Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-10-20


date for Vice President, is opposed
TO THE POOR MAN ENJOYING
THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE"
Our second proposition is, that JOHN
TYLER is Opposed TO THE PEG
PIE HAVING THE PRIVILEGE OF
ELECTING THEIR OWN GOVERN
ORS." We shall now proceed to estab-
lish this point by Tyler's recorded vote.
GIN CONVENTION.
"Monday, Dec. 81, 1929.
EcCcutirG Committee.
"The first resolution as amended in
committee of the whole, was then read
as follows; [See page 7O9l
"ReSolred, That the Chief Executive
Office ought to be vested in a Governor,
to be elected by the General Assembly,
for three years, and 10 be eligible for
three years thereafter His term of of.
fec shall commence on the first day of
January succeeding his election, or on
such other day as the Legislature may
from time to time designate.''
Mr., Mercer moved TO amend the above
resolution by striking therelrom the words
"Genoral ASSEMBLY," and inserting in
lieu thereof, qualified electors for the
most numerous brGnca Of the State Lcg-
islGtUr6.
For this republican proposltion-this
absolute right Of all freemen, that good
old republican James Madison voted, and
against itJOHN TYLER, the federal,
whig, Bank candidate voted Friends
of the peoples rights-supportcrs Of
James Madison, what do you think ofthis
federal candidate now. Laooring men,
with what conscience can you support
the enemy Of your rights and privileges?
Thus JOHN TYLER cast his vote in
opposition TO Mr.. Mercer's amendment
granting the people the privilege of cleo
ting their own Governors.
We proceed in our third proposition,
viz-that JOHN TYLER Is OPPOS-
ED TO SIIERIFFS BEING ELECT
ED BY TIE PEOPLE.
'IN CONVENTION.
TUESDAY, Dec. x, 1873.
"Tho question being on agreeing to
that amendment reported by the commit
tee of the whole, which proposes to
strike out the word "ResoIocG" from the
fifth resolution Of the Executive Com
mittee, which resolution read as follows,
viz: (See page lI2.)
"Resolccd; That the SherifS of the
different counties in the Commonwealth
shall hereafter be elected by, the voters
qualified to vote for the more numerous
branch of the Legislature"
The ayes and noes being demanded,
JOHN TYLER, true to his former votes,
was opposed to this privilege also!
Fourth proposition-that JOHN TY-
LER is "OPPOSED TO VESTING
AS MUCH POWER IN OFFICERS
ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE AS
IN THOSE APPOINTED OR ELEC-
TED BY THE LEGISLATURE" (See
page 7ll)
"Mr. TYLER said he had, after much
reflection, brought himself to vote in
committee of the whole to abolish the
Executive Council. He had not at that
time explained his motives, believing that
he was able satisfactorily to account for
his course to his own constituents. But
when he had glyen that vote it was on
the hypothesis that the Governor was
TO be elected by the Legislature. He
saw no danger attending the plan--he
apprehended nothing from the effect of
patronage in the hands of such an Exec
utive. But the moment the election of
Governor was to be thrown into the
hands of the PEOPLE, he was led to a
very different course. Under such cir
cumstances, he was opposed TO increas-
ing by one ota, the power and influence
of that officer,
Thus, it is apparent, that Mr.. Tyler
has 10 confidence in the capacity of the
people for selEgovernment. He was in
favor ofplacing power and patronage in
the hands Of a man who received his of.
fee from the Legislature, which he was
not, when the individual was elected by
the PEOPLE
We have now clearly established our
four propositions. We have neither time
nor room for comment We shall con-
cIude with aremark or two. Let it be
borne in mind that Mr.. TYLER voted
in opposition to President MADISON in
four questions Of suffrage and the right
ofthe people TO elect their Governors
And be it also remembered that Mr..
TYLER invariably voted with BENJA.
| MIN WATKINS LEIGH. We must
make an extract or two from one of Mr.
Lcgh's speeches in the Convention, that
the people may discover what are the
principles of the man who was Mr.. TY.
LER'S LEADER.
[See page 1851
Mr. LEIGH said, "ln every civilized
country under the sun, some there must
be who labor for their daily bread, either