The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-21

ranks, have deprecated and condemned in their
hearts, the savage and unjustfiabe assaults Of the
ultra Clay presses Oh Mr.. Tyler; and have al
ways believed that their attacks being unjust neither
injury to the President, nor benefit to Mr.. Clay
would result from them.
From the Isrre Hn,its (Indiana) Express
PRESIDENT TYLER'S LETTER.
We publish below the letter Of President TYLER.
written IN response to the resolution of the Conye,
ton which nominated him for the Presidency 1t is
manly and honest avowal of his feelings, and one
which, we trust, will be read with candor by all
CLASSES Of the people.
No man ever filled the Presidential Office under
such contingencies as those which have marked the
Administration Of MIR. TYLER. 1t was the first oc-
currence, under our Constitution, in which the gen.
teman elected TO fill the second has succeeded 10 he
first Office in the Republic-thereby testing the eff
cheney and strength of that provision of the unyer
sal national law.
ofhcer ever met the same amount of persecution
the same unrelentiDg and violent abuse His Bank
Fetoes we're made the pretext for these outbreaks
and Tor the whole three years of his Administration
no" past me party press has dealt its blows upon his
honest but devoted head. 1t was his misfortune not
to be able to change his views Of the
NY OF National Bank (often expressed in service Of
more than twenty years j and for this he has been
assaiIed with terocty that has never found par
aiei IN the history OF parties. JoHN TYLER voted
againrt The Bank in 1919 and ls31-wss sup
ported as the Wing candidate for the Vice Presi-
dency, in lo4O, without any pledges for Bank or
any Indication tina, his opinions had undergone
change in regard to that institution. Like General
Harrison, Mr.. Tyler 'could find in the Consttu-
ton any express grant Of power authorizing such
an institution 10 be chartered by Congress- and like
the deceased soldier OF North Bend thought the sex
pertinent should be fairly tried 10 ascertain whether
the financial operation of the Government cannot be
as wei carried on without the aid Of National
Bank" The words here quoted were the words of
HARRISON and II Is hardly Just IN those who elected
the late and present Chief Magistrate to denounce
Mr. Tyler for srict adherence TO the 0nig tangible
pledges made by either Of them pending the election
OF lo4O. Many have abused him for abiding by his
early principles in regard to Bank and to this fde-
i'y IN lo4l, may be traced the and bitter ma
Ieyolence which has pursued him in the Presidential
Office. We are aware that this injustice has been
perpetrated by leading politicians ony-men whose
motives are not always above suspicion and that
the great mass of the people have had but little TO
do in these violent demonstrations The Bank oues-
ton was made the prctest Tor all the windy
ton uttered against the President and men no u
terly repudiated Bank charter iD 1910 were oudest
IN condemning John Tyler in l6sl, after the We
toes We know these things 10 be so, and are pre-
pared 10 prort them.
From first TO last, we refused to be made party To
this course OF injustice. In 1910, when canvassing
this county for the Legislature II was made our duty
to defend the VINO CAUSE, aud performed il to the
entire satisfaction, II was said, Of the Wings Of Vigo
Ia every speech made by US land We delivered some
forty the charge tina, the Wings we're In favor Of
National Bank was promptly and energeticslly de-
/ MED, and we proved by General HsrrisonS course
in Congress, by his letter the voters Of Hamilton
county, Ono and by his letters TO sbcrrod Williams
ana hsrmsr Denny, hst he was opposed, eonsi,fu-
onoi grounds, to the charter given TO the Bank in
1916. In these opinions we acted with perfect sin
cerity, and yet entertain them Our course was the
approved by nine-tenths OF political friends in
TINS county, and We went through the canvass sus-
tanned by every Wing vote in old Vigo. After the
death OF General Harrison It was deemed expedi-
ept To introduce Bank bill into Congress- embracpg
The leading features Of the bill Of 1916 and il was We
toed by JOHN Tyler on constitutional grounds.
The war was then commenced upon him and
his Administration, and has been AIRED on with
/ out moments respite. From first 10 last we re.
fused to be made party to II, because we did not
advocate his election, or that OF General Harrison
| on bank grounds, but the contrary, whan the
question was moo,ed at all Those who expected
that we could be made TO unsnp what we said in
1910 were much mistaken, and there are many who
feel "a we do. II would be much in accordance
with our feelings, II we could agree in all cases
with the political party In who-e ranks we have act
ed an humble part for the last fifteen years but our
heart forbade us 10 do So in the war which grew out
OF the Bank fetoes. Our own opinions were upon
q
mons, IL We desired H. They were spoken in the
presence OF honest men, and were uttered by US in
sincerity and truth Tbosi who preached different
doctrine have right to be the Interpreters Of their
own views, and we raise no quarrel with them but
VIC cannot take back what SAID IN ls4O. IL is of
liue moment, we know, what may be tie political
fate OF an humble individual like ourself- where or
how we may fall but no individual. and no party
can deprive Us Of the tight Of doing Justice 10 az no
nest and upright public man. For three years we
have maintained position Of perfect independence
IN regard 10 party, and have the malevoIence of
those who make that position the preferi Of oppos-
TON we have. met them the theatre OF their
own Wanted empire, and they did not conquer US -
The difference OF opinion between the editor Of the
Express and some Of his political friends. in regard to
The President, has been painful one hut he feels as
sored that II IS an honest difference which time will
reconcile II we had been influenced by the prompt
ngs of party, alone we should have been long since
In the ranks Of those who make 1t merit TO abuse
JoHs TrLra-and that is the only merit which some
little great men claim, and all that keeps their insight
hcan, heads above the waters Of political oblivion We
have preferred different, and las hope) a fsirer
course both in reference to the interests Of the coun
try and the mmatsble principles OF justice and er-
peot TO see many OF those heretofore carried away nv
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