The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-04
From the albany Knickerbocker.
JOHN TYLER'S ADMINISTRATIONS.


Our neighbors of the Atlas came out on Saturday,
with what we suppose they deemed &c forty parson
power" upon the Madisonan, and Mr.. Tyler's Ad-
mnstraton per To distant readers this will pass
for burst OF virtuous democratic indignation, eo-
quent and well written but out of place and uncalIed
Tor; out TO US nearer home it is looked upon meant
to be severely dealt lelt-handed blow al the Argus
There is one fact clearly demonstrated by the Atlas
leader, which is this that there Is danger appre
hended in the Democratic party by the Adminlstra-
ton Of President Tyler for if it feeble it is
commended for BY the Atlas, their article would never
have been written, for it would be merely breaking
fly the wheel" which is an amusemA mt that that
grave and dignifed paper would not indulge in.
The gravamen Of the charges brought by the Atlas
against the PRESIDENT is, that he has carried out none
of the promises made by the Wings in 1870, and that
he has done nothing worthy OF the Democracy.
Mr. Tyler on his accession, most une xpcctedly to
the Presidential chair, Of unprepared to
act at once, all the great measures Of The day. for
he occupied as Vice President position, wi ich re
qnired action and which Called for no expression
Of opinion from him When he assumed Tie re,ns
Of government he found himself most unpIeasantly
situated, between. Mcssrs. Clay and Webster and
with both OF these gentlemen it was out CGsa, aut
.Nauus. To Mr. Gays measures, especially to high
protective tariff, and United States Bank Mr. 1y-
Ter as soon as nc acquired knowledge Of this at
once saw that he could net accede. Mr.. Clay with
an eye single TO the accession, refused at once has
support TO the President and the Executive found it.
sell m the singular position Of minority IN both
Houses of Congress. Here was a difficulty Of such
magnitude, thai few men icould have surmounted it,
and Mr. t. had but this option, TO bind himself and
hs admin traton hand and foot to the great Juggcr
naut car of Clay end be buried with the country be
meath It's wheels, or, by sustaining his previously
expressed opinions to set him eli UP against Mr. CLAW
and his clique The latter position as one of princi
plo, Mr. Il. at once assumed, and frcm that moment
a relentless and DISCRIMINATING war, 90 a war OF the
knife and The knife TO the hili," waged against
him by Mr. Clay and bis friends, in both Houses, and
it then became impossible for Mr. TYLER TO carry out
the promises Of the Wings, even had he had been so
inclined, and the shame of this mus, rest with the
wings, not Mr.. ] yler.
What, then, is the President TO doi Precisely wbs,
he dd-ieave those who had elected him, and at
tempt 10 carry out The Administration pon The prin
cipes of Democracy. lie commenced by veioing
tie Bank BILL an act that in itself was noble generous
and sefsacrifcing Unaided Mr. TYLER stenped
INTO the mineDt deadly breach he dared to look the
monster Bank, compared 10 which the old u. s. Bank
mere playthng, boldly in the face and TO make
bitter aud inpacable enemies, Of the ten thousand
cormorants who were waiting to gorge themselves
upon the vlllaires and rascaltics OF the ncs Bank
On question o! principle, be did tina, which was sure
TO insure for him tue hatred Of those who elected him
without guarantee OF The friendship of those who
had opposed him This act if il stood SOLITARY and
alone, would demand the appreciation of the Dcmocra
cy, and that II has received It, Notwithstanding the at
tack Of the Atlas, we know t be true The Subtrea-
sury had been repealed, and John Tyler not veoing
The repeal OF this measure, not without cosdjntors
in the Democrats ranks for q large portion OF that
party, even up to the election, were opposed to the
Sub treasury and rs this that hung like mill stone
arosnd the neck OF Mr. Van Buren,. There was N. n
mo law applicable 10 the deposit and sa-keepipx of
the public funds; and the President felt, hat 10
Congress, and not TO the Executive bcouxfd thu re-
sponsbilty Of collecting ,pd keeping the revenue.
He proposed fiscal agent, which was not a bank
any more than sub-treasury, but which had MANY
Objectionable fcatures-had, too, many good ones
Determined to cut loose from the Why's, he called
around him those which, with one exception. were
well known Democrats, and he attempted 10 remove
Wings from office to appoint Democrats in their
aces. That he has done so very many instances
will, we think, not be questioned but that he has
frequen y been grossly imposed upon by cliqucs and
heartlcss politicians, hungry ofice-seekers and I'M
principled men, IS also equally unquestioned But
what President has ever been free from the sin of
bad appointments Mr. Tyler has erred from n
mistaken confidence III those he thought TO be hi,
friends, from warm heart and crcdulous disposition
But to the Atlas article again. .. t.t
II is very easy to heap charge on charge and en;
tibet on epithct but the proof Master Atlas Wherein
have the foreign relations Of the Administration hon
fouIly or badly conductedi Does the Asbburton and
Webster treaty or the fact that we are represented
abroad by such men as Irving Everett Webster, and
Cass, prove your statement or The reverse; The fac,
is President Tyers Administration has had (, stand
up against the revllIngs of both Wing and Democrat
anu the Van Buren, and Calhoun portion of tho latter
viii not consent that any Democrat should hold /
ofhce--from the great gun OF the Globe down to the
PoP-guns OF the smaller fry. Our paper is independ
ent IN political matters, and our indvi usl opinions
are Wing, but we cannot permit man whom we be-
l'eye TO be pure hgh-mnded, and honest to be ruth
'essly abused, without coming 10 the rescue. In this
city all hve-of the party papers are continually max
ing stabs at him, and we, though the smallsstin sIn
mako up with our neighbors in honesty and political
Fairness