The daily union., 1855-09-16
From tho Montgomery Advertiser and Gazette.
EX-PREsIDENT TYLER

There Is perhaps no man living who has been vo-
leniy unjusty assailvd than exPresident Tyler
During the entire period Of his administration OF the fed
eral government he was held up to the world by those
who had elected him the position which made him Pres
ident on the death Of Gen Harrison a traitor TO pn
cpe and to every patriotic and honorable impulse Nor
did they their vndicive denuncaiions his retire
men from the of State. The sanchty OF private life
has afforded John Tyler no protection against the malg
nant assaults of his enemies and slanderers Neither his
elevated personal character respect for the exalted
station he has filed restrain the opposition presses
from an Indulgence Of their wicked feelings and passions
towards him When travelling unobtrusive private
citizen business or in pursuit OF health his arrival at
city or village is generally announced In sneering and
contenlpuons manner When he makes speech before
literary or an agricultural society it ia generally mentioned
by the papers alluded with dparaging remark in
connexon with his past political history The selection Of
Mr. Tyler TO deliver the reception speech the occasion Of
President Pierces arrival at the White Sulphur Springs
lucky circumstance for them. 1t gives them an ol
psrtunity indulge their petty spite to their hearts
The know nothing organ at Washington and other
an-demoerae journals quite witty and sarcastic at
the expense of the ex-Presdent.
And what has John Tyler done that he should be
treated political outlaw and held up 10 the Scorn and
detestaon OF the American people? The answer can be
given in few words He refused to sign bill charering
n bank, which he had opposed through life as nnccnsu-
tonal nsxpcdent and dangerous; he refused to follow
the lead Of Mr. Clay in supporting that and other mess
which the whg party soemniy committed themselves
against in the that brought Harrison and
Tyler into power and therein consisted the trason
party and country Of which have heard much since
June ls4. 1t is undeniable fact that Mr. Tyler was
nominated and supported by his party friends in 1870
State-righs republican, opponent OF National
Bank a protective tariff and all the Objectionable
ures of the old federal party Ills political friends in his
State thus defined their position in the address Of
their State convention held few months previous to his
nomination for the vice presidency
But we are gravely told that Mr. Van Buren, is op
posed TO National Bank TO protective tariff and the ys-
of internal improvements by the general government
and that his hostility to these measures gives him an ire
ssblo claim to the confidence and support Of the people
of Virginia These fcllow-citizens, the sereoywd
phrases by which cunning tactcians hope to deceive aud
mslead you. All candid men of all parties admit that
they have ceased be practical questions All idea OF
chnrtering National Bank has been relinqnshed by its
former most sanguue advocates unnecessary in the
present and probable future monetary condition OF the
country The system of internal improvement has been
given the States and the tariff has been settled by
the Compromise of ls33 and will be reopened
less for political purposes by those who now affect to dread
the consequences of high protective duties
Mr.. Tyler stood firmly committed to these views at the
time Of his nomination, and they proclaimed by his
supporters in his State and elsewhere throughout the
canvass that ended in his election to the vice presidency
Because he did prove recreant TO his principles and
duty the presidential Office TO which he was transferred
by an act of Poyidence-becausc he did not fals the
pledges and promises upon which his party friends sup
ported him at the pols-he was Indignantly denounced
by many OF them traitor to his country, and
4 honorl
Thus much deem it proper to say in yindication OF
! John Tyler and the truth Of history.