The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-18
TO JOHN TYLER, PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
PHiLADELPmA, Feb. 9th, 1s42.

PHlLApELPHA, Feb. 9Th 1912
MosT ESTEEMED AND ExCEILENr SIR;
In continuation of my letter addressed TO your Ex-
cellency ON the Odd ultmo, now proceed to invoke
your attention TO the important characteristics of the
times, OF yourself, much has been said since your
accession to the highest Office that aspire to
with glory. Your independent action the Chief
Magistrate of the United States of America, seems
not to be relshed by demagogues political dsseners,
and partisan mountebanks- have, one and all,
4" Tray, S,reethe9i and Blanche" INDUCED a gem
era yelp against YOU but it "a sound and fury sig
nifyng nothing" and they will find to their dearest
cost Ito homely phrase) they have "waked up
the wrong passenger and there is such thing as
''barkng up the wrong tree.n Let them rum and, as
the great Southern Champion said of the Banks,
ssiye them rope and they will hang themselves .
The time is come when the PEOPLE must and
will take matters into their own hands, if they
would secure patriotic devotion to their national
interests by their representatives The country
looks to Congress, and expects members TO give their
attention and consideration to measures, which you
and your Cabinet ministers have recommended, for
the welfare Of the country measures identified with
the honor integrity and future glory If the Union.
Their constituents are unwilling to continued
with IMMUNITY, the recklessness of Congress in mat
tiers requiring prompt action They behold with dis
gust the disgraceful conduct of members, who
instead of patriotic Cancellation, indulge IN personal
squabbes, neglect the public business, and stop the
wheels Of government Yes Mr. President, instead
of that feeling Of pure and elevated love of country,
which should honor and naiionalize the American
character are inflicted with the disgrace brought
upon by political knaves and rn-ou hack s, led
by Sir Oracle, the political Nestor "Me Nation s
Representative, he who has drunk of the potion dc
scribed in poetic iictions, which made forget
their country. You have done we'll Sir TO steer clear
Of the sefwillcd and algrasping opposition and
to place your dependence upon the sheet anchor
where there is mistake wrong, 10 your
fellow -czens, who are not ignorant of events
or hoodwinked by party leaders; citizens who have
the independence to hold their own opinions who are
resolved to act as freemen and know their duty to
their country in such crisis as the present To
them-a and they are lcgion--throughout the Conede-
racy you proudly and successfully appeal; they will
stand by and defend you in their might in the true
and honest course you have adopted. Throw out
your banner, bearing upon ito The rescue and
support Of The Executive against he malignant oppo
sition Of mercenary demdgogues, = You will find
that your appeal will be proclaimed from the house
tops, ard the honest yeomanry will re-echo it from
mountain and valley.
1t may not be proper in addressing your Excellency
to indulge in harsh epithets particular individuals,
such az Statesmen Senators, "The Nations Repre-
sentdtire.' But certain parsonage claims the no
tce of the world he will not complain if per
chance an observer should undertake fit TO re-
pie,O the Great Defeated Mr.. Clay, after fifteen
years OF struggling aspiration to the place your Excel
lency occupies finds that he is not destined to reach
the apex of his longing ambition and since becoming
convinced of this, to him and followers, melancholy
fact, finds that the Constitution is in need of improve
ment particularly with reference to the Executive
power. Certainly new light has broken forth to il
illuminate the world The immortal Rip Van Wrinkle
could not have been more astonlshed, after twenty
years sleep, than must have been Harry of the
West" when he SUDDENLY discovered, few weeks
since, that the President possessed too much power
and he now proposes to strip him of what our sage
and patriotic toreathers DE- emed Indispensable to the
true check and balance in system Of government
But Mr. Clay is wiser than they, and oilers amend
lnents to the Constitution.
Viz; ID. "That the veto power should he more pre-
csely defined and be sub ected further limitations
and qualifications
Did Mr.. Clay entertain this objection to the power
vested by the Constitution before he despaired ofsezng
the phantom of his pursuit, or gnus ft,rs, which he
has allowed to lead him captive for many years
Has it been this that has kept him so long from
declaring that, with the view therefore, &c. Sc,
to the fundamental character of the Government
itself, and especially of the Executive branch GAY,
theres the rub,) it seems to me that by amendments
Of the Constitution" " list. A provision to render
person ineligible TO the office of President of the Jn
ted States, qJier service Of term" &c sc. MIR
Clay, finding that term being his portion, and jea-
ous of the good that another enjoys, thinks one term
of four years for Captain Tyler" is sufficient But
MIR. Clay forgets that the sacred instrument left us
by foreiathers is confirmed in all its parts, and
made indissolube by the test of half centurys cx-
perience-besides the people to whom il belongs have
not found fault with its provisions.
MIR Clay says, of the Veto, {" 1t was known to all
TO have originated in the trbunition power in ancient
Rome; that it was seized upon and perverted TO
purposes OF ambitions, when the empire cstab-
shed under Augustus; and that it had not been
finally abolished until the reign of Constantine %c,
I" during the memorable period Of the French revolt
ton, when new Constitution was under consdera-
ton, this subject of the Veto power bad been largely
discussed, had and agtated the whole country Eve