Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-09-13

tinize his opinions with the care which thew
probably ought to have done, and would have
done, If they could have looked into futurity. If
the present state of the fact could have been anti.
cpated--if at Harrisburg, or ut the polls, it had
been foreseen that Gen. Harrison would die in one
short month after the commencement of hissad-
ministraon that Vice President Tyler should be
elevated to the Presidential chair; that bill,
passed by a decisive majority OF the first Wing
Congress, charterng National Bank would be
presented for his sanction and that he would
veto the bill, do hazard any thing when | ex-
press the conviction that he could not have re-
ceved a solitary vote in the nominating Conven-
ton, nor one solitary electoral vote in any state
| in the Union
Shall I be told that the honor, the frmness, tho
Independence of the Chief Magistrate might have
been drawn in question if he had remained pas
sve, and SO permitted the bill to become law?
| answer that the Office Of Chief Magistrate is n
sacred and exalted trust, created and conferred
for the benefit of tile nation, and not for the pri-
waite advantage of the person who fills it. Can
any mans reputation for frmness, independence
and honor be OF more importance than the welfare
of great People? There is nothing, in my
humble Judgment in such course, incompatible
with honor, with frmness, with independence,
properly understood. Certainly must respect
fully think, in reference to a measure like this,
| recommended by such high sanctons-by five
| Congresses by the authority Of four Presidents
| by repeated decisions of the Supreme COurt-by
the acquescence and judgment of the people of
the United States during long periods of time
nv its solutarv onerotion on The interests of Tho
lcommunitv far n space of forty yeors and de-
manded bv the neople whose snffrapes nlaced
President Tyler in that second office from whence
lie translated to the FIRST that he might have
i nriv.,e oninion if any arose in his bosoun and
u.ld IN ,he ,,;sbas and ynn,s or HE courtrv' Nor
do believe that, in such 4 course he would have
made the smallest sacrifice, in Just sense of per-
d., ~; hro ,,,ns ',u - Hill ni,on,o,;,, O.,
,,,,;c,I oIIrde M, hecanse mean 80 ;n,i,no,e-
,hnt :, sh",iJ Le on,hrocod Inn, heca,so nm, ro1
,nindad ri, h, , ,nen,oroble even, in rho Tfe ~
preslen, TyIsr r. ,y;lI i've recollpc,fd thnt af,er
10 S,nto Lsd ,,ossod ,ho rosoIu,ion dcIori',r 10
ra,,,oI ,t ,ba Lanos;,es fo,, ,ho ,o Dnrl - DO
IIn;,ed S,,,es IN hove bnen dnrona,orv Gro,, tho
Cons,;,n,;on and Laws If The ITni,eJ Sio,es fr
. ,hich rosnI,,ior pros;don, ,ben Son,tor T,Ior
Ind vo,aJ ,hc Goncrol Assemble, oC Virain;3 i,,''
o,ruc,ed ,La SENATORS from thai S,nte "a Vote for
l Tho ovn,ng;cy of thar resotntion senator Tvlnr
declined voting in conformity with that instr,,c-
,;o and ros;nned HE soa, in ,be Semoto 81 ,Io
JTni,ed S,,,es 'Uhi. he did hecause he could nor
cond No, concnr,n and did NOT ,hnL II riol1t RI oo
coun,ar ~ ,ho wishes of ,boso who b.T nioceJ
hin in rho senate If when tho neonIe IF VII
ANA or rho General Assemble, of VIRGINIA were
81; ~, ,;,,'ano, bo ,,ouIj NO. CO, ,7r, he r,,
''s o,'i ;;r ~ ,os;,;o,, =, ,td;s ,ta.
-, 49,, H., i,L mia * lie onnau,, ,,,ho ,Lo
nnei 81 ,,,,on,, civ s,otos :, ,yhoio not;on
poop,o VI h;S nn1s,;,onnv, Is ,he will of Tho
onposo 9 C n,,a s,n,o y, ha .osnao,oJ onJ
I e WV! " ~ L hT, I;orlrJaJ5 ~" ~
H., ,i,,, nIv IN ,I ;n,,i SION, rs Virr;r;o
Tic presii,, oIn,its ,hn, the h,I, nuos,;on7 dec,
, To- .,;,,aJ ma con,;ruo. ,o a1;,o Tho na,;on
i, ;s7;ncon,s.,;I,l ,ba, II ,v,s ,6e oreat Isorh;,,
and controlling question. i'm all our recent diys
ions and exertinns l am firmly convinced. and
il is INV deliberate iudgment tLat nm immense
desire such an institution All doubts in this re-
snect oupht to lie dispeIed Inv the recent decisions
nCIhe two 6ouses of CONGRESS. I sneok of ,bem
ne evidence of popular opnon In the House of
Renresentntives the majority wins l3I to 100 If
Tho House had heen tnIl and but for the rood;f
cation NJ The 18th f,ndomentnl condition. there
would have been n probabla majority of AZ Isit
~ NO bnlieyed that ibis large moiori,v of the i'm
med;atc rnnresentnt;ves of The nconle fresh from
.,n,onns, ,bem and IN whom the President seemed
ino;,oJ i, lis onopng message IN refar his verv
Question hnye ,nistoken the Wishes of their con.
s,;,non,s,
I oss ,o ,ba s;v,oor,b fundamental cond;,;on
in ras,ec, IN rho LrancIing mower ON which /
regret 10 feel myself Obliged to saw that think the
pros;don, hos .o,n,neuted win unev,,n,,ed CO.
yeri,v onJ viii n borshness of languaGe NOT ia
voraIe to the moin,ainence of that friendly and
harmonious in,orcomrse Which is so desirable he
tween co-ordnnte denartmcnts of The Cavern
ment The President could not have been min
formed thar every one of the twentv.six senator's
All o,,o,v o,o ~ Tho INN Jrod ond ,b;,,y orc 60
resen,ot;yes who voted for the bill il left 70 his
own senoro,e wishes would have prefer red the
broncbng mower 10 have been conferred uncon-
JitionnlIy rs II was in The charters Of The two for
mar hanks or rho limited states In consentinp IN
The restrictions unon the exercise of that power.
ho mus, Loyo haan ,orfec,Iv aware thai thev were
nc,unted Inv friendly shirt of compromise and
concession. YET nowhere in his message does
he reciproca,e or return this spirit. Speaking of
The assent or dissent which the clause REQUIRES no
saws, "This iron rule is to rive way TO no circum
- "'o,''a,'s "'t ~ nncon
su"fe y, .r aio a,i, ~ Gy,sc;bn The "Lrb