The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-27
PHILADELPHIA, January 23d, 1912.


honor oil paying you my respects, ! expressed de-
sire to write to you, and you very oblgngly conde
seended TO receive any communication should adj
dress to you. With your leave ! now address you
and will offer no apology for intruding myself upon
you, at time when you are necessarily engaged with
many Important affairs claiming your attention.
would offer an apology, but that you readily and
with much native amiability encouraged me to write
and as understand that the most trihing subject
brought to your notice, is regarded in proportion as
the most important, and that you find time for all
things.
imagine sir, that il must be grateful President
to receive from those of his fellow citizens, who adj
vocate him, expressions of their humble admiration,
and that he will appreciate the feelings Of esteem and
sympathy of such of his friends with him, and
who are not willing to see him headed whilst in
the performance of his sacred and patriotic efforts to
ameliorate the condition Of our blessed counry-td
save and preserve for from the ruthless grasp of
the demon party, the ambitious demagogue, the
Constitution which was provided for the union and
happiness ofcountless generations transmitted to us by
our forefathers, the palladium of the freedom and
rights of the children of America. Notwithstanding
this, we hear that the magma charta of glorious
American Republic, will be attacked, mutilated, yea,
sacrificed, upon the altar of naughty and bold aspi-
rants To you, sir, all eyes are turned to save us
from the cursed entailment of party politics-the
honest the virtuous good, pray for this-to see
the Union preserved, consttutonally governed, and
the States rights defined and preserved involate.-
Your friends, the good and patriotic people of the
country, expect that whilst you President, the
dangerous influences brought about by " safe prece
dent" and looking to the succession will not be
toleraedand that the President will be independent
of, and stand aloof from party independent too,
Of political questions, g cut and dried for party pur-
poses, instead Of for the country's good Much may
be done, Mr.. Tyler, by your taking an independent
stand-the offenders will be made to pay the forfeit
the responsibility will be placed upon the transgres-
sors-for great moral, and may say political revo-
luton, is about to take place. The good people of
our country have submitted to mpositions until for
bearance has ceased to be virtue, and are now goad
ed to turn upon their oppressors, forever become
degraded and miserable. Such, however, cannot
befall US whilst you are President The success
and happiness of a Nation depends in great degree
upon her statesmen-and the moral influence which
the congregated wisdom of the country manifest or
disclose to the understanding of the great mass pa
tent submission to hardship and unmerted wrongs,
have in all ages and countries characterised the peo-
ple and history tells of civil revolution Of retr-
butve justice, and the bursting the chains rveted by
tyrants. Ambition makes us forget, and power in
he hands of some men, who have not more patriot
ISM or humanity than self love, in greater less
degree, begets oppressors. The success of every
one in every condition of life and every ramifcaton
of society," depends rather upon integrity than by
pocrisy or chicanery Our moral world is fast
whelmng the wicked, and putting in awe all such as
may be so inclined or have drank from the poisoned
chalice Men will hereafter be known by their acts
and judged according to their merits. Those who
are bold and Independent lovers Of cur whole country
prompted by patriotic and enlightened sentiments
free from cabal, vain-gorou
ambition, will be the men upon whom the good peo-
pie of this country will confer honor and profit and
delegate with authority to superintend and govern
according to their dictaon the destnies of the Uni
ted States of America, honestly, and in obedience to
the laws of the land. For the present. your country
men Chose who repudiate all unnecessary nnova-
tions, and for preserving whole and as pure as
handed down to us, the principles of our Govern
ment) indulge the hope that you will be inspired
with the manly patriotism of the revered old Mother
of States and Statesmen and push the principles of
our Constitution and Republican rights to the highest
point, above the reach of ambitions politicians or
heartless demagogues.
MIR. President, am old Republican Jefferso-
man State-rights man, and my motto has ever BEEN
"Dieu ct ma Pat,iG." have held that the "Yor
popui" should never for an instant be dsregarded ,
not only to the majority, but also something due
to respectable minority not only that the few
should yield frequently to the general good, but
that the greater number of States should yield often
to the sectional advancement proposed or recon-
mended that EACH in their turn, bear with the ia
vors extended to the other-the North with the
South, East with the West, and each depending main
ly upon their own resources; and if needs be- with
out cavi to preserve unchanged and undisurbed our
beautiful Confederation, and then to pay tribute
to one another viz the North paying high for the
products of the South and the West whilst the West
and the South go to the North for the manufactured
articles. Protective duties are but few. Louisiana
claims justly that import duty should be placed upon
sugar New England cannot hope to manufacture
for the rest of the world although she should arrive
at the same perfection, and could after while, make
all kinds of manufacture as cheap as in England
Reciprocity is the great charm that will keep the
United States bound, as if in chains Of adamant; and
it is to be hoped that the age of reason which is upon
us will bring us all to be united than ever and
as we grow older, grow more firmly united The in
stuons under which we live the nature of our vast
dominion, the character Of our people, are of them
selves sufficient to employ the mind of statesman
President of such Republic must cut loose from
all connection with the clap-rap of mere politicians
send coalition, party clique, denominations to the
winds for, when chosen the head of the nation he is
no longer identified with one party any than
another, The President is independent of party,
and takes the position which belongs 10 his