Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-03-24

WI. liCI , administration.
Does any reader doubt its tru,h?-Lei il
DC remembercd--ihe almost sup2;ant ie-
nacliy with which Mr.. Tyler during his first
year chung TO the Wing party AT tina.
time, be IL borne in mind, the Wings were
fresh from the late contest, which had placed
them in the attitude ofan overwhelming as
cendancy while the Democrats were APP
parenily broken-down party not only com
paraiiye.y feeble in force, but containing
within themselves many elements Of tonfl-
sion aud dsorgan sliiUl. In Concert with
M. Webster, the blteresI enemy Mr.. Chy
las ever had, Mr.. Tylei's game then was,
Clearly, to shake off Clay, retain the grea,
bulk Of the masses whose rush had borne
Harrison and himself into power, trusting
Afterwards gradually so far to disintegrate
the Republican party, as to bring in at leas;
considerable proportion of them around
his administration. Hence, although he ve-
toed Mr.. Clay's Bank Bill, Ne offered a, the
same time much worse one, ana actually
chung to the profession and name ofa Why
pleading with them imponngly in one OF
his Messages on the ground of the number
of other Wing bills he hid signed, until all
hope of success vanished, and Cl VS. con
trolling ascendancy in the party succeeded
in ilinging him iorcibly and sco:nfully of
into a portion in which it became acknowl-
edged ucason for any Wing to m,;ntain any
sort Of party communion with him.
Let it be remrmbe red--ihe manner in
which he then proceeded to address, him,
se,f TO his next aim. that Of courling the
Democratic party. Then was Witnessed Il
spectacle Of The corrupt abuse Of the pat
ronage power Of the Elk cuive. unperced-
en'ed, unimagncd. One Of Mr.. Tyler's
first acts after his entrance into power had
been to promulgaie special decIarat on
against the interference of the Federal
office holders in politics. On former occa-
sions, also, Mr.. Ty.cr had in n peculia
nanncr identified himself with this prnci-
pie. And yet. rs soon as he began the
working of this policy, that OF worming his
way INTO position IN the Democratic par
~ by means Of his Offices, Systematically
mo universally throughout the country,
they were held up as the brides 70: adhe
sion 20 him and his interest, and activity
in his cause. Every man then in the
position capable Of being represented as
one Of influence, had office al his disposal
for The mere acceptance Of il. Democrat
i: Representatives in Congress had almost
unlimited command over the Federal par
Ionage OF their districts. Anything 10
prove himself u Democratic get adnis- |
sion MS such-rec' gni,ion rs such In all
directions were to be seen Wings removed
from office who had scarcely had line To
get adjusted in the seats to which they had
been appointed either by General Harrison
or by My Tyler hmself-Whigs of unim
Peached personal worth and cap bill ty-
toi no other even pretended reason than
to confer their Offices on Democrats. 1t
was positive public scandal-undi, gui>ed.
und.sSembled. We need not dwell on de-
tails-a single prominent fact will suffice
to Illustrate it. The whole system adopted
is typihcd in Mr.. Tyler's Baltimore Con-
vention, Of which body nearly all were al
ready his office holders when they went
there, while all The rest, with scarcely an
exception, have been made so since!
The direct application OF the vast ma
chinery o:the Federal patronage TO the OBJ
lect Of buying d deserter's way into some
kind o! welcome or reception by party
on which he seeks to fasten himself, pre-.
sentrd n novelty in our politis 1t Ger.
tainly wrought a vast amount of mischief:
1t scattered broadcast through the land
seeds oil decentralization, which could scarce
~ fail, almos; everywhere. to find at least
a little soil adopted to their .oo-reudy ger
mination. Everywhere certain number
Of persons we're TO be found, urged perhaps
by their necessities, or little disposed to Be
scrupulous in sIch mat ers, whom lllilc
Indlcious dangling Of these bats before
their eyes coad scarcely fail to attract,
wlh an engcrncss little disposed 20 quarrel
with the hand from which they were 10
drop. tnprincipled men were also a: many
places 10 be found, who had ljltIe ihcuIty
in palming themselves Oft upon tie Gle
and foolish confidence Of Mr.. Tyler and
h family as their special friends, and as
prisons Of astonishing al, activity and
| cal importance, in those hands the To-
Cal management Of their Interests nigh
ratcly hG reposcd In general atle to gel
only the lowest and worst 10 tralcrnIZe
with them in their loud mouthcd part zurl-
ship of Mr.. Tyler, this class Of persons
nj many points, and especially in the cities
succeeded in getting together miserable Iii
tie knots Of persons, rarely more III Il
sufficient 10 fill the bar-room Of some mean
haunt which constituted their hca quarters
AMI these, in connection with the higher in
cumbents, OF the luca awe offices con.titu
ted the "party" worthy Of their creation
and creator, the Tyler Parry.
With the aid of a few newspapers, sup
or,ed by the public patronage, and by I
heavy system Of s"ssed taxation upor
the holders of office, these liule Pc, house
knots of "lhe friends OF .'ohn Tyler" wer,
constantly astonishing the country will
"mass meetings" and great popular d.
mons ration" oil which il Is needless 10 81,
that they rarely in numbers much exceeded
that Of tho Ole RS report to have peesi
deG over them. TO what extent this sys
TEN oil humbug the mos, imprudent. sue
ceeded in imposing Upon Mr.. Tyler, so q
10 mae him actually believe in the tx IS
ience and growth of great popular senii
ment in his behalf, We have no means O