The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-30
THE PRESIDENTS RESIGNATION.

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DENTS RESIGNATION which we have heretofore
remarked upon in allusion to an article which
appeared in the Missouri Republican of the goth
April.
We have said the DICTATOR felt secure, and
majesty sat triumphant on his brow, as if wand
and scroll were already in his grasp. But what
vision is it which now suddenly breaks in upon
his sight, blanching his cheek and shaking his
limbs with fear? Why looks he aghast, with
lips parted, and eye-bals glarng, and starting
in their concentrated gaze as if about to leap
from their hollow sockets2 1t is the messen-
ger OF Death proclaiming in a sepulchral voice
the decease Of the gallant and generous Harri-
son, and the accession of John Tyler by the
decree of the Constitution, to the Presidential
chair. Why should this event have caused such
a change in Mr.. Clay Dispassionate refec-
ton will solve the question. General Harrison,
in order TO remove all heart-burnings from the as
pirants after the Chief Magistracy, had pledged
himself that if elected President, he would serve
but one term. MIR. Clay, through the means
which we have seen were in his hands, expect
ed to reach this station at the end of this term.
But Mr.. Tyler not having been elected Presi-
dent, and not having it in his power even to
serve full term, Mr. Clay knew did not come
within the rule established for the guidance Of
General Harrison, and he felt that Mr.. Tyler
might by successful administration of the
Government, win upon the affections of the
People, and stand between him and his darling
desire-the Presidential chair-in despite of all
the precautions he had taken, and the safe
guards he had prepared, Tor this the last attempt
he could ever make TO attain that happy CON
summation OF all his earthly hopes, because, OF
the heavy load Of years already weighing down
upon his shoulders. His agitation passes away.
and the instinct Of his nature teaches him the
necessity OF action to meet the danger Of his po-
son. He becomes calm. He thinks deeply
intensely upon the new condition of things.
lie beholds with amazement, that new and
dangerous experiment is about to test the
sufhciency of the institutions or his oun-
try, but he also sees his own awkward pre-
dlcament SO far as the qualification of his
own selfish wishes is concerned. He reflects
upon the course which he shall pursue.
10 the standard Of MIR. Tyler, and through him
TO support the Constitution Of his country. But
selishness demands TO know what good will
come TO him by this course and bids him thrust
aside such idle thoughts, and strike for his own
salvation, regardless Of law and Justice The
fend trumphs over him and though he sees
the right, yet the aorong pursues. Congress,
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called, is stocked with has men, and hirelng,
Bank-bought press from Maine to Georgia, is
at his commanded the command Of the great
Bank advocate. He possesses the "materiel"
and Mr.. Tyler must adopt that line of policy.to
advance his interests, unmindful of the interests
Of the country, or else run the political gaunt-
let In the fret place, Mr.. Tyler must declare
whether the people will it or not whether he
shall ever be thought of as candidate or not
and without ever having received the sulrages
OF his countrymen, as General Harrison did,
for the office he fills, through the injunctions of
that sacred instrument which no patriot would
ever deny, and whose powers no one but
conspirator would ever oppose-that he will not
be candidate for the Presidency in 1914 And
in the second place, he must promise not to OPP
pose, in any manner whatever, Mr.. Clay's sys-
tenn of measures, as dictated from Ashland be-
fore the extra session met, in a manner which
Mr.. Clay can best explain himself, understand
ing US, perhaps, better than any of our readers
can orwill. twill be remembered what solicitude
was manifested by the ciques in and out of
Washington, on the first point at the same time
that certain organs and very learned exposors
of honesty and consistency, and other like terms
in the law of politics, assumed the ground as
something beyond all question, and could not
by possibility admit of doubt that Mr.. Tyler
was an elected President though he was only
President by 50 accident,n and was certainly to
serve three years and eleven months !; or in other
words, full Presidential term; and con-
sequently came entirely within the rule as
established by General Harrison. But here,
in the very outset, Mr. Tyler gave Mr. Clay no
satisfaction; nor did he choose, by declaring
that he would not be candidate for the success
sion, to let these apt gentlemen at exposition
say of him that chs grapes are. sour" or ''good
sir wait until you're asked" and we conceive
that he knew too well that no citizen in Re
public has right TO say that he piH not serve
his country though wished 50 to do.
In our next we shall trace the connection still
further between this plain, straightforward
course on the Presidents part, and the after
war waged against him, which will necessarily
bring in remarks upon the second point above al
/ luded to. as necessary to be adhered to by him
before these modern patriots could give to his
"A Administration their support.
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