The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-02
From the Hartford Patriot and Eagle
MR. TYLER AS A STATESMAN.

h'AN iIl-iN <h' "A - Al I'oihN
President Tyler has been called His Accdency
because he succeeded President Harrison by the
death of the latter. He is called by Mr.. Clay snap,
flash in the pan. He has been traduced in every
possible mode, and no stone has been left unturned
by infuriaed faction, TO backen his reputation,
aud destroy his official influence. How far his enc
mics have succeeded in their wicked designs let daily
experience and future history answer.
Mr.. Tyler came into power under very embarras-
sing circumstances. Our relations with England
were involved in great difficulties. With Mexico we
were almost at war account of the Texas affair !;
the Florida War was at its height the Army and
Navy were in dilapidated state the Treasury was
empty the whole country was grooming in conse-
quence of financial embarrassment and the dstresses
of the times, party spirit ragged with fury unknown
before and superadded to all these, the accden-
cy the Provdency Of the tenure by which the Presi-
dent held his Office
What then has been done under these embarras-
sing circumstances
Every department of government has been conduct
cd on the most Judcious and economical plan. Its
enemies themselves being Judges, this Admnstra-
ton has been a working one. The Secretaries have
betaken themselves to their tasks right good earnest
and with skilu adaptation of means to ends The
Secretary of State it understood has brought diff
fcultiss with England and Mexico to final and sat
sfactory close. The Secretaries of War and of the
Navy have, as all acknowledge, shown themselves most
able and industrious occupants Of their respective
post. The General Post Office was in a more
hourishing condition Economy, industry, order,
pervade every department of the government, and
well nigh surmount the tremendous difficulties aris-
ing from the financial difficulties of the times as well
the constant heading operations set foot in Con-
gres from the first moment that the President assert
ed his constitutional prerogatives
The President has indeed vetoed three bills passed
by Congress. But the two first, chartering Nation
al Bank he stood pledged to veto or oppose before
his election. His constitutional objections well
known and freely expressed long before he was cho-
sen Vice President. Indeed, it is pretty gener-
ally conceded, that the two bank bills and even the
Provisional Tariff bill were framed with express ref.
erence to veto. Surely neither of the monsters"
framed by Congress to regulate the currency, would
have met the appreciation Of the American people,
They conceded too much too little to the innova-
ting spirit of the times. Their stock, every one ack
could not have been disposed of They
would have embraced all the evils of the old Bank
without its powers for good. The whig party do not
blame Tyler for opposition to those contemplated in
situations much for his constitutional scrupes
in regard to any Bank. They cannot therefore find
fault so much with his acts as his opinions.
We pronounce this a fortunate Administration.
The government has been most skfuy and ably
managed, in spite of Congress. Congress has talked,
while the Administration has worked Clay has
been busy in making political capital in reference to
the next Presidency, while Tyler has been most in
dustriously engaged in restoring order to every de
partment OF government, in Strengthening the Army
and Navy, and in settling our difficult es with foreign
nations lie has spared the government from finan-
cial embarrassment, when the country al the
lowest ebb of financial adversely.
The people, we'll President Tyler, are OPP
posed to National Bank. No blame therefore Just
y attaches to the President, in consequence of the
difficulties arising from the want of Government
Treasury Agent He insists that the public lands
instead of being distributed among the States shall
be reserved as pledge for the payment of the Sl2,
10000 loan. This IS also the wish of the people.
No blame therefore be imputed to the President,
If Tariff till, hampered with the odous distribution
clause, shall meet with the fate of its ''iustrious
predecessors.