The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-05-28
MIR. TYLER OUT OF OFFICE Us. MIR.
TYLER IN OFFICE.

| MIR. TYLER OUT OF OFFICE Us. MIR.
TYLER IN OFFICE.
President Tyler, in letter written Just before
the late presidential election, said
81 unhesatingly declare it as my firm convc-
ton, that William Henry Harrison is qualified to
guard and protect the liberties and happiness of his
country, because he regards The public Offices Of
The country as created for hebenem and adrant-
age Of the people, and not for the political adrant-
age Of The president, and in That spirit, utterly de-
mics The right on the part Of The president, to re-
more from office one "Who is honest, capable, and
faithful TO the constitution" TO make Day for
another whose chief recommendation isto be found
in his being noisy and clamorous demagogue
and partisan"
Mr. Tyler here bases the qualification Of a Presi-
dent on his regarding GO the public offices of the
country as created for the benefit and advantage of
the people and not for the political advantage Of the
President, and in that spirit utterly denies the right
on the part Of the President, to remove from office
one :" ,chO as honest, capable and faithful 10 the
Constitution, to make room for another whosc
chief Recommendation is 10 be found in his being
a noisy and cldmorons demagoguc and partiSan."
This was laid before the country as a virtual pledge
Of Mr. Tyler's policy, in the event Of his being
called upon TO discharge the duties of Chief Mag
istrae.
There have doubtless been many removals and
appointments by the present administration, con-
flicng with the principle avowed by Mr. Tyler in
the extract from his letter above quoted, but we
know of none which so completely convicts MIR
Tyler of having cajoled the people with fair prom
ises before the election, only to be broken, disre-
garded and uampled under foot, when placed in
power, than the late appointment of Timothy Up
ham to be Navy Agent at this station in place of
John Laighton, removed.
That Mr. Laighton was "honest, capable and
faithful to the Constitution" there can be no cues
ton. No man-not even an honest wing, 1t he
knows him, can deny this. And moreover, it was
well understood that Com Morris, President OF the
roald of Navy Commissioners, inleriered in Mr.
LIS behalf protested against his removal said
he was the best practical Navy Agent in the United
States and that the country ought TO have his SER
vices as long as he would stay. What then was
the cause of his rcmova' Was it for a mere diff
erence of political opinion But MIR Tyler virtu-
ally pledged the people Of this country before the
elcction-it was one of the conditions on which he
was placed in power-that he would remove no
one from office if he was "honest capable and faith
full to the Constitution" whatever may be his pol
itics, and even denied the RIGHT Of the President
to make removals for other causes What, then,
are we to think of his removing an officer whom he
knew, from one who had the best means OF know
ing, to DO 'honest, capable, and faithful to tho
Constitution J" Is this specimen Of the morals
of the PRESIDENT If such Panic faith is to mark
the conduct of the highest (unctonary in our gov
eminent, then are the destnies Of this country in
deed fallen into evil hands, and our government
will become nye word and reproach.
But we have not done with Mr. Tyler's incon-
sistencics. He also pledged the people that he
would appoint no one 10 Office "whose chief rec
concentration is to be found in his being noisy
and clamorous demagogue and partisan - yet lie
has appointed Timothy Upham TO be Navy Agent
at Portsmouth, whose " chief recommendation is
his being noisy and clamorous demagoguc and
partisan" for we can conceive of no other When
MIR lpham was Collector of the Customs for the
Por, of Portsmouth, especially during Mr. Adams
administration, he was particularly "aoisy and
clomOrous' as "par.isan," and also all the Off
GERS under him. Ac was the chairman of political
committees and political caucuses, and no man
worked harder, in this way, for government bread
and Jutier,' than he did. And at all times since,
when an important political contest has been be-
fore the people, Mr. L. has been conspicuous among
the conspicuous federal leaders here, as " noisy
and clamorous partisan"
There are other objections 10 the appointment of
Mr. Cphum, more "grave and weighty" than this
which seem to have satisfied Gen. jackson ini 1899
tina, he was not worthy of public trust and caused
his removal from the office of Collector. II has
also been said and we believe never denied, that
Mr. r. is or was public dcfauIter, though it is true
it has been represented that he had claim upon
the Government to offset it. But this does not
help the matter. Whether the claim be good or
bad he was in default as we understand it, so long
as the claim was disallowed Whether the amount
of the default has ever been paid, we know not
but this we do know that Mr. Van Buren, removed
Mr. Holt late Collector of Newly ork, for similar
offence. Yes, Mr. Van Buren, elects deiaulters
from public Office, and Mr. Tyler puts them in.
We do not know whether these things were
known 10 Mr. Tyler or not, though they are com
mon fame and he ought TO have been informed of
them but Mr. Tyler did know that in making this
removal and appointment he was violating his
pledges to the people before the election, and in
this respect he was following the shameful exam
pie of the " candidates for Offices Of power and
trust, before and after obtaining them" spoken OF
by ga Roman Consult and alluded 10 by General
Harrison in his inaugural address, they seldom
carrying out IN the latter case, the pledges and
promises made IN the former."-.N H. GG.ette.