The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-08
dence in the Presidents Democracy. He er-

dence IN the Presidents Democracy. lie ei-
ulled thus
"T,l il not in Gath-publish il not in he streets
OF Askelon"-lhat the great, the triumphant, the
dominant, tho irresistible Wing party, has sunk to
thus thing called a 4" Fiscal Corporation T. And from
what the Senator fiom Virginia says doubt whe,h-
or they will even get that They may y Their kte al
the White House
Here Mr.. ARCHER intIposed =" A. to the White
House, you know what is passing there much better
than l. Your party, believe, know more about ihe
interior of that una nsion than The Wings do.
Mr. BUCHANAN: | am sorry the honorable Senator
from Virginia is mistaken. hope may be so before
long The nhabitant Of that mansion has shown
himself 10 be Of metal lie has not abandoned al
has Old Virginia principles t. become The tool 81 parry
from which he differs nearly all The greet points OF
its policy. This Fiscal Corporation Is, presume,
the utmatum with the Wing party You may fly
your Kite al the White House but your bill will re-
turn Protested. The President will fly no kite back
again beyond the limits Of this District without the
free consent Of the States being first had aud OBJ
tanned. think this Is certain from his veto mes
sage. And what my friends on this side OF the House
will consider than all he will not infer the as
sent of the States her from the silence OF their LIE
glslatures, or their refusal to dissent"
| Mr.. Buchanan next gave fatal thrust at the
assertion which the Globe borrow from the
| Wings, that Mr. Tyler was a traitor TO the par
| 'y,a'hu e9PSSi"'y w AHi' Ni"y'
"And now | have one word to say the late
Presidential veto, and then shall have done II has
| been said that John Tyler was bound by the fidelity
which he owed his party to approve the bill for Fls-
| cal Bank. deny 1t altogether, and say that, II he
approved that bill, he would have deserved to be
denounced as sefdestroyer, as false to the whole
of his past life false to every principle Of hon
o, and false to the sacred obligations Of his oath TO
support the Constitution. He had declared again
and again that such Bank was unconsttu ional
and yet he is denounced because he did not render
himself infamous by utter disregard Of that inStrn-
ment. The President had but one righteous course
before him and had he taken any other, II would not
only have blasted his character, but II would
have fixed blot the history Of his country TO all
| future generations. How was he committed 10 sign
a bill which he believed to be unconstitutional !
What was the history Of the Harrisburg Convenlionl
and il will be remembered that | do not live far
from that celebI atrd place. How was that Conven-
| ton composed Ii contained, ] admit, hlany men OF
the highest respectabny. But, in political view,
| it was made up of "all nations and people, and KIN
dred and tongues" "black sp rits and white, blue
spirits and grey" all mingled their counsels there to
attain a single end-an available candidate for the
Presidency"
"Now, if John Tyler had right to infer any
thing from the proceedings of that body il was that
he would be at liberty TO oppose Bank OF the United
States. Certain leaders of that Convention were, II
is true, favor Off Bank but while the Convention
as a body selected well known ant-Bank men as
cir chosen candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency, those candidates to infer that they
must coange all their opin ons and becore Bank
men
Mr.. BUCHANAN goes still further to yindlcate
The President, and even endorses the Madiso-
Man, which he will, doubtless, do again.
al say that President Tyler could not have done
otherwise than veto that BILL fhe wished to preserve
his character an honest man. rumor exists we
have been told this floor, that the veto given
against the unanimous opinion Of the Cabinet. And
suppose 1t was who Is responsible to the people OF
the United States for conducting the Government
Is il not the President; Undoubtedly he ought 10
consult the opinions Of the Cabinet; but if he and
his Cabinet cannot agree in sentiment, which is to
yield-the Cabinet the PRESIDENT Certainly,
corling TO the theory Of Government, it is the
Cabinet. was glad 10 find, in the official organ of
the Administration, such good old fashioned Demo
cratic doctrine as saw there few DAYS since. IL
10 true was not, TO every extent in favor Of the
unit )" but would say in behalf of the article to
which refer, that il is Of The best haze read
aud that rouid not disgrace The painie days Of the
Democratic administrations. Ii the President cannot
agree with the Cabinet or If the Cabinet cannot
agree with tee President do not say what ought to
be the consequence"
We conclude Mr. BUcHANAN's evidence with
his candid and Indignant, reply 10 Mr.. Clay.
To be continued