The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-09
LETTER FROM GOV. SHANNON.
The Ohio papers contain the following letter from
q v. Shannon:
ST.. CLAIRsvILLk, April 81, 1874.

The Ohio papers contain The following letter from
q " Shannon:
ST. CLNRsvILLK, April 81, 1874
DEAR SIR Your esteemed favor of the 18th inst
came to hand this morning, and assure you affords
little pleasure aud satsfd c,on TO receive the
friendly congratulations of who stands SO justly
elevated in public opinion yourself Ia retiring
from the Executive office TO enter on the duties of
the very delicate and highly responsible sali with
which the President, with the advice and consent of
the Senate, has been pleased To honor me, am gra-
titled TO learn that my meets the appreciation
and approval Oft democracy of your part Of the
State
am under great and lasting obligations to my de-
mocratc fellow-citizens Of Ohio, for their warm
and repeated NANTES atoms of friendship and con.
hdence, and shall retain to the last hour Of my
life, deep sense of gratitude for their generous
support and the honors they have al various times
conferred upon me. To 10 portion of my fellow
citizens am under greater lasting obge-
tons, than those of your section of the State While
discharging the duties of the Executive Office,
moi conscious OF having been actualed by soy
other motives considerations than the good Of the
| people and the prosperity and happiness Of my ma
tive State. | cannot, however hatter my, elf that
| in the discharge Of the various duties imposed on
the Chief Executive of this State that nave bee
so fortunate as TO avoid falling into many errors;-
| nor have escaped the common misfortune that all
public men have TO encounter, in Government
controlled by the public will, Of differing in opinion
with many Of my esteemed friends on measures OF
public policy. generous, enlightened, and liberal
people, however, so long as they satisfied that
the motives and intentions of their public servants
are patriotic, and that their public well in
tended will look with indulgence on their errors
While conscious that have been actuated by cor
rect motives in the discharge Of my public duties |
must claim the indulgence of my fellow cit zens for
any errors may have committed, ard leave to gen.
erous people TO determine how far my humble efforts
while in public life have contributed TO promote the
public interest
Your remarks in reference TO President TYLER and
his Administration, are just and mered. He has
now been in Office long enough to satisfy the public
mind by actual results that his Administration ha,
been eminently successful in promoting the best m
teres Of the people and the permanency Of our free
institutions. No Administration ever had more diff
culties TO encounter in its infancy than President
TJler's. But firm and unbendlng patriotism d. |
rectcd by an enlightened judgment and an homes,
purpose has enabled him in great measure 10 tri.
umph over all difficulties, and command the respec,
and gratitude Of the candid and UMPIRE JUDGED portion
OF his countrymen The American PEOPLE are not
only an enlightened, but Just and grateful people !
The preat mass have no other interest in the admin
istration OF tho Government, and desire nothing |
MORE than to sec faithful and honest adherence ON
the part OF those IN power TO the principles on which
our Republican institutions based and 10 the true |
interests of the country. II is a. on the masses the
great majority Of the peoplewho are AWAY. honest
and whose Judgments warped by selfish con
sderations that we must rely for the preservation of
our free institutions and the support Of correct princ
pies They will never knowingly abandon and leave
to perish faithful pubic who is true 10 their
interest, The artlul m representation and bold de-
nunciations of the designing few may TOT time de-
ceive people with regard to public men and bic
measures but their intelligence md quick sense Of los.
tee will soon enable them TO detect any error. mo
which they may have been LED and their h nes,y and
megnanimity will do than justice TO the faithful
public servant they have uuintentionay wronpeJ We
have practical illustration of this n " before us in |
the person of John Tyler lie has already Trim pph |
ed over much unloonded prejudice, which had been |
cngondered by sef-h faotr,ns. The bitter denuncia
tons tina, were bu, short time since s literally be-
slowed on the President and those who dared 10 do
him simple justice, have been in great measure 81
fenced by the voice of just people His adm ni.,rs-
ton Is every whore ganing favor with the p.opI.
and will venture to say thu, the time is not lar d.
ant when Will be pointed 10 by all candid and I'M
partial Republicans, rs worthy of their sunpon ami
commentator am free 10 say, that so far a. the
hor or OF The country aod the public interest Is com
cefned we have no reason TO hope Tor more .uccess
ful administration by change. When we r, aect
that there has beon dcfalcatons under PresJ, n,
FLYERS administ alton, aud as far as we Know no,
dollar OF the sple. money lost in the recent nd Dis
bursement OF the public funds, can we expect any ad-
vantage IN tins important branch OF The ,,bt,o -