New-York tribune., 1841-07-23


any defence o: the Cabinet necessary. Who does
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MY DEAR Sal hayr said that union, decision ard
energy are all Indispensable, but USioy first And why
should there Dc unon us-among all Who united
originally opposition the policy and the practices OF the
late Administration AID OF that by whioh preceded
What has occurred either the action The ayowed
principles pre-ea, Administration TO impair ttat con-
dence fortified with which il entered upon the discharge
of is great duties the people
Two classes of complains; broognt forward and urged
against the Administration by many clase. OF The dis
satished-one directed mainly against the President, the
other agass, nj Cabinet. First of the former
II objected against the Presden, by that he adj
heres pertinaciou,v 10 his and opinions on Ger
tain constitutional points which II ia alleged the Als
party has formally declared opinion and that opinion nd
verse To the Presidents BY others, or tie contrary II Is
complained that the President mauitess want ot decision
tina, ne does his principles and opinons-snd
that he stands much The attitude OF one watching tns
course of events with view TO the shaping OF ms own con
dsc, .nt upon definite and clearly recognized principles ou
upon considerations expedencv more or less persona! 10
hin. .elf The very contradiction between these TWO ale ga
ton, Of complaint serves TO excite al lea''
neither is well founded bu, il worth while 10 CONSIDER
whether there Is not something than srion to be
urged against them both
The frs, as vet rests only cmor. impression or cocec
iue No occasion has yet presented iiSef on WINCH e IT.
deu has either been called upon has had IN opportunity
10 declare h opinions the general erT--cef
iany specially any controverted point OF IN reao'
to either of the particular qsesons on whic NJ aegsu "
be 4, issue with the great Nhig party OF tne couht %
far n. he has vet had himself MS decara
lions h,ve certainly been open any charge 70 that o
Difference the popular VIII az coSutioaiy
oppressed by the representatives OF the people am at aIoS
thcn imagine what evidence or what Foundation Mi
charge is brought against him. unless II De that he i son
of Virgnia and therefore be beievet and an up
holder of whit some people pleased to call Virginia air
s;rac,ons Such reasoning may do very well Tor bar-rooH
discussion or for an electoneeng haangue but 1t Is no
WORTHY to advanced By reasonable men IN grave con>dera
ton of high and important and wcighty national questions
on the decision Of which the welfare OF the country may de-
pend.
The second charge against the Presden, sade thought
cssv and without proper estimate OF M, situation ana cur
cums,anccs Certainly there nothing in his past life or h
noltcal career TO give II the shadow OF foundation II
should be remembered that his accession 10 the Presidency
was a. nexectcd by himself the country That ne wa
not obliged or encouraged like all our other fre'i-
dents TO consider long before his elevation to the chair et
state what should be his conduct :herc-what the people
expected hi-and what would be most tor their III
terest that he should do 1t should be remembered too ua
he became suddenly the President OF the United Sa'e
rs the successor TO President of uneXanped popularity
one upon all whose acts people disposed to look
with favor and from whom they expected the most emnei
and the most beneficial services II obviously the In
tercst the inclination and the duty of thus com
ing into power follow, closely as ne might the path
which his predecessor would have taken had he lived bu
the removal of n, predecessor had occurred quickly and
unexpectedly that yet, there had been neither time no
opportunity indicate distinctly his line OF conduct In
path which he would have pursued was not plainly marked
Quits commencement, evcn was no more than fain.
traced and ul the there nothing known but th
ypsin which it designed TO lead That poin-th
greatest good Of the people and OF the count-was ndee'
clearly designated and the obligation OF the President,
coneding doubtless with his wish and hope single t'
arrive hercat but the hither eh for him, unpe
pared as we have seen him, explore and discover
Thus situated 1t clearly incumbent on him to move
with the caution lie had 10 consult, mot merely
his own policy duty-not merely the interest at
wishes of the people he csud learn them from the ordi
nary indications also and perhaps above e the views
the opinions the wishes and the action OF his aented pre-
decessor what would have been such Death had not
short the term from which much expected by the
pie 1t was at hi. duty and his desire conform II
particular of his public conduct TO that OF the fresi
dent in whose the great work OF reform was so noh,
begun to carry oil its principles to accomplish all h
objects But those principles and those objects were knowI
only in their general features and the application OF Tho
former to each particular TO be consctured exam
ned and verified before action could be taken The simple
statement of this position in which the new President wa
placed conceive be sufficient answer TO the charge
noecsisn of wanting IN prompnude OF hcsitang IN th
clear and explicit Gvowa oil his opinions or Ii ACTON III NC
cordnnce with them.
come the objections expressed against the Cnhf
net These ar: substance, nothing less than vcna! sac
yEce Of their and of the interests OF The
great Wing party the love of oce-a tame and lgnoHin
lou. surrender of their principles 10 the prenlces or The
crpes Of the President and that for the sake OF
iinuing in power.
shall net stop inquire whether these grave and ghy
accusations have their origin ignorance macvoe'.ce-
whether they made by rghtmeaning but iudging per
sons whose only fault that OF drawing false conclusions
from premises which they know nothing by disappointed
nspiran,. to tavors which they had right ash who i'm
ugine with not egotism fsat because the Aa
rnin.trao has not done az: thing CRAFTY them neither
will it do any thing or benefit the country II Is
enoug Oh show that waencesocrcr enanatns OF in
whatsoever originating the charge is utterly without ionn-
dation.
1t possble-I do hiHk necessary TO deny-ha Oh
some questions the Cabinet have found different opinions
tcr,aned BY President TYLER from those which General ar
risou hal entirely concurrrd with them entertaining
Some these questions OF principle Others merely
questions Of pacce such for example az the ePedency OF
the poprety doing certain things ut certain te instead
OF sooner or later But of them ytn questions
nature compromise the party by which both
President TYLER and President Harrison called 10 the
service of ier country-none Of such importance to sal
for rupture OF those official relations which President Har-