The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-14

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People.
[Our readers will find the appended ar
licle an admirable reply to the assault Of
Lord Brougham on the President Of the
United States.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
LORD BROUGHAM'S ASSAULT ON PRESl
DENT TYLER TURNED HOME UPON HIM.
In a speech in the British House OF Lords
upon Iish affairs, Lord Brougham INDUCES IN
| some very characteristic viuperaion oil The Pre-
sident of the United States, and of his son, for
| their interference with the Irish question oil re-
neal In the course of his remarks, he mentions
the excessive folly" of the son, and styles the
father The :. accidental President We sup
posed that Lord Brougham were litle more
enlightened about the structure and operation OF
our government, Than Ibis speech indicates, II
we use it as a standard by which 10 try his know
ledge. But we will not be so unjust to his in
lie .ligence. We will acqut him Of ignorance,
though at The expense of honesty. He knons
beit,r. He knows that in all such movements,
Robert Tyler is strictly private citizen, aud
exercises a common right, without involving
our government in the slightest responsibility
Though he be the son OF The President, that re
lation confers upon him political authority,
station or influence, and gives him no right TO
implicate the government in The slightest de-
gree. Hence his opinions or comments are Of
no more importance, 50 far a' our relations
with foreign governments are concerned. than
those Of the humblest and obscured Citizen
Why then should he not make speeches about
Irish repeal, as well as any other American cti-
zen? Does Lord Brougham deny such right to
any foes Our own constitutions and laws
guaranty freedom Of spe CHI and opinion, and
therefore we know not what other over can
exercise any preventive jurisdiction over us.
But if any officer of our government. who
h ID right to speak for it upoa its foreign rela-
tons, should thus interfere, he would exhibit
want of due courtesy 10 the foreign govern
ment, even if he did not violate the laws of ma
tons; and thus he would give just ca, Sc for
offence and com 1ant, if he did not for deca
ration Of war. But is Robert Tyler, the son Of
the President, i'll this position Has he right
TO speak for The government upon foreign rca
tions Certainly not. He holds subordinate
ministerial office. But this gives him no au-
thnriiy urnn foreign relations, and lac does not
speak OF Irish affairs officially He addresses
repeal meetings as Robert Tyler private cit-
z of Virginia, and not as signer Of patents.
j And he addresses them as "a Mister Tyler"
and not as she son of the President of the
Uni ed States" And even if he attended re-
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be Of no political importance; and Lord
Brougbam ought TO know and doubtless does
know, that The signer of patents has no right
over the peace Of the Two nations, and that the
son Of the President is no m e. politically,
Than any other son.
Lord Brougham calls our Chief Magistrate
an accidental President" and uses the term
to imply want of respect Now we ask the
British Senator, or any other man of sense,
which is the greatest outrage upon national
courtesy, an expression of opinion upon TO-
reign quar-, by a private ci'iz,n, in country
whose laws authorize freedom of speech, or
term Of reproach cast upon The head of our gov
eminent by legislative officer of another
speaking officially IN his official place7 If Ro-
bert Tyler's speeches TO popular meetings upon
repeal are justly offensive TO The British Gov
eminent, the British Senator'S official abuse OF
our President is much more offensive to ours
/ The one uiters, as private person, what he
may lawfully utter under the laws Of nations
The other, utters as a high ublic officer, what
violates the laws Of nations. But we are MOI
asionshed; for British public funclionaries, s.
pecally Of high authority, are much addicted TO
the practice of committing the very sins Of
which they complain in others, and that too
while making the complaints.
And Mr.. Tyler is an accidental President !"
He is President according to our Constitution
and Laws, and therefore President by design,
aud not by accident And even if he were Pre-
sident "by accident" what then 2 He is ac-
knowledged as President By the whole Union,
and therefore offered TO other nations a. The
head OF the Government; and beyond this fact
they have no right TO inquire. That he is dcitt-
al President is enough for them whether he is
righYm President or not, is question for our
selves only. But as he is both, a British Sena-
tors official interference with the subject is
National insult, though probably Of character
too insignificant TO be worthy Of orr official no
tice. But, admitting that he is President "ty
accident" the "accidentn Of President Harri-
SON. DEATH we ask Lord Biouaham if his own
Executive can show any better right7 Victoria
is "Queen by accident" the accident of h,
late Kings death he was King "5y accident
the accident" of his broher's death and IT,
he bad lived to the present day. he would still
have been King "by accident and Victoria
ould have been merely his heir apparent ''by
accident" So my Lord, or as they call you in