ask them, Why have you not made the Tctrench-
ments and reforms you promised in the govern
ment expenditures? Where is the plenty of
money, and of good quality, you promised?
Why have you not preserved that sacred princi-
pie of patriosm-toleration in ofico-for the
abuse of which you SO denounced the administra-
tons of Gen. jackson and Mr.. Van Buren,
Why did you not "pr0Scribe prOScriptioR?'' ~
Where is that brilliant prosperity you promised to
every institution, to every interest, and 10 every
person of the country? But above all, where is
that two dollars day and good roast beef you
promised to the day laborer2 The answer is
Oh! General Harrison died, and John Tyler
turned traitor. Every shifting whig whifIet, and
bank spaniel, as well as evory pompous, puifed
up, naughty, federal, aristocratic rag-baron has
that answer at his tongues end.
General Harrison did die. but John Tyler die
NOT turn traitor OF General Harrison and hi:
death, | have nothing 20 say. Peace be to his
names. Ifhe had any faults in his life, am the
last to speak of them. Lei his narrow tenemcn
at North Bend conceal them. His virtues will
be first TO speak ofon all properoccasions. Bu
feel no restraint in saying that the man yot
a, IL,
cupy-to discharge duties the most impoEtan
that can interest nation-by such unhalloweC
means, and fol such unhalIowed purposes,-ht
will die, too, in one month There is a Provi
dence that superintends this nation. lie hold
IFS destinies in His hand; His track is to be seer
in every path Of the revolution that emancipatet
us; and he who cannot see His divine interposi
tiDn througout this administration is an nfidel O
a fool--he may have his choice. predict that
if the same means are TO be used by the fede
lists to secure the election of their candidate
lmean drunken orgies, empty and proGane songs
coon-skins, hard-cider carousals, and their kin
dred and criminal means, perjury, treason, false
hood, corruption, bribery, swindling, and blasphe
my; and the end TO be effected by such means
to break down our free institutions, trample upo
the constitution, and subyert human liberty,-th
result will be as it has been. The workers c
such iniquity will fall before the breath and ver
geance of a just God, as grass before the scythC
Ispeak of the guilty, not of the innocent. Br
John Tyler did not turn traitor; John Tyler ha
done nothing to merit such a charge. Th
charge is made, because he vetoed the ban
bill.
The wings caught Tartar when they electe
] 1hn Tyler--that is, they elected an homes
man. He was raised democrat, and prior
1882 had always been a democrat, and men
Der of the democratic party; some ofhis last of
cial acts, when member of the United State
Senate. were directed with ability and eloquenc
against the Bank of the United States. Hew;
a warm and ardent supporter Of General Jacl
son. and all the leading measures Of his admin
tration. until what was called the proclamatic
made its appearance. To some OF the doctrine
contained in that paper, ho took exceptions, ar
for a time withdrew his support and lnlluenc
from the democratic party, under the suppositlC
that he had abandoned the democratic prime
ples. The whig Harrisburg convention nomin
iod him for Vice President, with a view to uni
tbe ubg shareholders of the south, with q
who abolitionists ofthe north, against the dem
cracv Of the north and south. Mr. Tyler W
NOT questioned as 10 his political principles Pri
" ne election; consequently, he was under !
ncdoe as 10 what measures he would Or won
III support. President Harrison died; Mr.. I
Ior took his place, unirameled 10 any part
iound alone by motives and principles of pat
otisnl, with true judgment, and ! believe, {
honest heart. Soon aftor the executive dui
engolqed OH him, the extra session was Gale
and one Of the first acts Of the session was