The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-10

the citizen TO the Institutions othe land and from the
People TO their officers trusted and to execute
the principles of the Constitution that whilst Is ou'
charitable to lament the degradation and deprav'y OF
humanity 1t is not the less just that should unVe"
and hold up public reproba'ion, men who' aSsu'h
ing TO themselves character and position, have by thi'
sef-conceited and inflated importance, intended 70
stamp their acts pressve of the sentiments oil 'he
American People. But grating that The actors IN
this did hold influence by means OF wealth and
the like, much the more are they euPaoie Tor me
dangerous example they have attempted TO estapasn
for the encouragement of those licenious ana mao
doctrines that have riot over the liberties OF an
Glen, republics and 80 much the more condiga ought
to be the punishment which the jury ofpubc opinion
will direct to be inflicted.
This was festival celebrate the happy
| termination of difficuies, which had embar
| rassed the relations Of our own and the Br-
| fish Government, ever since the peace of 1885,
| it was the balance-sheet of complicated ma
tional accounts; it was to express Joy the re-
| Cancellation and adjustment of delicate questions,
which each day grew more aggravated and presented
| stronger obstacles to conclusion and permanent
settlement. Such was the proiessed object OF this
celebration, although its history strangely differs with
the lofty sounding declaration. Ii does not belong to
| us to arraign impugn mems motives upon ordinary
testimony but there has been associated with this
whole proceeding that vndictive manifestation of
personal bitterness to the incumbent Of the Executive
chair to make the conclusion not unfair, that the
prime Of this festival originated it solely for
the purpose of venting pentup spleen upon the Pre-
| sident Of the United States.
BY the Constitution, the treaty making power is
vested in the President. Through him it must orig-
nate and be completed, and then has to undergo the
severest ordeal prescribed by the Constitution viz
approving vote of two-thrds before il be Off
cially recognized having received the sanction Of
the Government Administration after Administra-
ton has passed away with all the high abilities for
which they have been distinguished, and STILL until
these times, have all the of apprehension and
litigation remained undetermined. Years of CORES
| pondence and diplomacy, with all the gigantic
| intellect of the country to conduct it, have ac-
| complished nothing and statesmen, look
| ing at the unsettled state of the present and
| the uncertain aspect Of the future, had con-
| templated little less than the certainty of war.
But the directing hand of Providence, which had
| placed JOHN TYLER in the Executive Chair, re-
| served for him the accomplishment of those great
blessings which that Treaty is calculated to ensure
He was chosen the instrument of Providence to
the horrors Of and bring peace and security
to the country. Under his immediate auspices and
direction Treaty has been consummated which had
baled the skill and powers of his most able prede
cessors, by his agency compact has been entered
into whose best eulogum is recorded upon the Jour
nails of he Senate of the United States, where, with
out one voice to defend to shield, without
the shadow of party TO assert his prin
cples solemn and deliberate vote of more than
four tJfhs of that body, embracing the most dstin-
gushed statesmen of both parties IS found bearing
testimony the exalted talents and pre-e minent
| rt of JOHN TYLER, the President of the United
States Such a testimonial that cannot be adorned
by praise or comment 1t speaks for itself to the
country and must be respected and valued by the
whole world. But in the face of all this, at cele-
bration protesting to do honor to this Treaty ni-
tiated and perfected almost by the hands of President
Tyler, do find men, calling themselves american
citizens, sitting in contempuous silence, when the
health of the station of President of the u. States"
is offered. 1t is equally without parallel and just-
fcation-the yenomed shaft whichwas pointed at John
Tyler falls harmless to the ground. He is unscathed
he is above the force of their bow. The insult has
been hurled at the first office in the gift of the Amer
can People, at the seat of Washington, the treaty
making power at the Senate of the United States
and al all the sacred institutions of liberty and the
land This and this only, is the true construction of
that high-handed and disgraceful outrage which
merits the reproach and contempt of every upright
| citizen. This personal and malignant against
President Tyler has been waged without scruple and
without principle. The People at last awaken
ing to the persecution, and if there was nothing in
the high character of he man. his integrity of pur-
pose, his purity of motive and his urbanity of bear
ing-al of which well adorn the Executive
chair-there Is that in the unrelenng and unmitiga
ted persecution of his enemies that would arouse the
sympathies of the whole country. He has been
| hunted down, DETAINED burnt in efgy, threatened
with assassination and the very sanctuary of his pr
vate reputation has been invaded; and all this for
daring to carry on the Government and administer
the Constitution according his honest and con-
scientious convictions.
| The writer of this article has other purpose to
crafty than the candid expression of the honest in
dignation Of his feelings He asks no one to
adopt these sentiments, expecting the responsibility
to rest only with himself and therefore when he sees
fit to speak plainly of individual or of the persons
who composed this celebration, let be understood
that there is authority to endorse his language
beyond that which is prepared to vindicae il when
ever proper occasion requires such defence.
VINDEX.
| The following letter, written by the Presi i
dent in reply to an invitation of his friends 10
visit New York, (Which we copy from the Uni
on) will, we are sure, attract the attention Of
the People Of the United States, and perhaps