The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-08-05
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hand; that he would oppiess the poor,
the rich, and every body else; that he
would retain none but rogues in Office
lin other words, that he would inflict
on the nation every danger that the
most active Imagination could picture
to the review Of the people. All these
things were unavaIling. The demo-
cratic party, byincreased and constant
ly increasing majori,ies, not only sus-
tained the administration Of jackson,
but sustained it from one year to anoth-
er against all the giant powers Of the
Bank of United States, and the mer-
cenary millions that stood upon their
knees around its vaults. The Bank
spent its whole capital Of thirty.five
millions in trying to convince The peo-
pie Of the United States that General
Jackson was tyrant; and yet, not
withstanding such efforts, the people
uniformly, and with unbroken unanimi-
ty, sustained him from beginning to end.
Well, continued Mr.. Allen,) the old
man died. He went down 10 his grave;
and scarcely was he out Of their way,
before these very same men cried out
that they were the friends Of Jackson,
and called on the old Jackson men TO
support Harrison, ,on the express ground
that he was friend Of General Jack
son, though they knew he was no such
thing. They succeeded, however, in
the election Of Harrison, by such means
as you know and as you can all appre-
ciate. But they put on their ticket a
man by the name Of John Tyler, from
Virginia. [Laughter.]. John Tyler, in
consequence Of the death Of Gen. Har.
rison, succeeded to the presidential Of,
fee. Congress had been called togeth-.
er previous to his death, by Gen. aHar-l
rison; buthad not convened at the time
Of the old Generals death. When
Congress did convene, Henry Clay,
then in the United States Senate. came
forward, as the great embodiment! Of
whfg principles, and laid down, in the
form offive resolutions, on the table of
the Senate, the general doctrines Of the
whig party, and the measures for which
| they contended. He was bold man,
Henry Clay; and had the frankness and
! honesty to tell what he wanted. He
was man Of principle. He had we'll
defined, clearly stated, unequivocal po-
li,ical principles, upon which he recon,
mended clearly defined, unequivocal po-
4 li,ical measures. Say wha: you will Of
sold Hail." he never skulked a question.
The old man never got behind the bush.
1 Here some Clay whigs-outside de--call-
ed for three cheers for Clay; and some
Taylor wings and barnburners called
| for a counter cheer for General Taylor
| Old Kentucky would not have sustain
ed Mr.. Clay, for thirty years, if he had
been man who dared not tell what he
wanted-what were his political prin-
ciples and measures. Henry Clay
came forth on toe occasion named; he
4 laid on the table OF the Senate his five
resolutions, declaring what business
Congress had been called together spe-
cially to perform. He openly and like
man said: sour first duty is to repeal
the sub-treasury, if these democrats will
etayou. Laughter Our second du-
ty is to provide Bank of the United
| Stotes;n and he went on with his five
measures. embodying the sum and sub.
stance Of the principles Of the whig
!. party. He not only proposed them,
/, but he had the courage and tile genius
to carry them through both Houses By
the votes or his partizans. As whig
measures. he submitted them e the ma,
4 ton. e,rsq os. .a,g ,lsfasg s,85 .tissshf
John Tyler had taken up the whig
party on tfust. Laughter. He was,
in fact, a part Of the so-called "credit
SYSTEM" renewed laughter, and on
, The death Of Gen. Harrison, John Ty-
ler, not being quite so bold a man as
, Henry Clay--not having any particular
! principle, thought proper to revolt in
; an evil hour for his party, against his
y party, and vetoed the measure. The
! presidential election came on again in
due time, and again Mr.. Clay was put
{ forward by that part Of the whig party
! that claimed 10 have some part Of the
Ieaven Of democracy in them; for here.
i you will observe, there are two divi.
sions ofthis party. They put forward
II Mr.. CIav: and Mr.. Clay. running with
Q principles, with measures in manly
: manner declared and made known to
9 the country, was by his countrymen
4 defeated in that election. Where is
4 the old man now; Has he ceased to
!, Hive. Has he become a dotard? Are
] his faculties paralyzedi Has he com