The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1845-02-18
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THE NEW YORK HERALD.


Why the editor of the Herald has thought
proper to connect Mr. Robert Tyler's name
with the Zabriskie contract" with Fitch's
removal" or ''with intrigues in Boston, New
York, and Philadelphia" we are at loss to
understand why he should so continually
make this gentleman a subject of his silly al
lacks, We are equally at loss to comprehend
Mr.. Bennett must know that Mr. Tyler neither
cares for praise nor blame from him. Is he an
CRY that young Mr.. Tyler, in the course of his
g numerous intrigues," has never deemed him
of sufficient importance TO be bought up?-
We challenge the Herald 10 exhibit one single
instance OF intrigue or improper conduct at any
time or place, on the part of Mr.. Robert Tyler
AS TO the " Zabriskie contract" the matter has
been before committee of Congress, and the
papers are all open to the inspection of Mr.. Ben
nett. Like many another lie which has been
concocted for the newspapers, this upon exami-
nation will be detected and exposed. Mr. Fitch,
who. after his very just removal from Office
would not stay removed, but employed portion
Of the wealth he had accumulated as Navy Agent
at Marse lilies in hiring persons to villify the
President, has we believe. obtained bur little sat-
sfaction, in return for the many false statements
made At his instance. That the President
has made some mistakes in his appoint
ments 10 office, is certain but no man.
under the circumstances, could have done bet
ter. The Senate has denied the President his
personal friends in many instances for Cabi-
net appointments, and in many instances de-
MED him the satisfaction of having his person.
al friends as Ministers abroad, who stand next
to the Cabinet in personal confidential commu-
ncaton with the President. The country
knows how many of the Presidents best friends
have been rejected for Offices at home. Driven.
then, to a random selection in many cases, is il
at all surprising that some unworthy persons
should have received Office at his hands2
MIR. Bennett seems to censure the President
for having organized body of men in refer
ence 10 The succession. Is the editor of the Her
aid stupid enough to suppose that the President
believed, in the year 1874, that he could be
elected TO the Presidency in 1857 Can the
editor conceive no better or more sensible OBJ
ject attending the organization which the Pre-
sident was enabled 10 effect2 Look at the re-
suit which has been so successfully, gloriouslu
achieved. and let Mr.. Bennett answer. Where
is Mr.. Van Buren, Where rs Mr.. Claw
Where do the ultras Of the Democratic par-
siden,, now stand2 They have been all
defeated, through the nstrumentality of this
very organization, and man has been
elevated TO the Presidency with whom the
President stands personally and politically on ex-
celleDt terms, pure Republican, an upright
man, who, amidst the storms of faction, side
by side with Andrew Jackson, has always done
"justice to John Tyler Wa. the Presiden,
to appeal to the love, generosity. or mercy of
the incarnate 6ends who assailed him2 Was
he to say, am poweress, do with me as you
will Even if, asa suppiiant be could have
succeeded in obtaining a little grain of pin
from his oppressers, he preferred to be wba,
he has been, the "hated,n by the intri-
guers, If Mr. Bennett pleases best, the
" feared" their conqueror and master
"Old Hunkerism" and old Fed Ne
persisted beneath his hand, and
could reap no benefit from bic -
ing up those rotten and erasm
country, HIS country, WI he pers Il
other matters by his servfccess in breal
the only man who has laid cliques, ,h 6,cal
life on the altar Of his country'sh's, as ID pros
perity. Assaed by both partes,'s mn their
thousand engines of detraction and calumny is
i not wonderful, is it not clearly hand of Pro |
vidence which has raised him up and enabled
him 10 triumph 30 nightly over his enemies7
If he waHa not \ m tYiof enuld he ha.a 49,.