The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-22
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 il an interference Of the Executive with the
Legislative department-an attempt to overawe and
intimidate. Pshaw things have come to pretty
pass indeed if President who has been so bitterly
and uniusty denou ced for the sterr and conscien-
tious discharge OF his duties, may not express to
friend his opinion of faction whose desperate mea-
sures have compelled thousands of ITS former allies to
arm against it. Under all governments power S
cumulative and ever stealing from the many TO the
few In ours, the different epartments--checked
and balanced as they are--have each in their term
preponderated to the injury OF the country During
the administration of the elder Adams, aided by a
subservien Congress, the Executive loomed earfully
large and threatened TO absorb every thing within its
vortex At subsequent period, the judiciary, BY a
series of important decisions, tending stro gl to the
consolidation of all power in the General Govern
ment asserted for itself startling pre-emnence SO
much So that a growing hostility to the Supreme
Court and Jealousy OF It's jurisdiction began to be
perceived throughout the Union. But now the Le-
gisIative power would SEEM rides rough shod over
boil the other departments. The revolution of par
ties gave the Wings an overwhelming maj ority in Con-
gre IN 1S4O Gen. Harrison died his successor Pre-
sidept Tyler adherDg TO the Republican pledges Of
that great canvass refused to sanction an oversha-
dowing irresponsible and unconstitutional money cor
noration and to interfere with the freedom of cleo
tons for the benefit of Mr.. Clay What was the
consequence Mr.. Clay and his majorities in both
houses of Congress made immediate the Pre-
sjdent denounced him as knave and an imbeclle ;
opposed his recommen lations rejected his nominal
tons; refuse him the necessary supplies TO carry
the Government, unless upon condition incompati-
Bile with his oath OF office, his views Of duty, his
pledges and his principles, and now they menace him
With impeachment! They have deranged the coun-
try with their fatal extra session experiments stroy-
ed its credit exhausted its resources they have ban
ished confidence if not hope they have assembled in
caucus and declared their determination to CHANGE
THE CONSTITUTION and strike from il the only check
reposed in the Executive the usurpatons Of the
legislative authority. They have wantonly -and
against the most earnest protests and solemn warn
ing-and deliberately passed an act to bring the
States the General Government into collision ;
they have destroyed the freedom of debate and now
they declare, unless the Presiden, relnqufshes his
opinions and sanctions their measures THE GOVERN
MENT SHALL STOP And, in the face of all this the
President must be silent must be automatoD must
adopt the etiquette between king and courier
auocrat and sycophant and moi speak unless spoken
must preserve the unbroken silence of monk Of La
Trappe Not only the President, but John Tyler, a
citizen OF Virginia must be sient--must not even
write private letter to frlend-mus not breathe a
censure upon faction whose leaders would broil
him on a red-hot gridiron tomorrow, TO safe their
vengeance 1t is the Presidents duty 10 expose this
faction, that has trampled with iron heel the Con-
stltu,ion of the Union and the vital interests of
suffering and bl edin people 1t is his duty as a ci.
h=en. Like the dumb son of Crosus, who spoke for
the first time to has father, he should speak now
to preserve his country And he should speak in the
spirit of his old revolutionary sire-of that John tn
Ter, who
Rough, poor, content, ungovernably bold,
War IN his breast and freedom on his brow"
in Rome would have been the peer Of Cato, and in
Virginia wore the mantle of her Henry.
Here The Free Trader copies the Presidents
letter TO Mr.. Graham.