Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-24

from the and infrmilies Of their eolasoraors
IN other walks Of science, and learning and kno
edge and w,sdomf Let the daily press OF America
answer with lie thousand tongues stepped in the gall
OF oitterness-and IL will answer, No No I Nol-no
honest man who has attained any thing like deser
we'd eminenee, in any OF the walks OF letters will
pretend that he has never changed. Then ali this
pretenee OF political consistency running through
series OF years, reaching to scores, aud through
all the rtitations OF parties aud the rise and fall OF
men, and the revolutions OF king doms and empires
and from generation to generauon-nnust DO sheer
humbug Since John G Calhoun and John Tyler
hrst promulgated their immutable, eternal and un
chanseable principles (the daring impiousness is
theirs. not ourS) what changes have taken place,
even IN that sublime economy which rules the world
Tho star OF Napoleon has arisen in the East like
brilliant meteor, and has gone down upon lone
island OF the sea, in the midst OF dark and des.
pair The scepIres of three foutths OF the civilized
kingdoms OF the earth have departed from the nm.
ointed hands that grasped them, and been restored
again TO the lines OF their legitimate possessors
Our own country has passed through three CIVIL ro-
volutIons and one eShausting and bloody war-and
seven Presidents have been peacefully seated and
descended from the chair OF State, and FIVE OF them
to the grave; and all this through the countless
phases and revolutions OF parties and &C cireun-
stances which made those parties, and vet John
Tyler Is consistent throughn all! Oh Immaculate
man divine politician Whence IS thy wisdom
and the fountains Of thy know ledger
But It is al sheer humbuggery--no such man
ever lived, much less politician.
we now come TO our second postulatc, which we
think very important one.
ms eternal pratng about, and seeking after
consistency, betrays a ridiculous regard Tor the
names OF things instead of the things the rseIyes
Every profound student OF human nature knows
how dIfheult 1t Is Tor a suborned witness to make
perfectly consistent tale OF his testimony. lire
CURES that 1t shall fit all the known circumstances
OF the case, and tally exlcIly with the credible and
unlmpeac1ed witnesses OF the same case. Then
'oo the same testimony may have to be repeated At
several different trials and il is very dicult TO tell
exactly the same tale twice. How such an one
taxes hiS mcmoTy-not 10 recoilect the real facts
and circumstances OF the case, but what he sand nj
previous examination. The cold sweat burst
rom every pore during the painful travail OF false
mood. How different Is the case with the honest
witness OF half the inlellgenee!-he has no nice
uoSe'tails OF another testimony 10 fit IN wrh-bIs
Is pam unNarnShcd tale, and the potency of
Truth (uh how potent It isi) bears him trumpban,ly
through. The polished shafts OF the skIlGIi ottor
hey ia' shattered at his feet against the invincbo
panoply which he wears. That armour WIS forged
~ the armoTy of the Most Hgl God. Rtrr. in
deed, is the politician, the mere politician. who
wears ~; and not one, we solemny believe who IS |
ever turning back TO consult old musIy records of
former testimony. A high souled patriot who iet |
that he was night at the moment that he was chilled
upon 10 act, would even dare to reTace the errors
oil hts youth, or show Inevitable imperfcciions OF
human reason incident TO all men. Consistency |
IKE female virtue, Is generally least possessed by !
NOSE who are eternally pratng about Il. /, is n
silent and unoOtTusive virtue, and those are mos,
truly IT'S possessors who are consistent IN abiur,py
known and pa pablo errors.
What slyest thou John Tyler wilt thou be
'ned by God AMI thy Country