Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-11
kEPi. n vf Mu. BARNARD TO INK LEI
TEE or Mr. SPENCER.


TEE or .mR SPENCER.
Tn. Albany wbis pspess have speech FROM q
Hon. ID. ID birsars, Of Albany. 10 reply to the II
ee.t letter Of John c. Spencer. The speech Is
complete rs!a,s,on Of the extraordinary eonjnratiof
ofthe Secretary Of Wa.
Mr. Barnard takss occasion to reply TO the deisne
of Mr. Tyler by his Secretary. by Mr. Tyler him
self Ia the Inaugural Address OF the Ffes'dent u
there s.geiy said tha, the unres,rained power G,
ertsd by selfish ambitious man, IN order 10 PEI
p.tua,e his authority oe hand over 10 some ,nVs
iii an, means within his control to accomplish III
osisei. The right TO remove from oftice, while sno
iectsd TO no restraint, 10 inevitably destined 10 pro
cuca spirit Of croaehing servliiy with the omc's
600, vhich in order to uphold the hand that feed
them would lead 10 direct and ncuvc intsiierene'
in tbs elections both Slate and Federal, thereby sue
ieciiny the course Of State Legislation to tho dIcta
tioa oil the Chief Executive off'eer, and masking inc
vii Of that osice absolute and supreme. IL - un'
de,sood said Mr. Barnard, that while the Secretary
honored us with his presence, he NANTES cd no 1t
tie zeal for the defeat OF the Wing candidates IN 'hi'
State, particularly in this County. .
Mr. BARNARD then went 10 say, that the Mani
fso Of the Secretary comprehendsd in its scope three
ds,inets object, is IL was defence Of The PRESIDENT
for his de.erton OF the Wing party, including here,
/, an attack on the Wing members OF Congress- III
II va, CONNIE ,dation Of the Tyler Administra ton;
81. IL was an apology for the Seeretary's own dc
sertion.
Ia regard TO he alleged unchanging position Of
MIR. Tyler, Mr.. b. said, "Gen,lemen, you and
koow batter than all this. Weknow that, in 1910,
Wings were not Loco Focos, nor Loco Focos
Whigs. We went for change In the pohcy 0, 'ne
Goverument-not for u change oil men mercy
We didn't turn out Mr.. Van Buren, merely mat
We might have Mr.. Tyler, instead OF MIR. Van Blu
rem, to carry out MIR. Van Buren's policy. we de-
sired TO accomplish certain Objects oy tue ehanse-
objects plainly uvowed and we'll understood anu
. among these was the severance OF the puoIIc mo-
ney from the custody Of Executive hands; Pfotee
ton to American Industry; the on'riouuon o' tnc
proceeds Of the Public Lands the restoration OF
sound Currency. These were me unoissuse 90
iects of the revolution Of 40. MIR. Tyler was inc
voluntary candidate OF the party who proposed
these objects. and he understood them just as We
understood them, and hold that he was virtually
pledged to them, by an obligation as solemn and
imperative as mortal man could take upon him.
SELF"
Mr.. Barnard admitted. with Mr.. Spencer, that
MIR. Tyler was opposed to Bank IN isi9 oo'h Tor
want OF power, and as unnecessary ano inexpeui-
ent; but he had subsequently, changed ms OPINION
nc his own solemn declarations were TO DO believed
MIR. b. read from speech oil Mr.. IyIee oeh'
ed in the Senate Of the U. s IN 1854, on tne re-
moval OF the depostes, ~ which he deciateS-h
the Constitution authorized lis creation Ia bLnk)
no man with the experience OF the past, could we'll
doubt the propriely of q we'll regulated ana we'll
guarded Bank" "lf," said no IN the same speech
=" il my opinion could have any influence on the
country, nv advice would be TO restore the depo
sizes, and amend he Constitution. Such amend
ment is called for by numerous considetauonS
So lar, then, MIR Tyler had got in 1854; he could
yet his way clear for the ccnsiIuuoneliy 81
Bank, bet he could and did see that Il was neccs
sary-so necessary that he proposed 20 have the
Constitution amended TO get the power, and This
was an important step towards filming the power
IN the Constitution without any amendment.
In Nay, issS MIR Tyler was candidate Tor the
Legislature OF his own State, and took ground
strongly against the Sub Treasury, then the only
untpgonisI measure TO q Back. And IN June. 1889,
he said letter then puhlished-"l lave never
declared preferences Tor MIR Van Buren, over MIR
Clay, bu: decidedly the reverse. regard Mf Clay
with decided fivor, and believe thnt ne would,
elected to the Presidency, give TO the country
wise, temperate and patrIotlc administration"
Mr. b. then read from MIR Tyler's letter OF Oct,
$780, in watch he said-"l quote and adopt the
language Gen. Harrison IN his speech delivered
at Dayton. The Constitution confers on Congress
in express terms, ali powers which are necessary
and proper 10 carry into effect the granted powers
Now If the powers granted could not be carried IN
to effect without Incorporating Bank, then be-
comes necessary and proper and OF course eIpedI-
en-; conclusion which presume no one would de-
ny who desired TO see the existence OF the Govern
ment preserved, and kept benehcally IN operation"
Other portions OF the speech refer 10 the conduct
OF the President In the exercise Of the veto power
and present facts already presented 10 our resders
MIR. d. next proceeded TO the Secreinry's com
mendatIon OF Mr.. Tyler's administration This
commenced only after the President had "remod.
dleo his Cabinet" which relieved hin from party
Obligations" and left him Tree TO consult the inter-
ests of the "great mnsses!"
Mr.. d. said he would cheerfuIy concede to the
President oil the credit which his Secretary claimed
for him. for having permitted Mr. Webster 10 con-
Guide a treaty. win Lord AsLburton, and 10 repc!
on insult from the NJ, xc,n authorities; for having
permitted Gen. Worth 10 end the florida war, and
Judge Spencer TO make a treaty with the Seneca
Indians: and e,pecaly that the several Departments
had been conducted 20 ms 10 e,caps an inpeech.
menu But there were one or two tories OF com
mepda ton. in regard 10 which he wa, so unfortu.
nate as 10 differ from the Secretary. One OF these
wasthe Excheouer which Mr. b. commended was an
increase of Executive power and the creation OF a
Government Bank Of the most odious character
There is one observation, said Mr. D, whi-h the
zeal of the Secretary has led him TO make. which
had better been omitted He intimates that the
Distribution feature OF the Tariff Bill was inserted
by the Wings with the design 10 compel its reiec
ton.p | prooouace this impuia,on. said MIR. b
which is no, original with the Hon. Secretary. on
unfounded and sraiuitous SANDER IL has moi The
slightest foundation in truth. The Wings were
bound. by every principle, 10 the policy ri D,,ri.
button and the most umolc expetience had taught
them there was but one way for them, and that was
to do their duty and leave the President to do, or
not TO do his as might happen 10 suit the objects or
the within Of the hour.
The closing part OF Mr.. Barnard's speech had
reference TO Mr.. Spencer's defence of himself and
this was naturally answered by proofs OF his own
doutle dealing 10 being not only all things 10 all
men but 10 all things ns nil men-H T. Eyprfss