The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-10

washington, Nav ID, 1912.

WAsHNarsS, May ID, lo42
Mn. SLEEPER The abuse which is heaped upon
Mr.. Tyler and his Administration, both by persons
in Congress- and papers in thepay Of his opponents
has gone great way, and is1gong stu iurther, 10
induce in the minds Of many friends oil their country
and lovers of peace, inquiry as TO the occasion o
so much vrulence and vindictiyeness
Is it, they inquire, his Veto on the Bank DIS =
That cannot be great reason, as some Oh the pa
pers which blamed him for those are, still, ostensipy
at least his friends while others who were never ao-
yocates of a National Bank apparently some Oh
az his most bitter enemies. Is it his recommen-
daton that the Land bill should be snsPendedf-
II never could have been passed, except win the I'M
Outstanding that its provisions should cease the mo
lnent that the tariff raised above twenty per cent
which was incorporated In The bill IN the Senate at
the urgent request of many leading Wings OF that
body-and his being in favor of tariff sufficient for
revenue as well the fair protection OF American
industry which dares deny goes far to excuse
him in recommending measure, which must follow,
Of course unless Congress has wonderfully cnahSeu
since the extra session.
No-these are not the reasons; what then can
they be-what else has he done to elicit such enmlty
Are there any other obnoxious measures he mas re-
commended? Is there any other Wing measure ne
has vetoed Has the country been embrolled win
ether nations through has fundamentally! has ne
endangered the honor of his country by submission
70 wrong from any nation or by not demanding IN
redress for injury to the persons or property OF
his fellow citizens? Nonone OF these are the oc-
casion of the attacks upon his Administration
What then? The reason sso plain that he who run
meth may read 1t is because he was the means, by
his vetoes of body of men, who ought to have been
wiser, doing very foolish thing-ssuing manifesto
that was impolitic and premature. 1t is because ne
did not choose to surrender himself into the hands
| Of men who wished to him for their own pur-
poses.
1t is because he did not choose to 5ive up his own
| views of what right, and lend himself to pro-
mote the ambitious views of others. But above all
il is because he had the wisdom and tact to keep In
his Cabinet man. who, the interest of his opponents
required should be dismissed resign-and who, by
remaining, has given stability to this Administra-
| ton, and insured confidence in it that, while ne
remains, cannot be destroyed or shaken. And will
the Wings, the people of the United States uphold
men in such factious opposition Was it for men
they have been contendng for the last twelve years
or was it for principles?
| The people do not uphold these men. The apathy
which exists in the Wing party all over the country
proves the fact Election after election since the
manifesto was issued, has gone by default and the
disgust that is every where exhibited, at the sense
| less quarrels of men who sent here for noble
purposes but who have sacrificed principle to party
show that the great body of the people have weighed
them in the balance and found them wanting.