The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-11-24
APORTRAIT OF john
TYLER,

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The Boston Alias has polished ia
fuIl tho address OF Hon. John Qoincy
Adams to his constituents, delivered
on the 17ih September. Il is a gem
eral review Of the great political ques-
tons which have ior years engtged the
attentions Of the people oftbis country
Every portion Of il displays thar emil
nent ability which marks al The efforts
Of this distinguished statesman. We
copy his portrait Of the President Of
the United States, which though ex-
ceeding accurate, cannot be regarded
as at all Aanering:
"John Tyler who stole into The camp
Of the Wings in 1s40, in their trinm-
plant Struggle to put down the STAN
dard Of the Northern man with South
ern principles under tho colors Of re-
treneameni, reform, and Wing resis-
lance to Executive usurpanoos has
crePt up TO The summit OF power, and
there proclaims himself a democrat
dyed IN the wool-claims to be an indie
pendent coordinate department Of the
legislative power, declares in so many
words that Congress can enact no law
without his sanction, stigmaiizes the
leading members Of Congress, Of the
party by which be was chosen as the
coadjutor Of Harrison, 10 achieve the
great and glorious work Of reform, as
housing poIiticians--sets all the lrum-
pets ofIhe press, paid by bis DISPENSE
ton Of patronage with the public nom
ey, and all tie unprincipled Office hun
lers throughout the Union, 10 railing
against Congress, the real legislative
power for failing TO restore the public
prosperity, while he defeats by his We
toes almost every salulary measure de-
vised and matured by them and be-
lieved by them to be indispensable for
that purpose turns out Of the Execu-
tive offices under his control, honest
and honorable men, true republicans
and ardent patriots, Ike Jonathan Rob-
erts, and loists into their places syco-
plants and lime-servers-leyies money
upon the people. upon authority so
questionable, that his own Secretary Of
the Treasury believes il TO be without
and against law;1nd to crowg the whole
system Of misrule, approves and signs
an act Of Congress, and deposites in
the Department of State, an argument
TO nullily the most important, and the
most wholesome offs provisions.
FeIlow-eilizens, it was this glazing
act Of double dealing, that stamped the
character Of the man in my estimation
in letters never 10 be aced.-That
duplcity was his uneradicable vice, |
had long had reason TO suspect, but
was extremely reluctant to believe
Long before he had been thought of as
a candidate for the Office oil Vice Pre-
sident Of the United States, | had read
4 letter from the late Henry Lee TO
bin, charging him with that pollution
Of the heart in other transactions of his
life ; upon testimony which it was not
easy 10 Withstand. | had Witnessed his
watering, Inconsistent, and yet obsti-
nate conduct throughout the whole Of
his proceedings with his first cabinet,
until its dissolnton-had con pared bis
seli-contradlctory reasons for his FIRST
and second bank vetoes, and had no
ticed the direct issues upon his vera
city, made BY the seeding members Of
the Harrison cabinet. ] know not all
indeed Of the mass Of irrelrag9ble evil.
deuce on that point, which has since
been disclosed, but it was already en-
posed in such burning light, that /
could barely keep with him upon terms
Of such personal civllity as may be Oh.
served with political aIversaries, whose
personal integrity is unimpeachable.-
The approval ofthe apporIionmeni bill
with the caveat deposited in the De-
Partment Of State against far the most
important section in it, was, in my o.
piniou fraud, which no man Of moral
honesty could have committed which
no sophistry could disguise, and no in
genuily could palliate. l could have
NJ further voluntary friendly personal
intercourse with its author, and 1
deemed it my indispensable duty to
expose its true character to the House
and 10 the country"