Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-07-28
POLITICS., &c.
PRESIDENT TYLER AND A NATIONAL
BANK.

BANk.
The Fayetteville, IN. CO. Observer Of
the 18th instant, contains the annexed
statement, made by Mr.. FREDERICK j.
HILL, one of the most respectable citizens
OF North Carolina, and member OF the
Harrisburg Convention. We give the
statement, and the remarks Of the Obser.
YER, which explain the cause Of MIR. Hills
coming out with his testimony /:
From The Fayetteville O6serpe,, July rs.
MR.. TYLER.
The Locofocos of Brunswick county
have published letter from MIR. Tyler,
in which he denies having said, "in the
Harrisburg Convention" that he was ain
favor of United States Bank as matter
of expediency, and as the only means Of
regulating the exchanges. in the restora-
ton Of a sound currency throughout, the
Union" He goes on to say, tina. since
he entered public life he has {" uniformly
avowed the same opinion, ia all places, to
all persons, and on all occasions, viz !:
that Congress had no power conceded to
it by the Constitution, 10 incorporate a
Bank for the Union, or to grsnt any corpo-
rate rights out Of the District of Columbia,
or Territory Of the United States. -
Further, "that he had no recollection OF
having opened his lips in the Harrisburg
Convention"
All this is in reply to repu,ed state
ment oil DR.. FIR. d. rick J. Hill, in one Of
his spt eches as a candidate for the Com.
mons in Brunswick, about which three of
the Locos of that county addressed him.
There is despicable quibble in Mr..
Tyler's statement. Ii consists in bis meet.
ing the charge as if it were, that he had
made the declaration Of his friendship 20
Bank in the Contention. We are sure
that DR.. Hill made no such statement.-
What he did say was, that Mr.. Tyler had
made such declaration in his presence,
at the Harrisburg Conrention. DR.. Hill
can, and we doubt not will, prore this
We ourselves heard one other member of
that Convention say, few days ago, that
Mr.. Tyler made the same admission 10
him, in the cars On the way to Harrisburg;
from this State heard his declaration in
the presence of DR.. Hill, besides another,
now, unfortunately, no more.
We have no doubt that DR.. Hill will
prove this. by his own, and the testimony
Of two other living witnesses-gen,lemen
Of the highest honor, who do not keep
different set Of opinions for every diff; rent
emergency.
If their statement needed any confirma.
ton, it would be- found in the fact, that
Mr.. Ty Ter went to the Convention friend
of Mr.. Clay, the great advocate ofa Bank,
and that he shed tears when Clay failed
to get the nomination.
Well may Mr.. Tyler say he was "wbolly
unquestioned abou, his opinions. Gould
any body doubt what were the politics of
such an ardent friend Of Clay! II they
could, his open declarations to DR.. Hill
and others, on this and other points, would
have left no room for doubt, nor reason
for question.
PosTsCRfpT.-Just before putting our
paper to press, we have received the fol-
lowing conclusive statement for publica.
ton
To The Editor Of The North Carolinian:
Sir My attention has just been call
ed TO letter contained in your paper Of
the I'd INST, signed " John Tyler" which,
as designed no doub, to impugn the cor.
rectness of q statement made by me in the
canvass now pending, feel constrained
to notice.
Having had The honor to represent in
part one of the Districts in the State int he
Harrisburg Convention, II became my du-
ty, after The great disappointment expert
enced by my political friends from the
course pursued by Mr.. Tyler, at and sub.
sequent to the Extra Session, to assign to
the people whom represented, the rea,
sons which influenced me to cast my vote
for that gentleman MS the nominee Of the
Convention tor tho Vice Presidency.
accordingly stated, both in public and in
private, that during our attendance on the
Convention, and in the room occupied by
the late lamented Gov. Owen and myself,
Mr.. Tyler declared. +" That his views on
the Bank question had undergone an entire
change; that he believed the establish.
ment of National Bank 10 be alike in
dispensable as fiscal agent Of the gov
eminent, and to the restoration Of the cur
rency and exchanges of the country; and
that he thought that all Constitutional OBJ.
jections ought TO yield to the various Ex-
ecutive, Legislative, and Judicial dec slons
Of the question"
Mr.. Tyler, think, is correct in stating
that he was altogether slen; in the Con-
vention, and his Smthville correspondents
are mistaken il they mean to assert that
stated that the declaration made by MIR.
Tyler, was made in that body.
Now although the letter contained in
your paper does not positively deny the
statement made by me, but only express
es his adherence to the old constitutional
objection entertained by him--yet believ.
ing that such construction is deducible
from the whole tenor Of the letter, have
thought proper TO repeat the statement
made by me, aud referred to in the Smith
Vile Litter. That ! neither misunder-
stood nor misrcpresented the President,
think will individually appear by reference
to the subjoined cer,ifcate-the testimony
of great and good man, whose death was
a sad national calamity, and whose vera
city none Will suspect who had the plea.
sure 10 know him.