The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-21

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10 viudicalion Of As present course, Mr..
Tyler, 10 bis frs, Veto, refers 10 his ancient
opinion as 10 The uneoasit;ua0nalily OF q
national bank. This reference may prove
100 much and, therefore, nothing at ALL
Ry analogous reasoning, | can prove al.
most as much Of Gen. Harrison, and, still
more, Of Henry Clay. Ii Gen. Harrison
were nov living, we're to veto . bank bill,
and. in Justification, were to refer us TO ms
original opinion, that such an institution
was OF at least doubtful eonsitutionalty,
what would all candid men say They
would point 10 the thousands OF the people
who had honestly changed their opinions
aud become the friends Of national bank.
They would poipi 10 has own changed or
modified opinion, as his moTe receus aud
authentic sentiment. They would point
to his Saerrod Williams letter 10 nls Day
ton speech 10 the general expectation Of
a., parties and the acclamahon C. the coun
tsy. Above all, they would point 10 has
deOunciat.aas Of the Veto power as arbllTa
~ and despite Supposiag Mr.. Clay 10
Mr.. Tyer's place aud suppos.ug hlm to
veto bank bill aud sgpPosing h.m 10 JUS
lily, by referring to his anti. bank speech,
many years since made-ihg least power.
ful argument he ever Pronouuced--wey!d
not all candid men depgunce such spec. al
pleading Would they lot point 10 his
change Of opiu,ou; 70 bis subsequent
course +; to his general character since 10
the common understanding al AL parties
VIVA, is Mr., Flyers immunity from the
chestisemeni Of thu, rule What cyemp;s
him from the onus Of that category
10 addition to The foregoing considera
items as TO the general character which Ar.
Tyler bore as enc o( The Wig candidates
will now cite, IA confirmation, some spe
cific points Of evidence the! he was prac,t
cally ldea lied with that party. Look a.
the testimony Of the Hon. Mr.. Bolts, vhC
declares, that Mr.. Tyler told him that be
did DOT then see how we could carry on .hC
Government without national bank as al
agent necessary end proper 5" aud tha
be knows that Mr.. Tyler reiterated tht
sentiment to divers persons IL Divers places
Look q, Dir. Tyler's endorsement OF Gen
Harrison's Dayton speech. That documeu
recognised the constiiutleRaity 0! nation
oil bank. Il also denounced THE usE d
TIE VEro POWER Ia tie log CABIN II
this city, last autumn, ard 10 other places
he referred, with much compaceDcy, /,
thar portion CT bis career Witch had beeI
in resistance TO The imperial sway Of lhl
Executive power Do you require NOR
evidence that he was expressly, or TN
piiedly, and thoroughly committed wit
the Wings, to DO what he has not done O
The subject Of The currency, aud, above all
to abstain from doing what be has actual!
dooe, by tie Veto Surely not, unes
Mr.. Tyler is an exception to al rules IN
less be Is exempted from The common &C
coun,abiliy Of mankind. In that event, b
must be held as The living Illustration Of Ju
nIus's satire upon Lord Mansfield. lr
Scotchnan's a" smile excite an "luyolua
tary emotion 10 guard agalns, mischief,
SO must MIR. Tyer's soft words become ID
signal for appreheuded tfeachery.
The wantoD pugnaclty Of Mr. Tyler to
wards the Wings, his eager1ess for as mucl
matter Of difference as possible. Is manifest
IN the temper Of his feaarls, 10 The fist
Veto, upon The l1,E fundamental article o.
The charter. Hrs comments were harst
and sairical. lie concludes that paragraph
of The Veto, 10 these words: . Far bette
TO say to the States, boldly and frankly
Congress wills and submission is demlEd
ed He knew that the members Of Con
r4.1,r, ks.t a. -t,
tsfred the principle Of tie unconditional
establishment d branches within the hm,4
Of the States and that that article, stating
the conditions OF which Tue branches were
TO be located, was intended solely to ap
pease his supposed scuples, or those d
some Of his frlcads. AMI yel, he eagerly
ayailed himself 81 il, for malignant an.
nedyefsion.
10 that Veto, the stress Of the argument
was, that the local discounts provided
for. were no; necessary to the power oil
GoYeF0meni 70 collect, safely keep, and dis
barse The reyeoue, and incidentally TO reg
uiate commerce and exchanges. The Wings
- Congress though displeased with tAc
temper Of that Veto, were still reluctant Il
quarrel ei!h Nc. Tyler. Tor tie sake O.
ioe great interests involved, they we're
wiling 10 yield, even a second time, to bic
alleged difficulties Of conscience. The
Veio had ropsd.a.ed " local discounts ant
shadoged forth the simple principle
Of exchange" The Wings, therefore, ,m
medlateiy resolved 10 have another baua
bili-~au "evchanze bank trusting 10 the
sincerity Of size arst Veto; n9l syspecung
that Mr.. Ever aas Sporting y 18th tdoir cfe.
duhty and ,he,f. torb<arance. Anioug the
members q tbs House Of Representative
g1o we're most Jealous ~ Tie work Of con
Citation, may be named, William Co.'S
johnson, Of Mary'a and Thomgs BQ;lei
king, Of Georgia assured as they felr
themselves TO be, BY Mr. Tier, ;ha, ue
would approve 40 exchange bank.
On the morning Vi the 10Th ulilmo before
the first Veto reached The capitol, Mr.. w.
Ter said to the Secretaries Of the Treason,
and War. that be Thought there ought Il
be no difficulty about the bank question