The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-09-07
From he Toledo 10 Rorisl
PRESIDENT TYLER.

We call the attention OF our readers TO the article
headed Mr.. 7yler's Democracy" taken from the
( Madisonian in to-day's paper
! Mr.. Buchanan's testimony is such as cannot be inn
peached, on either moral or political considerations.
| The views taken in his speeches in Congress of the
firmly established democratic principles and the un.
bending integrity and dsineres ed fearless adhe-
renee To principle, which characterized the conduct
OF the President were those of not only the great
/ body OF democratic Congressman but of almost
| every true democrat in the United States The truly
just and high encomiums INDUCED in by that talented
Senator, were in one acclaim responded TO by the
democracy from one end Of the Union to the other
Al that time our national affairs were in a most
peculiar and lamcnable condition. BY a singular
concentration of circumstances. with which our read
ers are perfectly familiar, and which il therefore
unnecessary % recaptL late, the federaliss had OBJ
tanned the ascendency in Congress and TO all appear
ances, we were placed at the mercy Of band of the
most merccnary and reckless politicians of that cor
rupt party, intoxicated and maddened a. they were
with their new acquired power. Our faithful demo-
cratic Representatives in the halls Of Congress could
but enter their solemn protest against the daring and
ruinous schemes of the majority, and stand belpessly
by to witness the most reckless dissertation of our
sacred Institutions. The ship Of State was fear(ully
careenng amid the elements of anarchy and ruin
with which she was surrounded wave after wave
dashed tumultuousy against her noble prov, and
each succeeding one seemed 10 threaten her with in
eyltabe wreck upon the shoa of federalism towards
the hearts OF the democracy with Consideration
But at this crisis there faithful pilot at the rud
DER who regardless Of the t1mutuous and threaten
ing elements OF dis ord around him. and mindful only
of the solemnty Of his oath, stood manfully ia bis
post breasted the storm and kept a steady and firm
hand upon the helm, steering her clear of the break
ers and finally moorIng her safely in The harbor of
democracy. II IS needless now TO allude TO the deem
bitter and protracted imprecatons of those disan
pointed political desperad es who having enlisted
under the banner of prvaieer found Themselves
necessltated to serve under the flag of the country
with honest regular Captain or to dec,
the ship. Nor is II necessary to saw how manv
and who deserted but tie rally OF the democray,
to the standard Of their country is subject on vb,cI
we could dwell with pleasure was the commas Of :
newspaper article sufficient to allow of doing il ;ns
tce But this is also unnecessary; the traTsac,on.
are too recent and fresh in the memory of The no
ton, the unbounded Joy with which every ,rmo |
hearted democrat hailed those exhibitions of tbe c.
ness and sngeness of purpose in Chief Magistrate
from whom they had nothing to expect ON accom-, 80
circumstances connected with his election TO the STA
tion are not, nor ever will be- erased from tbeir
memory the aspirations of gratitude that arose from
millions of frecmen TO him, for interposng tho oon. !
servauve power OF the Constitution to save their
country from ruin, have scarcely died away upon
their lips.
But what different spectacle have we now pre-
sented not on the part of the people, but of por-
llon oil the democratic press, those who assume to
themselves The prerogative of forming end guiding |
pubic opinion President Tyler, having by a pro-
yldental lnterposition, been called to the admnisrs
ton OF government independently of party or per-