The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-13
From the Boston Daily Times
r ADMINISTRATION.

The Office of President Of the United States de-
volved upon Mr. Tyler, in consequences Of an uniore-
seen and lamentable event Mr.. Tyler found himself
uneX pectedly the Executive head Of the nation
The solemn nature Of the trust reposed in him,
must have been rendered more impressive by the mys-
terous in which the eyeLt brought about.
Free and unshacked, he had now the opportunity Of
carrying out his views and principles, without incur
ring the ambiguous reproach Of treachery TO party
which might have been advanced against him had he
been elevated TO Office by the efforts oil partsans-
His very first acts showed independent, fearless,
and democratic spirit. How could il be otherwise,
educated as he in the very focus of republican
ISM at institution within Whose walls the spirit of
aristocraey was powerless How violently he has
been assaiIed, and wherefore, we have shown, and
thee are matters of common notorety, and common
COW. rsation and complaint But all the Hostility,
bullying, and threats of adverse politicians have not
shaken him Jo in his position lie has pursued the
same unvarying course, and reference TO the OIL
mons OF the great poll zeal oraces OF past histo-
ry show that he entertans the profoundest respect
for the views and principles of the great fathers of
Democracy. He has met with opposton--so did
they.
Jefferson was The friend of Liberty and equality
firm and incorruptibe-but he was opposed-frrcey
aud brutality assailed. II was to be expected that one
who followed in his footsteps would experience the
same treatment and the same opposition. But, here
there 10 difference. Jefferson was opposed by one
Of the great parties of his peIod,he Federal party
while President Tyler assaied by the utrasts OF
rically opposed 10 each other principle, have yet
pursued the same course whenever measure OF the
President has been submitted to them But he has.
yielded not an inch To either of hem-he has surren-
dered no principle not step, nor enter
tanned thought of compromise, save when the inte-
rests OF the country seemed To demand il. "Nothing
iol Party, every thing for the People, seems to be the
guiding motto of the Pr sdent. One thing certain
he has incurred the deep and abiding enmty OF the
utraiss. Of both parties After this shou d he prove
recreant to his trust it, afe: having fought the good
fight, and carried the praise of every good CITIZEN he
should abandon his high and holy vantage ground, it
would be to no purpose-the partisans against whom
he has waged war, against whom the voice of the
people has been raised would spurn him FROM their
ranks he has done enough, however, 10 show that
he will never give them the opportunity.
We have said that the President has not committed
himself We must retract the assertion. lie has
committed himself, and he stands now pledged to the
people of this country, pledged to support helr inte-
ress and rights, and to yield not one single inch to
The clamor OF interested politicians As to those tools
of partisan leaders who fill up various Offices aud en-
poy their time in eecOneering practices against the
Executive, we know not what course the President
intends to pursue with regard TO them but we knolc
that should he from Office the most violent of
his enemies, public opinion would sustain him in the
step. The great mass Of the people would rejocs to
the yolence Of party checked by any honest
means
A war against party will be popular war. Too
long have party tactics initiated against the best
interests of the countryside long has the Mo-
loch of party commanded the sacrifice of principle,
judgment, and feeling at its shrine-sparing neither
the character of the living the ashes Of the dead
National honor the character Of the press have sunk
beneath the upas influence of party and the hour and
the man that end its domination will receive the
heartfelt thanks of those whose appreciation to
be desired than the sweet voices Of host of parti
sans.