The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-10-01

Jolned az heartily as any other man u,.,
said, that in giving an outward anr,o,."' tt,
prnoip'es' ne still entertained sentimen, 10 Ties,
with them all, which he chose to koo s"" at War
1t So the undersigned have only 10 o., W "N'eIP
consen''ng to become the candidate Il "' In
whose proclaimed sentiments he had w. men, IN
united he committed fraud Of which II. publicly
black leg might we'll be ashamed ' VereN (
In connection with this oarucu,,,
ders'gned here advert to the fact that NJ. "e IN
Went to Harrisburg, as he has himsa,ra'', Tyler
favor of Henry Clay"-tbat wbiIs h"'d'n
the strenuous and unceasing advocate orL, u" W"
nation that he ooted for him in has o,,n ~ "'n
up to the s'0enth and last ballot-and, rh;s s''''
words are to be believed, was affao,oa own
tears, when the nomination was given h. ,, ''a
ventionn to another. '"'' 'R
But his most decided and significant, do,..
ton at Harrisburg, was upon the oues,or -
tonal Bank. The facts are these Will,
convention was still in session and ,bo "'
ton pending before it, Mr. Tyler sough, on, '' VI
OWEN, Of North Carolina, and made IN h;n VI"
! following ommunicatIon-"That his v;.. "l
the bank question had undergone an eU,iro oh,
that he believed the establishment or M.
Bank, TO be alike Indispensable as fiscal ,.,y
| the government, and TO the restoration n Il,
rency and exchanges OF the country; and y.
thought tina. all constitutional obiectionm,L,
yioid to the various Executive, LegisativMs l.,
dicial decisions Of the question" The IA. d., X
Mr. Tyler did make in substance this comr,
ton, rests upon evidence which cannot be sh,t.
and it is believed has never been denied Ana
proves two things: 1t proves first tina. he donS,.
the willingness Of a Wing convention to D,c. III,
name OF any man on their ticket, of whose o,iro,,
on tho great question of Bank there wa. ,,vr,
certainty; and proves further,h his own s,cio5,
to remove any suspicion which his own 6mn
opinions on that question, and which some in ,bc
body might paradventure remember, m,ph, o,,J
TO himself He determined, therefore, by maxim,
q full recantatlon Of those obnoxious opinions f.,
move the obstacle which they might incrDoss n
his hope OF Obtaining the nomination. And h
ing thus determ med, Gov, Over was the man u
all others to whom it was expedent 10 confess h
sins. tie was The Chairman OF the committee lba
whom all nominations must find their way tod
Convention. The nomination of MIR Tyler himself
when it afterwards unhappily came before hta
y, was in point Of fact announced by Coy Ogu
Mr.. Tyler knew, therefore that, should any ole
ton be made TO his name, either in the committee
or in the Convention, Gov. Owen would be lLos
instructed and prepared, TO make in his name ha
necessary explanations. His recantaoO, Therefore,
TO Gov. Owen, was equivalent TO an open pOci
, nation Of il by himself before the assembled Con
a veption, and was antamount 10 his saying
"Make me your candidate, gentlemen, and you
shall have no cause in any event to complain oimy
opinions on the subject of National Bank VIVA!
: / thought previously on that question, think no
: longer. Ifyour object is to es'aO"sMa D"ONSNev
o me and will unite with you in that "NrcN'