The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-22
COMMUNICATED.

Do The reyiers Of John Tyler for moment,
imagine thai the honest Republicans Of this
land will forget their gratitude TO the man who
has SO nobly stood the seyerest test 10 which
any pubic servant has hitherto been subjected
The Wing party came into power flushed with
viclory-maddened with the reeoleclions OF IN
Vulnerable defeats and lhrsting for an opporiu
nty 10 exercise long sought power The
Democratic standard bit the dust--ihe standard
of Federalism was uniuhed TO the breeze
INSTRUMENTATION Distribution, were IN
scribed on its folds, and Z" freedom shrieked" at
land
The spirit of the kind-bearted Harrison fed
To the God who gave it-and men who had
been bowed down IN sorrowing misgivings OF The
future, lifted their heads again, hopefully, anx-
iously--not that they had dslrusled either the
beart or honest motives Of the good old man,
phey had shuddered TO know that there were
hround him, men in high places, who
"Would rather reign in hell
Than serre in heaven"
lie scene had changed-lhe Democracy Of
d bunlry were hopeful fom the thought, that
he who had succeeded 10 the helm of State, bad,
from his childhood, brealhed the same air with
Washington, with Jefferson, with Madison and
Monroe. They felt that his early training in
the Jellersonan school had untitled him for the
part that designing men would tain assign TO
him.
The air that John Tyler bad brealhed-the
creed IN which he had been taught-were an
earnest that, when the crisis should arrive, he
would be found emula,ing the palriosm-lhe
devolion--thc sei.denial Of other days aud of
other men. And that crisis did arrive, and with
it came the realization Of all The dearly cherish
ed hopes Of those whose love Of country was
paramount 10 influence Of faction.
And now what lover lof Republican princi-
pies is there in all this broad land, who does not,
in his heart Of hearts, acknowledge the deep
debt of gratitude due TO him, who, single hand
ed, regardless alike Of threats and entreates,
planting himself firmly on the broad platform of
the Constitution, conlended and successfully
contendel for the principles inculcated in that
Constitution
That was indeed fearful crisis, when John
Tyler was called upon to decide between the
demands Of party and the dictates of conscience.
1t was one of those tying period, in life, in
which man, conscious OF the insufliciency of
his own power, seems to hold conference and
communion with his Maker for succor and sup
port. The moral sublimiry Of this act must
reach every true American heart, and | envy
not the man who does not regard this instance
of fidelity aud virtue, with a glow of patriotic
pride, and who would not feel more true Joy in
being cla,sed among the humblest Of John Ty,
lei's friends, than 10 he the leader of that fac
ton who have exhausted language in vifying
and abusing him. We owe much TO Virginia
Her sons have ever bsttled manfuy in de-
fence OF principles dear TO every republican, and
much am disposed TO believe that the bones OF
her great men, like those Of Edipus of old
prosper The country in whose bosom they re-
pose. "CLlNION."