Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-06-25

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RICHMOND. Va, FRIDAY, JUNE %. 1911.
~ =, Ma TyLEI's POSITION
~ ne lay wings are Tor putting the on Nj
iyirr. "la,rIck Henry" in the "Newark Daily AID.
vertser hints, that lhe bearing OF certain pats Of
MI lylers Message indicates view to re election
lie says, ri such be the fact cannot be loo soon re-
hnRed-and That the true fnr the Wings to pur-
sue is to ask of Mr. Tyler to avail himself of some suit
able opportunity to dsaVow distinctly any intention Of
again being candidate" The IT, S. Gazette of Phi.
adephia republshes P. Henry-says, that at NAV be
right that he should be heard, but pats him on the
back, and begs him to lie STILL until the "subjects Of
great national policy, "occupyng the minds of
the people and of Congress have been disposed Of
When thnt commission has been fulfilled, and Mr.. T.
shall have done their biddngs, Of he will do them
all) and they no longer want his signature 10 their
edics, they may whistle HIM off, and send him down the
tide ia prey TO fortune"
But will Mr. Tyler register their Edicts, and sign the
death warrant at the time 10 all his old protested
principles Will he rafy or will he reiue the justice
Of the following portrait, which is drawn from his late
message by the Mobile Register ofth 18th inst.'
We wanted this 10 fix our estimate Of T,rrs
lie as been ed and he has failed Hereafter viii be OF little
M him N The Thar Of Sia'e-"wa are John Tylers pm
rples " The friends IL the Constitution can no longer rr"sr
as on ~ sHcH@in upon the III
ISM frightened from heart tmid uphold them The
pap Of Fedra-~a"d wr-ier or day "r both Of hrin are
The Government The friend. Of constitutional liberty may PM on
The cmblema ul monrnnsnr Of Federalism has begun
John Tyler The political disciple If s father, "i Jefferson
Macon and Taylor ." Caroline viii not veto the monster "ioP"
y which Federal Congress pass lie approves OF Tie MS-
ba ton sehsme and that the OF The people
states he made the basis tc operation Of Fai 7,n,"
which seem. 7" ioa IN in sadowy and onous outline IN hs
imagination"
This portrait is indeed harsh; but will Mr. Tyler de-
serve IT, Can he throw all his old Principles 10 the
dogs: Can he, who once had the moral courage to
stand up alone IN the Senate Of the u 8 against the
Force Bill; who has been almost ura in his devotion
10 State Rights, NOW, when the Constitution is IN the
utmost peril NOW, when he has the glorious opportu-
n'y OF showing the sincerity of his principles during
his past life: SOW, when Federal gang, with Messrs
Clay and Webster al their head demanding the
temest sacrifices at his hands, requrn. him to lay his
old principles upon their bloody altar he consent
to sacrifice himself for them: We call upon hun To
take his stand boldly, like man, and ike Republic
can, and throw himself upon his God and upon his
country. We beg him 10 turn deal ear 10 the
sophlsls who are splitting hairs, and attempting 10
be,ray him by miserable qubbe into n ifauduen,
breach of the Constitution. Mr.. Clay goes boldly in
his Report for The peremptory power of establishing
branches in the States ithout thar asSfnt-and il his
whole project had partaken Of this decided spirit; if he
too had not been gully Of the subtle trick Of pretend
ing to establish the mother Bank in the District of CO.
lnmba, we should be the first TO commend his open
decided course, much reprohae the nschiey
unconstitutional Banking Institution, into which he is
ambitious of plungng his country. But on The qua
Lifted condition OF asking the preliminary assent Of the
States, Mr.. Clay is clearly right-and his argument
is irresistible lie says distinctly
Thc Of the frrrral Government only 10 he found IN
the grants Of The Constitution u they are Inadequate u The nj
be increased in the mode o amendment which The Instrument II
consent Of any State OF states short II The nnne =" wot
whose conurrrEee Ete,ary tG eise validity I" an amend
msnt" Mr. Clay msquors thc Con ,iluon lie should have
said, three "nrths Twn,hrd- may propose les
than three fuuis raly and adopt irm ~ derivation o
would be- unsnund principle and The committee
bend dangerous practice Admit such consent 10 be el
III all the states and The Constitutions losing IL uniform caTa
ter, would exhibit an irregular aud inconsrucn> aecn,
But how very "congiuous IS the Nhg) acton SO
far, on this very subject Here is Mr. Ewing submit
ing scheme guarded IN lis details as 10 remove
all scruples touching the question OF constitutional
powerful, mo sooner is he out tian he IS taken by
the watch Fer, here is Mr.. Clay unmasking the fulfil
is Of the attempt and showing how directly exposed
Mr. Ewing's 'sguarded scheme 10 the most serious
constitutional scruples. Unkind Dictator in thus
thwarllng Mr.. Secretarys Ewmg's efforts TO 'concr
lasting md important, benrits to the country!
But lei other Wings quarrel as much as they may,
upon this subtle scheme of Mr.. Ewing or this Pc
rrmptory proposition of Mr. Clay-we socrnnly trust
that Mr. TYLER will have neither OF them. IL u
be true, as the New York Express OF the 22nd
states eilat in the creation Of Fiscal Agent, tie
greatest point Of disagreement among the wing Sena-
tors in Congress il, upon the power to establish
Branches that ii is urged by Mr. Clay particularly, we
are informed that Congress should not surrender this
constitutional principle, but insist upon the exercise OF
The salutary power has Of creating Branches well
as Bank that several Senators, among whom are
two from Virginia. 10th TO yield this power OF es-
tablishing branches that if obtain their votes, II he
necessary 10 compromise upon this point, 1t seems 10
MS there should not be n moments hesitsncy ny,
let the a. York Express urge lis friends at Washington
to compromise the difficulty, and not 10 "iounder upon
40 small an obstacle. We still trust that MIR. Tyler
will "ouch not taste not, handle not, either OF these
unclean things Both Of them are contrary TO his an
cien pr;ncples Both are contrary to the Constitution
Of his country, and the only difference between the
proiects is that the is bold assassin who bran
dishes his dagger nlof the other mlles and wears IN
his b.som the fatal weapon, which IS to be plunged
INTO the heart Of the Constitution.
We are Of some at the einoa!Tassments OF Mr.
Tvlers nostion DO as he may lie must offend 4 large
norton of his countrvmcn-and the only ~ sHoh VI
wise and an honest man, III such straigs y, whe'er
bc will offend hs conscience, End keep peace
;,l;n he own bosom The probability is, We iea that
Mr. Clay commands well disciplined majority ~ both
Houses of Congressional the measures, which are
messed in the Federal prints but preliminary steps
Ia the medtatcd strides Of plumber and OF Ambition
and that John Tyler has, under Providence The destiny
of his country in his own hands. How wli ne con
duct il, UW he wound the bosom Of Virginia by an
arrow faalLered from her wing: or Will he shield
her-sbpld all the Staes-under the iegs OF The Con.
st;tntion, We wait the dcncHemfm with much anxie-
t. but with some little tranquility. DO what lie may
and most willingly is The lead left 10 hm-and most
proudly will every true Republican stand by him yet
rverv SON ,riW do his dmy. They will never quietly
submit to gross usurpaiion. They have pens and
,o,cmcs ,t their commandments that never quail,
and spirits that never ialter.
aUl;Dping Tic Dcra round Tie stump
The sladsonian and the II. Wing are making light
four Constitutional scrup!cs, about 'he assent oil The
STATES" We turn them to MIR. Clay for the an
swcr. We take with him the broad POSITION that "te
mowers of the Federal Government cannot be augment
ed by the grants consent Of any Stale or states
short of the number of 3, & ra,her) whose concur,