The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-07-10
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YoRK, July A, l543.

fte as sixty-Six anniversaries have MADE
all oral and written euloges of the prototype Of
this day and its happy consequences, cannot
permit letter TO you. bearing this date, TO APP
pear in your widely extended journal without
It's especial notice; since, whatever others may /
think of ii, my firm belief is, that it is emf !
nenlly worthy Of the deepest consideration of
every American citizen. Ii is more remarkable |
than all its predecessors on many accounts
First, because il bears witness TO the far-seeing
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
and interests 10 which such 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 Presi-
dency to exercise the all-important functions of
the highest power known to the Constitution.
Nor is il less extraordinary that this first eeva-
lion from the second to the first Office in the
Government, should have fallen upon one who
has been from his earliest years ia political life,
during all which time his career has evinced
consistency Of which few can boast; having, in
several instances, magnanimousy sacrificed
party and power to exalted patriotism and the
purest principle.
Elected to the second office by the almost I'M
precedented majority of nineteen out of twenty
six States, President Tyler, on assuming the
Chief Magislracy, might have secured his pas
sage through the nearly four years left vacant
by the sudden death of his lamented predeces-
sor, call sunshine and calm; with the warm,
hearty, jealous support Of the Wing party" but
for one reason! Unhappiy, however, for him,
though thrice happy for his country, that one
reason involved difficulty he could not sur
mount, for it required that he should prove
traitor TO his conscience; that he should violate
the solemn oath he had taken to support the
Constitution, and give his official sanction TO an
act which he most soemnly believed and had
repeatedly declared to lie in direct contradiction
to its provisions. repeat, it is very remarka-
BILE Circumstance, and one which cannot be too
much reflected upon, that the very first time the
Vice President became the President he should
be man of sufficient moral courage and purity
of purpose to plunge himself into the most pain
ful OF all earthly positions, that Of awakening
the wrath of powerful party leaders, who, with
Mammon 10 aid them, could, and, as the event
proved 1t, did cause them to pour out upon him
an unceasing vltuperation and scandalous
abuse which has no parallel in the history of po-
htica warfare in this or in any other country
am aware that | am writing what is well
known-so are the high-souled acts of the Fa-
theirs of the Republic Yet we delight to
dwell upon them, more particularly upon this
festive day, which awakens in every American
bosom the highest and holiest feelings of palr-
otto fervor, aud | know of no act Of selcimmo-
aton and sacrifice, in our own political history,
upon which higher estimate should be placed
than that act of our present worthy Chief Ma
gisrate, which, while it bears witness TO his
purity and hrmness, saved his country from the
most corrupt of all malign inhuences-the pour
err OF money O~er the deSfinies Of man.
The :" mems sibi conscia recti" resulting
from this one act alone, is an nestimable
treasure, and they know little OF the image
Of God in the human heart, who cannot
feel that such an imperisbable blessing is
far above all earthly reward or punishment.-
But let not those who have exhausted language
OF its vilest and most degrading epirheis to
hurl them against a pure painJt, believe they
darken the light of truth or e1,inguish the
sacred fire Of principle
Truth and principle 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 rests. In this the soLndest
and purest Democracy places its most unbound
ed faith. 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 =
long period, as we have seen in the result of
the elections which have taken place since the
deception attempted 10 be practised by the
Wing leaders has been unmasked. This dav
stand, above lis fellow, 10 that il witnesses the
settlement Of an angry question of territorial
jurisdiction with powerful neigbbor, which
has existed since The peace of 'S3 having baf
fed the anxious desires of all previous admin
istrations TO adjust it. 1t finds 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 principle of mercantile exchanges
Our manufactures are exported in much larger
quantities than in any previous year; and, for
the first time, large quantity of our goods of
cotton fabric have been advertised for sale in
the city of London, the precursors of larger
quantities on the way to succeed them. Il is
not unworthy OF remark, that the first shipment
oil American cotton, and this irsf adventnrn nf