The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-10-13


tary, for refusing TO perform an net Of pub. +
lie concern, which he Gen. j. said he
believed was necessary 10 the safety Of the
public treasury. thea a foriiori, was Mr..
Tyler wrong IN removing a Collector, for
refusing 10 dismiss his subordnates, for
whose conduct he, the Collector was alone (
responsible, and against whose conduct no
complaint had been uttered.
But we must copy another portion, tend
ing directly 10 condemn Mr.. Tyler's own
conduct and supplying the Whig press
with arguments that ought 10 prove over.
wheIming 10 the President:
"THE FIRST AND Pre- MINENT STEP
TAKEN ~ THE IDENT, IN ORDER |
10 ACCOMPLISH THESE UNFORTU
NATE PURPOSES. WAS, TIE EVICTION
OF Mr.. DUANE FROM OFFICE UNDER
CIRCUMS rANCEs WHICH CAN FIND
NO JUSTIFICATION II is the duty Of the
President 10 that the laws be faithfully exc.
cuted. How hiss this duty DO fulfilled The
law invested the Secretary with a discretionary
power. lie was required to exert a full and free
discretion over the subject and, While forming
his opinion, the President was bound 10 see that
~ oSshtc4c N1h Floatu 10 prevent n Tree
and nabesed iaagnent--IF ANY PRIVATE
CITIZEN HAD INTRUDED INTO MIR.
DtANEs OFFICE AND BY THREATS
OF VIOLENCE. OR OFFERS OF RE.
WARD. HAD SOUGHT TO CONTROL
Ills JUDGMENT, IT WOULD HAVE
BEEN THE DUTY OF THE PRESIDENT
IL NECESSARY 70 HAVE CAUSED HIS
EXPULSION FROM TIE OFFICE. THE
Law THEN WOULD HAVE HAD IT'S
FULL FORCE, AND TllE FREE uNBIAS.
ED JUDO MENT OF THE SECRETARY
WOULD llAYE BEEN PRONOUNCED
& b. NO PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL CON-.
+ MIfs TUE INTRUSION THE PREsl,
3 DENT HIMSELF INrERPOSES, AND
As FAR AS WAS IN HIN OPERATES
ON THE SECRETARY'S DISCRETION,
SEEKING TO MAKE IT SUBS ERVIENT
TO Ills WILL. Shortly after Mr.. Duane
came into office, lie oxacts rsotnise from HIM to
resign, should be net be abs to agree with The
President IN opinion. Was this calculated 10
leave him free ard unbiased agent OF tho law
10 max M up his opinion How was Il likely to
operate, aad what must have been Mr.. Daaue's
reflection upon IL 81 differing with the Pre-.
sdeat be forfeited high Office Station, and
rank aud power, ali wgfc 10 be sutreld rcd, IN
the event OF non eouiplt4bce | speak not Of the
mission 10 Russia which was offered 10 the event
Of resignation, hut Of the actual fact OF and in
reference on the part OF tho President, with the
free and deliberate formation OF opinion by
the Secretary by aud through the influence which
the pfumsC 20 resign vas calculated 10 produce.
WAS THIS TO EXECUTE THE LAW ~
IT'S SPIRIT AND MEANING-TO SEE
tr4ATrtIE SECRETARY WAS UNTRAM.
MELLED ~ fORMiNGl JUDGMENT"
We really have not space tins nornu.,l
for comments upon these passages; per
haps comments are unnecessary. Every
mau y no reads, wall see that all the argu.
ments against the course Of General Jack
son, apply with infinitely greater force to
thc conduct Of MIR. Tylcr towards Mr.
Roberts. And while sc commend to the
lips OF the President tic caahce Of his Own
preparation, We add another particle 10 II
ingredients gathered from the same source
with the preceding P0,rer mrongfGll,
srer'ed Il iyra7nIcdi, odIous, and aeiust.
MI TYLER, when acting with Mr.. Clay
caught portion d the high sense Of po
litiea. right which distinguishes the grea
statesman Of the West. And hence we
find IN the speech troU which wc have
quoted 50 much, numerous paragraphs, all
dcnptnE tho wholesome associations Of
their author.
Bat Nr. Tyler has separated from the
heaIthin influence Of his Wing associates
. Of the Senate, in 1894, and goaded TO ven.
, geanee upon Mr.. Clay, by his personal
vanity, and personal relations, acts IN oppo.
4 sition 10 every maguanimous sentiment he
had caught before. And though, like Sur.
.. face In the play, he continues TO utter cap
iial sentiments, vet his conduct is utterly
D al variance with all that he has laid down
a. rule Tor others, aud all that he Ia,
publicly prescribed US regulation for hi.
own public course.