The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-21
ADDRESS
Of the Hon. JosEPu l.. WILLIAMS to hes
constituents, the People Of The 3D. Ccn
gressioaai District Of Tennessee.


gresSiOaai District Of Tennessee.
Fl The limits q letter DO not admit an &c
count Of all The grea, measures OF the late
extraordinary session Of Congress. That
P session, though called by the lllustflous and
lameBled Harrison, had lis course under
the auspices Of John ~ Ter. Had GeuetaI
Harrison survived, the fruits Of the session
wouid have reaiz'd The hopes, and requhed
, ihe confidence Of the People. The Ill iatcd
, accession Of Sir Tyler 70 the Presidency
has proved the source OF disaster 10 the
f Wings and disappointment TO Ibe country,
am unable 10 recoucile his course, 10 pro
prlety 10 the mao or slatesmanshp IN The
President O the great measures consum.
mated by Congress, that WHICH was deem.
ed tie paramount measure, has laiieO By
the hand Of John Tyler. His veto mesa
9es, aud the singular circumstances con
uected with them, design as the sole topic
( Of this communication. They are The fee.
bes, documents HAT ever came from the
Chef MagIsiracy Of tie Republic. The
oficlal source whence they cone, IS all dat
SECURES for !aen Importance ard respect
lu consideration. The authors thoughts
seem 10 be engFcssed by the constitutional
branch Of the subject. lie oyer!oGks the
wishes Of the People, dtsregards tue neces
:. sities Of The country and the Treasury, de
rides The ahorious efforts Of the National
Legislature ia logged adhesion TO eyplo.
ded theories and stale retu,ed Arguments
HIS taste is, to relino open impracticabe
IDEAS TO coR8titMjoHali-e himself into an
existence above aud beyond the aspirations
Of feeble worm Of the dust, Distinctions
without difference, are the essence Of his
philosophy. To doubt, IS the extent Of his
science. " Pert infdelity, IS It's creed
To hold back and do nothing, is hls exam
pie. Con.o1ndpg principles and absirac
tons, be dlscards The former N1,5 varn!y
lraspng al the latter. wh;ch defy, alike,
the policy Of statesmen aad the common
sense Of men. He is without politics, though
his vocation Is exclusively political He IS
aIlhoui PRINCIPLES comprehensive TO the
natural mind, or applicable 10 the affairs Of
State. We are constra ned 90 suppose that
his soul dtsdains all kindred TO common sen
uments Of mankind, aud profanely hsplres
TO communion with splrrs Of other spheres,
He designs, bot occasionally, to keep with
IN hailing distance of tie earth. Such
"eaglo soaring upon chickens wings,
nigh, excite derlsion did il not provoke
resentment.
! Mr.. Tyler is against the sub Treasury,
/ and signed its death. warrant. He is ngaius,
national bank and affrighted that Con
+ gress should leglsIate upon the subject, he,
I IN the spasmodlc agencies Of "strJCt con.
struc,ion," twice yetoes this work. lie IS
alarmed that Congress should transcend its
sphere Of action; and, IN his insane soicI
tude upon a subject which engrusses his
dreams, While il engages meme Of his rea
son, he plungcs his Executive sword into
the vtals the Constitution. lie approach
! es +" strict construction " for the observance
OF Congress, but INDUCES boundIess latitude
II the Executive. " lille UpbFalding the
National Legislature with disparagi1g
+" State rights and centralz,ug the powers
Of Government, his arrogant abuse Of the
Veto, PERCENTAGES the entire system in'o
/ the gulf Of Executive /" consolidation" The
Veto power, as It is familiarity termed, con
Gded to The President, partly as defensive
power, to resist the possible eucroachmeuts
of other branches Of the Government, Is
aggrandlzed by this wayward funcuonary,
INTO an imperial Prerogat,yc, which super
sedes the representative principle and super
cllIousiy deties the popular Will.
Respecting currency and finance, he dis
approves every thing and recommends roth
ing, He tears down with rude hand aad.
IN the arrogation, 1t would seem, of an IN
taItblty which disdalns 10 build up, or re
pair breach, be viii not even allow others
\ to rear up a supers,ructure or lay founda.
ton stone.
With no preiudces, personal or political,
against Mr. IyIer--anxious, indeed, to ap
prove his ADMINISTRATIONS AIN reluctantly
lmpeIled to the mast unfavorable opinion Of
his conduct. dislike his mollges as infer
ribe from that conduct. have 10 conf.
dence in his political integrity. His exces.
sive atfectation of regard for has official
oath, is now well understood. The glare
Of sanctmony with which he seeks 10 ca
nonlze his Veto messages, serves but TO re
veal the hypocrite tn more conspicunusly.
The msiuceriy, The dlsslnulalion, the du-
I pltcity, worthy OF Cromwell, OF which he
stands convicted, works no material trans
mutation of the man Though an old sta
ger, he Is still the Nrglula prudo IN politics.
Hisve,oes, when interpreted BY surrounding
/ circumstances, do not succeed 10 conceal
his Interior purposes. Having obtained all
( That he can obtain from the Wings; they
being ptecluded, BY the one term principle,
( from re electing him; does he now seel, to
obtain as much from the other party, by q
gradual aifiiatiou with them! Is steal
thy sacrifice Of the Nhiss all that re- cleo
linn is 10 cost hunt Ought not his good
name to b. worth more TO him than SO mon
s,rous and uuheard Of consummailon -
And can he eIude detection and avert a
dreadful retrlbution
What are the authentic facts Illustrative
II e H. .,Ic,tt,ns Mr. Iyle r