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

Senator WALKER thus eloquenty apostro-
phized Mr.. Tyler, in the Senate Chamber, dur
ing the tendency of Mr.. Clay's Bank bill 1--WE
quote from the Globe:l
What has said John Tyler in regard to the danger
of Executive nluencei Sir the walls Of this Senate
chamber are still resoundng with his eloquent de.
nunciations Of Executive power and IL subservieLt
Senate and a servile House should send him bill,
with tender of such power as this, let him dash
the offered dadem from his brow, not as Caesar did,
10 place il there again. but let him crush the glitter
ing baube of imperial power beneath his feet and,
standing the vetoed crown, the shouts of more
than q million Of resmtn YET unsubdued by the cohorts Of
the Bank se proclaim, in the words of the proud en-
blem Of hi. own unconquered and uncoDquerable
VIrg INC 0mper fyrannis."
And again;
MIR. w said, he hoped now that tn true character
Of this amendment was laid bare. that there would
be virtue and fEmpess enough yet left in this in
the other House to reject this proposton but should
il be otherwise, he trusted that Providence would
nerve the heart of an honest man, and thus far a
fearless and consistent patriot elsewhere TO stamp
this bill with a veto that will be as immortal the
existence Of the Constitution.
And when the veto message was read, not
having the heart TO pursue a repentant offender
who had created a disturbance in the gallery,
Mr. WALKER thus INDICATED the President
against all such charges as "renegadsm, "apos-
tacy,n and 'treachery," which have been since
echoed and re-echoed by the Globe aud its Fed
eral allies:
This message Mr.. w. said, he regarded as he mos
important pheh enanaied from .3ueriean Presi-
dent and under circu instances the most solemn and
imposing. The President IN perfect and glorious con
sisfeney ,ciih long lie Of scfiines, and honor has
placed his veto upon the charter Of a National Bank
and MIR. w. said bis hear was too full Of gra,tt d,
the Oliver Of all Good for tins salvation of the cou
try and rescue of the Constitution, engage in the
bushes Of ihhlciing punishment upon an individual
fwho had hissed the ve,o said be respectable AM
who had in part atoned for his oe ce by the express
sion Of his repentance. Let him 60, then, and sir
no more, and let us proceed to the Consideration o
that veto message which he, Mr.. " had oonfdenii,
predicted al the commencement ofthis session. and re
corded that opinion a. its date the journals Of III,
day.
Mr. Benton overlooked with milk and honey
for the President, and came nj h splitting with
gall and Indignation when he was Kissed by tn,
Clay Bank rufhans. We will give his own
words:
Mr. Brsros and said Mr. President. h,y,
ers Kisses herr at the reading Of The PRESIDENTIAL ,,,aq,
heard them, SIR, aud ieel INDIGNANT ru.r 70,
ANsscas PrysIDEST SHOULD nv iNsuLiup. 4 have
been nsucd by the Kisses of ruihans IN this psI,rv
when opposing the cd bank Of the United States
While am here, THE President SHALL Nryss rs ~.
SUITED BY hsses in this hall | ask tor no such thin,
clearing the galleries, but let those who have mad,
the disturbance be pointed out to the Sergeant at
Arms, md be turned out from the gsleries. Those
who have dared to insult our form Of Government
for insulting his message they have insnlted III,
President and opr form Of Governmeni-tbo ruf
fan. who would not have dared to insult the King,
surrounded by his guard har, dared 10 insult TIE prssi
deaf in the American Senate; and | move that the
SeressntstArms be dir, e,ed 10 take thsm mo eus-
today
Mr. Rvs regretted that any disturbance had tst.n