The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-05
THE Observation-Disclosures

It was objected to the younger Pitt that he sci
DOM if ever, called to his aid in the administration
any of the higher order of talents in the Kingdom
This cannot be urged against Mr.. Tyler. So far as
he had the choosing, he certainly brought into the
administration Of the highest reputation in the
country 1t may even be said that he did more, for
he not only retained but has continued to support in
office the brightest and abest of those called around
him by his lamented predecessor. Thus Tar ne is
certainly entitled to the thanks of the country and in
great measure to its confidence and it these great
men have more Of talents than of TACT which we
think will be admitted, whatever may be urged
against the policy of such course, all must admit
the dsinterestedness and confidence 1t portrays. Ii
it cannot insure popularity, it will lay the strongest
claims to respect.
In our humble opinion, that which makes the
strongest against the President is the circumstances
under which he came into the Presidency, which ne
could not help and for which he cannot certainly be
chareeable Nevertheless it could not fail to render
him obnoxious to every feeling of envy, and to mark
him out the prey to every powerful party, and OF
all those leaders who control combinations of the
kind.
In regard to his general policy so far as that has
been developed, much can be found to applaud, and
little to censure The course he pursued in regard to
the bank bill has been the most vehemently urged
against him. One thing may be ventured on ths
subject already that from our own experience OF the
banking system, it has developed itself since that
event there has little occurred to strengthen the con-
fidence of those most violently opposed to him for
the course he then took
In another branch of this policy we find more to
disapprove of-his retention in important offices OF
highly Objectionable Loco Focos. That he should
make some bad appointments among the Wings,
might be excusable, where many appointments had
to be made /; but to retain in Office whom the
people had virtually elected, assuming more than
he can be justified to them for and here IS probably
the secret of his not receiving warmer support even
in his more laudabe measures
We copy the preceding article from the Pitts
burg American, not adopting its language as
our own, but because it indicates that tone OF
candor, and forbearing good sense, which al
ways find ready response in the hearts and
judgments of the American people. By the
consderate of his countrymen, President Ty-
Ter is most willing and DESTROYS Of beng judged
at all times for, by all such, as he is most SEN
sible the embarrassments under which he as
sumed the Executive Administration, will not
be lost sight of, nor can they fail to. appreciate
the aggravation Of those embarrassments which
has grown out of jealousies and rivalries excited
through the lanl, having in view the accom-
plishment of the individual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
the actors in them rather than the healing OF the
great distresses under which the nation is labor
ing, as under the travails of death itself.
Who can doubt that, if cordial, disinterest-
ed, patriotic union of effort with the President,
had been made, or rendered in sincerity, by that
portion of the original Wing party, or rather by
the leaders of that portion Of the Wing party
who now stand out in the most hostile attitude to-
wards the Administration of President TYLER,
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the country in the election OF General HARRI-
SON, would have been, ere this, in "the full tide
of successful experiment" and the nation would
have been rejoicing in the same high quail
ties of frmness and patriotic devotion on the
part of the President, which are now being
made the theme of unmitigated denunciation,
and ascribed TO the worst and most selfish pur-
poses
The truth is, at the most trying moment that
any President of the Union was ever exposed
to- and ere the President had scarcely seated
himself in obedience to the imperative call OF
the Constitution, in the Executive Char, he
was made without cause and from the merest
impulses of personal jealousy that ever actuated
the human bosom, the object Of uncompromi-
sing hostility qualified or manfesty proposing to
be qualified only by his AFFECT subjugation to
the most dictatoral influences, such as no Pre-
sident possessed of either talent of his own for
the station, or respect for himself IN or out OF
public station, could submit to. We have no
doubt that the people will, in due time' rightly
appreciate the irmness with which the Presl-
dent has repudiated that prostitution OF HIM
self and his high Office, which in certain quar-