Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-05-18
PRESIDENT TYLER.

the following passages:
"Tbere are an abundance of rumors in
the newspapers about changes in Office,
both past and 10 come. Ii seems to be
expected tina, President TYLER will throw
himself into the ranks ofihe Democracy,
aud propi,iae the favor Of that party by
displacing Wings and appointing Demo-
Gratis. TIE Wigs, on the contrary, are
indignant that Mr.. Tyler should ever dis
place man who belongs 80 the party
that elected him. and supply the vaca ncy
from the other side" Neither the
Wings nor the Democrats will ever, as
parties, support Mr.. Tyler; and, SO far
as he has ever done any thing upon any
plan Of Precipitation, he has gone upon
false principle and lost popularity" "Mr.
| Tyier's only expectation Of support was
fIom the favor oithe people, to be secured
by Just and wise administrator p
Gone thing is certain, he will never be
nominated by any Convention called TO
represent either the Wing or Democratic
party. II he be nominated at all, il will
be by the spontaneous rising of the people
lE his favor. But whether he is chosen
or even nominated or not, can be Of no
gre at moment to him. II he conducts the
Administration in u straightforward man.
ne, through his term, and does what he
Can to advance the country in its glorious
destiny, he will be honorcd in any event;
but if, stool ing from his high position, be
should yield himself to political maneu-
vrcs, under the guidance Of Office seeking
I plhticians, the people will desert him as
completely as the parties have done al
reay. We must think, therefore, that
the changes which are made in Office, so
far as dictated at Washington, are made
for other purposes than to secure the ia
vor ofany party already in existence"
} In all the statements Of the article from
which Theses extracts are made it would
be impossible tor us to concur; such, for
example, as the assertion that 'the P,esi-
dents measures Of policy have been gen.
} rally popular" The fact is certainly
the reverse as to all his measures Of
home pol cy; the only measure 1.-THE Bank
rupt law recommend, by him 10 Con-
gress which was sufficiently popular to
receive the sanction of the TWO Houses,
having been found 10 be so unpopular with
the reople tina. the Congress which pass
ed II made all haste TO repeal il. with the
consent ofthe President himself, the first
NONE mt It was in their over. But the
passages We have quoted from the alticls
referred to have much of truth and sound
sense in them; and coming from quar-
ter professedy neutra. in politics, the
hope is encouraged that it might exercise
a saluiary influence in the proper quarter.
Blu, It is TO be feared that the iniatuaiion
is unconquerabIe.
That Mr.. Tyler cannot be nominated
by either ofihe National Conventions
that he is proceeding altogether upon
false principle that he has lost and 10
losing popularity, instead Of gaining il,
as mercenary fiatterers DO pursuade him
that all these removals from office without
cause are creating general and strong
feeling of disgust throughout the country;
and that the idea OF making a new par
~ (ceseIt'ng the fr ends who brought HIM
into office) by the patronage of the Gov.
eminent, and by listening TO the clamor.
Gus demands of hungry Office. seekers
are truths most true and manifest. Bur
they will be more manifest, and receive
more energetic tone. We see It assert.
ed, in positive manner, by writer's whose
authority is generally to be relied upon,
that the retirement Of Mr.. Webster from
the Department OF State is owing to The
fact that he could not follow the leader,
and 60 with others, INTO desperate
plunge for Locofoco support. We are
no. in the secret, ifthere be any secre, in
the matter; but we presume, fFom all We
hear, that some such cause must have led
to The Secretary's resignation.
TIA, Mr.. Webster would have been
willing to stay in tho Department, and try
MS hand at other important negotiations,
il is naturtl enough 10 suppose, had there
not been asons, not connected rih The
Foreign Relations ofthe country, opposed
t. his continuance IN Office. That tho
PRESIDENT would desire to retain Mr..
Webster's services who can doubt, il 9TH
err objects and purposes did not thwart tina,
wish? Every boiy knows that the chief
(ifnot ihe only) CLAIM Of the present Ad-
ministration to public respect and regard
res,s upon what has been done in foreign
negolialstions and diplomatic intercourse.
Yet we have seen repeated intima,ions 10
certain quarters that, when Mr.. Webster
should leave the Cabinet, there would no
longer be any obstacle between the Pres
ident and the hearty support Of what they
call the Democratic" party. If such
things are said in the presses favorable to
Mr.. Tyler, or which pretend to be so,
there can be no doubt that they have been
said much oftener. and with ell earnest
ness of selcinteresi, and all the imporlunI-
,y which belongs to greedy ofiice-seek.
ers, by others who have, in such numer-
Gus crowds, had access TO him. All this
We believe 10 be mere delusion on one
side, and nothing else but gross cheating
and imposture on the other.--.Nai. Int.
The New Orleans Courier states that
S447 900 were coined at the Mint at that
place during the month Of April. Ofthis