The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-14
Mr.. SEWER, OF ARKANSAS.

sident of the Unitci States. He had been assailed
in unmcasufed terms for his vetoes the Bank bills
of the Extra Scssion,-in which he had acted with a
consistency and patriotism which II would be well
if those who now condemn him had i'm tated lie
nerated the instances which the leaders of the
Wing party had been themselves guilty Of the gross
est Inconsistency, on the Bank question aud on The
other questions of their own policy, and asked them
how could they with consistency charge The Prcsi-
dent of the Unied States (Mr- TyleD with incon-
sisency, because be would not give up the princp
to hich he had adhered throughout his political
life. Senate, april Is, lo42.
"The President in his exercise Of tina, power [the
Veto powerl had been honest, consistent and pari-
otto. Could those who assail him say as much for
tbemsels es I No, sir those gentlemen are not les
unfortunate in their abuse Of tbs President for hs late
message recommending a repeal Of The Land bill -
The President on this question, bs upon the Bank
bill has shown himself honest and consistent Can
they who have catechsed the President on this quee-
ton claim 10 be con,slent' No"
"Whers WINS this great oentiai1ation Of power in
the hands of the Executive TO be found2 Was it in
Congress La the House of Repres' natives the EI-
ecutlve had only corpor guard OF SIX mt MIXERS -
In the Senate was still worse, for he had friend,
ia that body al all IL was enough to insure the re-
lection of his nominal atoms if they known or
suspected to be Tyler men. p Senate Nay % l842
He would give them q certificate (the Whigs)
that they gave up the land distribution law) TO
Captain Tyler with very great and most distressing
reluctance. The Captain swore he would have back
the land and you swore he should not. he Cap.
Tain has succeeded, and that too with your votes -
lie sympathzed most sincerely with his unhappy
friends at their mortified pride and inglorious sub
mission. The Captain has whipped you into the
ranks he has his foot upon your rebelIious necks
and there he stands with the triumph Of a conqueror
The Captain has rob ed you Of the only capital of
Clay Whggery You have not copper left in the
shot-bsg He has whipped you out Of a Bank; he
has whipped you out OF your Distribution; and these
were the only stocks y,u had in the great OF
Whiggery; and WELL indeed ysu may complain -
But this not all the Captain has other bitter pills
in store for you. He will whip you out Of your IA
vorite for the Presidency he will trample you still
more, and make you crouch and stoop III lower
He will drive you out Of your Clayism.
He desired to say but two things before the ques-
ton taken; that Captain TyIhr had
whipped the Clay Wings; and the other to ten.
der a certificate TO his Wing friends that they had
kept up monstrous fuss about it, and yielded only
when they found out that II was the part of public
duty and patriotism 10 submit.
"His Wing friends had also made a grcat,fuss
about the Captsin's vetoes. The Captain had used
up the Clay Wings on that subject also. The Cap.
tain has had all their veto resolutions put upon the
tables of the two Houses AMI he has whipped them
into comnendabe silence upon the subject
"The Captain need not be indebted to his (Mr.
So friend Mr. Crittenden) for this splendid ycto-
ny, Uhe veto Of the Land Distribution biL) lie (tbe
Captain has made his arrangements TO have troops
enough without him, mir. Crittenden) We all see
this
He (the Captain made wa upon Banks and Dis.
trbuton, and he has succeeded in blowing them both
sky-high."- SENATE, August 81, 1912
If the Pres dent had ssiJ in any Of his messages.
that he won retire at the end OF his term he would
not now be the object Of your abuse and condemns-
ton, bot IN the contrary would be object of your
euogy. Yes, sir, he nigh, have vetoed a thousand
Bank charters, and IN your estimation he would still
have been most mar ellous proper man Had he
but said in single line will retire the end Of
my tern-you would have been his spvlogist. md
champ o1s bold Ii the Presidsn, had said 1874
sees me occupying private sisIop we should have
been told that the country can get along very well
without Bank But Ike the man who had gwen 10
The poor and done many other good things there ara,
still one hing lacking. H. would neither die, nor re-
sgo, nor disregard his Conscience, nor r,iire from
pubic life At the end Of his term. And hence all
your tears and d,nuneia,ons - Senate, January IL,
iS42