Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-09-27

hours allowed me, under the Constitution,
to fill their vacancies. Let it be born in
mind that all vacancies occurring during
the session of the Senate must be filled
before its adjournment, and cannot after
wards-that Congress had agreed to adj
journ on Monday at two o'clock, P. NJ,
and that the last resignation of five Cabi-
net officers occurred at o'clock, p. M.
on the Saturday preceding-the earliest
having taken place only at half past twelve
of the same day. The almost entire work
of recognizing the Cabinet was thus to
be accomplished by President without
party" who, it had been confidently as
serted, could not procure the all of anoth-
err Cabinet in the administration Of the
Government, in the short period which
remained of the session of Congress. If
the highly moral sensibili.ies Of the fUe,
could have been satisfied by the delay of
their resignation until Tuesday morning
of two days only-a large opportunity
would have been afforded me of perform
ing the work Of making an almost entire
Cabinet, which had required, on the part
of my predecessors months to ADJUST
The Veto Message had gone in for some
days yet they did not resign earlier than
Saturday-thus leaving me the shortest
possible time within which to surround
myself with new advisers.
To majority of the Cabinet, | had sub
mitted, to solemn form, the propriety Of
my announcing, in connection with my
Veto Message. formal remuneration of all
connection of my name with the matter Of
The succession, and they had advised u
unanimously against it; and yet, immedl-
atty thereafter, their designations follow
ed, and my motives were publicly assaulted
by some of these very advisers who thus
avaied themselves of the fact. that there
was at that time but single press, with a
limited circulation through which their
assaults could be repealed. | leave others
to canvass motives. | state but facts
There can be but little difficulty in draw
ing references. Ifelt that a high and SOL
emn duty had devolved upon me. My
resignation would amount to declaration
to the world, that our system Of Govern
ment had failed, from the fact that the pro-
vision made for the death of President,
was either so defective as to merge all Elk
ecutive powers in the Legislative branch of
the Government. by making the succession
the mere instrument of the will or, by
forcing him to give way before the embar-
easements of his position, devolved the
government on another-the remotest pro-
liability of whose succession had not been
looked to by the people during the cleo
lions, and who would, therefore, be more
feeble and impotent in the exercise of an
independent mind and judgment than
Vice President. l considered the path of
my duty was clearly marked out before
me, and resolved to pursue it.
| have been reared in the vicinity of
Norfolk and Portsmouth. Many of their
citizens have known me from early youth.
Tile kne,p-I feel proud consciousness
of the fact-that dishonor could never at
tach itself TO my character or conduct
They vindicated me then, and now, by
their resolutions, they avow publicly their
opinions. The termination of my labors
is near at hand-the experiment has been
fairly made. and shall under Providence,
leave the Government to those who may
come after me in all its different depart
ments, unimpaired in all its energies and
unaItered in its letter to true import. am
content.
| pray you to make known these senti-
ments TO these you represent, with assur-
ances of my high respect.
JOHN TYLER.
To Messrs. VIM. Reid and Oscar E.
Edwards, Secretaries of the Norfolk Dem
Ocratic Association.
From the Richmond Enquirer.