The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-10
LA FAYErrE, MADISON Co., Ono,

September 3, 1912.
My DEAR SIR: You have been the witness of very
Interesting events The denouement of the Tariff bill
seems pregnant with great results. A modification
If feeling so utt,rly dep essing as that which has
been suffered by the Wings, in consequence of the
passage and approval Of that BILL have never before
observed. There is no more ebullton of feeling,
more fierce and stormy passion, more low abuse
high exacerbaton but calm, melancholy, deep
of shame, appearance of conscious guilt,
scarcely attempted to be concealed, attended by
obvious dependency which all former reverses com
bined have been powerless TO produce. Some of the
most malignant of the class in the city of my resi-
den were heard, On the very day on which the It'd
ings came to us, TO employ language such as this
- 1t is in vain TO deny it, we have most shamfully
sbused Mr. Tyler. He is certainly most sagacious
statesman and has endeavored, in his administration,
faithfully and honestly to consult the interests Of the
country. 1t is longer TO deny the truth TO
aim at the ruin Of man so fortified as he is.'
| am much pleased to think myself authorized, by
the various evidences which meet my observation TO
assure you of the triumph of patriotism reason, law
and order in this great State Of On the in
slant of the late act of disorganization at Columbus
and for few days after the atrocous outrage, had
some momentary fears. The culprits used some in
genuity in arranging the period of the infamous act
and in blowing up the fame, it was designed to kin
die. But the scene is entirely changed. They have
been unable to prolong the excitement Truth has
flown, in this instance, the land close upon the
heels of falsehood. The traitors have been met on
every stump and branded upon every arena. Our
people refused to be coaxed driven into eNaspera
ion. hey ely nd So
renely the hour in which they will fix the stigma of
eternal degradation the men who have dared
openly and shameully, to trample, in their name,
upon the fundamental principle of representative
government You know that my opportunities of as
pertaining the tendencies Of popular opinion not
limited and there remains no shade OF doubt on
my mind. These men will be consigned, by the de-
cisons of the people, to contempt from which they
never Their names will be assigned to
the category of Arnold, Hull, and Burr.
What lrotean shape will Whiggery put on now
1t Is defeated-irusiratod Captain Tyler has r-
umphed-glorousy, completely. What expedienr
will be adoped now, by which may hope to retrieve
its fortunes and rally from the calamiiies which
whelm ii? Opposition, mere opposition, is plainly
aborlive. Viliication has done its work and its
best Where 1t has made the Captain enemy, il
has won him an hundred friends and advocates. Ly-
ing is worn out-otaIly exhausted--mcn refuse now
to believe lie though reiterated for the or,ieth time
What then, Wi I've done The ambition of Clay
Whggery is dcahess and liz avnrice indestructibe
Ii will rtnounce all us nagrani eros, its gross perver
sions its ollios frauds and alsehoods and will come
crawling to the feet of the Captain, proclaming him,
Of all men, "the greatest and best" By this new
stratagem-pe rseverngly pursued-it will strive to
accomplish what all its terrors and menaces have sig
nally failed to effect. Let him be on his guard