Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-22
clause, and its determinations are of the mo q, :,
and unfaYorable kind"


The sBaltimore American" INDUCES in a lop,,.
cism of our article upon the charge of incopsss Wv
against Mr.. Tyler for having vetoed the Little Tar,r n !!
He quotes al length the famous passage from NJ, r r.
speech in 1880, with which the Richmond WIZ,
lately dosed his readers at least a dozen times. r. ~
passage is t brought up to show, that Mr.. T.. at ,ha, ,@ '
epudiated any connexion between the Comn,o,
act and the Distribution of the Public Lands Nas''
we have taken the pains TO read over that speech ~ y"
in the same paragraph we find the following rema,l,tG'
passage:
at i said, that il we are instrumental in procuring a d,,5,
ton of the sales of The public lands, such distribution MAJ ~
a disturbance of the Compromise act, aud To an increase a.
Tariff OF duties. declare 10 you. Mr. Speaker, that i'll cont,
the slightest degree anticipate such a result, | would be- arn
ration. should be the last man To disturb that great and .,r
~ measure, the Compromise art-iiow = there any dangero. ,
being disturbed eau any man believe tha. Mr. Gay Could 4. ;
regardless Of his future fame, as 10 remove from under him ;.
broad pedestal, on which tina, fame must mainly ies;:" %"
Then follows the extract relied on by the VIII, a..
aAmerican,' with this additional remark in concln.~-
sThe fears upon this subject 1.-THE disturbing the Co"
promise act] are ideal-so at least they appear 10 me-
Taking the whole context together, We arrive =, ,
other conclusion, than that at that time MIR. TYLER +.
lieved that under the Compromise act there would 3.
no danger OF a deficiency of revenue-that in ha, ca.
he was in favor of Distribution-and c conrerso. II l..
revenue could not be supported without the aid Of 4.
land fund, he would be "among the very first 10 op,o..
the Distribution" Is there, then, any inconsis,er,,
between his present action and his declared prlncp,...
of 1892 Has not MIR. T. clearly seen, that IN case
a distribution Of the Lands, the Revenue VIII fall sbs.
in a proportionate degree, and the Compromise yiolY.
in the same degree-and, therefore, in strict ~accordst.
with his speech of 1889, he will not sanction 4 Dst |
button, which tends to break that compact: Exv,, |
ence has taught him, that we must sacrifice Either Il.
Compromise or Distribntion-and, to be CONSISTENT. .
must give up Distribution and preserve The olhe, :
But admit this Interpretation of his speech Il be fan, |
what stronger evidence Of his principles can We in.
than in the Resolution, prepared by Mr.. T.. and adon
ed by a large majority of the Virginia Legislature SCOT
after his speech, which declares that sMe Ccmpreh.a
Act should be hdd sacred Gnd inrioiatt?' Is il Dc,
fair presumption, that, IN preparing a solemn Reso
ton, to be recorded among The public acts OF a rreY
State, Mr.. Tyler concentrated oil his thoughts rpani
peculiar subject matter OF such resolution Are
his opinions of The great subje CT under discussion 70 i
regarded as more calmly and firmly embodied in su:
a paper, than in the hurried expressions Of 4 spec l.
touching upon numberlcss minor details bearing noe
or less on the general subject? Let him, then, i
Judged by that Resolution, aud he will he jashdo@ |
his present action Let him even be judged by h
Speech itself-taken in all its parts and connexior.-Y
aud 10 what other conclusion can any impartial muz
rairly arrive: Indeed, the above passage is corclus y. :
T. here declares, that IT he could IN Tie Sisksj
anticipate such a result, he wonid be the s-y
first to oppose himself TO tie measure under eonsiu..
(the Distribution
The HameTican MAKES q oUHplHE FHo't 10 e1p&aX
,way Mr.. letter TO Mr.. Robinson of Pittsbu-g Tit
etter, which says that, "in eonnerion ,ciM The 6onsr
misc, he was in favor of the distribution Of The ant. 4
$ too clear to be m ys,iied by The %sophisms of,he Aue'
IAN. The sAmr can" charges that either Mr.. Iybtl&
ourselves must have changed, SO as now TO agree. vi
will merely say in reply, that as we have shown Il
Tyler to have been always opposed TO Distribute \
when the Compromise would be violated, and as tot
,rtent we have always been of the same opinion, IL 4
III RE falls TO the ground.
The last hit of the "a American, ofthe "Robinson L.
er's" illusions to the pleading Editor of the Loco, D
his State we shall despatch in short order. Il
passing strange that The "American" should undr',lss j
o act as Judge of what ace should have done untts d:
"reminiscences. Ifne did not take exceptions al the
n said letter, we cannot see the right OF the "AmercH
o give ns advice on the suhject-however, We car sUs.
.ieniiy defend ourselves without calling in the pHa
EDITOR Of the "!American Moreover, Tor thu gootra
.lr. Tyler has done in baking the dangerous Fec'-
of the Wings, we IRE wiling 10 foe
i'm for tina, l:l,le stroke a, US, IF really aimed at q
nagnifed a, il is by that journal.