The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-13
THE MACEDONIAN.
THE NEW WORLD.
.Mr. Tyler and the WING Party

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"Mr. Tyler and the WING Party.
The paper, called the .sNew World, J" hereto
fore strictly literary journal, has been convert
ed, of late, into party newspaper. But for the |
fact Of its hitherto neutrality and Of the moral
influence which aperiodcal, neutral in its cha
sarily sxerts in the community, we should not
think it necessary to reply to the unjust and in
sdious editorial articles lately published in its
columns The ostensible editor informs the
public that he is not the author of these contri-
buttons, appearing under the editorial head, but,
by giving them such conspicuous place in hrs
paper, he necessarily endorses the sentiments
they express. We take it for granted that the
author or authors of these communicated edito-
rails have never seen the President-for, in no
other way can we account for the singular misre
presentation, both of the history and the charac-
ter of the President; and if the editor has never
seen him, and has never made the proper in
quiry into his character and the history of his
life, he certainly is not dischargng his duties, as
the conductor of press, intended to difuse
accurate information and just knowledge "of
the world and the things of the world" among
his readers, while suffering his journal to be
made the medium of such insidious attack; on
the contrary, he, unquestionably, whether will
fully or by negligence,) abuses his high trust. In
these communicated editorials the ground is as
sumed that Mr.. Clay is much too violent and ultra
for safety success and that would be perilous
for the Wing party to follow his political lead,
and that Mr. Tyler is too marroa0-nninded, as a
stat. sman, educated, as he has been, in the
"bigotry" of the States Rights school, but, that
being now the President, Coy GccidentO and
having Presidential term to serve, it would be
bad policy to oppose him. The inference is
clearly to be drawn from the text that Mr.. Web
ster is j1ste milieu between the ultraism Of
Mr. Clay and the bigotry and ma,ToU-minded-
ness of Mr.. Tyler. Mr.. Webst is surely a
great statesman, and certainly man Of vast
intellectual supremacy" and he may, beyond
question, bear comparison with any human be-
ing, in this world, for gifts Of mind. But we
are perfectly certain that Mr.. Webster, as
statesman, as man Of large intellectual powers,
and as member of the Cabinet of the Presi-
dent of the United States, so far from endorsinsS
the sentiments contained in these editorials, in
reference to Mr.. Tyler, entirely repudiates the
letter and spirit Of so unjust publication. We
are only surprised that any friend or friends OF
Mr.. Webster should suppose that they are rem
derIng that gentleman any service by promulga-
ting such opinions of the President, and indulg-
ing in such structures on the character, moral
and intellectual, and the political life Of John
Tyler. ~ s.
1t is our object, on this occasion, simply, to
take certain passages of one Of these contrlbu-
tons, published in a recent number OF the New
World, and to analyze them in reference to their
truth and justice. n#
After speaking, in the first paragraphs, OF the
ssintellectual supremacy" of Daniel Webster and
the sslordly will' of Henry Clay regarding these
as he would "the dsrobed figures of heroes, ma
ked of circumstance" (by the bye, the author
here has his oion meaning, we suppose, he goes
on to remark that
"To perform the same service in the case of Presi.
dent Tyler, seems very different labor. Endowed
by nature with no attributes of intellectual or moral
power, in which we might discern apre6guration of
his high destiny-rained by discipline OF life to
cope with those stormy elements in whose collision
tOSseu--Tdiscu
spiYaffon of fortuities, look in vain through his
past history to learn his charocerthrough his pre-
vious career read the law Of his future conduct
To make substantial parsonage the field Of poll
tics requires the array Of circumstances much
the common in the streets require the aid of dress
Their identity is in their garb, and he needs most
ample drapery to make him presentabe figure before
the public"
We cannot subscribe to the justice ofthe SEN
timents here set FORTH In running our eye over
the political history Of Mr.. Tyler we see many
practical instances Of the possession Of the
ssattributes of moral and intellectual power in
which we can discern prefguration of his high
destiny" as long as the people Of this country
remain the same patriotic and enlightened people
which they now are. In the unsullied purity Of
his private life-in his high social qualities, re-
fined by Christians heart and Christians
thoughts-in his irmness, in resisting the ordi-
nary and extraordinary temptations to err which
to all men in this life are presented, to that de-
gree that he is quoted as a proverb, by all who
know him, for benevoence and integrity-in his
forttude under trying political infiictions-ln his
prompt resignation of the honor and emoluments
of one Of the highest Offices in the world, rather
than hold it under a suspicion that he did not