Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-08
RICH MONn.
FRIDAY MORNING.. OCT. :
MIR. CALEB II

N'E'it SNeShN tlstE Il ne ICOplc have
G curiosity To know what eau be urged in that be-
hat. The general sentiment is, thst Mr.. TYLER,
conduct, IN many particulars, hes been such, thai
no intelligent and disinisrss''d man can give /, M,
fuI appreciation. His double. dealing nth hi, Ca.
binei, and the strong Genunciatinns in his second
Veto, of the very provisions which h, himself IN
trodnced ard insisted upon, to the plain and simple
honesty OF the country appear ndsfcnsibls. An
attempt to defend them eNcites suspicion Of unwor.
thy motives. In fact, we know OF none, and box.
heard OF eu; few, who commend ibis conduct, who
do not come under the suspicion-and with every
appearance OF justice, OF being Influenced hy selfish
or mercenary considerations.
We SEQ nothing IN MIR. Caleb Cushius's Addre,,
to except HIM fTcm the operation Of this rule. Far
IRON IT. The marks OF self, in disregard OF princi.
pie and country, are every where visible.
Inc production IL a very elaborate tissue Of so-
phis'ry and dl.ingenuousness-with miny unsup-
ported attlrmaions-and others directly contradict
ell 10y the facts. In the outset, We are met with
the unqualified allegation, that a Caucus Dictator
snip has been set up IN Congress for The OK inCuish.
nent of individual freedom OF opinion, and To con-
to' the President IN his proper sphere Of duty. We
meet thiS assertion with fiat denial, and call for he
pro (which Mr. Caleb Cushing vcsy prudenty.
but not much 10 his credit rs n man OF candour and
far dealing, omit. 20 furnish. What does the gen.
tl-min mean Ivy caucus Dictatorship ~ An ~,
TO understand h'm rs o]hjectng to the Wing major
y for adopting those rules rendered absolutely No
cesrary Tor tic despatch OF public business, m COZ =
sequence of the iacIious conduct Of the minority
Would he have that majority, iutrus;,d with power
toy The people, surrender the reins INFO the hand. of
the Loco Foco minority, that every measure desired
ny the country might lie defeated That the
Wings should remain in session three months, do
nothing, and return to their constituents with the
unminiy excuse, tbat they, the majority. could 10
n'thln, ON account Of the minority lie must mean
'his' or he means nothing except to indulge in a
slang unworthy OF a statesman. As TO controlu.
Tie PRESIDENT, that isa pNl;ry charge, discrcdtcd
entirely by The uncontradicled statements Of the re-
tnng Cabinet. The last Dill was understood TO be
that which the President himself pr.ierrod-ha had
authorized and specially requested two ofhis Cabi-
net to use their influence with members of Congress
TO procure ITS passrge. Congress was gracious
enough to comply, and did pass the bill, under the
conviction that It would be approved by the Pr,si-
dent. Aud this ye ding IS now aIduced as evidence
that the Wing. in Congress wished to con,rouI the
President Only gentlemen a hunger Tor Erecu
$50 EFi N"' q Alt AAN4lNa1. ION
Mr. Cushing divides his defence into two heads.
one OF exPedrency and the other OF principle. On
the last, he resolves the whole question of princ,p,e
into one iconscieuce-anJ discourses so much upon
Mr. lyler's emIscisnes-of which he seems ambi.
uous TO lie considered the kccpcr--tLat hrs view,
fall beneath criticism. The country is heartily SICK
OF hearing Of the Kings conscience. IL has heard
enough on that point from the Kiag Eimself-and
the general opinion inc!incsto regard HIM as having
frequently mistaken se,f.lnteres, or n notion Of con
sstency for conscience. We entreat To be excused
any farther reference to it. Conscience is n
very good thing IN its place but il IS liable to de-
probation If hawked about the world.
Wish regard to the policy OF Wing opposition 10
Mr. Tylefs conduct-Mr Gushing is eminen,ly So
phistical-and what is worse, he bctrlys Il want Of
that high moral ice!in., without which no man can
or ought to be great, and a desiituiicn Of that free
soInt, which should beat in the bosom Of every true
Wing. lie assumes that because the Whigs elected
Mr. Tyler they are his vAsslls-and whatever he his
conduct, they are bound TO sustain him. Hc may,
as he has done, pervert the power with which they
have invested him, from public ends to individual
agGrandizsment-and they must stand by and ap.
plaud The treason to them and u The country. Thank
Nf 80 0@n'Afa "AAfAN AANH AlAk ANAliIkfI ol
this glorious party. They did rot fight the ersa,
battle of 40 for the s~pOiII-Iheir c%ountry's welfare
and glory were the great incentives to their patriotic
Iibors. II they have reposed their confidence IN
unworthy ogents-if a few among them have pro-
we'd rccroant-they will not surreuder-rhey will
rear still higher the Aig Of honesty, patriotism and
liberty.
The whole scope Of his address is based upon a
suPPosiuon insulting TO the In;cgrly OF the People
a supposition, which appears 70 have been the rule
ofsc'ion for most Of that sqnad dcnOmlnlted the
"Cofpornl's Guard" They have in their hands
the Spills, and they fancy tic whole people IRE
mercennry enough to be scduced from their princi-
pies by The hope of pccunilry reward. 1t is this
principle Of action, which more than any other one
has excited public reproJalion. It is the same,
which acted upon by the Van Buren, dynasty,
kndlcd the indignation Of tho people, and reused
all who valued the morals ard weIl-being OF the
Republic and banded them together Tor its over.
throw. Gloriously Did the People triumph in thut
great struggle for Honesty and Lioerty.-They
may be delayed-bu, they cannot he defeated, 10y
traitors and smoo'h-iongucd syeophanis, in reapins
the fruits Of that victory.
There arc other matters in this production, which
deserve animldyersio particularly the high tory
pnncipis-thai the Preservation OF Percgaiys is q
paramount importance to the preservation of the
peoples ~rigkis-which may 10 noticed hereafter.