Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-10-12
MR. TYLER

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Mr. Bells "Statement," in relation to the Sc
cret history Ofthe late Fiscal Corporation bill,
which documents complete the chain of evl-
dence in regard to Mr.. I'yler's per6dy. In
every particular they fully confirm Mr.. Ew-
ing's previous account ofthe singular vacila-
ton, and the disgraceful insincerity, which
characterized his conduct throughout the
whole Of that transaction.
Whilst,'it is with feelings ofunmitgated
scon and deteslation, we contemplate this in-
stance of moral and political treason to the
principles and to the party, by (which he was
elevated to power, it is with deep modification
and regret as Americans, that we see the
Chief Executive officer of this great confeder-
acy exhibited 10 the world as an object of con.
tempt and disgust
Neither the mercenary minions of the Pres
ident nor the faIShess parasites, who have ex-
erted all their ingenuity to seduce him to their
treacherous embraces, have presumed TO DENY
the truth Of these statements;but their unprin-
cipled and deluded tool is left without shelter
to protect him from the contempt and indigna-
ton, which his weakness and duplicity have
attracted. What a humiliating spectacle of
their Chief Magistrate is exhibited to the Am
erican people, by the disclosures, which the
members of Mr.. Tyler's Cabinet have been
constrained to make in vindication ofthem-
selves! In the picture, which is presented to
US, instead Of seeing the President of the Uni
ted States, receiving the opinions of his coun-
Gil and deciding upon his course with the Dig
nified firmness and COMPREHENSIVE wisdom,
which his elevated station demanded, we dis
cover him, with weak and sickly regard for
his own consistency, abandoning the grand and
important interests of his country, and basely
trucking to secure renewal of his power; at
one time he is exhibited, with all the imbecili.
tyofa child, impcrtuning the members OF his
Cabinet, ito stand by and support" him, at an
other, asking their advice upon the question
'of his consistency" embracing one measure
al one moment,and then substituting another,
and finally, when he lad engaged their servi-
ces to carry out plan of bank, by which
his character for consistency should not be i'm
peached even in the name, he shamefully vio-
lated his pledges to his Cabinet, disregarded bis
honor as q genteman-and his duty as an Off
Ger, and displayed an instance of treachery to
his party that has but one parallelin the histo-
ry Of this country.
Ills puerile aud ridiculous pretension to con.
sistency has been characterized by the mosl
remarkable exposure Offckleness and duplicity
that we have ever known in so elevated Z
station.
Unfortunately too for Mr.. Tyler's reputation
as man, his sentiments, formerly expressed in
regard TO another individual, preclude his apol
ogists from cveu vindicatIngs' his motives BY
urging in his defence his pecuiT sensitiveness
ON the subject of his consistency. When he
was Senator Of the United States upon pre-.
senting a memorial from one of the counties il
Virginia against the official conduct of Gene.
raj Jackson towards the United States Bank
he said
awe were told Yesterday, that the President
could not refract his steps with honor. What
language is this to be held by public agent!-
Honor, due regard to the solemn obligationsla1ld
duties of Office require Of erery public man "a
repair the HiSchiefS ichich his Olcn llcise poll
GU way hare Untitled on the country. BY what
sort OF advisers must The President be surroun-
. ded, when We are told that he would be dis
hOnored by giving audience to the constituent
body, and yielding TO their wishesl HIS duty
required this OF him. The country must suf
} fer, because the President must not be incon.
sistent. Honor would not permit him to re
trace an ill-advised act; no matter what come
out of it. Mr.. Il. would scout such an idea o
honor and consistency"
"This was the language Of Mr.. Tyler, tn,
I 18th of March 1894, as to the line ofduty pre-
cribed for President Jackson. (iSee Regis
/, ter Of Debates in Congress, Vol. 10, PGg
944.)
How do these magnanimous sentiments &C
! cord with the course, which he pursued whel
an Opportunity was presented to him for carry
ing his professions into practice! Dove fin
I him merging the consideration Of hs own lit
tie self inlhe grand and important object Q
2 advancing his country's interest, and conform
ing to the viii of the nation! Do we see hin
following the example of "the fathers Of tn
. constitution" whom he professed to hav'
) adopted as models for his imitation! Ate
D having asked the members Of his Cabinet +
furnish him with their written opinions upoI
: the measures under discussion, do we see hin
} deliberately estimating the weight other ar
, guments before he determined upon discourse
Ike Washington, whose great mind for
, while hung in such doubtful. suspense in regar
to the consttutionality of National Bank
thar, Il is known, he had even directed vel
message to be prepared before he finally cam
to the conclusion to approve the bin! Or hk
Madison, regardless of what narrow minde
partizans might term Inconsistency, do we fin
him. after having vetoed one Bank bill sane
tioning:anoiher, when he could no longer dout
that the condition Of the country and the voic'
Of the nation, imperiously demanded hl u
the contrary,ip the course pursued BY Mr.. Ty
Ter, instead Of acting in conformity with tn
: dictates Of an elevated patriotism or under tn
stanction Of such illustrious.. examples,
is exhibited with all the weakness an
irresolution Of an unprincipIed politician
e without judgement or firmnes, treacheE