Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-08-11
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The Court Gazette has been for some days buSily
engaged in hunting up the evidences ofMr. Tylcr's
title To the support ofthe Democracy. itransacks
the columns Of the Globe and other Democratic
papers-and collects all that was there said, about
the time of the vctocs in commentator of his En-
ccllency and the promises held forth of Democrat
| ic gratitude. if he would continue in that
and betray the Wings. II is most clear, from the
exhibit of the Madisonian. that the Democracy did
make strong promises of support, and i, is equally
manifest that Mr. Tyler, ia consideration Of these
PROMISES did perSevcre in his trcachcrous designs
towards the Wings. The is fully made ont,
as against the Democracy, who are under the most
solemn pledges sustain the acting President; and
| Tyler's own infamy, in bctrayng the party that
elected him. for the most sorCd considerations, is
AT the same time most fully demonstrated.
The Philadelphia Forum has some just and ndig
nant comments this subject:
TYLER AND DEMOCRACY.
Whats humiatng spectacle government at this mo
presents What mouiying contras, the present adj
mnistraton exhibits those OF Washington. Madison,
Monroe. and the younger Adams With Washington at
the head OF the nation she stood before the world erect IN
conscious dignity, and elevated by high purposes. Though
the Youngest OF the family OF nations the United States
commanded the respect OF ALL by maintaining her self
respect and teaching Others that she ready main
her rights she acknowledge theirs Like
her great head, she ed neither would she be
tried with Such the position and the dignity she
maintained down o the time OF General Jackson. Under
him she became somewhat bully, and like all bulies, IN
sprcd more than respect Mr.. Van Buren, then took
the reins and the bully changed the dandy
The great OF former days gone, and "a po
,ical grmakiu" rs DE Witt Clinton called him, was seen
in their place.
But what now do we see the elevated OF Chief
Magistrate Neither statesman politician, bully nor dan
dy neither who command respect excite lear
but only contempt and n,h. \ vain, concetcd, chatter
ING chaterng. Pennywhise pedar, enactnS the part :"
President misshappcn thing half fool; half knHVe at
tempting the people by assuming dignity that sits
upon him like the robes Of royalty upon the kings fool
Making eternal boast Of his purity and honesty, ond at
the winking, blinking and leaning 10 all whose
eye he catch and holding temptations in the shape
promises of Office Join his Copoya's squad OF disiH
fsreSied friends
Hear this compound OF trcachcry egotsm, mpudenee
and vanity herald hi niamy and offer 1t As
why he should be nominated by the ocoucos The
traitor like another Arnold claims the price Of his
pcrdy from those who doubtless tempted him to beray
those by whom he had been trusted Through the columns
OF his official organ, he LET view dispassionaey
the present OF things. The Democracy OF the coun
try is trumphantly the ascendant, How came it so'-
By whose eXertons was Whicgery, so recently flushed
with unprecedented victory laid PROSTATE, and Democrs
cy raised from defeat and dependency TO victory and pow
err viii any any say that the and
eNerions OF John Tyler and his friends have been the
Of eiScung this wonderful, this brilliant and sublime
moral achievement"
"This brilliant aud sublime moral achievement" " Per.
tdy unprecedented, sublime moral achievement" And
for this he asks to be nominated by he democracy OF the
country their candidate for the hshestoce in the world
Well thank heaven, the skirts Of the Wings dc.
filed by Tyerisr We rejoice that merged in the pool
OF atterday democracy" which has been the receptacle
OF many foul streams that the pure, original waters Of
that fountain scarcely longer dcernablc Our ad
welcome John Tyer-rrcleoue. WELCOME!
u 1t is stated that peuuon very numerously signed,
recently got up IN Cincinnati to Captain Tyler,
treating him visit the Queen OF the West that the pc
separated from the names, and another subu
ed IN Its place addressed Gov. ShannoH-askrs the