Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-09-10
John TyieT-s Protest.

On our first page will be found Protest from
his Accidency John Tyler, against the proceed
inps Of the House in relation to his last Veto Mes
sage. We cannot express eur opinion Of IT bet
ter than by copying the foIowing remarks from
the ed .toriat columns Of the Baltimore Patriot
The proceedings of the House Of Representatives
Yesterday, are not without interest. Mr.. iyler'
anxious 10 sgnaIizo his treacho,y 10 the Wing
party, and MS aposracy from the political ia''h ne
professed IN 1910, is bent following all the bad
examples Of the administrator OF Gen. jackson
II, Yesterday took bold step, and actually sent
to tho House a protest against their proceedings
This unwarrantnb,e proceeding was met at the
very threshold, and most Indignantly rehuked, by
reading "A speech made by MIR. Webster, when
Gen. Jackson's celebrated protest was cent to the
Senate, and the dignity and independence OF the
House was indicated by instantly adopting the
same resolutions as were passed by the Senate on
tina, occasion, and for which Mr. Tyler, beng
then member Of the Senate, voted, Nothing
could be happier than were The proceedings oil The
House on the occasion. The administering TO
Mr. TYLER Of the medicine he had formerly as
sisted in prescribing for Gen Jackson, was w'Se~
~ thought Of, though it seems q lille like cruel
1
OF tho protest itself, say bat little to-
dav 1t is in the mock heroic style, and ii FIR.
Tyler wore not known. as one who proved ase
10 his friends treache Ious 10 the principles mat
brought him into power, and faithcss TO his P''dg'
es this paper might be taken for the protest 81
of some crandiloquent old and honest hero, we
read of in old works ofcton, against some ianc'ef
infringement of the etiquette he supposed was due
to his station, and which, rs he believed, inHot'-
ed all the dlrest consequences that couid be'a'
tho State. In this in almost every thing ne
does. Mr. TYLER mistakes his own Importance. -
For himself personally, the people have no sym
nq,bv They rezpect the office he hods, ard re-
orot tina, il should be held By ono who cannot
be exalted by it. But they separate the nan
rom the office, and throughout The whole lana
in every cottage and log cabin IN The country
wherever and by whomsoever his name IS men
tioned-whether by Wing or Locoioco-he Is re
rarded and spoken Of political traitor. Ina
brand IS indelbly fixed upon, and never can DC e
rused. 1t Is, therefore, IN vain that Mr. rye
eodeavors to exalt himself 10 be martyr. 1t 1
equally in vain that he endeavors to get up IN TT
hehaIr The crv Of persecution. Treachery wa
never the act of one who mag be called mar
tyr, AMI deserved punishment lnihcted On N
wrong -doer will never be considered persecution
Mr.. TYLER may, therefore, protest and re protest
but ne cannot escape the penalty OF h's co"onc'
II he fees-as bis protest would lead us to b
lieyc he does-the censure which the House
Representatives, rejecting the Will OF the people
has passed upon him, his own conscience suggest
70 him that the ceusure il just. And It he mis-
:understands-as il would seem he has IN tins cas-
tho self rebukc Of his conscience, and suppose
it to be feeling excited by wrong done nj"
the people will take care no. 10 be m'sIed BY Al
error They Judge him rightly"