The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-30
PRESIDENT TYLER.
From the Philadelphia American Senti,

| That he is a man of more than ordinary abili-
ties, may be gathered from the fact that he has
represented the highly intellectual State of Vir-
GINA, in both branches of the National Legisla-
ture, in the palmy days of Randolph, OF Taze-
well, of Rives, of Archer, of the Barbours, the
Stevensons and host of other distinguished
sons of the ancient dominion. II is not the
custom of Virginia to send her inferior sons to
the national councils. Without therefore, GO
| ing back to his gubernatarial career, we claim
for him a national character, awarded to him by
Virginia, most competent and impartial judge
| of eminent men. As true son of Virginia, and
true to her doctrines, Mr.. Tyler returned to her
hand his warrant to hold a seat in the u. s.
| Senate at the very moment he could not vote a ;
her legislature required. That act Of manliness
alone, in our judgment, brought out in brighter
tints the tue coloring of John Tyler's charac-
ter, than any other passage in his eyentful life.
And il was that act, in our opinion, that made
him popular enough, all over the country, to re-
ceive, with so much unanimity, the Wing nomi-
nation for Vice President.
Every distinguished man has some striking
feature in his history, to which the eye of the
public turns, as if by instinct. Jefferson il most
celebrated for the Declaration of Independence !;
Franklin, for his experiments on electricity, and
Tyler for the free surrender Of three years of his
| Senatoralterm, while many other Senators chung
the legislative vote to retire, sounding in their
ears. 1t was the resignation of MIR. Tyler, in our
opinion, that proved him to be man of most reso-
lutte devotion to the republican doctrine Of in
struction, and that opened up his path to the
Presidency.
The Wings now seem to wonder why they
| selected him. His nomination grew out of the
from the South, and il was believed, and truly,
by all that he was better known through the ma
ton than any other man that the Wings could
select, residing below Mason and Dixon's line.
And after he was nominated they could not stop
to question him closely about the Bank, as that
was every where kept cautiously in the back
ground. They invited all who were dissatis-
fed with Mr. Van Buren's administration, not
caring whether they would eventually 60 all
lengths in support of the Bank measure or not.
Mr., Tyler they knew had openly and notorious
ly avowed his opposition to Bank. But in
| weaving party together Of the shreds ind REM
| nants Of dissenters to the Van Buren, admins
tration, they did not venture TO put them through
searching examination. Nor was it thought
by any one that the Vice President would, in
! the course Of his term, be called TO the Execu-
tive char-and if he should be, they were will
ing to run the hazard. The party had been so
long in minority that they went upon voy
age of recruiting and took all who might Join the
ship believing that after the voyage was over,
if successful, they would be able to mould
things into suitable shape. Without approx
ing ourselves of any of the Bank propositions of
Congress, we think we gathered enough infor-
nation concerning the course of the legislation
of the country as to warrant US in believing that
if bill had contained the provis ion requiring
the assent of the States to the location of branch
es that it would most probably have become
law. This view of the case throws large
share if not the whole of the responsibility from
the shoulders of President TYLER.
We think in all the aspects therefore in which
Mr.. Tyler's character comes before the nation,
it is not only very striking, but also evinces
high grade of mental power. Scarcely had his
old Cabinet resigned, with the exception of Mr.
Webster, before he Immediately calls around
him new Cabinet not in the slightest degree
inferior to the retiring Secretaries.
In favor of the exercise of the Veto power, it
cannot be doubted that he has the whole Repub
lican party of the country with him party,
judging from recent events, that represents
large majority of the people of the republic be-
sides multitude of Wings who sincerely be-
lieve that some money scheme can be devised
and sanctioned by Congress, that will answer
all the purposes Of the nation.
That President Tyler was honest in his Veto,
no one will deny. Had he signed the bill, his
path would have been strewed with flowers by
his party. His name would have been assigned
to the shining pages of Wing history and if he
should have been a candidate, and have failed
in reelection, he would have been ranked by
them among the best and ablest men of the
country. All this Mr.. Tyler knew, and all this
he had to forego. He had for many years pro-
claimed his views in relation to banking insti-
tuition, and he saw before him no door of honor
left open but a straightforward one, and he re-
solved to pass through it. Had he not pursued
that course, when he returned to Virginia, he
would have been charged with the meanest spe-
| cies of duplicity. They could and would say,
that he had two sets of principles, one when
running for an Office, and another set when he
| high distinction the Wings had bestowed upon
him in casting their votes for him. But while
he esteemed them all and thanked them for
their suftrages he owed duty to his conscience,
the whispers of which, however low they may be,
can never be heard by good man without proving
supreme. If President Tyler acted conscienti-
ously in sending in his Vetoes, and we have no
doubt that he did, the freemen of the country
should applaud him, in all parts of the nation !;
| for President who would violate his conscience
in his public career, is a fit object of universal
scorn.
| We should not have made the few remarks
presented on this OCCASION, if we had not deem
ed something of the kind necessary, after read
ing the article against President Tyler, publish
ed in neighboring city, above referred to.
In closing our observations, we take leave to
add, that whatever may be the course of Mr..
Tyler, or that of his friends, in relation to futu-
rity, he will have the consolation of knowing
that, during his Presidential career, he did not
soil his escutcheon which he brought in all pu-
rity into the white house, from his native Virgi-
MIA, that ancient home of refinement, talent and
patriotism.
From the Boston Daily Advertiser.
We recommend the following communication to
the consideration Of the members Of the Wing party
only in this State but elsewhere. 1t contains the
| views Of one who has other aim than the main
tenance Of the Wing party, and the welfare of the