The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-23

impulse, ,oT que, envy hin heather his
Temperament nor bis philosophy. Ii Mr..
Tyler instead Of being distinguished CHI
zen Of my own State, aad r,llng, at this
moment, station Of the most pasBlu! respon.
s.s..iIy, wa.-h entities Alm u a candid 10.
depreciation Of hrs official acts at the hands
q al! his c0uGlrymen, had been q total
stranger, unknown 10 Tue n tue relations
Of private or political friendship, | should
yet have ieh nyseii irres.subly iDPeed
by the common sympaihies Of humanity to
undertake bis deeace, % the best Of my poor
ability, when have seen han .h!s day SO
powerfully assaed for an act, as verify
believe, Of conscientious devotion 10 the
Constitution ot bis country and lie sacred
obligation Of has high trust.
The honorable Senator complains that,
in my reply TO hn, ! uniuslly represented
hIai as celsuring aud arFafsa.as tie con.
duet of the Chief Magistrate. lie asks if
be used any s9ch language as perfiy /
did not say that he used tue tru~d peridy,
but tha; bis allegations resolved themselves
substantially into the charge Of peLidy
against the President. And Is Dot this
true ! appeal 10 those who heard hun,
and | would appeal 10 the honorable Sens
tor himself Ia has cooler moments, Il two
thirds OF his speech did not consist OF Impl.
iatIons, more or less direct, On Inc Presl
dent, for violation d his faith, express or
implied, 10 his party and the country ? DID
he moi begin bis speech Wlih reading and
dwelling upon passage 10 the Inaugural
address Of The President, v hich be coalsaa
cd amounted 10 an engagement, 10 the ma.
icn 10 slgD such b..l as had b2ea present,
ed TO him Ii 50, ahat IS his veto mes
sage, now before Us, bat violation Of that
engagement, or, 10 other words, a breach
OF faith, 40 act Of peiiJy to The nation -
sdiC, did cot the hoaorob.e Senator say,
'lf the course Uhlrh the Preslden, has now
taken could have been anticipated, either
by the Harrisburg Convention o. " tbe
People at the polls Is Ucud not have re
ceved an iHdYda4. vote III Tie former OF
Z single electoral vote from tie latter -
Does rot this imp y q dss5agepu5us sunpre5
SION, something hae fraudulent conceal!
ment Of his opinions b the President, wmcb
II true, would, u0lar the Circumstances
have been grossly inconsistent With the pfln
ciPes Of good faith How little guuudauor
there IS for any sucl ImPu;a,tou, hauar
myself | mus. have FUZZY demonstrated 6.
tae satisfaction Of tic Senate 10 tie remark.
| had the honor to make n reply to the
first speech OF the Seaagor from Kentucky
The honorable Senator also insisted, with
great eaTnesiness, that lae veto Of Tins bill,
under the circumstances II. ahich The Pre-
sideni stood, ives 50 eXcapt.auable pro
eeeding that, rather than 10 have resortef
10 It, Il would have been better for him ll
have esadsd tic responsibility Of bis b. "a
s!ahopr By permitting tie ten days 10 el4pse
vIIhouia1y action % the measure, or other,
wise to have resigned lis Office, aad lgfl
the GoyernFneot without an elective head
Gould any ting convey ! stronger Oh more
pointed condemnation Ct The President.
conduct than 70 bold up c,ther Or bo,n 9
these extreme -a1 lu4dAass. BE alternatives
as preferable to the course be had actually
adopted. Bot the Senator alleges tAat he
did not say the Presiden! ought 10 have re
signed. Dad be not, however, a:gue mos;
zealously to show thar coasIgfezcy w.th tie
Presidents oTa conduct aud principles on
c former occasion, p hen be held ] seat ia
the Senate OF the Hted States. reqalruc
that be should have signed On tie present
VIVA! was tbs b-l 10 grze tie Pres.deal'
resignation bg tie strongest fpeul, person
al 70 himself and derived from bis oaa ca
ample l. i not mere special pleading
then, for lie Senator uoa 10 al.e.e laa, lie
did 10, say lie Presl-oal should have re-
signed When tue whole tenor OF lbs
Senators speech was characterized by sgci
pointed aid siguAclAl Ispgeaeuslons Of The
Presidents coad1ct, coziz the lavish aul
ostenla'sous professions Ct personal regard
aud respect, % wa.rh the Senator now ao
peals as EVIDENCE Of the spirit Of BIS speech
be viewed 10 auy other ligal than as U.t
ter n0ckery
The honorable Senator st.H insists thai
The ques!ioa u bank was an issue solemn
ly decided IN the Presidential election.
thought bad shown, b. lrrefragqb.e proof
from the record, when | first addressed lhc
Senate, that this Issgs vas not made m thu
Presidential election, auI, from The we'll
Known and recorded opinions Of the candi
dates selected botl G5r the Presidency and
the Vice Presidency, could not have Jecl
made But the Lygorab.e Senator tell,
Inc this IS all sheer 6eiuslaB ca 10Y part
and arises rom what be Is pleased 10 say {,
The comnOa error Of Us }irrlnians-rl
consider the sentImeot prevailing 10 Ylr
gina as the sentiment Of the wha.e Caloa
Mr. Clay. spoke Of some peculiar
opinions existing AID Ia operation arny.
The people Of 1Tgtoia.
The peculiar opinions of the people Of
FwgtRtG, fcoailulsd Mr.. Rryes.y / had
hoped would never be considered a re-
proach BY s4y native soa Of Virginia
and the tsani, coming from the honorable
Senator from Kentucky, himself a N.
tive son Of our sacirai Commonwealth, IS
tae unkiGdesi cut d "a. Nov, SIR, with
al possible respect Tor the honorable Sena
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