Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-09-10
MR.. TYLER's DECLINATlON.


ThePresident has written letter r,under
date Of August 20lh, 10 the editor of the
Madisonian in which he declines being
a candidate for the Presidency in the
coming canvass. Alter recounting the
reasons which have induced him 10 with :
draw from the canvass, ho says.
Il cannot omit accompany this public
snnunciatIon with few remarks, address.
sedlo The republican portion Of what was
called the whig party OF lS4O. | make
40 appeal TO that other portion (which was
formerly known du<ing the oarIy period
of our political history as federaists, a; a
later day as national republicans, and
now pass under the general appellaion Of
wings. Such an appeal would be
wholly out of place, since the ir pol'tca
principles are entirely at war with those
have advocated through life. ! mean
no ifSputation on their motives or their
Datriotism. doubt not that The old fed.
eraI party, ia the lead Of which stood the
elder Adams, were as deeply and SINGER
ely convinced OF ihe necessity of the
alien and sedtlOn laws, as the present is
of that OF bank Of the United States,
with other measures equally latitudinous
along vi h the abolition Of the veto pow
er, whereby o convert the government
into mere MIorily machine-to, make
it lhe government Of single nation, in
stead Of VIII at it is, political compact be
tween free. sovereign and independent
States, by which so much power, and no
mole, has been granted 10 common
agent of all the States, as iheySesteem ed
TO be necessary for the promotion of their
mutual hsppiness. No; TO themI have
nothing 10 say, il have received :heir
support at any time, it has been not from
attachment TO me or my political prnci'
Piles, but from some supposed influence
which might bring 10 bear, as a secon-
Diary agent, in advancing their purposes. i.
All tho obligations wbic h have receiv-
ed for such reasons have been more
than counterbalanced by the untiring Op.
position which have encountered at
their hands since attained my present
station, and the constant and unmitigated
abuse which their leaders have poured
out in a torrent upon my head, designed, i,
as verify believe, in The first instance,
70 drive me from the government, and in
the last to oVerwhelm me with obloquy
and reproach, But | have right to
address mvselfto those who, like myself,
cO-opeFated with them in the contest Of
iS40, who were and always had been,the
advocates ofthe principles Of the old re-
publican party, whose strenuous efforts
have always been directed TO preserving
the compact Of union unbroken and invi.
olate, who have sustained at all times,
the principles Of the republican party Of
1898 90; who have participated rom time
10 time in all republican triunphs, whose
fathers vera victorious over the elder
Adams in the election of Mr.. Jefferson
as they themseves were over the youn-
ger IN The election OF General Jackson
10 this portion Of the whg party Of 1910
] feel ihail have full right 10 address
myself; and | now seriously put it To
them 70 say whether any expsc,atioE Of
gcodto the country which they had form.
ed in the election of General Harrison
and myselftOthe Presidency and Vice
PTeSidsncy has been disSppoin.edG I"