The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-15
AN EVENTFUL ERA-MR. TYLER,s
ADMINISTRATION.

great principles OF natonal and constitutional
law, have arisen, as under the whole Admin.
tratlon OF any other President since Washinc
ton.
Hardly had Mr.. Tyler been sworn into HE
place, when it was necessary TO act in the af
| fair Of Mcleod.
The course adopted by the Administration in
that matter, although the Globe and its friends
Messrs Buchanan and Allen, and the learned
Justice Cowep, of New York-justly esteemed
as the "prde of the village of Saratoga"-dis-
scented from it. was such as to command the
acquescence ofall impartial men, all distinguish.
ed jurists, and, as far as we know, of all dplo
matists and others versed in the law of nations.
The question has been discussed all over the
civilized world has been the subject of remark
by many of the most distinguished jursts oil
continental Europe, and their judgment, with.
out an exception, corresponds with the opinion
expressed by the Executive.
No respectable publication-no toIerable law
yer-no decently informed public man--has been
found in the whole world, out of the ranks Of
American opposition, TO quarrel with the prin
cples of law in Mr.. Webster's despatch
The affair of the Creole next took place
The instructions of the Executive, on chi,
case, to the American Minister at London, have
successfully challenged the criticism even of
the profound jurisconsults of the globe, and
with the exception of that learned Theban"
of the New York American, and the abolition
lists of the North, have received the hearty ap
Drohafion If everv natrtotic Arnar;can
1t will be admitted that this affair presented
most delicate and important question, both in
an International and domestic point of view that
il devolved upon the Executive to take immedl,
ate and decisive steps in regard 10 it on The first
information OF its occurrence, and, at time TOO,
when the Administration was surrounded by
enemies on all sides.
With the exception of the New York Amer.
can and its brother abolitionists, no voice has
been raised against the conduct Of the Executive
ii this matter.
Enemies have been forced to be silent or TO
praise.
This matter was hardly off the hands of the
Government when came on the Santa Fe expe-
dltlon, and the consequent capture Of Amer
can citizens by Mexico. We do not know
what instructions have been given in this case
TO General Thompson. Able orators Of Mr..
Clay's suite, on the floor of Congress, declare
that the President means to plunge the country
into war with Mexico, for the sake of making
political capital out of the operation. Other
very astute people, such as the editor of the
New Orleans Bee, say that the Administrator
will do nothing, except that the Secretary
of State will write long despatch, make a
great talk and let the Mexcans hang or decap
itate our citizens at pleasure.
"When doctors disagree" &C., especially
such doctors as these, it would hardly be mo
dest in US to venture an opinion, particularly as
we have not seen the instructions any more
than they have, and before we pronounce on
the treatment Of the case, would like to see the
prescriptions.
Judging from the conduct of the two previous
affairs, we are quite confident that when the
decision and intentions of the Government are
known, they will be found to be such as Will
be much better excepted to before publication
than after. Perhaps this is the idea of those
who condemn beforehand
While we are thus uniformed, together with
the rest of the world, upon this most interesting
subject, case more extraordinary and exciting
than any Of the others occurs in the Rhode
Island controversy.
The question at,issue in this contest, and the
facts Of the case are generally known
We do not mean to-day to go into an expa
nation of them, or comment upon them We
have been induced to advert to the matter in
consequence Of some characteristic remarks Of
the Globe, which, true TO its bias, fills lis CO.
lulnns with speculations and misrepresentation
respecting the controversy, and the course adopt
ed in relation to ii by the Executive. What the
Administration has, in act, done in regard 70
this most unhappy controversy, we do not know
but presume we shall all soon see.
We doubt not ii will be found that the Presi-
dent has fulfilled his duty, under the Constltu-
ton and the laws, ably and impartlally, and our
confidence is by no means shaken by the ra
lngs of the Globe, intended, as they evidently
are to prejudice the public mind against what
ever proceeding the Executive shall be found
TO have adopted.
The best answer TO all these attacks, and re-
fuation OF these premature judgments, will be
those proceedings when they shall be made
known.
This is the first instance, we believe, since
the adoption of the Constitution, of an apPlca
ton to the Executive Of the General Govern
ment TO protect State from domestic ylo
lence, although it wa, unfortunately, neccs'aF
in Gen. Washingtons time TO employ force 70
suppress Instructions.
A more delicate power does not exist under
the Constitution.
If it shall be found as it doubtless will th1'