The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-07-20

THE ADMINISTRATION.


The independence and patriotism OF John
Tyler, in the application of the Veto power,
commanded for him the spontaneous approba-
ton of the Democratic party and the presses
of the party, stimulated by the gratitude OF the
People, were unanimous in awarding to the Pre-
sident due praise for his interpositon in behalf
of the Executive prerogative; and the more, as
that prerogalve was exercised against bill for
the creation of a National Bank equally odious
in all lis features as the Bank of 1916, OF which
the Globe of Saturday said:
"Nohing evey so deeply tainted the political prnci
piles or morals of the country, as this MONSTER"
This aphorism Of the Globe is either true or
false; the Democratic party, to man, believe
i, to be true, and yet the Globe abors, day after
day, 10 sustain the Wings in their anathemas
against John Tyler for snalching the country
from such monsler-for strangling it at its
birlh--from preventing the political and moral
atmosphere of the Republic from being again
tainted.
The exercise of the Veto power performed
still higher service for the country than the pre-
vention of this threatened taint-it put an end
TO legislative usurpaion by the last Congress
it arrested the power of an oligarchy which had
desperately resolved to annul the Executive
branch of The Government and transfer all pow
er TO the halls of Congress; thus setting the
Constitution at naught in defiance Of the known
reverence of the People for that instrument
The Globe itself admired The frmness and pa
irotism of the President, aud joined in the hiss.
es of the Democracy at those members Of the
Cabinet who would not stand by the President,
but threw up their seals of Office with view to
embarrass his Administration, and 10 aid those
who joined in the cry ''head him or die"
But now that the Administration is Demo
cratic, and at the very moment that two long
tried members of that party, convinced Of the
honesty and PATRIOTISM of the President have
entered, or rather are about entering, his Cabi-
METEOR one has not yet arrived at the seat Of
Government, and the other has been here but
the moral and political disease, from whose NOR
tai tf.cts John Tyler has saved The country, is
daily replele with venomous assaults on the Ad-
miuislralon, and especially on Messrs. Hen
shaW and Nelson, who, 1t says, "in lending
themselves 10 the present Administration, can
not avoid taking upon themselves the guilt it
may incur in reference to both parties" or
course, thou "second Daniel come 10 judg-
menl," the members Of an Admin istralon must
divide r2spons bily-but they will likewise
share in the glory TO be acquired in sustaining
patriotic Chief Magistrate. Wait until these
gentlemen become guilty, and do not hang,
quarter, or shoot them, before 50 the guilt they
may ncur'n shall be of record a. guilt ascertain
ed. But the Globe is not satisfied with the pre-
sent innocence of these gentlemen. Ii says that
by becoming The constitutional advisers of the
nan who has saved the country from political
and moral pe,tilence-irom the moral and politI-
cal faint of Bank monster, /" they make them.
selves accessories after the fact, 10 all the
qrrong done by the incumbent, in the Govern
ment to those rho PIT them there, and they
make themselves accessories before the fact TO
all tba, medifdted mischief which Mr.. Tyler
and his junto, in laboring to bring about their
own selfish designs cannot fail to bring upon the
coun ry." Whew Let us take lille breath
and then anayze this pc tioggng dictum.
If the fear of the Globe, in fact, amounts to
any Thing, it is this-so far as Messrs. Hen
shaw and Nelson are to answer as accessories
after the fac,-hat they are accessories TO all
the wrong done by John Tyler and bis Cabinet
to those Wigs who denounced him for saw
ing the country from the Bank monster. The
language of the Globe means this, or il has no
meaning and we do not hesitate to say that
Han .,os nd Mole J,. e. Il
on such an Indictment, I'D that they will be &C
Quilted by the unanimous voice Of the Demo
cratic party. II the Globe and the Wing.
who denounced the President, are 10 be of the
jury, they will be percmporily challenged; OF.
if these allies are 10 form the Court, Mcssrs.
Uenshaw and Nelson will surely plead 10 the
jurisdiction Of such Court in such a cause
As to the second count of the indictment
they being accessories TO meditated mischief,
before the fact, we app ehend these new mem
bers of The Cabinet will have no difficulty in
proving mental dlibi, and the more r, adily as
the Globe has not yet gone into specifications
of the mischief medaed.
1t is piteous 81 ht 10 behold Journal once
the organ of a great party, descend to the
coarseness and grossness of personality now
babiually INDUCED in by the Globe towards
gentlemen known to be the ornament and pride
Of their party in their respective States, and re-
peatedly honored with public trusts, which they
have discharged with fidelity and talent; but if
the Globe hopes to promote the pretensons OF
Mr.. Van Buren,, or to secure favor for itself by
these assaults, it must look elsewhere than to
the Democratic party for success for him, or
wages for itself lit persist in IFS present career
it can have no object in view but TO induce De
mccratic Congress to initiate the late usurpny
Wing Congress, and stimulate the new Legis-
lature Of the nation, again to endeavor to annu
the Executive branch Of the Government.