The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-01-02
ETERNAL HOSTILITY TO THE PRE-
SIDENT

SlDENT. % ..
The Globe is still determined not to do !" jus
tce to John Tyler Some sore grievance, not
perceptibie on the surface must be the cause Of
the unrelenting hostility Of the editor of that
print. The friends of the Administration have
always been willing to terminate the war-ever
adefensive war on their part-with the fierce and
potential clique which has hitherto controlled
the course of the Globe but mono rest, no
peace was TO be accorded, unless it was upon
terms of unconditional submission 10 an almost
absolute-inonarchical dictaton.
A few days since, when il was understood
the Globe would abandon the position il main
tanned on the Texas question during the recent
Presidential campaign, and henceforh unite its
powerful energies with the jealous advocates of
that measure, and aid in efecting its immediate
consummalion, we had reasonable hope that
no farther assaults from that quarter would be
made upon this Administration. And when
several able and convincing arguments in favor
of immediate Annexation, appeared in its ed-
torial columns, we dismissed with pleasure
every apprehension of prolongation of the
war.
But we were deceived. Although the fire
against that particular measure was senced, il
soon broke out in another place. The passage of
the Sub-Treasury bill in the House, which a
writer from Washington to an Albany paper,
says, "was a noble TRIBUTE to Mr.. Van Buren,, -
is now made means Of incessant attack upon
Mr. Tyler. The following extract is the con-
clusion OF most ungenerous and disingenuous
article in Tuesdays Globe: "s EH /
The constitution recognises no right in the ex-
ecutive to appropriate the public funds to private
purposes. II is done by the present executive to an
alarming extent; and when, in the recent instances
pointed out, the removal of the deposites from bank
10 bank and from banks to the Golfers of individuals,
IL merely arbitrary, it may generate if it has not al
ready been Produccd the vilest corruption in high
places.
Now, it can only be said of Mr.. Tyler that he
signed the repeal of the Sub Treasury in ls4l
In ls40, the party which opposed the measure
carried the election by an immense majority
The repeal was certainly not unconstitutional,
and Mr.. Tyler signed 1t, as Gen. Jackson truly
says, in the honest belief that it had been con-
demned by the People. If majority of the
People in 1914 have reversed that decision, we
venture to say that Mr.. Tyler will sign its re-
enactment, should it pass the Senate, in obedi-
snce TO their will. We ask, then, what iustifi-
cation there can be for Aiese attacks There
can be none!
Ii is not true that the "present executive y
appropriates - the public funds TO private pur-
poses" any more than President Jackson did,
in depositing them with the banks. The
President has " no rghl' to deposite them else
where; and he cannot make law without the
previous concurrence of both Houses of Con-
gress. II the Presidents recommendation to
purchase. at a premium, the national debt not
now due, were adopted, there would not be, as
there should not be, any surplus funds to depo-
site anywhere. After the extinction of the
debt, reduction of the tariff to revenue stan.
dard, afording only sufficient funds to meet the
current expenses of the Government, would
leave no grounds for insinuated imputalions
against the Executive Of viest corruptionn in
the disposition of surplus funds. We repea,
that there should never be any surplus funds
then there could not possibly be any corrup-
ton !" nor could there be any oppression arising
from unequal and unjust taxation. But we de-
ny the insnuated charge of "vesr corruption
or any other degree of corruption, ain high
places" during this Administration, and we
challenge the Globe to make good its accusation.
II cannot be done.
We do not believe the great Republican par
y will sanction such atrocious charges.-wbieh
are groundless and fase-for the purpose of pay
ing "ralsurE to Mr. Van Buren,, or any other
man
Aswe have said in the beginning, so we re- |
peat IN the conclusion, some hidden grievance
= ru'H"s irmedicabiie- be the secret of
we sasee's hostility to the Administrator.