Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-30

| the terms iniinsied by The Gorefruen, orSAn. II
that paper has heretofore truly esposed the ssnti.
ments aud views OF the Administration, there car
never be, until those sentiments are ,epndiite'.
| cordial amNy and friendship. Take, flr instance.
a single passage in late number, which casually
| fell under our observation:
"iie (the PrcsijenO is sustained no, only by tens
OF thousands OF those who. Ivy combination 81 cir
eomstanees, were temporarily induced Ivy edroii de
m'eogues to abandon him after the election. bu, as
many more, among the ranks of the Democrats,
VINO love their country more than partisan leaders,
convinced that the principles of tho President
brought into power in spite OF their efforts TO the
contrary, we've the same (~hh few nimportan, eS.
cepons) that they advocated, have burst the letters
OF mere partisan obligations and rallied around the
independent and patriotic 'PRksipEsr or ruE PIo.
rLEr"
The utter disregard Of all the obligations held 81.
cred among honorable men implied in the foregoing
extract, never can command countonance or sane.
uon from u.s. The President must 10 Wing to
OBTAIN our support; or he must be a Loco Foco to
enutie him To that respect which is due to candour
even IN bad cause. lie cannot bc both Wing and
Loco at the same time-cnd the tff,rt TO I've so ar.
CUES ,rafhckng, nIercensry disposition repucnant
to our feelings, and abhortont to all our notions of
deeency ard propriety. In this connexion it is but
far to remark, tina, the harsh judgment which the
country has formed OF Mr ry!er's honor and sin.
cerity has, IN great degree, been owing 20 such
paragraphs ns these in IA paper supposed to speak
his sentiments by authority. In holding him amen
able for such dsereditnble productions, injustice
may have been done him-but is such pius,icc as
he has no right TO complain of-for he alone could
repair 1t, by removing the cause of it. A man of
wnshioston's tried patriotism and approved nesri-
ty, il he could permit himself TO be presented to the
public in the light in which the Msdisonian daily
presents Mr. Tyler, would inevitably come under
diseredi,Ablc suspicious It's disgusting rnnegyrics
-lavished without judsement-i,s shameless repu-
dinton Of all the restraints imposed by solemn
pledses-'he doctrine openly prectis,d, IT buying
support with patronage, would dim the us,re OF an
Ansel It light. How MIR Tyler could cxnee, IN
escape jus, rerroach, can only be accounted for Ivy
suPposing him the dupc Of the mos, nordna,e va.
nifty that ever possessed the bosom of man.
But how it is, that MIR Webster and the Wing
Cabinet reconcile it to themselves to be held IN tn
the world in the coors in which the Madisoninn
pourIrays them, surpa;scs comprehension Wecnn
imagine to ourselves the mighty Secretary Of State
musins over the Government sheet, and giving form
to his thoughts in some such irony es this:
"M'shty paper! What Irresistible power OF ar
gument! VIVA, majesty Of thought what rich
ness and copinusEess Of Illustration pcrva6e every
column! What gorgeous redundancy OF prois.
bestowed upon his ExeeIlency and his constitution
advIssrs-ye: so just, so approrriate-so discrimi-
n'ilns-no; word too mach, nor a word too little,
fon are snrfeited with eulosy, and yet your appe-
lite Is keener than ever This argues the alden, in
the art OF catering And then the sarcasm. with
which the Federal BdHk.boughi, FGigu Whigs mr.,
cut up Ivy the like grsen sourds-gli,,e,ing c
a sunbeam and keen MS Damatcus blade! Bu, NJ
lis intellectual attributes be thus sublime md ov.r
language can convey our ndmjra
lion Of the sublimated purity Of its mora code, T.,
Tisd adherence TO good faith pouring out the vas
81 It's wrath upon these ungrateful Wings who af,r
sIectins Presiden, required him to carry out their
prInciplcs Its noble disdain Of all Marty Ties
It's bold and manly avowal that his Excellence
Won receive the support of any body-and tina.
ne would reward those only who supported him
Never was an Administration so blessed m an mr..
;nn! IL was the creature of accident itself-bu,
his paper was the crowning gift of Fortune, l.
Ills my soul with rapture 10 think it is palroniyed
according TO its tTansccndhnt abilities and inu,tr,
ious virtues! |; has 500 Exchanges, 900 Daily and
900 country subscribers! The whole world mus,
cad IFS profound lucubra,ons, and learn the plo,iss
u this Administration -