The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-09-12
LETTER FROM Mr.. TYLER.

the nomination for the Presidency (
made by a Convention of my friends in Ma5Il
last, at Baltimore, have lost much oftheir ori-
ginal force. had been not onIy most vio-
len,ly assailed by the U~ltraists of both par-
ties, but had been threatened with impeach-
ment for having negotiated a Treaty propo-
sing the annexation of Texas to the Union,
as a portion of lis territory, and for having
adopted precautionary measures, clearly fall
ing within the range of Executive discre-
ton, TO ward off any blow which might have
been seriously aimed at the peace and safe
ty of the country in the event of the ratifca
ton of the Treaty by the Senate. The opin-
ion of a person, once ranked amongst the
distinguished ~jurists ofthe country found its
way into the newspapers, apparently as the
precursor of such proceeding. A report had
also been made, at a previous session O fCon-
gress, by a committee of the House of Rep
resentatiyes, which proceeded from the pen
of a man who filled no limited space in the
eye of the world, in which-because of the
exercise of the Veto power in arrest of the
unconstitutional and pernicious measures of
the United States Bank, and a donation TO
the States of so much of the public revenue
as was derived from the public lands, at a
moment OF great embarrassment the Treas
ury, and when loans were necessary 10 sus-
tain the Government was charged with
The commission of grave offences in the a.
bove particulars, and with deserving all the
pains and disgrace flowing from the high
power of impeachment, a measure, as it was
intimated, only not resorted to by the House
because of a doubt entertained whether the
proceeding would be sustained by public
sentiment. | had, it is true, protested a
gainst that report as originating in wrong
and dictated by party rancor and malevo
lence; but my protest was refused a place
on the journals of the House, and thus, il
future times, my name might have been tar
nished by the fact of a solemn declaration
highly duplicating my character, remaining
: uncontradicted and unreversed on the pub
lie journals. The party majority which hat
j sanctioned a proceeding SO unjust had, it i
q true, been swept out of existence by thu
e elections which shortly afterwards followed
but, at the time of my acceptance of tn
nomination, although a large and overwhelm
ing majority of the opposite party had bee
e brought into power by the People, as if fc
the express purpose of sustaiuing me in wha
| had done, yet that very party had made n
public movement indicative of a friendl
feeling, and a portion of its members, VIII
seemed to control the rest, exhibited the bi
terest hostility, and the most unrelentin
spirit of opposition. Under these circun
stances, there was but one course left to m
e consistent with honor, which was, to mail
tain my position unmoved by threats, and u
inundated by denunciations. Those of N
countrymen, who had come 10 my supper
y had lone so in a self sacrificing spirit, wit
out the indulgence of any other expectatiC
J. than that my character should be vindicate
and that the policy of my Administratic
should be sustaiaeds amt ] feellt0 tint YOU.
s. defeat than TO incur the disgrace of depr
eating the action ola party, the chief obie
of whose leaders seemed to be TO fasten upc
me disgrace. ] had also an indistinct hoE
IS that the great question ofthe annexation
y Texas might, in some degree, be c~ontrollt
by the position | occupied. These motiv,
induced my acceptance of the nominate
made by my friends. Before the close
the session of Congress, however, deyelo
mems were SO clearly and distinctly made
re to the threatened impeachment, that no trac
tn OF such a measure was left. Mr.. j. @. A
a ans report, duplicating my motives and co
duct in my Vetoes of Bank and other hill
was deprived of all its force and furtive 8
feet, by a Report made by a committee.
which Mr.. Ellis, of New York, was Cha
man, accompanied by resolutions. viii,
ut passed the House of Representatives SON
n few days before the close of the session |
a large and commanding majority, not on
u rescuing my motives from all imputation. b
ne justifying and unfolding my policy. III
Sc voice of the People in the elections o flS4
was thus directly responded 10 by that
their Representatives, and but little renal
We ed for me personally, either to expect or d
sire. Since the adjournment of Conpre:
of the language of many Of the leading press
=, of the country, and resolutions adopted
large assemblages ofthe People in their D
&C. mary meetings, have still further endors,
the proceedings of the House in approba,i,
iar of the acts of the Administration. | cou
not, however, look exclusively to nv ov
wishes, which would nave led me immeo
" ately to retire from a contest which seem,
no longer-to be possessed of an object we
ire thy of much further attention. But | W
not at liberty 10 do so without first consu
ing with such of my most prominent al
di steadfast friends as | could most readily co
= fer with; men who bad shared with me
much Of the abuse which ! had encountere
b;s and would partially have participated in
the obloquy, if any, which might, in the
ture, attach to me. So far as | have be,
fg. able 10 consult them, they have yielded tn,
assent TO the course which my own judgme