The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-02
ABUSE OF PRESIDENT TYLER.


dent of the United States with spirit Of hostility
truly frrocious. No sooner is one charge refued,
than another is trumped up, and it would seem as
though there to be no end to their preposterous
assaults. As well might one attempt to pursue the
savage through the wilds OF Florida dive into the
ocean, to compute the sands of New Foundand, to
attempt to answer all the idle fasehoods in relation to
the President. a>.. ...-. a.- -
For instance: one charges him with holding COM
munion with the correspondent of the New York He
raid another asserts that he did not communicate
freely wththe members of his late Cabinet a third
procaims that he wished to break up ths Wing par
ty; fourth suspects that he aims a election and
50 on to the end of the chapter. -. .~
Now it would be lost labor to attempt to reply to
in hundred Of their malicious charges. Suffice it to
say that in the absence of four of the heads of De-
partment the President is pursuing the tenor of
his way in the faithful discharge of the mutfarious
duties of his Office alike regardless of the assaults of
open enemies, or the movements of false friends.
The latest charge against him is, that he nominated
Judge Mclean to seat in the Cabinet for the sake of
eleyating his broher-in-aw to the bench of the SUI
preme Court. The naked fact, that1the kinsman al
inded vireini. and that already
Virginian the bench of the Supreme Court, and
cupying the only place which belongs to the Virginia
circuit is sufficient to reute this base charge. But
we have the best authority for saying that the dstn
guished gentleman referred to has had the least
idea of seat in that Court and that if he had the
President had the least intention of appointing
him to such piece. The suspicion of such move
ment was the idle dream of "Rumor," and never had
any foundation in fact.
The truth is, that Mr.. Tyler has devoted HIMSELF
with untirng energy and fidelity, to the faithful dis
charge ofhis public duties from the very moment that
he assumed the office of President. He has labored
day and nght-in and out Of season-in
his Office, giving audience to hundreds every day,
and devoting hours to Cabinet councils three four
times week He is up early and late, and after the
ordinary duties Of the day over he has to spend
hours in reading communications from various
sections of the Union The duties of the Presiden-
tal Office more arduous than those of any day
laborer, and Mr.. Tyler attends to them personally,
till nature is exhausted. Those who fortunate
to finish their days work at the setting Of the sun,
can have no conception of the and responsible
tiles of President who is faithful to his trust. gno
BILE and depraved then, must be the heart that would
assaiI Mr. Tyler for party purposes while devoting
himself with such untrng ZEAL the best interests of
country But the injustice of partizans has
no bounds. If one were as pure as the angels of
Heaven, he would be viilfed and denounced by those
who are endeavoring to PROSTATE President Tyler.
As to the charge of his wishing to destroy the
Wing party, il is scandaIous libel on his character,
and the course which he has pursued There is not
the slightest evidence of it. He has cordially CO.
operated with every measure, one, of doubtful
pediency, and against which his sentiments had been
declared openly, time and again.
Has it come to this that the President Of the Uni
ted States is to be passive agent for recording
acts of Congress2 Is John Tyler to be denounced
for exercising constitutional prerogative, which has
been exerted by majority of our Presidents2 AZ
ter having signed thirty acts Of the late session. he
to be charged with breaking up the Wing party be-
cause he refused his sanction to single measure
Justice and charity forbid Let the people judge be-
tween him. and those who assa him for purposes Of
party aggrandizement The day Of retrbution is at
hand. Mr.. Tyler has yet three years and half of
his term left aad have not the least doubt that in
the course of this tme he will pursue such straight
forward and hgh-minded course will put his enc
mics to the bush and unite in his favor much of the
virtue and patriotism and moderation Of the nation