New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-18
ReAec.io1,s upon the Political state OF the
Country. with glance at the Chinese
Mission.


ana corruption OF the government Is A"d!
painful and unrracious task. It's merceaary par
tizens who have already been subsidized or those
who arg to receive the reward OF Their adhesion,
incessantly cl.rno- forth the direct lnprecat!ons
araiast every attempt to lift the vel. ore1Pose the
motives Of official iniqui,y. They have ALREADY
svg.enatized their service, through the columns
Of cer,ain presses in New-York and elsewhere,
and the pensioned correspondents OF this city have
doomed the doubters in Office to inevitable REFORM
and invoked political destruction upon all who
NAV venture to question the infalllblhty OF the
President of the United States.
AT this period, however, ii Is hardly necessary
to enter upon such inquiry. The motives o! VII
TYLER, for rnany months past, have been 50 per
fectly Transparent, that not an eye that has been
directed TO his administration but has seen the
vanity Of his aspirations, and the grossness OF ihe
means by which he IS attempting to crafty them.
Il. then. the measures he has recommended be not
based upon truth and justice ;-lfthe pubic pat
,onage be dispensed with the aro,red object OF
subscribing his own personal cupidlty and ambi-
,ion and the people slavisfly standardization OF
moral and political obligation Will necessarily be-
come the order OF the day and the trainers OF ouI
glorious constitution viii have in VAN contended
for government Of the people. Money and !ust
of power VIII have become paramount to the lloer
ties and honor Of the nation; and with all Tue
resources o. a great and happy community we
shall rush with rapldlly to ruin, unc1amPied IN
,Io..I- &C o;,iI;,a.;on
The brief administration OF the present Execu-
tive forms perilous feature IN the history OF our
Governments, and daily contributes to hasten this
catastrophe. The unprecedented and d!shonora-
bic means by which he is striving to secure his
reelection, should be promptly and etfccfually re-
sisted by the honest men OF all parties, who have
the least regard for public and private honor, or
the stability Of the institutions ofthc country.
The peculiar circumstances attending his &C
cession to the Presidency, one would suppose
might have suggested to Mr.. Tyler caution and
moderation in the exercise of the functions OF his
high office The character of his Inaugural Justl-
fed the hope. but It proved rank dcluson, ana
the promise it conveyed was an idle speculation,
his administration. He now openly denounccs
Official vengeance against all who shall dare to
differ in opinion from him, even though that opin-
ion be unerpressedi and to those who Will ex-
claim that ALLAH is the true god and MA
noMEr his prophet, the bolts OF the Treasury are
as bars Of straw and honoTs and distinctions
are conferred upon them with prohigate prodl-
gallty.
These reflections have been prompted By recent
events at the Capitol; and but for the enormlty
of the arrangement which has finally disposed Of
Mr.. Webster, and solved his emphatic inquiry
propounded at Fanuel Hall, | should forbcar TO
enlarge upon the subject But the truth must be
told, and disguise and deny it as they may, the
conclusion from the facts which shall present is
irresistible that the President and his advisers in
the matter OF the Chinese Mission have coInpro-
missed their personal honor and degraded the
character of the Government.
After it had been resolved in solemn cabinet
council to merge the Tyler party in that of the
Democracy orders were forthwith issued from
the White House TO every section of the country
10 procure public expressions against the contnu-
ance Of Wings in Office under the Federal Gov
eminent; and npnn ho;~e dnl,- r-~,''itco 10 TIE
proder departments their places should be forth
with filed by true Virginia ,letiersonian Demo-
Gratis, Mr. Webster, who was early advised of
this movement, hastily returned 10 Washington
from his visit to Narshfcld, and expostulated in
good set terms against the measure at least so far
as might operate an injury to his peculiar friends
but Mr.. Spencer had become his fduS debates, and
the President was unmoved The sccptre had
departed from the Bay State, and the great Secre-
tarv and his shadow, Mr. Gushing, retired to de-
hberate upon that all -absorbing question Where
shall 20 For to remain IN the Cabinet to be
transferred as newer of wood and drawer Of wa
ter to the camp of the Loco. Focos was totally out
of the question Spencer had brought them 10 the
brink OF precipice from the horrors of which there
was no escape, unless they retired Saure qui
peut. became the watchword, and the mission 10
China with all Its appliances was the result OF
their reflections. In consideration of roiuatary
REIMBURSEMENT of the seals OF the State Depart
ment, Alr Gushing was commissioned, Mr.
Fletcher Webster appointed Secretary Of the Le-
cation, Mr.. John Tyler, r., Private Secretary and
Commercial -iHaehe, and the Rev. Mr.. Parker,
who married niece OF Mr.. Webster, Interpreter
to the Mission. After deducting the usual salary
and outfits for the Commissioner the balance Of
the appropriation of 10000 is entirely to be con-
sumed within the year by the son OF Mr.. Webster.
his nephew, and the private Secretary and son Of
the President. Comment is unnecessary, such
bald corruption cannot escape the dullest vision.
YET IN Justice 10 Mr.. John Tyler, Jr must saw
that have learned from the highest authority.
that ne VIII receive very small part of the appro
r,riatinn I'm, VIII avail himself ot Tho ,te,est NJ