Ertrdet from Mr.. Tyler's Inaugural, April IL,


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" The patronage incident to the presidential
office, already great, is constantly increasing.
Such increase is destined to keep pace with the
growth of our population, until, without figure
Of speech, an army Of office holders may be
spread over the land. The unrestrained power
Of sel6shly ambitious man, in order either to
perpetndte his authority or to hand il over to
some favorite as his successor, may lead to the
employment of all the means within his control,
to accomplish his object The right to remove
from Office, which, subjected 10 no restraint, is
inevitably destined to produce spirit of crouch
ing servility with the official corps, which, in
order TO uphold the hand which feeds them,
would lead to direct and active interference in
elections, both State and Federal, thereby sub
jectng the course Of State legislation to the die
tation Of the chief Executive officer, and making
the tpiH Of that officer absolute and supreme. l
will, at proper time, invoke the action Of Con-
gress on this subject, and shall readily acquiesce
in the adoption OF all proper measures which are
calculated TO arrest these evils, SO full Of danger
in their tendency. / will remove no incumbent
from Office who has Faithfully and honestly ac-
quilted himself of the duties Of his Office, except
in such cases where such officer has been guilty
of an active partisanship, or by secret means
the less manly, and therefore the more objec-
fionable-has given his official influence to the
PcSSS
age Of the Government into conflict with the
freedom Of elections. Numerous removals may
become necessary under this rule. These will
be made by me through no acerbiy Of feeling.
have had no cause 10 cherish or indulge unkind
feelings towards any, but my conduct will be
regulated by profound sense of what is due to
the country and its institutions. Nor will ne
gect to apply the same unJending rule to those
Of my own appointment. Freedom Of opinion
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of suffrage will be maintained, as the birthright
of every American citizen but say, emphati-
cally, TO the official corps, thus far and no far
ther.'"


Take the foregoing, with John Tylers snbse-
quent political course and conduct and it will be
found to be replete with insolence and hypocrisy,
tyranny and treason. o. H. w. S.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Ocf 30 1S43.
SIR: Having heard, with deep and unfeigned
regret Of the removal, by your excellency, Of our