Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-07-24
From The ST. Louis Bulletin.
THE COMPROMISES AT HARRlsBUR

DelOIe the CduluTON OF Wrdln winch we under.
stand is connecting against President Tyler is
poured out upon him, would it not be as we'll for
the gentlemen who have charge OF the safetyvalve
TO "blo,o off" little, and reflect more calmly on
the nature and extent Of the party relations and
responsibilities Of the Executive, and that portion
OF the Wing party who think and act with himY
Lest, however, it should go undone by our con-
tompo!aries, we propose TO bring together few
prominent facts, and deduce therefrom such fair
and legitimate conclusions, as shall place the re.
sponsibility OF the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the Wing
party (if such an event should occur,) on the
proper shouders--on those who violate the spir.
it Of the compromises at Harrisburg.
1t was developed months before this assem-.
blage convened, that the opposition to Mr.. Van
Buren, was sufficiently strong, in numbers, and
talent and influence, to place any man in the Pres
idency upon whom they could cordially agree
Mn. WEBSTER, who had been for a time very pro.
mnenty and powerfully held up by his friends
in the North and East, had periodically with
drawn from tile canvass, and his more immediate
and prominent friends at once declared for Gene.
raj HARRISON, as the man whose whole life, and
conduct and principles would best and most sure.
ly unite the whole body Of the (hen) opposition.
The names Of Mr.. Clay and Gen. Scorr were
continued before the country, presented to the con-
vention, and warmly, zealously and ably urged
before that enlightened and (ar-seeing assembly.
Mr.. Clay was recognized as yet the champion
OF the principles and purposes upon which he had
gone down with Mr.. Adams while it was known
that General Harrison occupied middle, milder,
and safer ground, in reference to the exciting
questions Of the currency and finances, and was
very openly pledged lin his letter to Judge Den.
N.Y. against the odious doctrine OF prescriptions
II need scarcely be added, that comparison Of
views and opinions, with desire to reconcile the
greatest number, and ultimately TO unite all OF the
opposition, resulted in the nomination Of GEN.
HARRISON for the first office, and JOHN TYLER for
the second.
In addition to the fact, that the views and opn-
ions Of the latter gentleman were known to be
consonant with those OF General HARRISON, in re-
lation to the prescription" which we all then
condemned, he was also known to be even more
straight and strict in his notions Of Stae.rghts,
and adverse to Bank, than General Harrison
was He was, therefore, and therefor, placed on
the ticket, unanimously, on the first ballot, for the
purpose Of more surely winning State.rights sup
port to it, and in full view Of the fact that his pos
sible casting uote in the Senate might as probably
prevent the passage of bank bill which over.
STEPPED his constitutional opinions, as his VETO
may now do, in the event that has transpiFed, and
in the relation which it has placed him.
These being the lacts-these the prominent
grounds Of the Wing compromise at Harrisburg
we ask on whom will rest the responsibility, il
the country fails to get bank, by disagreement
between the ultra Wings of Congress, and the
more straight and temperate one occupying the
chair OF the Executive? The bill of Mr. Ewing
answers that question. If passed into law. it
would u-j-answer all valuable purposes "a steer
clear Of the constitutional objections (known no,r
and al,oDys to beg entertained by the Executive,
and large division of the Wings, and thus pre-.
serve the union Of the party by preserving the
compromises and the faith which were plighted a,
Harrisburg, and upon which we succeeded in the
election.
To require the President 10 surrender more than
he has, lin the details Of the billy is to contempu
Tyler proposition involving wlful, deliberate
know any thing Of the distinguished Virgnan
whose solitary "nay" upon the passage of the
Force Bill atests as we'll his aversion to ultraism
Of any kind, as the moral firmness Of his charac
ter, under every Encouragement know as vel
beforehand as they will afterwards, that he car
neither be forced Tor coaxed into the position al
luded to: and the country will regard the passage
Of such bill in Congress as determination thu:
early 10 commence a contest for the succession
under the auspices of the distinguished statesman
from whom single word, would now suffice to re
store every thing to harmony, and give to the
country sound, safe and constitutional Bank.
We deprecate-deeply deprecate, the issue anc
the strife alluded to; but if it be forced upon thu
country, thus early, we shall again, as in the las
contest stand pJor the "compromise al Harris
burg" MORE ANON.