The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-07
FOR THE MADIsoNIAN

THE PRESIDENT-THE ULTRA WINGS.
States treated by the ultra politicians of both par
ties fail to excite the Indignation of all who
give an impartial attention to the subject There
yer was man, in any age, who opposed himself to
the corruptions Of the times who has not been hunted
down by persecution and assaIled at every point with
reproach and malice, by those who fattenng up
on the vices which he was endeavoring to uproot.-
We did not expec, John Tyler to be exception to
this sad experience The systematsed operations Of
party discipline, the corrupt and dangerous combna
tons to which President making gives birth, the ne.
cessity of surrenderng both patriotism and conscience
to the ctions of policy, and Of aDdys acting with
party, else losing caste, the ruthless practice of
prescription, the free expenditure of money for party
purposes and the venality Of the press would in ad
vance, insure the most violent opposition, the most
virulen abuse and the most practised misrepresena
ton of every act Of that man who should strive for
independence and dare to be guided by principle
We we'll knew when the President of the United
States dared to be honest that he would call do up
his head every aspersion which malice could in
vent; that he would NEE. with every obstacle which
disappointment could throw in his way, and that he
would have to struggle against stronger current of
corruption than any Of his predecessors have had to
encounter
Before Mr. Tyler was called to the Presidency, his
name had never been associated with any thing but
patriotism and honor. He who had been ushered be-
for the American people by the Wings themselves
as candidate for the second Office Of the Government
and his honesty of purpose, his unsullied purity of
character, expected to commend the purposes of
the party to the moral feelings Of the country His
plain repubicanism his undertaking principle, his firm
adherence to the Constitution his high talents and his
honorable barring in every situation Of life, gave pro-
mise ofa faithful and efficient discharge Of any duties
which he might be called upon to perform
Immediately after the death of General Harrison
(and before any thing could be known upon the au
thorty of President Tyler himself doubts began to
be entertained whether he would yield his signature
to National Bank bill, which had by that time be-
come known to be the great object of the ultra Wing
party. These doubts openly set forth by the De-
mocrats though but barely whispered among the
Wings lest they might bring about the very result
which deprecated by them Upon what, we
would ask, these doubts founded On the
weakness the dishonesty, the treachery of John Ty
Ter No they were an involuntary compliment 10
his virtues and consistency. His opposition to Ma
tional Bank, during his whole life, was well known
1t was well known, too that his opposition was
grounded not much upon the inerpediency as upon
the ustutiondiity Of that institution and that
though he might yield his opinion upon mere ques.
ton or policy yet upon question of consttuttond
~ he could not throw away his convictions, his con-
science and his oath upon the demands Of any party
Ia. J,,uht hon were ent thcr
President Tyler would sign Bank bill, arose from
his consistent political course and the incorporating
honesty OF his character