Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-30

OF Marco Dosartls IH his national battle. sEy Sir
whenever the name OF Henry Clay Is mentioned in
eonnek on with the Presidency ofthe United Suites
he Will be the candidate not VI ioctous clique, but
OF the great Wing party-the triumphant aud ever
glorious Whig party of 1870.
l MIR. Lane said men might change, party might
| ehanse, but there was no change IA the principles
| upon which the great whig party came into power
and he would assert that ol the great
OF policy advocated at tho recent Presidential can
vaSs, at least IN his own district, was "Bink or no
| sank And notwithstanding that nine. ten,hs of
the wing party are IN favor OF the establishment of
| National Bank, rs he had already remarked Pre-.
spent iyIer had chosen to veto both tho bills to
| effect 80 desirable an object John Tyler IL seem.
e., was disposed to establish the one man Govern
| ment m the most odious form. Whom had he coun.
SEIZED wIhl He (Nir L. insinuatcd nothing he
made the charge that John Tyler de, ircd To estab.
ilsh the one-man principle IN this Government. and
ne made TINS charge, based upon the fact that none
at ms CONFIDENTIAL advisers one of his Cabinet
ever saw the message he sent to this House yes.
STudy until they saw II here. What, he mir IL
would ask, would the American pcopic think a., tLe
conduct of President Tyler, who had declined To
consult with his constitutional advisers on so crave
ana important question as this was and yet per.
united an individual who sat IN this hall To se,
what the contents OF the message were n norton of
winch had actually appeared In the New York He
,'u threc or Tour days before the message was de-
INe'eu 10 'his House = Now, he would not say
mat the letter. writer wrote the message L.cnu,c
God knew 1t would add nothing to the ren,lemnn,s
reputation.
lie repeated, what he understood to hc IN. fac,
nat not one, even tho humblest of President
iSIets Iahinet ever saw the Message until II, WAS
read IN this House This was n most ext,,ord;
nary course OF proceedlng-one without a parnucl
IN the history Of the Government and ono Thai 70
nec'cd any thing hut credit on man who conIJ !
Uea ms constitutional advisers With such disr,sn,c,
anu MISREPRESENTATION DdyIsers too many /
OF whom were very highly disting ushed for their /
genius, iheir learning aud their ardent patto,isr,
ana before whom John Tyler himself would stand |
1sSu' as III the presence Of superior inteligence,
NAT IaOinet was composed OF some of this most
ao'e ana talented men OF the great Whig marry
anu YET they were to be treated IN this cool and
O"'reu'p,uous manner by "A man dressed in a ltt'o
"S'"otl'y, ana who accidentally, and unlor-
ttnhaley Tor the country, became President of tho
l. States. John Tyler was fastened ON IN M. ,G
OF me wing ticket, like small boat to the s;ern uc
gallant ship, as he might make the contrast ms IN
reference To the lnmentcd Harrison. Who he womb
inquire Knew any thing at that time OF John Ty-
e's principles being contrary to those OF the Wbiy
p"tl' And yet now he sets up his opinions in on.
position TO those who elevated him 20 power III.
,u ~ MS message that TINS question OF a Bank
was the most embarrassing that had come he.
ore hIm since his installation into offce-thnt w,,
NE greatest difhculty he had. Yes, II was diff.
,9'ty over which John Tyler would never get or
VT yer privately, he knew nothing, and had no
'eNtc to know any thing; but, actins in his Official
apicIy, he (Mr L. knew more than he could
ave wished To know. lie would not nam. tb,t . q
nanin conncNlon with Arnold, Burr, and Hui. but t
,oG,u cave to Others to say-to the county to
ccdrc, whether or not the name 1t "John 'TvI,r,,
u@ht not to bc added n the list for having thw,rt
q the wishes and violated The principles of the I
Mig party, who placed him in power. 4
lie NNr Lane) could not have allowed the pro-
eni opportunity To pass 10y without saving some. J
hing on this important subject. With rro,rI IN f
mat hHi Oecn said by his colleague, MIR PrniIitD a
q would only say that no doubt that gentleman q
PRESENTED ms constituents as honestly as he (Nir
80 dIi his own. However, the people must de-
" trht and col.
~ L. after having given a history of what has
'hen pace 1t the present session IN relation 10 the
establishment Oi a bank said that the peop'e be. II
r'yd themselves to have been betrayed and urtfu.
deceived, and that their Indignation knew 10 :
oHnds What right had John Tyler to allow IN,
anne TO he put on the Wing ticket ii he WAS not n !;
ank man! He (hlr L. voted for him under the :
'"'c'uh mat ne would ieci himself bound by the
&c son OF the Supreme Court. But now the re.
'Tds were searched IN order to show that ne was =
o ~ iavor OF bank; and they had been told that
ne" Mr Gays Eomnauon was rejected at the -
ttA''ISGurS Convention John Tyler shed tears
Is, Shed tears And, after all, It was Attended
} Oe proved that he was not then hank man
ia he not retain Gcn'l Uarrson's cabinet And
nat mao OF common sense here but knew
a' 'e oank question was To be the FIRST one to bc q
III I"T'nt After reading the first message, he
VT ~ began 10 distrust his devotion to Whiy .
.IncIples lie thought he lad seen in IT, lurkin5 v
nuVI sPtciai guisn, something limiting at the cS- =
.clsG o. the veto power when the opportunity '
lnu.d occur.
Mr.. Lane next noticed the various obie,tlons T
ken ny Tie President TO both the bills winch ne d
~ vetoed ana commented particularly on the last
essAse They had passed two bills, suppo,no
ey would meet all his objections; but he lad We,
ed bo:h OF them. And now he nsked thar Con- s.
ress might give him three months grnce-thcre
ohths tine for deep and deliberate reflection on =
us SUBJECT We'll, as Congress were about Ia a. !
urn II NIGH, be as well to let the question rest till
e next session; but his firm conviction was. tbnt /
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'''e'' The country would get nothing approxim,- /
az u Oahk, though Il might possibly get a sub. .
'eas"ry' with THE specie clause in H." JOHN :
yer was PRESIDENT 10y accident and chance; but =
"T"' rcly upon u that, 10 four years hence they
ou'u put hum out, though by chance. He had :
'oheli OF MS great respect Tor the popular will =
O"' nc (mr. Lane) only wished Il had been ex- =
essen more substantially than by means Of ye,ocs
~ ''''' nc i'hu taken some more acceptable mods 4
showing MS devotion 20 the Constitution and 10 :
he welfare Of the Pcople
re N.hr' L. endorsed every word Of the very =
SceHent speech Of the gentleman from VIRGINIA =
VII bot'sl ON the Veto Message. lie expressed :,
TeHeIIon, ms iui concurrence IN what had fallen (,
ON me gentleman from Tennessee, although he y
no dIs.enied from him a. the time With respect =
me President, he did not know that he had spo.
en- OF nm IN more severe and caus'ic manner -
"a" ne deserved and when he MIR. l. returned to q
% constituents he would tell them tbnt Jobn TvIsr
as no longer an exponent of Wing prIncIplcs: that
h'd HampIci them under foot, and acted blscry
no !feachcroUsiy ~ the Wing party. Who, he
loud Ike 20 kIow, woull. after this In,k ,,po,
ohm Tyler as exponent OF Wing principIes h
lie Tor one would not II MIR. LII had in max. y
X these few remarks, CDdcavo.cd &, DISCHARGE ms
iy u himself, To his constituents and to the cotin
y. There might be ID time when muJcr,t on ccos- 4
70 oo virtue, and when It would bc criminal to \
lhhOId The expression al n mans honest and lust
dIsnation at an act which would be REGARDED ms e
ne o' Tue greatest curses IN the history OF our coun-
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