Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-08-29
Mr.. Tyier's Wilhdra wal.
The Madisonan Of The 2 ST inst brings
Us The following withdrawal Of President
Tyler from the Presidential contest.
TO my Friends throughout the
Country.

II The reasons which Influenced me in
accepting the nomination for the Presi-
dencv, made by convention Of my
friends in May last at Baltimore, have
lost much Of their original force. had
been not only most violently assailed by
the ul'ralsis Of both parties, but had
been threatened with impeachment for
having negotiated treuty proposing the
annexation of Texas To the Union, as "a
portion Of its territory, and for having
adopted precautionary measures, clearly
falling within the range Of Executive
d,scrr,i"n, ,o ward of any blow which
might have been seriously aimed at the
peace and safety Of the country in the
event Of The ratification Of the treaty by
the Senate.
The opinion Of a person, once ranked
among the distinguished jurists of thr
couDiry, found its way into the newspa
pers, apparently as the precursor Of such
proceeding. a report has also been
made at 4 previous session Of Congress,
by "a commilt-e of the House of Repre-
sent ntives, which proceeded from the
pen of man who filled no limited space e
Il IN the eye of the world, in which be
cause of the exercise of the veto power
\ IN arrest of the Institutional and per-
nicious measures of q United States
II Bank, and a donation to the States of so
much of the public revenue as was de-
rived from the public lands, at momen nj
of great embarrassment to the Treasury
and when loans were necessary To sus-
tain the Government Il was charged
with the commission Of grave offences in
the above particulars, and with deserving
all the pains and disgrace flowing from
the high power of impeachmen IA meas.
ure, as it was intimated, only not resoried d
to by the House because of a doubt en-
'eraioed whether the proceeding would
be sustained by public sentiment.
II ! had, II Is tue, protested against that
report as originating in wrong, and dc
!a.ed by party rancor and maevolence
but my protest was refused place on
the journals Of the House, and thus, ia
future times, my name might have been
tarnished by the fact Of a solemn decla-
ration, highly implicalioy my character,
on the public journals. The party ma
ority which had sanctioned a proceed
ing so unjust had, it is true, been swept
out of existence by the elections which
shortly alterward followed F; but, AT the
time oT my acceptance of the nomina-
ton, although large aud ovcrwhclm-
ing majority of the opposite party had
been brough, into power by the people,
as If for the express purpose Of sustain
ing me in what had done, yet that very
party had made no public moveme ut in
dicalivs of IA friendly feeling, and por-
ton of its members, who seemed to con
Itro! the rest, exhibited the bivrcst hos.
tiIdy and the most unrelenling spirit o
II opposition.
Il Under these circumstances there was
but one course left to me consistent with
honor. which was, To maintain my posi-
iioO unmovrd by threats, and unintimi-
dated by denunciatiOns. Those of my
countrymen who had come To my sup
port had done so in self. sacrificing
spirit, without the indul lgence of any
other eXpe citation than that my charac-
ter should be vindicated, aud that the
policy ot my Administration should be
sustained aud felt that it would better
become me 10 abide the most signal de-
feat than 10 incur the disgrace of dcDre-
eating the action of a pa,ty, the ch,ei
object of whose leaders seemed to be 10
!asien upon me disgrace. had also an
'ndistinct hope that the great question ol
the annexation Of Texas might, ia some
degree, be controlled by the position
occupied.
These motives induced my acceptance
Of the nomination made by my friends
Before the close ot the session Of Con-
gress, however, developements were so
clearly aud distinctly made as to the
threatened Impeachment, that no trace OF
such measure was left. MIR. J q
Adams's report, impIicaIing my motives
and conduct IN my vetoes of the bank
and other bills, was deprived of all Of its
force and fnrive effect, by report made
bv committee, Of which Mr. Ellis OF
New York, was chairman, accornpa-
med by resolutions, which passed the
House of Representatives. some lew days
before the close of ihe session by large
and commanding majority, not only ,es-
cuing my motives from all lmputation bu,
Jus'itylng and upholding my policy.
The voice of the people in the cleo
'ons Of 1912 was thus directly rcspon-
drd TO by that of their Representatives.,
and bu, little remained for me personally
either Ia expect or desire. Since the
adjournment of CoDgress, tho language
Of many Of the leading presses of the
country, and resolutions adopted by large
assen'hIages of the people in their prima-
ry meetings, have sllll farther endorsed
tho proceedings of the House in appro-
baton of the acts Of the Administration
| could not, however, look exclusively Ia
my own wishes, which would have led me
immcdIrtcly Ia retire from a contest which
seemcd 40 Iouger to be possessed of an
object worthy Of much farther atteaiion
Bnt ! was no, at liberty to do So with
out frs, consulting wnh such Of nay most
prominent aud aeadfast friends as !
could most readily confer With men
who had shared with nae in much or the
abuse which | had encountered, and
would partially have participated in all
he obl"qny, II any, which might in the
future attach tn me. So Ear M have
been able TO consult them they have
yielded their assent to the course which
my own judgment suggests as proper I;
and , now announce 10 them aud The
country, my withdrawal from the Presi.
Dental canvass.
i j cannot omit 10 accnmr any this nnh-