Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-19

good name. His private, as we'll as his political char
actef, kas been assailed, with a purpose and design tc
induce the s1blic to PREJUDICE, and to condemn him un-
heard. Knowing, fill well, that the high, important,
and %digni6ed station which he occupied, would pre-
vent him, (even if disposed TO oso0 from entering the
field, to repeI and put down the many ISLANDERS uttered
and written against him, the accusers OF the President
have, with a zeal deserving a better calling, continued
TO assail and attack Kim. The public mind has not
been allowed 10 enjoy q moment calm, whereby 10
Judge the acts of the President, fairly and inpart'aliy;
but Wing Editors, seem to dread, that IT a tar OPP
portunity were afforded for the purpose, it would turn
out, that instead Of Mr.. Tyler's being a traitor to his
country, the charge would fall upon that portion OF The
Wing party who are now so clamorous against Mr.. Ty-
Ter. We ask, is it right, sit just, that the public mind
should be kept in such an excited state, fed, day by day,
with heated and partizan productions, lest the people
should, in their calmer and more sober reflections, be
disposed to render justice to the Chief Magistrate oil
this Union ? This state of things cannot, will not last,
and the Wings will find, TO their sorrow, that when
4 reaction takes place, as it must and will do, their
cause will suffer, and suffer greatly, by their own i'm
prudence. We have, for some time, felt disposed TO lend
our efforts, feeble as we know them TO be- in putting
down the unjust charges against the President. We
have, hitherto, refrained from doing so, because we
expected ADLER pens, and wiser heads, would engage
in this matter. We shall preface what we have to say,
by a brief statement of the Presidents political history.
At 4 very early age, he was called by his native county
10 The Legislature of his own State, and, at his very
outse, in politicallife, he openly avowed and acted out
the doctrines contained in the Republican creed
From the Legislature Of Virginia, he was called 10 4
seat in the House of Representatives of the United
States-next 10 the Chief Magistracy Of his own
State-and, again, to the Senate Of the United States.
In all, and each of these stations, he showed by his
messages, speeches, and votes, that he belonged 10 That
school Of Virginia politicians, whose glory 1t was 10
siand, erer IL stand in the front rank OF kepnbiicanisnl,
when yer its doctrines were assailed, either by foreign
or domestic foes. The President belonged and acted
with that gallant band that went for the Constitution
as it is, and who %repudiated the heresy OF Clay and
company, who advocated the doctrine, that the end
would Justify the means-or, IN other words, that The
Constitution should be always construed literally, and
not strictly. When the celebrated Proclamation Of
General Jackson was ushered forth TO the world, an
unfortunate split took place in the Republican, ranks,
and, among many other sound and wise men, Mr.. ly-
Ter separated from his party, and they and he formed all
equally unfortunate alliance with the then opposi.
ton. But we state, without fear of successful con-
tradiction, that the opinions of Mr.. Tyler underwent
no change. lie still retained and acted out his old doc
trines. In 1896, Mr.. Tyler was selected by the sup
porters of Judge White, as Vice President, upon his
i%icket-and by the Republican portion of the Wing
party, who sustained General Harrison as their candi-
date for Vice President, upon their ticket. In lsl0,
| Mr.. TYLER was again selected az The candidate Tor wee
President, upon the Harrison ticket, and for the pur.
pose, no doubt, Of retaining in the Wing ranks that
portion who were Of the Republican ialth-nnd, but for
this, could General Harrison haze been elected We
beg that il may be remembered, that from 1886 TO 1o4l,
the Wing Editors, throughout the Ieubul oteauiu
of the land, in cities, towns, ham!ets, and country,
from Maine to Florida, and the Atlantic to the "far of
West" upon the mountain top, and in the vallies, IN
hotels, and steamboats,, and steam cars, upon the court
green, upon the highway, and by The %freside, pro-
claimed over, and over and over again, that John Tyler
was q wise and profound statesman, an honest, pure,
and patriotic politician, of sound Republican prin-
ciples, and, particularly, that he was anti Bank :! Mark
The word anti. Bank .. We shall only consider it
necessary to speak Of Mr.. Tyler's political character,
for, we can but believe, that it must produce disgust
and contempt in the minds of every one, whose good
opinion is " orth having, that there can he found thosc
who are so lost TO every feeling, that characterize
either the moralist or the christian, as 10 lend them
selves for pay, or to crafty some bad purpose, to SLAM
der and defame an individual who has passed through
a long life without the shadow even Of suspicion rest
ing upon him. We are unwilling 10 do MIR. Tyler the
injustice Of even tempting to defend his private
character-for, by SO doing, we should, in appearance
nj least. seem to admit that he has been injured by the
darts thrown at him. We can but believe, that they
have all been pointless, and have fallen AT his feet, and
left him unframed and u%ninjured, although welded
by The muscular arm Of u Bell, a Badger, or n Ewing.
Up to May, I34l, Mr.. Tyler, in the estimation Of the
Wings, was every thing lovely and desirable in private
life, and a bright star among the brightest, of the Wings.
We design hereafter TO continue this subject.
BETA,
Ia Republican,
King and Queen, 2Ist June, la42.