Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-04-23
up .JOH.Y TYLER--again.

asserts,
iHe ,,on the .icting President. Inc N: 1orA
"?'a''ss Ea,,es us with giving him "soft sawder -
AP'ts.. Because we commend the State Rights,
Is i",s ~" " ,,cnle. which he once maintained, do we
sn' pI"S nr,;se him now: Are we trying to gull nus
"t'F or administering incense to his vanity;
,, At the same time the om'nous 'naca.'ons
We has recently exhibited Is not ul tins r'gh
SAGu 18th s;des Of the medal?-to compare the past
sno ~. nrs,en,-John Tyler Of 1919 and j., WIN
VIZ aT"lsr Of lS4O-4l: We think il equally r'sn. 70
.',. that we have now more to fear than 10 nope
:::. -, The Acting President of the U. >.
IN, the sophisms to which the "h,gs are n,c;ns'
oa' Tho change which they are confidently an'c'pa
.,s IN his course OF aclion' arc wv
ION an enlightened People, ;u ,,rs,e the
r.s They tell, us that Mr.. Tyler Will pursue Tue
rus si, - l,r Madison And what was has position
t1 si Message, of January 80, 1885, returning BANK
9; re s% tho question of the Constitutional au,hor
s,i, sgsl,ture to establish an Incorporated BANK
ns.,n, nreeuded in nv Judgment, BY repeated iecos
80, under varied circumstances, OF the 'ai,a''y VI
~ a institution, in acts Of the Legislative, h"ecu
-, and Judicial branches of the Government aoeo.
I'D nv indications, in different modes, OF co"ou'
20 of The general will of the nation, the prop'seu
mss Ses not nppear TO be calculated to answer Inc
.nosos Of revivng the public credit, OF Prov'u,ns
Pta,, ,edum of circulation, and OF aiding the fea
- i,clita,ing the indispensable antlcipatens oil
,6s revenue and by afordng to the public more oufa'
BE loans, &c, nc A., .,a
.,rr;,,ons of the Bank power. But would not tins
!, Considered rs dangerous rule for our written Con-
.,,;on Would it not be sufficient for usurpation TO
,,s,ify itself; Assume power, under the Impulse Vi
,,,ncular circumstances, and that very assumption
would claim the authority of repeated recogntlons 70
;.,an itself upon the Constitution In like manner
w,, the Bank Bill, were not the Alien and Sediton
az, recognized by all the branches of the Govern
.,t and are they, therefore, constitutional bnt
VIA, are the facts to Justify the application OF the rule
1.-The Bank power If the first Bank was put up ey
ne authority of Congress, was 1t not also put down oy
,as same authority If the second Bank, subsequent
:, Mr. Madison s Message, put up IN like manner
was il not put down by the veto of the President
Has not Congress since attempted to establish new
Institution And has it not failed If the general
u Of the nation then can be pleaded at one tine on
one side of the power, may not be PLEADED al
lime on the opposite side OF the questioh:
RI, admitting that there is any plausibity or force
m Mr.. Madsons position, how can i apply TO Mr-
rvler, Lone after Mr. Madison took his ground, Mr..
T. pursued the very opposite course. Notwthstanulhs
the Message of 1915, and the example OF th's dis'n
sashed man. Mr.. Tyler declared IN lel9 that he con-
dered Bank TO be contrary TO the Constitution OF his
,Ouory and that it would be violation of his oath,
not 10 avail himself Of fair opportunity TO put II
down. And will he now assist in putting one up: In
$50 he voted against the Bank, because he believed
to be unconstitutional. Going thus against MT
Nsdsons precept and example, it is rather too late IN
me day for him to shelter himself under his name,
| f;arum ct venerable as it is.)
But IN the I'd place, we admonished by the Wing
r;n,s, that are asking too much OF MT: lylef'
We are told, that he ought to forget his Virginia
,.,clpes, when he becomes the Chief Magistrate OF
he U. "The New World (of New York; consra-
,nl,,ss itself upon the change Of tone which Mr.. j.
has displayed in his Address to the American
People 1--WE are reoiced to find (says that interest
ar JournaD from examination of his public career
from his writings and speeches, and from the general
,e,nony of those who know him best, that ne is tho
,oerhlv american in all his intentions and sentiments
/ TIE Richmond Enquirer would have him Virginian
and nothing but Virenan But he rises superior to Sec
onsl attachment and sectional principles, and IN tins
address he shews that he means to be the President oil
The People
Wecrv your mercy, Sir IfMr Tyler be so thorough
lc American in his "pubic career" in "his writings
snt speeches. was he not equally american IN ~,
and - when in his course and in his speeches, he went
,yainst National Bank, and for strict construction
Of .e Constitution, And does he cease to be 1mertcan,
BY tskn. the grounds at this time: Mr.. 1. dta
then 90 for the principles of the Virginia, Jettersonian,
School Why3 Because he believed them to be Anne
rcan-because he believed them to be the true Prnci-
pies Of the Federal Constitution. Is it not SO: And
does he cease be American, because he goes tor
re principles now-the principles OF The states
hight, Republican party-the party, which achieved
is civic Resolution of 1900 turned John Adams with
bis Federal notions out of power, and brought Thomas
Jefferson into the brilliant Administration OF the Co.
eminent;
Mr. did not formerly go for the Virginia doctrines,
cause they Trginian, but because they were the
tue doctrines Of the american Constitution AND 10
nov 10 be persuaded by the Federal school of Web
ser and Co.. 10 abandon these immortal doctrines tor
those Of the Federal party?We beg leave to recall to
DIR Tylers recollection, what ne 80 eloquenty ana en-
ph1,calIy declared in 1534.-He was then IN the Sc
Of the u s., and was Intercepted by Mr.. For
ar,ha. u, oofN
National Bank. What did he then say?
"Nr. TYLER had been called upon to state what
the true sentiments ofhis State He could answer
The gentleman from Georgia, Mr. Forsyth without dit
hcuy. There were certain resolutions upon the table
which relieved him from all NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. con-
nected with certain legislative proceedings They
bore 10 hun the opinion of his State, and instructions
10 vote against the Bank, on HIGH CONSTlTU,
Tl0NAL GROUNDS: and he had no hesitation to
g, that the people Of Frgnia responded emphatical-
y 10 the language of the Legislature.
lie had no doubt Of the course which would be taken
BY that State whenever the laws violated,
.tori,y assumed in opposition to the Constitution.
rgna had been tested through all times; she had al
opposed The exercise Of arbitrary pOcer she had
done cih regard TO the Senate In the faith of
ancestors, continued MIR. T., mean to live in the
faith of our ancestors mean to die; and rust zoe
shall not desire to die in any other faith than that achich
our ancestors haze conSummated by their ices--TRs-
CUSTER Of Debates, lst Session Of the 23d Congress.
And it too much for us to call upon John Ty.
eto live and to die in the faith of his ancestorsIsi,
posslbe that he can depart from these unqualified de
carations:-hese solemn pledges to abide by the Con-
stuon of the land, and the faith Of his fathers'
The "Lynchburg Virgnian' is the only Wing paper
ia, have seen, which has shown any thing like Ii
sFalry discretion, in relation to the contemplated
Enje:, Of National Bank. Notwithstanding its de.
'ed preference for such institution the Vrginlan
''niesses that in view of the opposition which exists
OTIS incorporation, powerful in numbers as it is bitter
its spirit, shall be very well inclined to give il the
goby for the present. and until the whole circle of
psrtmeats has been fairly tried National Bank esta-
bhed the present temper of the public mind might
.l to answer the great end of IFS nstitution and
.oud unquesiionaby be sratened in its operations,
4 not ultimately oyer,hrown, by the combinations
which would be formed for it's destruction Try all the
experiments, however, which human ingenuity has yet
t,vscd, or can devse-and then, if they all fail, as
lose heretofore tried including the Sub-treasury, haze
i!ed (or, Mr.. Wise remarked last wntsr, and as
Coy. Gner asserts in his letter, its provisions have
never yet been carried into efect the establishment OF
sSatona Bank will be an inevitable consequence, not
aa party measure, but the only remedy for great
aid admitted national evil; and no man will then be bold