Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-04
Fon THE VIne,s,A,.
TO JOHN TYLER.

mouth piece, thar putrd leper Of the He,,la '''
lhese h'e distinguished and immacul,I. .o.
mes m'eh' now be kept together a whole f,,,.
n'e"' 10 .ne same nag without scratching one ann.
wv ""u ""e" poured out, II would take a conute,
10 tell which bad the mos, be coninp oc, r.3,,
siognomy. All that is wantinsis to cure Nh, =,
lilo c"yness exists BY shaking them in bay ,oo.,h.
ef anu more cordial conjunction of afh',,.a
'P''".-o'acH splf'ts and ~hme, blue spirits and
gray an turned Of tho same coor-never bre,,h.d
VIC po'''ted atmosphere. Nor did there ever como
under "a field marshal's review a mo,s hoosrt o ~"
loon OF sturdy bellgerents, than these ..dxad -, ,h
"oo' DemocTdI standing shoulder to shonlje, !,
p,ac''ced array. levelllng their pussant freocks \,
Hilary Of the West"
Who killed Cock Robin
said the sparrow,
WITH my bow and arrow
Killed Cock Robin.
Anu q" you think, Capt. Tyler, that the ft..
have decreed it that you aud your choue ~. =,
put down Henry Clay The Gods, you know d,I
not alio" C1'ar 10 fall but BY Bruius, for il ~,
bfutuss spirlt that directed the arm of Ca,ca. and
mink you. that such a noble stag as .fsrrv of M.
West" can be brought down by a snanow,. ;,.
lin You have mistaken YOUR .l.m.n, a.,
you are wholly ignorant Of your cal,bre |, wv.
na ufss nat mat you should never be but small and
'"e stamped me decree upon your very face Thu
req man OF The forest, beyond the Mississippi a,.o.
Gazing you WIN the station you fill. may look up.
on you as "big beast - but the peo,'. NJ IN. II
a
6nop you Aud three years ago. | drew Won;
portrait IN black aud white, with all the accn,,c,
h'' your recent fantastic history could furnish ma
,e''A's of IN prescott deineaion. Your accidental
r. Hee"ehcy wont do, no way you fix u"-ne,.
theT per Sc, nor, as you now stand pe1 ol;o. y,u
are thoroughly well understood eycry wbc,. -
gu are REGARDED universally as a full-blooded and
&c guar ou't sucHer-youT head sappy az a young
tobacco plsnt-aud your whole elements sssoan,c
80 e'','y can make 'hem-~nh ju.' 'aIen, enough
10 speak the speech My name 10 N ,rvelI On the
"fa"p,an hills my father feed. his flock, a frugal
swain" &c. Add men stare at one another. vhile
'hey 'hink nov II ever came 10 pass, that such
ND" was s1Hered to buckle on, as YOU are under.
$1,000 most InGelicately 10 have done The nomination
Tor me Wee Presidency. Yes. you are perfectly
wen understood-your entire measure and dlmru-
SION" - TO intellect, and not less your principes
man your mental qualifications. The mask i. torn
nom your brow. The destution Of principle which
refea'ed behind uncertainty before encounter, now
Tue hsht oil noOu-day's sun.-You stand now in
your naked delormiiy-defoimed you are-undcr.
$1,000 oy all Aud have you not, sir, been always
as we nevertheless now a, v ih
your folly and perfdy When your nearest neigh.
oofs' three years ago did not understand your a.
Pn,ons upon the great and absorbing question Of
"","ca''on threatening as II did TO split the Union
use" 'olo fragments how could il be stood,
mat you bad s'raddl'd yourself upon the fence"
10 scent the gale OF popular opinion. aud TO throw
yourself upon the side where m 8, car,tal was to bs
ga'ne'eo! And how could you be misunde rstood, in
your s"i readiness 10 throw yourse II into The arms
OIL ana 10 neray any party. after the two ceiebra-
,eo demonstrations, Ia thai office seekin, and office
'o''ng history OF yours,-the one in our opposition
10 10 John Randolph for the Senate Of the United
states, aud your more recent m.r1uv,e 10 70,
you'se" erected to the same station, by the Loco
rocos. ie" years ago The auction block has
been the darling position of your political life and,
The highest bidder will always purchase your allse
glance and your services.
Ana yet we nusied you-trusted you, who
We ought 10 have known, was 50 unfit to be trusted
trusted Jon" Tyler, The absorbing principle OF
whose lille has been the love of Office, and who i,
dis'iiuie OF redeemlng public vrtue-wllhout finn.
ness Tor crisis and always liable 10 be thrown into
spasms when the storm rocks the ba,tlements and
when hr'nness and courage are most essential
We" you have betrayed US, as you always uiH be-
tray all men, whenever you think your political in
teIes and aeg randix-ment can be advanc ed by it,
we certainly do understand you now. We know
where you are. Stupidity itself cannot but koov it.
Dc 'ne treason, and the trust on our part mutual
isu't between us-ours be the fault alone if ever vo
trust y"u again.
And doyou believe the LEO Focos will eyer,ru,,
you! ih'nk you that your Jeremlads abou copsitu.
''ona' scruPes 10 reference 10 the Bank will answer
you as pln-hook to catch the anglers themselyesf
why, SIR, they understand distinctly IS fully al
the Wings all that stuff TO be .'uoth,np bu, leather
3" prane'la' The Locos will use you; but they will
whistle you TO the Winds soon as the ends are
accomplished, hch they arc enJeavoring to attain
BY your fundamentally. &"
fe'hd'ous to all parties, you have been perGdi-
Gus to YOURSELF and your brains lie sca,,ered ooh
SIDES Of the sapl,ug. The Wings execra,e and de-
sP'se you. and the Loco Focos hold you in CON
tempt Your very name IS IA usme of reproach a.
lnong'' both parties. Both parties scorn YOU Tor
your meanness and dupIicily. A Wig, TO be told by
Que o. your I'ck-sp'''es 10 stand by The President,
AZ Inc chei OF the party ~ ii would sooner be F..
uog ana bay the mo"n," than do such a bidding.
ether through policy or otherwise. As~el might
the men OF the Revolution have been called upon 10
su'lan and vindIcate Benedict Arnold, m order TO
prng nm back TO patriotic allegiance to the coCn-
Try he had betrayed You never were fit to be cd
anu you are more unhl now than ever. You have
Gee" su"iy OF the blacklist pe,fIy. All parties
k"o" II. Even the abstraction,sl.-that 'delectabe
oanu OF hair-splitlers aud sky -scrapeIs, and for
nose especial benefit would like 10 see coony es-
|Abi'shed IN some corner Of the tnoon,-evrn they,
your chiei oambo"zlers have no fanh in you be-
yon' The TIP ends OF their fingers in reaching after
me spo'l' What Loco Foco will ever trust you!
~ The achl'ad'rs of the p,ry the Willy SC, penis
mat nave been pouring poison into your ears, viii
my MOI, TOO, 40 The rank apd file have done, whistle
you on like chat is you arc the frst moment II
O'de' Their time They have as msny old arIesr-
ages against you ass new ones have been creaIed
between yon and Tie Wings, and these latter ae-
c'u"tsa'e to be lqnidaed only in the lasting exc
a I'M nj