The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-26
REJECTION OF TYSON.

"a
of no act Of the Senate this ses Ion, tina
has created more excitement in the city thar
the rejection, on Friday last, of Mr. Tyson
We may on another occasion, perhaps, give ih'
votes for and against the nomination. Suffe'
il TO say al present, that the Senators voting fol
him were moderate Wings and Democrats
and among those voting against him were th'
ultras of both parties.
A few days previous the gentleman nomi
mated as Receiver of the Land Office al Fsyclte
Mo-, was rejected.
What will be the consequence Of such re
valid allegations can be substantiated, will. ia
the end, be sufficiently apparent
Among the many gentlemen who have called
at our Office during the last forty eight hours
persons belonging to both parlies-we have no,
conversed with single one, who did not deep
ly regret the combined inquislorial policy Of the
ultra Locofocos and ultra Wings, and express
a sincere hope that the President would mot
to retaliate, but to vindicate the dignity Of the
Executive Department of the Government
remove from office all the mere creatures OF
these partisan leaders-those appointed through
the influence of the Locofoco Senators who
vote against his nominations, provided the in
cumbents are hostile 10 the Administration, }
and so likewise with those appointed by the
"retired Cabinet elf they still adhere TO their
ultra Wing principles and practices and APP
point none in their places but such as will
heartily cooperate with him in carrying out the
measures of his Administration" Such are the
sentiments we hear expressed every hour, and
not always by office seekers.
Really, it were too humiliating to see Presi-
dent of the United States compelled by his po-
litical enemies in the Senate to nominate none
but his open and avowed enemies. The couN-
TRY WOULD NOT PERMIT IT. Neither is John
Tyler the man to submit TO it
Should the arbitrary and dictatorial policy OF
the ultra Wing and Loco Foco Senators be adj
hered to- it easy 10 toretell the depth OF degra-
dation to which the Government would be spec
Oily subjected. These Senators-leaders OF
political sects, and though protesting opposite
sentiments, yet united in their efforts to crcum-
scribe and arrest the legitimate and consttu-
tonal action of the Executive Department oi
Government-would, if they could, (and they
are striving to compel il to be done,) have none
but their own partisans-those who would con-
tinue to SANDER and oppose the head of the Ad-
ministration-ap appointed to office Illuminating
thought! A President sworn to see the laws
faithfully executed, and to recommend such
measures as, in his opinion, the country stands
in need Of, forced to appoint agents who avow
their deep-rooted opposition to him, the laws,
and all the measures he proposes for the benefit
of the People! Nay, further compelled to have
at the seat Of Government base subordlnates
to work for his enemies instead Of their coun-
try--to watch, and write, and SANDER him, and
those about him,-and while they are receiving
salaries for official duties which they neglect
employ their pens TO laud his enemies, and
their money 10 sIstan the presses that msrep-
resent the motives of all his acts, and Willy and
abuse him as a tory and traitor!
We speak for ourselves and the citizens we
meet We have neither consulted the Presl-
dent nor the Cabinet in this particular matter
The American People will not suffer their
President to be sacrificed at the footstool of a
few aspirants The Senate should reject un-
worthy nominees. 1t is their duty. But does
their duty warrant them in rejecting all who
are not their political allies? Does the Consti-
tuition say that their ''advice and consent" shall
friendly to the President? If he is "honesl
and capable have they right to reject him
Have not the many rejected nominees been
honest and capable? The Senators themselves
do not deny it! Then why this persecution?
The People Of both parties are becoming i'm
patient at the Presidents forbedrance. No
only his duty to himself, (say they but the wei
fare Of the country requires that the Executive
Department of the Government should br de-
Tended against the encroachments of co or
dinate branch. He has made but few appoint
ments since the "retired Cabinet" abandoned
the countryside offices are mostly filed witt
his bitterest enemies-and the few he doe.
make are rejected by the Senate, because they
| too, are not his enemies. Daily we are taxed
with communications from office-hoders tn,
most abusive that the language can invent
and some reasonable Some threaten TO mur
der the President-others are filed with bias
phemy and they sign their names to them
They tell us that the House has "killed" hi.
official journal, and that the Senate will not per
nit the President to remove his foes from
office
1t is time the work was begun. If three thou
sand removals were made during the next two
months, the tempest consequent upon it woulc
purify the political atmosphere. The countr,
would rejoice. Partisan rancor would abate
! Thousands and tens of thousands who are now 81
lent, disheartened, and disguised, at the unme
rited ignominy that has so long been attempted