Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-09-09
LINCOLN TELEGRAPH.
Batl), Mle.
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. o, 1871.
Original Correspondence--No. 8.
Ors wEoo Co. N. Y. AUGUST Both. 1874

OTswEGo Co. N. Y. August Both, 184l.
Mr.. CLARKE -" The long agony is over" and
Mr.. Tyler has, by one dash of the pen, defeated
the wishes, and disappointed the hopes of the
great Democratic party Of the nation What an
anomaly it is, that country, protesting to be
contederated Democracy, should have a written
Constitution giving one man the exercise of a
power strictly and essentially monarchlcal, calcu-
lated, if resorted to, to make the consummation
of whole nations wishes depend upon the
will, caprice, passion, whim or prejudice of one
man The comforting of such power upon one
man is the worst feature in our Constitutional
is an excrescence which renders it unseemy, and
must and will ere long be cut away! 1t is not
possible in the nature of things that the people
this free country will long tolerate the exer-
else of such power, or permit such feature
long to mar the fair and seemly proportions ofthe
Constitution 1t is the monarchical, anti-republi-
can, one man power of the Constitution and that it
ism ; and reason well as the very genius of
government, demands that it should no longer be
feature of the Constitution
Mr.. Tylers recent exercise of the Veto, in re-
fusing to sign the Bank Bill, has fallen like an
| avalanche upon the hopes and expectations ofthe
| Wings of the State of N. York. 1t is true they
were not without their forebodings of such re-
suit, but till they absolutely saw it, they would
not but believe that the President would SO much
defer to the wishes of great majority of his
countrymen, as to sign bill, SO much in accord
ance with their often expressed desires, and SO
essential to the harmony, prosperity and perma-
nent welfare of the country 1t was confidently
hoped that all these and many other weighty
| considerations would have prevailed with the
Executive to give his constitutional sanction to
the Bill. Had he done so, and signed the Bill,
he would have found himself bound to the Wing
party with cords of gratitude and affection that
could not have been easily sundered. | doubt
not he would have found himself entrenched in
position stronger than that of any other man in
the republic. But as it is, though the great body
of the Wings have undiminished confidence in
his patriotism, it not be denied but that there
is very greatly diminished affection for Mr..
Tyler, personally. The tie that linked him to
the Wing party, it is true, is not severed, but
it cannot be disguised that it is materially impair
ed while at the same time there has been no con-
fdence inspired, no union of bands between him
and the Locos The refore, politician, Mr..
Tyler has weakened has position very much by
the Veto of the Bank Bill while there is anoth-
er distinguished individual in the nation who has
gained to himself all that Mr.. Tyler has lost and
infinitely more, by his recent course, and in
disputably, at this time, is not only politically
stronger than he ever before, but stronger
than any other man in the nation;-l need not
say to you or any other Wing, that this man is
HENRY CLAY.-HE is the "mun of men,"
perceive from the papers of your State that
the convention ofex- deputy Sheriffs that whlom
did congregate at Augusta, has again put up that
little man, Fairfield, as target to be shot at on
| your annual sporting day in Sept. next. Well,
the Wings will assuredly shoot at him, and if he
was not so gerry small mark, l opine they would
make the feathers fly By the way, this same
Fairfield is absolutely, without any qualification
or exception, one of the most diminutive pieces
ofhnmanity, whether you consider him physical
ly or intellectually, that ever the fostering
hot-bed of political putridity warmed into
being. And not all the broken down Depu-
ty Sheriffs, aided by all the used up political
hacks, of which your State is so prolific, can ev-
er politically resuscitate John Fairfield. He is
defunct, and the best course for his friends to
pursue, in view of this great calamity, is not to
make mummy of him, and again introduce him
upon the stage, thinking thereby to Brighten the
Wings, but to set about giving him decent bu-
rial. Say to him, John, you have run your race,
you have had a brief career, but much longer
than creatures ofyour mould are often permitted
to haye,-emitted faint blaze, and a considera-
BILE smoke, and was finally lost in the fog of your
own glory. But to be serious, it is subject of
the greatest establishment to intelligent men of
all parties, in this State, and believe the same
sentiment is entertained in other States, how it
happened that John Fairfield was ever elevated
to the gubernatorial chair of your State, when
she had so many men of character and intellect
among both parties-But it can be answered on
ly by adopting this sure piece ofpOlitcal philos-