The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-25
HISTORICAL PROOFS.


Among the various expedients that the adj
yersaries of Mr.. Tyler are resorting to, to de-
fame and injure him, is an effort by portion oil
the press, and facous set OF politicians, TO de-
nrve him of his well-founded claims to the cha
racter of a sagacous and consistent politician.
They essay this bold enterprise in defiance oil
facts, and against the frmest positions of truth.
Mr.. Tyler's official position, and his relations
TO the public, are too important to admit bald as
sertions and loose generalities TO operate TO his
prejudice, when the allegations are susceptible
of proof or refutation by direct appeal to The
highest grade of acknowledgements his
tory.
What are the facts agreeably to this evil
dence2
Mr. Tyler was reared in the Jehersonan
school of politics, at period in the history oil
his native State, when the master spirits were
discussing the distinctive principles OF party
and contending for the mastery in their adapta-
lion TO the Government. Mr.. Jefferson was his
great examplar; and as Mr.. Tyler rose to the
theatre of active and useful public life, he avow-
ed at all times, and on all occasions, his exclu-
sive and implicit faith in the political principles
and doctrines of that popular apostle OF Demo
crazy. For nearly thirty years the good old
Commonwealth of Virginia bestowed upon Mr..
TYLER her dearest and most sacred official hon
ors, with full faith in his sound orthodox Demo-
cratic creed, when party was so vlgilant In It's
canvass, and so uncompromising in its exactions,
that nothing short of undoubted qualifications
could pass the scrutiny of the times; and this,
100, when the great men Of the State were con-
tending with him for the honors.
Fortuitous events placed Mr.. Tyler in the
memorable campaign of lS40 in the ranks Of
those who supported the election Of General
Harrison And who was General Harrison
A Democrat of the Jeffersonian school, as he
always avowed, and as his public life proved
This was his language in his great speech at
DAYTON, in 1910: IF the augean stable is TO be
cleansed, it will be necessary to go back to the
PRINCIPLES of Jefferson y which, in few words,
acknowledges and covers the whole ground OF
party. He died, too soon, after he entered upon
the duties of Chief Magistrate, to reveal the poll
,ical complexion Of his Administration bur, If
credence be given to his declarations, and the
past be any guarantee for the future, his policy
would have been purely Democratic. Under
such circumstances, to support General Harrl-
son, could be no impeachment of Republican or
thodoxy So, upon that score, Mr.. Tyler lost
none of his integrity-for, be it remembered,
that the circumstances which placed him in that
position, however false it may be considered by
some, carried thousands of the sternest and
strongest Democrats that ever graced the party,
into jealous support of the same cause.
What has been Mr.. Tyer's course since he
has been at the head of the Governme In
obedience to the principles of his past life, every
act of his Administration is made TO conform,
as far as he can give it direction and, in the
face of allies and adversares, he avows himself
the inhexibe advocate of those great cardinal
Democratic principles with which he started in
life, upon which he has always been judged
and elected and upon the ascendancy of which,
he believes the best interests of this country de
pend
These are some Of the proofs of Mr.. Tyers
orthodoxy and consistency, and, fortunately for
him, they all matters of history, so clear and
irrefutable, that neither the cunning nor the ma
Lightly of his assaants can impeach or destroy
them
He may, with great safety, rest his reputation
with the People, who his peers. They are
influenced by no unworthy considerations, that
would induce them to sacrifice the character
and influence of one man, that another may pro-
fit by it. The great consideration of the public
veal, and an honest protection Of faithful SER
wants, are alike influenced by the sacred obliga-
tons Of truth, integrity and justice. Before
such tribunal the vrtuous man has nothing to
fear.