Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-09-26
.s. Tyler, nomination to he rses ff.ndency al liar
risbswg.

,s Tyer's nomination. to IL. ries f,.ndeney at Hw-
risbswg.
The Address Of tho Muysnl delegation to the liar
risbost Convention, by which body Gen. Harrison and
MI. Tyler respectively nominated, a. the csndi-
dates ethe Wing party fer tho first and second offices
of the government will attract attention. as well from
tho iAtercs, Of the subject from the manner IN which
il 10 treated by those distinguished gentlemen lhonsh
addressed particularly tho Wings Of Maryland, it can
no, fail command the attention Of tho meers Of that
party every where
Il would, indeed TO be &C, Of supercroga,ion
u argue plain proposition that John Tyler depor
ted Limay Vhig and claimed to be one fthe lead
Of that party. to the period Of The assembling Of
the Harrisburg Convention, and that, in consequence Of
the confidence entertained by the Wings in the snccri
y ofs professions and in his devotion to the principles
and To the policy u tina, party, he was nominated to the
vcr Presidency and by that party elected to tina, Office
whereby he placed in position profit by ''the hap
Penng Of one Of those contingencies provided for in the
constitutions" upon which he frequently harps, and
\ IN which he seems, ridcuuusly enough, to rely ter
Justification of his abandonment Of those principles.
and his opposition to that pocy The bare statement OF
abe facts of which his nomination and election as
Ne President, and his contingent" accession to the
Presidency grew, shows that he bound to that
party by pedgrs,-no, perhaps uttered or written, in so
many words, aud 'sgncd sealed and dcliycred in the
presence Of aiicsng Witnesses just strong and
decisive and biz ding if they had been attended with
all these formaes, because they resulted, Of necessity,
from his position and his professions. To say that
he not Wing in 1889, when he wen, to Harris
burg for ihc express purpose Of promoting the trump
Of the Wing party, and 10 honor with the highest tice
ia the world the uoc aud distinguished leader Of that
parysto ascriie 10 him di etic stupidity or hypoc
rsy scarcely loss criminal than the Justification of those
pledges themselves, 10 get rid cf the ubloquy of which
this atsurd plea is sdur. Being, iE,n. Whc at that
time, and because he Wig nominated ard elect
ed by that party to the stcuId icc Of the government
by which he enabled, tc happening Of of the
constitutional contingencies to reach the frstwho will
be build enough to deny that his obligations TO tina, party
--ohiiga,ious of homer well of gratitude
were az strong and az imperative as though he,
instead Of Gsn. Harrison, had lcen originally nomi
mated and elected TO the Presidency Admitting this,
and then wing his official career which is signal
lied BY underwriting, and steady hos
tility To the party which "made him what he ST.
uho blinded by personal regard or by party pnju
dice. as tn deny that h, has he~n guilty Of wtul. DELHI
crate and base ,raehD! Ii he was not Il Wing At
harrisburg, why did he pretend that he was Why.
above ALL did lie assume the potion Of of the lead
ers Of that party, If he hostile all lis principles
And yet. it is only by a,owng that he was then an in
famous hyP@rc, masking his real character for the
purpose Of 1etrang these who were layshiuo lonors
IRON linn, t which tny in their lanls were far wor-
itr. even had he hoen sinccrc,-we say it is only by
nvowing that he was such hypoce, tha, he can vim
dictate himself m the charge Of treachcty, which now
tundcrs in his car every day, and which will be wills
Isnd 10 him iy the ur, bro, zos. whcn diyescd Of the
nrarpnss of ,lirc, hc shall sink into the fallumss Oh
security that awaits him. Sad dilemma is it, u,!e,
when there is IN o hole Of retreat left the dishon
.osed victim Of his own selfish nature. That is Mr.
IJhrs prc.licamcn'. Take any position he please 5,
ard the ghost OF his murdered reputation, like the vision
which scared the eyehals Of the Scottish regicde.
w:i him in the face and meek him with its ror,
WuunLs.