The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-17
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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 inriguss in Boston, New
York, and Philadelphia" we are al loss TO
understand why he should so continually
make this gentleman subject of his silly at
tacks, We are equally al 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
numerous intrigues," has never deemed him
Of sufficient importance to be bought up2-
We challenge the Herald to exhibit one single
instance Of intrigue or improper conduct al 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 employ ed portion
of the wealth he had accumulated as Navy Agent
at Marse lilies in hiring persons TO villify the
President, has We believe. obtained but little SAT.
isfaclon, in return for the many false statements
made al his instance. That the President
has made some mistakes in his appoint
ments TO 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 mex,
to the Cabinet in personal confidential commu-
nication with the President. The country
knows how many of the Presidents best friends
have been rejected for Offices at home. Driven,
then, to random selection in many cases, is it
at all surprising that some unworthy persons
should have received Office at his hands?
MIR. Bennett seems to censure the President
for having organized body of men in refer
ence to 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-
sdent was enabled to effect2 Look al the re-
suit which has been so successfully, eloriouslu
achieved, and let Mr.. Bennett answer. Where
is Mr.. Van Buren, Where is Mr.. CLAY 7
Where do the uliras of the Democratic par
,y who made such furious war on the Pre-
sident, now stand7 They have been all
defeated, through the fundamentally of this
very organization, and man has been
elevated to the Presidency with whom the
President stands personally and politically on ex
ceient terms, pure Republican, an upright
man, who, amidst the storms of faction, side
by side with Andrew Jackson, has always done
"jusiice to John Tyler" Was the President,
to appeal to the love, generosity, or mercy Of
the incarnate fends who assaied him7 Was
he to say, am poweress, do with me as you
will Even if, asa supphant, he. could have
succeeded in obtaining liule grain of pity
from his oppressers, he preferred to be wba,
he has been, the "hated," by the intri.
guers, if Mr.. Bennett pleases best, Ii,
" feared" their conqueror and master
" Old Hunkerism" and old Fede ralism, have
perished beneath his hand, and If he personally
could reap no benefit from his success in break
ing up those rotten and offensive cliques, III,
country, HIS country, will prCft in this, as in
'ther matters by bis services. John Tyler is moi
he only man who has laid down his political
ife on the altar Of his country's honor and pro,
'erity. Assaed BY both parties, with their
thousand engines of detraction and ealumny. i, |
no, wonderful, is it no, clearly hand Of Pro
idence which hs. raised him up and enabled
i'm to triumph so nightly over hi. .nenies7
Ifhe were not patriot, could he have sue