Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-23
"TA. LirA. from B,,y,inr rat, ,

"Ths LighsJrom Burning E1iyissn
:, The correspondence between the President and
the New Kent Committee has provoked pretty ex
!" 'ensve comment from the PEGS The Lynehbu,s
' Virsinian thus notices 1t:
And then, Mr. Tyet's 'frmness OF purpos.r-
his will do we'll enough to tell the marines. I'm,
l. teaiy as aushaee, as MIR Tyer's own boast
e that the inveeives Of his old friends OF which he
= complains, have not disturbed his eousnimityt-
Furnaces OF purpose Way, who does not know.
mar during the extra session. he shifted his position
almost every day, and sometimes every hour in
me uayf Who does not know that n, w.. A..
chanseable as a wsathercock in April, th,. NJ,
was SO undetermined and vaeilla,ng in his course.
. as 10 alarm his friends for his sanity, that Ms
couch, for daysHnd lights toga her. was a. deserted
oy tred Natures sweet restorer balmy s,oep and
tna' ms mind, the meanwhile, WAS the sport OF eve
nv alternately ascendant coteric which eou,J So,
access to his carr who does not know thnt a, on,
day he would agree to a proposition, which on M,
next he would rspudatei that in one hour n. gold
wrte 10 one friend to amend the Bank hiIl in a
p'ttlcuiae feature, and that in the next he ~oulJ
write TO another countormsniiny hi, reou.,1-
| rHmness of purpoStr Who does not know thu,
ne coneurrei IN Ew.ng's ball, and afterwards de
cl"red that lie had not read Il, when he feared ,b,
he would be called upon to sign NJ Who dnes No,
know that the second Bank bill wa = repor,.d n, b,s
own instance, and afterwards vetoed; and thai
some OF his principal objections to tina, bill wee
'eVol'ed nj features incorporated into IL by his ow,
request, and some OF them IN his own hand writin,p
70 q" outrage upon common sense to cont,linont
liar Nil,
might with much truth be assim lated ,o IN. SIT
Oorn oak. The President, when he read this leu,,
must have WINGED under its burning ,,rc,,r ,
h'ShiIy interpreted, instead OF n compliment IL
was gross insult To him. "
The Presidents letter Is written in h, b,r.;.,
vein OF decamiton. Ii is to be lamented, bo,Sey.r
th't the path OF duty WAS not as plain In Inn, n.
ssreed to sign Ewings BILL which Contained
''hat odious feature OF discounts" and winch So
renuered The whole question of constution,l;tv hx
auuhuns the necessity Of Bank, in some form =,
"nS' IN ms own m snioqucnt language, been rem.
utrsd oy "ihs light OF burning sfi,i.. oh.
people think that other lights hay, re-, Il. -,
p'1ent 'han either constitutions or etfiyie,-tbr
''Ise Hshts OF an unchastoned ambition which b,yo
80, Nun rom ms implied pledges, and brought
nhn INTO unnatural alliance with party TO winch
LOT ten years he had been oppo ed. The d,s,ce :,
DC reelected ard the hone that he Grrat eff ct th
ooleet IVY throwing himself in opposiIion TO me,.
sufes 10 which he was pledged by his election =
this was the light which led him s.tr,y. ard Lc ,,l
yet i've to curse the hour when its i,nf, G,,,,,,
oaAe htst shone on his path, and JeguieG hun from
the ways of rsctitude ami honor 5000
Ii 1t be true, as he President saw. tina, his tr,r,o
mas Kept heIlthful music" amid the sorrn NJ -, /
o'Snaiion provoked by his folly and ,reachcry. n.
10 most grossly slandersd; and wi,hal, IN, Ieon
science must be plilbe as his purn,s,s IL
eanno! remember the past Without some c,,,,,,i. /
ton, unless Remorse hath lost its sSiny Or If bi,
pulse Oe yet so much quickened by the homes ths,
me "e'ld sisters" have whispered in his ear that
us very excitement IS mistaken for health the div
Is soon TO come when these hopes will be blasted
and when solitude will give full play to the nng,sb
winch Is no" kept IN ckeck by hAusry and adula
ton.
The Lexington tVa) Gazette hold thi, LANGUAGE.
"A correspondence is published in the Richmond
papers between certain friends of the Administra.
ton IN New Kent, and "his EIcellency, John w.
ler President OF the United States of North Amer
ica." His Excellency IS invited to a dinner which
he declines. The letters to and from thi, august
public functonary co stain some novel and ME-
Me- kent fran N,g, !
love and respect for him both as a man and pol,ti
can, have been greatly enhanced by the irmuess
oil purpose and devotion TO principle" which he has
recently exhibited under greatly EMBARRASSING cir
cumstances. "Firmness OF purpose AMI d.yotion N
prlneiPlei" HIS fellow citizens of New Kent were
well acquainted with the man. or they never would
nave Tentured upon giving him SUCH desc as that
Ills EIcelency, however, swallows i: with the
greatest relish imaginable. And he still harps up-
on his consistency! The political principles which
he avo~ed twenty hVs years ago. he asserts are the
same which he has vIndcaed since his accession 10
the Presidency. He, John Tyler Is lmmutablei
tbs perfect wisdom eau know no change But he
uoes not speak oil certain political principles which
ne ehueaVofsi 10 eoEVnce The people he entertained
about the time of the last Presidential election,
lie has forgotten all about that, no doubt
lie says that he has been assIi.ed for he vinLica
ton Of has old principles with sine biIterest denun.
cations which have ever heretofore assaIl.I n,.L
Inc fLnctonary," Thisis fayorite topic of his n.
wishes the people to believe that he is the most
prosecuted man IN the world and thus 10 enlist their
>ymPaIh!cs IN lis taVoF. But nobody believes IT,
lie has o"eh treated by the Wing press with marx
ed moderation. lie has not been prosecuted Iii,
old friends are still willing to give him credit for In.
good deeds OF his admlnntration. Nor has he been
censured as he m'Imates on account of his opnions
i cersure no man Tor his opinion" Sc. says he "br,
while award TO him the right to think for himself |
should he not eNemp. me from his dsnunciations he.
cause cannot think he doesi" Ii Is not because
ne cannot think as the Wings do that he has been
eensureo. Neither he nor any other man that w. |
kno" OF, has been censured by the Wings for hon |
esty entertaining opinions different from our own
we clam the right TO think for ourselves and ~. |
eoncede the same right TO others He has been cen.
sured Tor his iaithlessness his disregard Of his for
mer solemn professions, his betrayal Of the conf
dence reposed IN him 10y those VINO placed him in
power but not for his opinions, If indeed he has any
OF his own upon any subec'.
his hEceiiency winds up his .e,Icr with the n.
loving rhetorical flourish: ''Amidst the torr.nts or
abuse, no matter by what motives dictated which
have been uttered against mo, "ny pulse has kent
as healthtul music" az II nothing had ocru,,.J |
Tie light reflected from burning fficics has onlv
served to render the path OF duty more
PLAIN. In that path | shall walk" &c. /, !,
gratifying 10 be assured that the Presldents pesce
OF mind has not been disturbed by ali the denrrri.
atoms with which he has been assaIled Even the |
best men are rarely able TO preserve their compo.
sure enid torrents Of abuse.n But a man 90 con. |
scious OF his honesty, consistency, and fidelity as
Pres dent Tyler, can afford to disregard the on,n
ions OF a shnderous world, and clad in the p,noplv
OF good conscience" bid defiance ~ the maligGity
Of his enemies,