The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-02
From tks .Nsr York STANDARD
THE BITTERNESS OF HOSTILITY TO
WARDS THE EXECUTIVE.


WARDS THE EXECUTIVE.
In all The wars waged by England against the power
OF the mighty Corslcan, in The hercest struggles
that enlisted the enmilies of contending factions
for ascendsncy IN This any other country when the
waves OF party intolerance mountains of wrath
There has never been exhibited INDEBTEDNESS Of
feeling, more bitterness of resentment than have been
e,inced 10y the principal journals ofthe Wings against
the present President of the United States The
editors and conductors of those journals appeared TO
have fed on gall, and quenched their thirst with
wormwood, ia order to embody within them much
as ble the utmost bitterness of mind and matter
with which to pour out torrents of unhallowed
Indignation against the Chief Magistrate of their
choice
Ii Is recorded of Hamilcar, the leader of the Car
tbagenans, after his discom6turein of the Pune
wars With the Roman Republic that he compelled his
son Hannibal TO take solemn oath upon the altar,
that he would cherish eternal enmy against, and
never be at peace with Rome. This oath OF ven
geance and lmpIacabiliGy regiously observed by
the conqaeror of Italy, and the almost capurer OF
Rome se until finding grave for his laurels In the
luxurious ease and incidence of Capua he was not
only beaten and compelled to flee before The people he
had to hate, but forced to sue for peace
and his own proud Carthage was ultimately DOOM
cd TO fall before the reribuve infections OF his hated
foe.
From the manifestations made by the leaders and
editors of the Wings il is fair infer that they, like
the asseveratDg Carthagenan, have sworn upon their
altar Of Clay, oath of everlasting hate to President
lyler and In obedience TO the demon OF vlndIctlve-
ness within them, have determined to be at
peace with him during the period of his public life
feeling so repugnant to every principle OF justice
"a course of conduct SO to every attribute
OF equity and benevolence-has never been exhibited
before, at least In our day. and We doubt whether It's
parallel can be found any page of history, since
civilization has set her foot upon the soil of humanity
The eDmty and hatred of his revilers the Pres dent
unmarked 1t Is by reason-unregua by the least
;,Ia
ton of udgnenta appears be designed to deter the
Chief Magistrate from duty and to drive him from
the post OF power, before the expiration of his term
OF office. That they will be able to succeed in this
attemh at his forced and premature ejectmeni, they
have h.tle reason of well-grounded hOIe-and the
President far from being inundated by their
dls,empered efforts, will only plant himself more
firmly In his seat and bid the maddening elements
defiance.
But let for moment inqur what evil is that the
President done for which he is to be thus hunted
from the ear'h and consigned TO an untimely death
Of character and office. The answer is this he
been led by his prevailing sense of propriey to deny
the requests OF some of his Whg trends--to thwart
the purposes of others-to refuse his assent por
ton of their iavorte measures and to cherish predi
lection for those Republican principles and practices
in which he was born and bred IL must be remem-
bered that Mr.. Tyler educated ia the strictness
ofthe old Republican school of Jeferson-was taught
to veneate the doctrines Of and value the rights OF
sovereignty of the States. He instructed in the
school OF constitutional law and the lessons he there
learned he has daled to make the guides and govern
ors Of his conduct through life And when any acts,
of his friends, presented for his
ceptance, that varied against the principles he had
cherished, and the of duty he had cultivated
with such diligence and care, he was compelled how
unpleasant might be the task, to disagree with
and cHuneract the purposes OF those friends, and
thereby defeat the acts whch they had set their
aft and to which they had harnessed their des
tiny. The reuct nce with which tits done, and
the mild manner with which the Executive Iejeytion
of any measures communicated to It's friends and
worshippers argued in him feeling of hostility, but
rather disposition to conci late far conscience
and duty would permit. This urbanitY of conduct
and manner towards b dy of men no we're Ie-
solved to rule over ALL and to bend every power and
Coordinate attribute of Office their will at every
hazi rd, at and unhesila tingy denounced
with death mortal veal those in the Apocalypse
at once empted upon the Presidential head to
sink him to depth of deg adation deep that no
power on earth could ext.cae hlm. The poison Of
tn Sc asp-like tongues, and the dripping venom OF
their pens were, ho y~ever npoent for i'll.
They were received by the President with the
calmness that characterizes conscious rectude,
and like the angel that presides over the waters, he
continued undlsturbed and We do not in
tend however, to assert that the President has done
wrong-that he has never erred in any portion of
his public life. Far from tive believe he has err
ed through excessive soictude to please his former
friends, but has since pursued more independent
course, and is fastening far possible to correct
the errors of his former judgment. This is worthy
the character and conduct of an honest man. But
of what avail, we ask, is all this deadly enmty of
the Wings Are their senses SO stepped in follys
lethe, to imagiue for moment they shake the
Presidential purpose, and force MIR. Tyler to abdicae
his office? Vain hope. Despite their efforts, he will
still be President Of the nation, not of their particular
party-and will continue to administer the affairs of
the Government in such to enure, in his
opinion to the best interests and permanent welfare
of the nation In all matters pertaining to rela-
lions with foreign powers, his worst enemies COM
PEELED to init he has always shown himself true
American and ably and faithfully asserted the rights
and indicated the honor of his country For this
he will be esteemed. And it is not to be supposed
that because he has defeated, by his constitutional
vetos, few unwise laws, and negatived few mea-
sures of supposed mischievous tendency, that the
American people will, body, prescribe him.
They too just for that And Notwithstanding the
vexatious revlings, the malignant abuse, and the
mad spirit of imbittered hostility with which he is
pursued he will still continue onward in the even
tenor of his way, regardless alike of the wrath of
vindctive enemies, and of the fulsome adulation Of
falsely pretending friends.