The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-21

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the resources OF the country aud lis commerce take
their natural course, and we, with confidence, appeal
10 all men 10 know II they have ever IN the whole Pc
Rod of our history, known exchange 30 uniiosm, so
low, and SO advantageous To Southern commerce as
il is now In the palmiest day Of the United States
Rank. Southern commerce stood not upon such adj
yantageous groand as il does now. When was II
ever known before this period that Southern funds
were at premium in New York; Never AND
is precisely this state OF things that the capitalists OF
the North wish to destroy hrouSh uhe attn ~
strumentality of United States Bank, which is the
darling project of MIR Clay and his friends we
again ask If any Southern man can be so oind 10 inc
best interests OF the South 10 desire the eiecion
of any gentleman who is pledged To create an bsu-
tuition that will inevitably render every Southern ag-
ricutura State tributary TO the North Heretofore
II has been deemed and taken to be conceded point
that bank if created, must be located IN North'
ern city Of course the directory must reside where
the bank is and will WELD 1t to their own pecuniary
advantage, and with such an overwhelming caPtai 10
Weld they will soon restore matters to the same
state the former United States Bank kept them IN,
and destroy all premium on Southern funds, and
thereby rob the South of the advantage that her SOIL
and climate entities her To.
We shall say nothing upon the consttutlonality OF
the bank-as independent of The question OF expedi
ency, 1t is well known that Mr. TYLER has ever been
the consistent and eloquent opponent OF the bank up
this ground.
HIRE We will invite the attention Of our fellow
citizens TO kindred topic TO that first adverted TO,
and ask them 10 remember the state and condition
Of our fiscal concerns al re period that Mr. TYLtn
called upon To discharge the duties oil Chei
Magistrate Of the United States. lie found an
empty treasury; the government was without cfeu'
either at home abroad; the various departments
I'll ed with protested bills Of exchange drawn ny our
pub c authorities abroad hostilties actually exist
ing in our Southern possessions, and war win our
ancient foe hourly expected our Northern frontier
the currency of the counry In derdnged stare, win
=. cant
against tn South. These are part OF the inheIi-
lance Mr. TYLER eded to the downfall or de-
feat Of Mr.. Van Buren's administration, We ap-
peal to you, fellow-ctzens, to know whether every
fact above stated is not true and with equal conh
dence We ask you whether every i'll and evil has not
been healed and remeded within the three years of
Mr.. TYLER's administration 1t is but fair and just
those who conduct national concerns TO acc ri
them the merit femert Of public easues and their
results. Bv This Iule will Mr. TYLER's admin istra-
ton lie characterized in which country has
emerged from unprecedented embarrassment and diff
Gully TO prosperity and ease; and by recurring 10 the
ancient system of rgi1 accountability, our public
agents made to pay into the public treasury, the
revenues Of our country; while, happily for our ma
tional honor the pubic offices longer cons der
ed as " spoils belonging to the vctors" During Mr..
TyLsRs administration there is not instance of
official detalcalon; whereas under the udninstra-
ton Of Mr. Van Buren,, who will again be brought
before you for your suffrage and support, gross mis-
yet the offenders from to year were retained In
office. These only few of The reasons, on this
ricular topic, that We give for preierrlpg Mr.. TY-
LER TO either of his competitors--though many more
equally cogent, might be assigned.
2dly. In reference TO the Tarifl-the friends OF Mr.
Clay have cIau ed for him. for many years, the cog
nomen Of the Father Of the American System !" in
other words, he is the friend of protective and dis
criminatye tariff In this respect Mr.. Clay has
eyinced his uniform righteousness of character and
has never sought TO conceal his sentiments from pub
lie scrutiny. On this point MIR TYLER's views
fully and openly avowed. He is in favor Of tariff
for revenue only, and opposed to tariff of protection.
Considering that We the citizens of Virginia,
agricultural people we will invite your attention TO
only few insances in which the tariff Of protection
operates most gnevousy upon us:-Upon every
pound OF iron the farmer uses he pays tarif du
ty tax Of from Il2 10 2i0 per cent according To
the width of IT, IN addition TO the prime cost, ond on
the very chains with which he ts the earth, he pays
duty tax of IA per cent. in addition the prime
cost.
We pledge ourselves for the accuracy Of the cslcu-
lstions, for they are drawn from public documents
With such grievous burden resting upon the sgr-
cultural intsrest, as tariff of protection fastens
upon IL, is IT at all astonishing that agriculture has
within the last few years ceased to be source OF
profit and has overwhelmed thousands who were en-
gagged in IT, and filled our newspapers with adver
sements OF farms for sale under deeds Of trust, and
DEGREES of court for closing mor,gagesl Are not
ance with ours than those of either Mr. Clay or Mr.
Van Buren, And ought we not to prefer him TO ell
Their OF Those gentlemen, and to cast our votes ac
coriingly'
With regard to the veto, know that Mr.. Clay
stands comm ted 10 destroy the palladium OF the
rights Of the minority, and proposes to submit every
interest civil political, and religious TO the uncon.
trolled will OF the majority. When il is remember.
ed that we OF the Southern Atlantic States fast
waning into a minority in our representation in the
lanQ n "a. taV.s and a.. ~
United States, is II not suicidal in us to de-re the
election OF gentleman who is pledged to this sacri-
egous duty, and who has vowed TO destroy this only
refuge for The great characteristic of Southern instr
tut oIs
Although the Constitution Of our Government, ha.
been modified in more instances than one and the
mode OF attaining the end varied vet in no par
toular has leading principle Of that sacred instr-
ment and charter OF rights been abrogated or de-
stroyed since II came from the hands Of the ustri-
Gus patriots that framed II, and we soemnly appeal
TO every Southern patriot Of every party to pause
and ponder well the deep results likely TO flow, or
which must How, from the destruction OF the veto
power. As IT now exists, 1t is MOI a power absolute
~ ilseli and uncontrolled, for The very instrument
that confers II provides a correction for every wan
ION abuse Of IT, Its great value consist. in checking
merely precipate action the part Of Congress and
thereby referring the questions involved to the delib.
crate consideration and decis on Of the people them
sely
Tor exercising tins power, touching the charter of
bank and the distribution of the proceeds of the
public lands Mr.. TYLER has been most wan,only
and un;Paringy tradueed in the public print. and up
braided as a traitor to the wing party by which he
was elected Now, we assert that in the canvass Of
ls+O the Wing party IN Virginia, utterly and invaris-
bly, denied that the bank question formed part of
the matter IN controversy between them and the sup
porters OF Mr.. Van Buren,; all discussion on that
point was studIousy avoided and protested against,
because was as well known then as it now, that
many, very many, ofthe friends OF General Harrison
we're hostile TO Bank Of the United States; and with
the svowed intention Of avoiding all discussion on
that question, the wing Convention Of Harrpburgh
ADJOURNED alter positive refusal on their part to
promuIga'e 70 the world auy declaration OF senti-