The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-22
NEW YORK, HERALD.
New York, Thursday, August ~, lsAA..
Astounding Inselligence-Mr. Tyler's For
NAL Withdrawal at Lasly

NEW York, Inursoays August -, to11s
Astounding Inselligencc-Mr. Tyler's For
NAL Withdrawal at Lasts
The mighty parturion which the nation hai
been awaiting for the last month is accomplished
Mr. Tyler is formally Withdrawn. The Captain
has indeed retired from the field, and his might,
host-ihe men Of vaiour, Of truth, Of decency, o
honesty, OF patriotism, and Of purity, oh. wha
purity !-have gone over body and soul-no, NOT
soul, we had better not say soul-body, bones and
oil, then, have gone over to the1camp Of Polk end
Dallas.
Theietter Of Mr.. Tyler annunciatory of this with
drawal from the Presidential contest. will be found
on the first page Of our paper this morning. We
have read it with great deal Of pleasure. Hav-
ing fairly shaken of the unhappy influences
which have weighed him to the very dust
Of humiliation, he Receivers his natural bearing,
and speaks and looks like sensible and
honest man. Throughout the whole document
there is tone Of manly and patriotic spirit which
all right-hearted men must admire. With calm
and characteristic dignity MIR. Tyler vindicates his
principles and conduct during the past period Of his
administration, and successfully repes the rabid
assaults which have been made upon him by I'M
scrupulous and unprincipled political adversaries
ton of important treaties-and in the general
and policy oflhis administration, he maintains, and
IN our belief, justly and truly maintains-that
he was actuated BY a sincere desire to promote
what he regarded as the welfare and permanent
prosperity of the country He dwells at some
length ion the Texas question, and turns the
tables completely on Mr.. Clay aud Mr.Van Buren,,
by his reference to their former efforts to carry this
measure into effect. The letter is closed by brief
appeal to the candor and imparality of the people
OF the Union, in the belief that at that tribunal he
will obtain ample vindication from the calumnies
and misrepresentation of his malignant foes.
We say we have read this manly and forcible
letter with satisfaction, and SO we are persuaded
all candid and impartial men will say after its
perusal AWe were the first to step to the defence
of Mr.. Tyler, when he was deserted and assailed
by both parties. In all the great and important
measures Of his administration, he has had
orr support, because we regarded these mea-
sures as just, sound, practical, and calculated
to promote the interests Of the republic. But from
first to last have been unsparing in our exposure
and rebukes of his weaknesses-his want of deci-
sion-hs sufferance of silly, of stupid of selfish
and corrupt advisers. Still Mr.. Tyler's weaknesses
have been those Of generous and honest man
that they have been taken advantage of by the
most worthless, despicable, and unprincipled sets
of men TO be found in the sinks of corruption, we
need not add Mr.. Tyler should ascribe to this
circumstance the greatest amount Of the vitupera-
ton and abuse which have been poured out against
him. Had his one great purpose been to
create in every city, town and hamlet,
where Tyler men " existed, living and moving
objects to excite disgust and detestaton Of every
thing connected with his name and adminisira-
ton, Mr.. Tyler could not have succeeded better
than by the suferance of such creatures as those
who affected to represent his sparty." Ii, at an
early period of his administration, he had swept
away all the miserable, corrupt, and unprincipled
Office beggars and office holders, about him, and
and patriotic men, whose hands were clean, and
their consciences unseared, he would have a very
different prospect on which to look back, and
would occupy very different position now. How
ever Mr.. Tyler's administration has been an event.
iul and useful one in an eminent degree. 1t will
read well in the history of the country The crisis,
indeed, which had arrived when he was so unex-
pectedly placed in the Presidential chair was i'm
portant and peculiar, and hspromotion TO the helm
OF state-an honest man without party-was the
most suspicious of events possible. Both the fac
lions were palsied for the time. Their powers CT
mischief were temporarily destroyed. The coun-
try was allowed to right herself, to use vulgar but
sufficiently expressive phrase. Her vast resources
were allowed to develope themselves. The curse
of excessive legislation-of unnecessary legisla-
iion-was removed, and the elements of national
prosperity were permitted to operate the work of
restoration to former sound and vigorous health.
II was like the case of an ill-condtioned wound
which had been irritated by constant probing, but
when let alone, rapidly healed John Tyler
possessed sufficient intelligent patriotism and just
enough sagacty to be fitted for such crisis And
his reward will be- in the honorable connection OF
his name and administration, with aniimportant and
memorable period in the national history-a period
of transition from great depression to great pros
perty-from great gloom, anxiety, and dread, to
great sunshine, hope and promise
As to Mr.. Tyler's nomination and all that, it was
farce and nothing but farce, from beginning to
end-understood and regarded by every body as a
farce. And we do MT believe that any body has
gained much by it. Mr.. Tyler didn't gain any
thing by it-and the gain to the standard of Polk
and Dallas by his withdrawal, will probably be
about equal to the accession made to the Kings
camp near Shrewsbury by the host Of that renown-
ed warrior-Sir John Falstaff.
ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC ORaAN.-Another Demo-
cratic paper made its appearance in this city yester-
day 1t is edited by Mr.. OSullivan, and is dull,
fiat and respectable as these things usually are.
Mr.. O'SnlIivan is young man of high literary at
tanments, great sincerity, and undoubtcd patriot
ism-qnaties altogether unnecessary nowadays
in the field of poitics and indeed rather BURDEN
some than otherwise 10 the laborer. Talent, de-
cency, and sincerity, are taken to the wrong mar
ket altogether when they are offered in the sham
bIes of politics. Mr.. OsulIlvan has been working
very hard for the last FIVE six yearsto get into the
Evening Post and Sedgwick clique Of this city
and alas. he has succeeded. Poor young man !.