Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-10

, whies. with his own name in eon.ex on with "a
\ National Bank" "a Protective Tariff" and The
Land Bill" bis xoned upon them ALL Tbs prinei
pies of the whg PARTY had become objects Of soese.
| and he could not tail 10 scs them every vhere. lie
knew himself 10 BE- the organ selected and held for h
by them, with his own ffec consent, II not by his
own procurement, to cfsctuNe their hopes aud OBJ
ice s. The terms implied in his conuexon with
that party. were as distinctly known aud under
stood ali hands, as If they had bsen reduced to
| writing and he had nut his name 10 them. There
was rot man in the nation who did not know
this, and none knew 1t better than John Tyer.
And yet with mis- own opinions. as he now informs
us, long made up against all IN. leading measures
OF Whig policy, he never permitted even hint OF
whisper to escape his lips, calculated toput them
on their guard gsinst the peI6dy he waslhen medi-
ta,ing against them.
On the contrary he attended their festivals, and
| Toasted and shouted aud pledged them in many a
toast and sentment-and all the while kept his
own distractions and croche,s securely locked up
IN his cwn bosom. And on one occasion he even
| took from his pocket book bill Of the u s. Bank.
and exhib ing It TO large asSemb,cge oi citizens,
declared that talk men NIGH, about gold ard
silver, HE wanted no better currency than that"
Again, IN lciler written during the canvass TO The
Wings ofPiisbur,, lie held this language My
opinions were fully expressed at s. ClairSvilc and
| Sieubcnvillc. At both places, IN regard 10 the
question: what your opinions es 10 the tsIill7'
answered that was in favor OF a distribution Ct
the proceeds Of the public lands among the States,
| md IN favor Of raising the revenue by duties on
| u n
rect taxation" And again he declared: II am .
true aud genuine Whie and IN the Capitol, yon.
der. have shevn my love of Wing principles"
| What party, il may he asked, could hesitate 10
trust candidate, bound to them by the accnmula-
/ ted pledges and promises expressed and implied,
here already detailed What human intelligence,
without the spirit Of prophecy, could foseses that
this man, when installed in the chair of chief ma
ssratc should in the face Of all this, be opposed to
a bank, or 10 any establishment bclrng the mans Of
| a bank7 That he should reiusn his Signature 20 a
tarih BILL because it failed take from the States
their distribution OF the avais of tho public lands
That he should be SO much cnamoured Of the veto
power, that Like lad when first entrusted with a
gun, he should be eernslly firing II of, merely to
hear the noise 1t made That he should forget the
ono term principle, and begin At once TO lay his
plans for his own re election That he should es-
say TO build up party OF his own, and failing IN
that should propose 10 form partnership with the
Locosocos, and repulsed by them, should then fall
back IN sullen discomfort upon his "corporsps
guard" ami without inch Of solid ground TO
stand upon, ridculousIy set himseifup the rival
and competitor of Henry Clsy1
TINS exposition would however be very imper
feet, Il the undersigned failed notice the course of
Mr. Tyler IN relation TO appointments TO Office, and
tot that they have purrosely reserved piac, by
Itself.
II was in the memorable era OF 1929. that the
people OF this country for the FIST time in lis his
tory, witnessed the open prosti uon OF this power Of
removal and appointment. IL was then that tho
Offices and salaric, of the Government, were seized
upon and used az the property Of q faction. Men
were turned out by hundreds, nay by thousands,
Tor no other reason, than that their opinions did
conform 10 the Government standard. Freedom o {
sentiment in the hImbesi citizens WAS openly pun
lshed by dIsiranchlsement. Honesty, patriotism,
fitness for public station, were accounted nothing
-seryle adhesion 10 the party IN mower, was the
orc thing reedfil. The Government asked ne mar
,oapprovo their me .sures, because he thought them
risht-:he appreciation they desired they
dy TO pay for, and 10 Pay for too W "a the offices
and - aries, committed to their hands as a sacred
trust for the good OF the whole people.
And when the leaders OF that party were con-
ronied in the Senate. with this system OF wholesale
corrupuen, and when expectation excited to
hear what explanation or excuse could be made for
is-so far from deeming any excuse or explanation
necessary, they met the charge by the open avowa
that "Io the vicors belong the spoils." And verb
ly as spoil and conquest, did they appropriate
the whole power and patronage OF the Government.
The Post office in all its ramfea;ions-the Amy.
the Navy, the Military Academy, the Custom
House, the Land Offices, all, all were seized and
divided as the rishuu plumber Of the v.c;ots.
In du, time the natural fruits Of such a system
began 70 make their appearance. The public mo-
ney was no longer safe from the hnaers of its own
appointed Keepers. The standard OF public mordl-
i;y becomes utterly debased, that Il began be
doubted whether were the same people as in
times past, or where II was possible all the rogues
and detaulters could come from.
Upon the eleclo OF Gen. Harrison, Il was well
IN the nat OF tie majority, 50 emphatcay nanOunc-
ed from the balo: box. But in this reasonable nope
the country was doomed 10 meet with diseppol Il
ment. The same men who in 1929. then in tie fret
flush oi victory, kept seat on the Supreme Bench
vacant n whole term, and in Ike manner held back
every important appointment und,r Government.
that The new Incumbent might al them; in I5il,
when dIsc.ei;ted and condemned by the people,
were busy revertnsoss 10 ;ss last moment OF their
mo every Office great and small at home ani abroad
IN which elhes accident or llpse OF time had crca
led I vacancy.
Nov it any one thing more than all others, he'd
the effect TO buoy up tie hearts Of the Wings under
their manifold reverses, IL ives the hope that the
day would come sooner or later, when this army OF
mercenary hifeinss should be turned adrift, and
patriotic men put IN their places. Time and perse-
veranoe and good cause at length accomplished
their hopes, and gave them the ascendency.-
Changes were expected in the whole policy Of the
Government, bu! none was looked forward to with
more itterest, by the great mass OF the Wings than
the pufgasion OF the Offices Of the country. They
cared not who were appointed, provided they were
honest and cap,ble men, but the removal OF those
VINO had accepted Office the price OF their pm
eplcs, and had agreed 10 pay for their appointments
IN services 10 their party, the Wings regarded Ns q
sacred aud imperative duty. Scarcely, however.
was the Work of p1rlhc1iion begun, than the cry OF
persecution was sounded every where by the help
less ard suffering Democracy OF the county," Mr.
walker discussed IN the Senate about prescription!
Mr. Benton talked about the unprecedented rage for
Office, save tho mark and MIR Buchanan very CON
2acenily introduced a resolution calling upon the
President for the names Of ell persons who bad been
removed from OfFics since the 4:h Of March, ls4l.
MIR Tyler had already been called to the head OF
affairs as the administrator de b2nis nol Cf the la
men,ed Harrison. lie found en- opposition aIreldy
organ zs5 nsoinst him. As far blck as January
lS4l, when the votes Of The Staes were unsea,ed,
ard the result Of the late contest dec'sr red by the
Vlcs President, Mr. Benton had risen then in his
place, end proclaimed with loud voice ih.t the
democracy were not beaten, and the legislature o.
Missouri, acting upon the hint e their leader had
nom mated MIR Van Buren, he democratic candi
date Tor the contest Of 1914; before Gen Harrison was
inauguraicd. And tnusihe man whose election had
been 5ignalZsd by a Gear majority Of one hundred
and SKY thousand OF the popular suffragss was
not allowed single day to show whether his nien.
tons were good, his measures wise, patriotic aud
salutnry, or the contrary. The country required
repose, but u was 10 have reposc, ii q disap.
pointed and desperate party could prevent it. The
army Of ofhce-holders organized 10y the late admi.
nsirnton, and paid with he money OF the people 10
igb. lie battles, had been but in part dsbnnded by
Gen. Harrison. IL was s,ill formidable from is
numbers-more 70 mdabic from is spirit, to the
new order vi things.
Under these circumstances tic completion o. the
good work 50 hippy begun Jy President Harfi
500, vas due alike TO the expectations ofthe Wings,
and 10 tho great ard pertinent interests Of tho pub
Tic mo- ally. II seemed however that Mr Tyler
had formed a plan Of his own Tor the refornll on
NJ he frtf tr .uI l..