Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-09-08
The lp!trhburn J'tr9iu.am.
THURSDAY, sEPIT.uBER s, 1912.
TIE PRESIDENTS PROTEST.

ngs 81 the House Of Representatives ihcreup9n in this
mornings paper. If Captain Tyler was never head
ed bct5fe, II Is manifest that he is npy-and by DIR
Bolts ,oo-who seems, like his evil genus to be ever
about his path, ready To bring his delnqnences to light
Stupdy lnsensble MIR. Tyler hashereofJre on more
than one OCCASION shown himself to be- the cloarcst
requirements Of duty and blind TO the personal colse
quences Of many Of his acts which throw him in direct
conflict with himse-we had not supposed that he had
drunk deeply Of the obyious stream as to be guilty
Of the supreme folly q placing himself in POSITION
wlero he stands signaiIy self condcmned, without one
qualifying mitigating circumstance rescue the act
from universal execraon or the actor from universal
contempt. Yet 50 it is: Forgeliu ofthe past and look
ing only TIE eject Of his present conduct in cna ling
him. by new party combinations to maintain himself in
the position which he obtained by fraud and which is
rendered odous 10 these who placed him in it, by the
daily treachery to friends and principles which it enables
him to petrateso,ing oniy to the effect Of his eli
cal crimes IN prolonglng his lease upon power and pat
ronage,-he seems to court, by his illgraa terriyesa
tons, that geRofa which all nen Of seisiL.tv and
honor, who feel stain wound. dread as seycrer
torture than the in1uisors rack or the martyrs
flame. How, otherwise, il be accounted fJr that
within sight ottle Capitol, where nine years ago he
poured the walls ofhis wrath upon Gen Jackson Tor
daring send '.Protcsl to the Senate AGAINST one Of
lis deIlberatye acts. he should now himself be guilty Of
sending Prolcs'' to the louise OF Representatives
gainst portion Gifts proceedings? If the had not
eaten OF the insane root, could he thus, with singular
blindness to consequences, place himself voluntarily in
Psllion IN which the anathemas uttered against another
tall with redouhed iufce upon his head ? lie de
cared III 'e34 a, Gen Jackson had "no right 10 se4tl
protest TO the Senate against GHg II lis procecdiagSo
and he therefore voted against permitting the Generals
protest 10 be recorded on the Journals Ana now he
himself, occupying the seat which was then filled by
Cen Jackson, whom he attempts to mta,e-like he FREQ
vanly essaying to swell hmselftn the dimensions Of the
oy,-lali beratcy, anj after fun time for rrnecli H.
dares To protest against the proceedings Of the
House Of Representatives, and has the impudenco to
ask ,Lat las protest nay lie placed the Journals Of
that body
Now, whether the course pursued hy tic House,
and agaIls which Mr. Tyler proltsts, WAS right or
wrong in tsefcyen though the House had Transcribed
its constitutional power inflicted an unnecessary and
unjustifable wound upon the feelings Of the President
nay, even though the Presidents right TO "pro,esl
eainst the proceedings Of the House were un9ucsopa
and undoubied, john Iyt7 lad delancd himself by his
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constitutional remedy nseneanors in office. no fri
bunal would adiqdge him guilty. and inhict upon him
the penalties Of guilt except under settled conviction