The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-07
FOR THE MADIsONIAN.

THE PRESIDENT-THE ULTRA WINGS
The manner in which the President of the United
States is treated by the ultra politicians of both par
ties cannot fail to excite the Indignation Of all who
give an impartial attention to the subject. There ne
man, in any age, who opposed himself to
the corrupons ofthe times, who has not been hunted
down by persecution, and assaed at every point with
reproach and malice, by those who attening up
on the vices which he endeavoring to uproot.-
We did not expect John Tyler to be exception to
this sad experience. The systematised operations of
party discipline the corrupt and dangerous combina-
tons to which President making gives BIRTH the ne
cessity of surrenderng both patriotism and conscience
to the lotions of policy and of aloays acting with
party else losing caste, the ruthless practice Of
prescription, the free expenditure of money for party
purposes and the venaIity of the press would in adj
vance, psure the most violent opposition, the most
virulen abuse, and the practised misrepresenta
ton of every act of that who should strive for
independence, and dare to be guided by principle
We we'll knew when the Pre- slent of the United
States dared to be honest that he would call do wn up
on his head every aspersion which malice could in
vent; that he would meet with every obstacle which
disappointment could throw in his way, and that he
would have to struggle against stronger current of
corruption than any of his predecessors have had to
encounter
Before Mr. Tyler was called to the Presidency his
name had never been associated with any thing but
patriotism and honor. He who had been ushered be-
for the American people by the Wings themselves
as candidate for the second office THE Government
and his honesty Of purpose, his unsullied purity Of
character expected to commend the purposes of
the party to the moral feelings of the country His
plain repubcanism his undertaking principle, his firm
adherence to the Constitution his high talents and his
honorable bearing in every situation Of life, gave pro-
mise of faithful and efficient discharge of any duties
which he might be called upon to perform.
Immediately after the death of General Harrison
{ and before any thing could be known upon the
thorty of President Tyler himself) doubts began to
be entertained whether he would yield his signature
to National Bank bill, which had by that time be-
come known to be the great object of the ultra Wing
party. These doubts openly set forth by the De-
mocra,s, though but barely whispered among the
Wings lest they migh bring about the very result
which was deprecated by them. Upon what, we
would ask, these doubts founded : On the
weakness, the dishonesty, the trcachery of John Ty
Ter No they an involuntary compliment TO
his virtues and consistency. His opposition to Ma
tional Bank, during his whole life, well known.
1t was well known, too, that his opposition was
grounded not so much upon the inerpediency az upon
the situtiondity of that institution; and that
though he might yield his opinion upon u mere ques
ton Of policy yet upon question of constutiondit-
IN he could not throw away his convictions, his con-
science and his OATH upon the dcmandso Of any party
The doubts then, which were entertained whether
President Tyler would sign Bank BILL arose from
his consistent political and the incorporating
honesty of his character