The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-12
From the .Neto York Sun.
THE INDEPENDENT PRESS.

! Want of space has, much to our regret prevented
our republishing excellent article which appeared
few days since in the Madisonian in relation to the
| independent journals 1t does justice and no more
than JUSTICE to their character and motives. Because
they have found much to commend in the conduct of
President Tyler, who like themselves, nobly resolved
to break in fragments and cast from his limbs the
chains of party slavery, they have been assaed by
certain presses with much bitterness and accused Of
being governed by hope of obtaining patronage
from the President is natural that charges Of this
description should be made by such journals as hate
Mr.. Tyler for his independence, and have idea of
any such virtue dsinterested patriotism act
ing themselves, and supposing 1t impossible for any
else to act from other than base and sordid
tives But, SO far we concerned, and we doubt
not from the language of our independent cotempora
ries, that far they concerned charge was
ever more entirely groundless
The Madisonan has the sagacity to discover and
the honesty to state fairly the position of the indepen
dent press 1t says they have not abandoned their
high ground they have not become party organs
and it hopes they never will. Some Of the
of President Tyler, together with the stern integrity
and patriotism that have marked his general conduct
met their appreciation in strict accordance with
the principles which they had always advocated, and
they had the independence frankly and fearlessy to
say Any other course would have been unwor-
thy of them. The Madisonian also remarks that
they conducted with more ability and more hon.
esty than any other papers in large Cities and
predicts truly beyond all doubt that in the desperate
warfare waged against them by some of the blanket
journals the latter will be the defeated if not the de-
stroyed party.
The charge ofvenaty is perfectly ridiculous. Why,
the ground of mere self-interest the independent
journals have every inducement to keep steadily in
their straightforward untrammelIed and triumphant
career No patronage which they possibly re-
ceive from any government will equal that which
their impartial devotion the of truth has
from intelligent and hgh-minded people While
enjoying the rich rewards of their independence and
after seeing the party papers dropping off in all direc
TONS like the withered leaves Of autumn, it be
supposed that they are ambitious Of changing places
with these chained enslaved and death-stIcken veh
cles OF patty luminosity and SANDER 7 No-the idea
is preposterous. Not only the paramount obligations
Of duty, but their pecuniary interests point them
and still upward the path Of independence and
truth. iii that path they find the President of the
nted States, will be matter of rejoicing them
and their country.
The Public Ledger speaks our own views upon this
subject, and doubt not the views Of the indepen-
dent press generally. We have" says that excel
lent paper thus far rendered to the present Execu
tive of the United States a more efficient support
than it has received from all the partisan presses
combined But this support has been rendered to
right and not John Tyler and his Cabinet-to the
country and not to its public officers merely such.
We ask no favors of any body, corporate or incorpo
rate public private, and we will take no favors
upon the slightest sacrifice of right If John Tyler
and his Cabinet want such support, they are always
so is any Executive. And John Tyler and his Cabi
net will get such support Without payment, and would
not get it for payment, however liberal. No party
is rich enough to buy and our riches are pub
lie confidence and respect, we are rich enough to
proceed without the aid of parties"