The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-23
From the Match Free Trader.
PRESIDENT TYLER-THE CLAY PARTY.

| Some of the Federal papers clamoring against
the President for writing the letter published below.
They call interference of the Executive with the
| Legislative department-an attempt to overawe and
intimdate. Pshaw things have come to pretty
mass indeed if President who has been so bitterly
and unjustly denou ced for the sterr and conscIen-
tious discharge of his duties, may not express to
friend his opinion of faction whose desperate mea-
sres have compelled thousands OF It's former allies TO
arm against it. Under all governments, power s
cumulative and stealing from the many the
few In ours, the different deparmenls-checkcd
and balanced as they arc-have each IN their term
preponderated to the injury of the country. During
the administration of the elder Adams, aided by a
sub,ervent Congress, the Executive doomed ieariully
large and threatened to absorb every thing within It's
vortex AT subsequent period, the judiciary, by
series of important decisions, tending stro gy to The
consolidation of all power IN the General Govern
ment asserted for itself startling pre-eminence,
much So that growing hostility to the Supreme
Court and jealousy OF its jurisdiction, began to be
perceived throughout the Union. But now the Le-
gsative power, would seem rides rough shod over
both the other departments. The revolution of par
ties gave the Wings overwhelming majority in Con-
gre.s in IS4O Gen Harrison died his successor, Pre-
sident TYLER, adhering to the Republican pledges of
that great canvass, refused to sanction oversha-
downg irresponsible and unconstitutional money cor
poration and to interfere with the freedom of cleo
tonsn for the benefit OF Mr. Clay. What was the
consequence Mr.. Clay and his ma orties in both
houses of Congress made immediate way the Pre-
sident denounced him as a knave and an imbecie
opposed his recommendations rejected his nominal
TONS refuse him the necessary supplies to carry on
the Government, unless upon condition incompati-
bic with his oath of Office, his of duty, his
pledges and his principles, and they him
with impeachment They have deranged the
try with their fatal extra session experiments stroy
ed its credit exhausted ITS resources they have ban
shed confidence if not hope they have assembled in
caucus and declared their determination to CHANGE
THE CONSTITUTION and strike from the only check
reposed in the Executive the usurpations OF the
legislative authority. They have wantonly-and
against the most earnest protests and solemn warn
ng--and deliberately passed an act to bring the
States a I'd the General Government INTO collision
they have DESTROYED the freedom OF debate and now
they declare unless the President relinquishes his
opinions and sanctions their measures, THE GOVERN
MrNr SHALL srop And, in the face of all this, the
President must be silent must be an automaon must
adopt the etiquette between king and courtler,
autocrat and sycophan and not speak unless spoken TO
must preserve the unbroken silence of monk Of La
Trappe. Not only the President, but John Tyler,
citizen of Virginia, must be silent--must not
write private letter to frend-must not breathe
censure upon faction whose leaders would bro
him on a red-hot gridron tomorrow, to safe their
vengeance 1t is the Presidents duty TO expose this
faction that has trampled with iron heel on the Con-
suton of the Union and on the vital interests OF a
suffering and b ednl people, 1t is his duty as CT
tisen Like the dumb son of CrRsus, who spoke for
the first time TO hissfather, he should speak now
to preserve his country. And he should speak IN the
spirit OF his old revolutionary sire-of that John ~
Ter, who
Rough, poor content, ungovernaby bold,
War in his breast and freedom on bis brow"
in Rome would have been the peer of Cato and in
Virginia wore the mantle of her Henry