The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-06
THE MAIDS ONIAN N.
THE HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH;-
The Post-mortem Opinion Of the Harrisburg
Convention.

The Post-mortem Opinion Of the Harrisburg
Convention.
The Harrisburg Telegraph, (Which, by the
way, has already raised Presidential flag,
"subject to the decision of National Conven-
tion') very urgently presses {" suggestion that
has been made, that the several members Of the
National Convention of 1899, who were pre-
sent when the nomination of Mr. Tyler was
made, should state the motives which Influenced
their course, and the views they entertained IN
voting on the Vice Presidential question:
and he continues, &c 1t has been denied that
the currency question was leading one in that
Convention, and asserted that Mr.. Tyler was
u omnated with full knowledge that his course
would be in opposition to National Bank"
Now, we would ask, what possible advantage
it can be to the Wing party or any body else,
after,
1st The expulsion of the late Administration
from power.
I'd. The Veto of two Fiscal Corporations.
Sd. The fruitess attempt to "head the Pre-
sident."
4th. The recent defeat of the Wings in al
most every State.
9Th. The selfevident truth, that the Vetoes
of the President have been approved by the
country-after all these things, what possible
advantage can it be to have post-maortem er-
animation of the "motives" of the Harrisburg
Conventional body dead and gone, and thai
knows no resurrection2
Will such an inquest restore the Vetos2 1t
al 81 Ia o;,;, hxro
like rule
Will it restore the Wing party to the power
they have so wantonly lost2 1t would be just
as likely to call to life the dead "Monster,"
which was struggling in the agonies of death
when the two little monsters-one after the
other stricken down by the Veto--were borne
with the parent monster to the last resting place
for all monsters.
And what does the Telegraph propose, in
case the ghost of the dead Convention should
speak, and accuse the President OF breaking his
pretended pledge? Why, truly, that the Pres-
dent should not stand in the nay Of the popu-
lar 1oiLL-that he should either assist in carry
ing out the purposes and views of those who
nominated him; or, if unable to do that. to leave
the way clear for the election of one who aoill
carry out those purposes"
And pray who is this cone" that will 'carry
those purposes ?" The present nominee of the
Telegraph, or the candidate whom the Conven-
ton rejected? And how does it appear that
President Tyler "stands in the aoay Of the
popular 1ciU2" Has not the popular will,
through the country, so far as the recent cleo
tons have made it known, supported him, in
stead of his standing in its aouy?'
But what choice does the Telegraph offer to
the President, in the alternative, that the ghost
will not, in his testimony, "head him." as the
Wings have atteml'te to do? Does it promise
him support, now or hereafter, in case the ghost
does not convict him of treachery to the
party7" Not at all
The probability is, therefore, that the Presi-
dent will hold no parley with the ghost, either
per Sc, or through his Telegraph. This matter
must be- like the Telegraph's nomination, sub
ject to the decision Of a National Conventional