The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-04
PRESIDENT TYLER AND Mr.. CLAY

PRESIDENT TYLER AND MIR. CLAY.
The persevering and relentless malice, as
well as the gross injustice, displayed by Mr..
Clay in his attacks on Mr.. Tyler is enough in
itself to show his unfilness for the station which
he is seeking A man of so much unchastened
malignity Of temper, must be wholly unqualified
for an office requiring the highest degree of
selfconrol.
According to Mr.. Clay's own showing, these
assaults, renewed with increased bitterness on
every occasion which he finds or makes TO APP
pear before the public, are entirely wanton and
unnecessary In his last appeal TO the public,
he says" against Mr. Tyler no exer,ion is ne
cessary." Then why make any exerlon
Why not at least maintain an outward and
tacil respect to the Chief Magistrate Of the ma
tion, instead Of seeking every opportunity to
Overwhelm him with scurriity2
"Mr Tyler" he says, "wi soon retire with
the contempt and amidst the SCOTS of all hon
orable men," Why not wait patiently for what
is SO soon 10 happen2 A generous spirit would
cease warring against even if it could not pity
or forgive, dying adversary it would not re-
double its blows, and hew and hack away, at a
PROSTATE foe. II would lamen, the fall Of once
esteemed friend and maintain a compassionate
and decorous silence.
Mr.. Clay is evidently very far from believing
himself, what he endeavors so earnestly 10 i'm
press on others. He well knows the strength
OF MIR. Tylcr's claims TO popular confidence, and
that they require only 10 be examined by the
People themselves, apart from the CLOSES of de-
PRAYED party leaders or presses, to be universal
ly acknowledged. He knows that a disposition
ate inquiry by the People would result in con-
vincing them that Mr. Tyler, if not more honest
than any other preIender 10 Their support. has at
least had the culiar good fortune of being
able to'sive more signal and indispulabe proofs
OF political alegrily. They would be apt TO
examine closely into the grounds upon which
'hH charge of corruption and treachcry is now
orouSh1 ny uisapPoi"eea r--ip leader, against
man whose whole previous life, pubic ana
private, was iueproachable; who had twice pre-
ferred to abandon or be abandoned by a par,v
IN the tuness Of It's strength and triumph. ra-
.het man Compromise his principles and who
had exhibited in his course one of the very few
sS''Ass-s"ss.--&-~.{.. w,yu--,s,,s,, m
ther than oppose the wishe, of their copslitu.
ents.
NO man is so thoroughly convinced, or has
had such means of convincing himself of the
gross injustice and falsehood of This accusation
as Mr.. Clay. IL is The sense of his own ioius.
ice which lrrlates and Disputes him he adj
Vahced The charge, at first, to serve partv and
personal purposes, and unable TO forgive The
man and the friend, that he has injured, he
seeks to cover him with popular odium, ia order
'hat he may appeal 10 the verdict of the People
IN answer to the reproaches Of his conscience
Let US recapltulate few indisputabe, histo-
neal lac's, which Mr.. Clay himself dare not
deny in the face of the public:
1. The whole career of Mr.. TYLER in Con.
gress was marked by peculiar, unvarying, and
perseverng hostility to a Bank of the United
States. No public man in the nation was more
strongly committed against that institution. ne
had publicly pledged himself, in the National
Legl'la 'ure, to seize the first opportunity that
lawfully presented itself, for abolishing il.
2. These opinions of Mr.. Tyler were well
known to the Wing party. They were bound
TO know them, when they selected him a. the
candidate for the Vice Presidency. They did.
IN fact, select him on account of his well knorn
political opinions, and for the purpose of conci.
hating the support Of those who entertained IN.
same or similar opinions-the State rights nartv
and Conservatives.
3. The Wing party, during the last canvass
Tor the Presidency, repeatedly, and in many
places, waived the question Of National Bank
The proof on this point is overwhelming. We
need now allude only to the well known pnbic
declarations Of Messrs. Ewing and Badger. two
OF General Hauisons Cabinet.
4. IL was solely on account Of the Bank ve,oos
'hs' Mr.. Tyler was first denounced as a traitor
by the Wing leaders in Congress, in their cele.
braIed Manifesto. They then expelled him
from the party; denied all responsibility for acv
Of his acts, loaded him with virupcratiop. and
vlllhrd and accommodated all who adb.rod
10 hun. The intention was avowcd Of com.
pellng hinl to resign, by deprivipg him # Tho
support of Acspar
These are The uodeniable and unvarnlsbod
acts, upon which Mr. GAYS indicrmen, so,i,s,
Nj. Tyler for IT, achey and dshonor. !. 10 no
RED by the People and by posteri,y. If u.on
uch evidence, sustained by the pleadlngs of |
UGH demagogues a, Mesrs. Clay aud Benton.
low united by the ties of interest As well ne If
'ooo' Tue People can be induced to bring in a !
erdlc OF gull y, that verdict will determine mn, r
hr. FLYERS fate alone. IL will pronounce the
loom OF every man who may dare, heteaC,,
prefer his principle, the dictates of bis co,. n
cIence, his sense Of the public interests. TO tho
Commands OF party. II will decide tba, !,
u,ure, contendiug parties, in the bosom Of ,ta =,
anne country must conduct themselves like on. \