The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-08
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.


Trte as sixiy-six anniversaries have made
all oral and written eulogies Of the prototype oil
this day and It's happy consequences, | cannot
permit letter TO you. bearing this date, TO APP
pear in your widely extended journal without
its especial notice since, whatever others may
think Of it, my firm belief is that it is pre-emi-
nenty worthy of the deepest consideration Of
every American citizen. IL is more remarkable
than all IFS predecessors on many accounts
| First, because il bears witness TO the far-seeng
wisdom Of our revolutionary sires, in providing
us with institutions so perfectly arranged and
SO nicely checked and balanced as to meet any
and every contingency TO which human affairs
are subjected, amidst the conflicting passions
aud interests 10 which such a period Of time has
given rise.
In this connection, it is further worthy Of es-
pecial notice, as being the third year Of the
mild and just exercise Of The power vested in a
Chief Magistrate, who is the first holding that
Office, that has been called from the Vice Pres-
dency to exercise the all-important functions of
The highest power known 10 The Constitution.
Nor is II less extraordinary that his first eleva-
lion from the second 10 the first office in the
Government, should have fallen upon one who
has been from his carest years in political life,
during all which time his career has evinced a
consistency Of which few can boast having, in
several instances, magnanGnously sacrifctn
party and power to exalted patriotism aad the
pures principle.
Elected 10 the second office by The almost un
pfccedented majority Of nineteen GU, Of twenty
six States, President Tyler, on assuming the
Chief Magsiracy, might have secured his pas
sage through the nearly four years left vacant
by the sudden death Of his lamented predeces-
sor, 'all sunshine and calm with the warm,
hearty, Jealous support Of The Wing party but
for one reason UnhaPpiv however, for him,
though thrice happy for his country, that one
reason involved difficulty lie could not sur
mount, for it required that he should prove a
traitor TO his conscience; that he should violate
the solemn oath he had TAX to support the
Constitution, and give his official sanction 10 an
act which he most solemnly believed and had
repeatedly declared to be in direct contradiction
TO It's rrovi ions. | repeat, ii is very remarka-
bic circumstance, and one which cannot be too
]
Vlce Pfesid, nj became the President he should
be man oil sufficient moral courage and purity
of purpose TO plunge himself into the most pain
! iul OF all earthly positions, that Of awakening
the wrath Of powerful party leaders, who, with
Mammon 10 aid III m, could, and, as The event
proved II, did cause them TO pour out upon him
an unceasng vitupeIaton and scandalous
,ulicb hoe -, IL. +
litcll warfare in this CT in any Other county
| am aware that am writing what is well
known-so are the hgh-souled acts Of the Fa-
theirs Ct the Republic VT we delight 10
dwell upon thcm, more particularly upon this
festive day, which awakens in every American
bosom he highest and holiesr feelings of patri-
otto iervo-, aud know of no act Of scfimmo-
! laton and sac flee, in our own political history,
upon which higher estimate should be placed
than that act Of our present worthy Chief Ma
! gstate, which, while it bears witness to lis
! purity and firmness, saved his country from the
most corrupt of all malign inhuenccs-Me po,r-
er Of money Crer The desfiRieS Of man
! The "meHs Sibi conScid rccG," re ullins
from this one act alone, is an inc ,timable
treasure, and they know lirle of The image
OF God in the hudan heart, who cannot
feel that such an impcr,habl bles ing is
far above all earthly reward or uni.hmen,.-
But let not those who have exhausted language
Of lis West aud most degrading epthets, to
hur them against a pure patri 1t, believe they
can dark'n thu light Of truth or cxtingush the
sacred fire of principe.
Truth and principle are gifts of Heavenly
bounty, and more often bless the cottage than
the palace. That they possess The universal
homage OF man Is the very cornerstone upon
which a republic re Is. In this the suLndest
and puresi Democracy places its most unbound
ed fai h. Federalism believes it not. And this
is the great Distinguishing feature between them
For good and wise purposes, and TO attach them
more strongly to ruth, the People are some
times permitted TO be deceived; but not for a
long period, as we have seen in the result OF
the elections which have taken place since the
deception attempted TO be practised by the
! Wing leaders hat been unua ,ked. This dav
stands above lis f,Eow, In that it witnesses the
settlement Of an angry question of territorial
! jurisdiction with a powerful neighbor, VIII oh
has existed since the peace Of 'S3 having baf
fled the anxious desires Of all previous admin.
istrations 10 adjus it, 1t flds us, too, discover
ing truth and putting error forever far away from
some OF our most important concerns in public
economy and finance, and testing and proving
the fixed prit c'ple Of mercantile excha rcs
Our manufactures are exported in much large
quantities than in any previous year; and, fol
the first time, large quantity of cur goods o
cotton fabric have been advertised for sale il
the CITY Of London, the precursors Of large
| quantities the way u succfpl tlc,, I, :,