Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-03-06

l. Tie Soecre sAiy q he Peoplc-Tha only legiti-|
maze soVcre'gn,y-Basodo on undeniabc rish-Susian
ed oy irresistible power (NIusc-IInil Columbia.l
Z. me GOcSranc'd IF The u. Sfatcs.-Crca BY
me States tor accOmmoa tion secondary nor prim
ary both IN lis powers and objects. (NIusc-Yaukee
Doodlc)
any sacrifice bat OF liberty. tIus;c The Star Span
glcd Bannay)
l. oar .Saiire Sta,e- True TO her principles. No
threats can deter, temptations allure her from her
course. (fuslc-Nlarseilles ilymn.)
5. TIE Federal Erecutisc-I4ess power and patron
age-morc discretion aud accountability in their exer.
else. (Aiusic-Gr rand Glach.,
t. Political Ecoa0mY.--The simplest al-vavs the wi
disappearing indiv sagacy and enterprise TO
ignorant and bur'hensome iierCertace Laisses nous
fare (Nlusic-Buge Alarch.(
Z. JOIN iyler-Our friend aud ruest-a Republi>
can 100 irm 10 be Ui9sn from his principles, too up
right TO be swerved by the lures OF ambition and now.
er. (Aiusc-Gove March.)
MIR. Tyler then rose and said:
You have my best thanks, gentlemen for the senti
ment just expressed, and for the la,cring manner in
which has been received. The occasion which has
given rise TO IT, attended with all those cjrcunstan
ces the eminonty calculated 10 excite The sens;
b'iities of my heart. have not the vanity TO believe
ha' there Is any thing in my past lie which disn
cuisines me iioa tie great mass Of public men. True
from my earliest manhood my best faculties of bod,
and of niud have been devoted almost without inter
rupon to the service Of the Bepublic-but al! my
nerit mas consisted in the sincerity of my devotion
without an Illustration iereo by any prominent act CT
pnbic uSoiuiness. can therefore, be AT no loss I'm
ascribe this manifestation of public resDcc to ifs pro
per souTcc flows from the late Senatorial election
and the incidents connected with il. / place upon !,
therefore, Tie highest possible value. To have become
The otject OF vupciation from any quarter was y me
nos, unex pectcd. felt ic proud consciousness that
my conduct throughout had been open and explci,-
and that II had placed above tic reach of inst re
p;oach. Aad you have furnished me- gentlemen on
i5 OCCASION the best evidence of my having been
mistaken. On instances without number had ex
pressed tota! aversion 10 change OF my Office and
recognize many here nj this moment who can fully cs
NY 10 iiS TACT My friend who sits nearly opposite
hr Selden, 2ithoughas # were member of nv fam
lily, Became fully impressed with my wishes from
and repeated Conversations as not to have
voted Tor me; and among those who pursued similar
course some CT whom are here present, l number
many OF my best friends And yet the recesses of INV
heart have been attempted be scanned with the view
o! detecting some lurking wish al variance with my
public declarations Had desired change what
was there to have prevented from openly seeSina
II! Are not the offices OF this Republic equally open
to all lis citizens. When was an exclusive ,nononcIv
established, or when before that Rome contain
Ell but one man: Virginia, thank Ieavep depends
upon no one of her citizens however distinguished bv
Talents, Tor her character or standing. She has been
compared TO the mother Uf the GraecI and I ,rus,
that she may still he permitted To be proud of her SONS
But how miserable and contemplate is the policy as,
crbed to IL is othcr than that of wishing n
Office and yet OF adopting the very course the best cal
cu!acd of all others defeat such wish-a coprse
necessary calculated TO damp the ariour of my friends
and to inspire with confidence my opponents
But have commit; ed, in the estimation of some an
gorgeous offence, in having obeycd the wishes Of a
majority Of tie Legislature, after the same were fully
and decisiVc!y expressed had thought therefore
that the prominent axiom in the Republican creed was
mat The ,rH of the majority tie id1u to The ,,,bc
agent For one who had been taught from early in
fancy that golden rule, that next 10 his creator his
hst duty belonged TO h's country, and his last TO him
SELL how could have stood acquitted had permitted
| to
ons of public duty By accepting the apnp,pmept
while terfers3 with The pretensions of no other
citizen, have acquitted myselfof sacred obligation
But, gentlemen, my political principles have fn- Inc
trsl time been called in Question anu an effort has
seemingly been made to deprive me OF the confidence
OF my native State Heretofore, it has been my good
fortune 10 have remained wholly unassailed for INV
public course, nor have now thing 70 fear from
rejecting community. Those doubts have been made
to rest on the fact OF my having written letter to Mr.
Clay, IN few days after the late Presidential cleo
From the clanor which this thing had made one =
stranger to woud almost conceive that had been
carrying reasonable correspondence and pIottin
The overthrow OF public liberty. What would be the
astonisbment I've would feel when he came TO be in
formed, that 1T was letter written TO one with Yhom
had formed IN acquaintance many years since i'm the
public couDCs, aud which acquaintance had been
drawn the more closely from the fact of my having
acted with him in pcrOus times and on questions fe
MISSOURI question for nstance) agitating to The peace
ot the community and that its single purpurt vas an
~ III own estimation, tJO the CHARGE
OF an infamous corruption. And hOW much more
wonld his astoniahmrnt be increased, when he came
further to learn hat had been subjected 10 the snsn
cio0 OF having kept something datnnng in reserve
because had not submitted to the demands OF an i'm
perious dictaon? Or that letter never made any
secret True | did not communicate il 10 the T4egis
laiure as Chief Magistrate OF Virginia or publish il
from the top OF tioCapno!, but lis sentiments had been
avowrd times without nuMber veil to indv iduas as
10 large assemblies. Add since il has been made a
subject Of general considerations has been b;fed
freely TO all, no made known desire TO see it, II
no Other motive existed with to withhold il from
the press think should end sufficient one in the
fact, that had recently had my quantum sufict OF
newspaper Editors mean, gentlemen, no disrespec
TO that fraternity am not ignorant to know
that be who Intermediates with nest of hornets must
EXPECT to be stuug.
But ! agreed with Sir. Clay in his choice Of
Mr.. Adams h here lies the trcason-weil then
gentlemen, | have at least one con5oalion-it is
that OF Tie lrishman who about 10 be hung
with dozen OF his fcllows--I have MANY com.
Panions. Nine entl.s of the people Of virginia