Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-09-23
,ouN TYLER AND THE WING PARTY

him their support believ as they then had rca-
son to do that he was firmly and insepnraby united
with the Great Wing Cause, and that he would
cordially unite with the amenicd Harrison IN con-
summang the great principles Tor winch they con-
tended in the memorable contest Of lS40j but by
the per6dy Of John Tyler, many OF their dearest
hopes have been blasted He has violated pledges,
made by himself during the presidential campaign,
and set at nought the expressed WILL of the PEOPLE
If John Tyler was unwilling to carry out the prin-
cipcs Of the party who exalted him TO power, why
did he accent the nomination. If he was opposed
TO the Wing Cause why did he advocate the nom-
nation of Henry Clay strongly at the Harrisburg
Convention' And ifrcport speaks truly, he 'whn-
ed and blubbcrcd like u sick bantlng' because his
farorite Candidate did not succeed. He well knew
that no man was so inseparably identified and con-
nec,cd with the Wing Party as Henry Clay that
he was the founder Of the AMERICAN system, and
its most firm and prominent advocate. why ala
he urge the claims of strongly whom he
well knew would carry out every pledge and re-
deem every promise which he, John Tyler, has OPP
posed and defeated In 1889, this same John Tyler
brought forward resolution in the Virginia House
of Delegates, urging the State of Virginia to call
upon the General Government for her share oil The
Public Domain In The debate on the resolution,
he said that it was honor enough for hun to have
represented the district which had given birth TO
Henry Clay. Yet now he is unlimited in the abuse
which is heaped upon this great Statesman through
his official organ and the pensoned press, which
are sustained by the government, patronage. Nor
does he hesitate to manifest his bitter hatred OF him
in priyate conversation. Aiter he had received the
nomination for the office to which he was elected
by the Whigs-and which was bestowed upon him
expressly for the reason that he was n warm friend
of Henry Clay--he canvassed the State OF Virginia
and the Eastern part of Ohio, every where advocat
ing the Distribution of the Public Lands, the neces
sity of Protective Tariff thorough retrench-
ment in the Public expenses-the repeal Of the Sub
Treasury, and the adopting of some measure which
would give the people sound National currency
throughout the Union. In his Speech at Marietta,
Ohio, he stated that he considered the Distribution
of the Public Lands as matter Of JusrrcE and
right TO the States We ask every man 10 examine
and compare this statement with the childish argu-
ments with which he attempts to justify his Veto Of
the Tariff Bill. When he questioned upon all
these subjects he referred 10 the opinions Of Gen.
Harrison as those of himself and to his Speeches
made at various places during the presidential
canvass No advocated all these great ques-
tons ardenty than did John Tyler. But
circumstances alter cases, and no sooner did John
| Tyler by some inscrutable act of Providence, find
himself clothed with executive power of the Nation,
than his whole changed, and all his
actions have been in direct opposition to the prin
! cipes advocated by him previous TO his election
Instead of endeavoring To restrict the presidential
term TO four years, we see him using every means
( in his power to promote his reelection-not from
his former riends-not from the men who gener-
ously exalted him TO power in lSi0-but from the
men who used every means to defeat his election
then. He has resorted to measures hitherto
| known TO the most common demagogue. When
ever did President descending from his
high official station the political arena, and
indite eectioneering letters TO dinner committees
Whenever did we Chief Magistrate resort TO
the most grovcllng abuse of an opponent We
have seen him using the Veto power to an extent
hitherto unknown in the history of our government
and unthought of by the trainers of our constitu-
ton. lie has taken upon himself the responsibility
of defeating bills brought forward by the Peoples
Representatives for the relief of the currency, and
of defeating a Revenue Bill, the FIRST and only in
stance of the kind that has occurred the for
nation of our government. Full well does this
daring contemper of the popular will know, that
if he had avowed the principles upon which he
now acts during the presidential canvass that he
could not have received the vote of a single State
The Loco Focos have seduced this weak minded
man with promises of support, but he will find that
they Glove the treasure but hate the traitor" His
first effort was TO get up third party but defeated
in this he has gone openly to the Tories. He
has taken the patry privilege of the Post Office ad-
vertising from the Wing papers, and given it to
their opponents. He has removed every officer and
| clerk in the various Custom Houses, who would
not approve of his-Netoes. He tells us through
his Official organ, that any subordinate officer I'M
der the President, who will contribute TO the sup
port Of any paper which will abuse the head of the
Nation, shall be dismissed from Office This is
certainly very modest, and savors somewhat of the
old sedtion laws.
! Since the adjournment of Congress, he has nut
the gullIotine in motion in good earnest He has
removed the Collector at Philadelphia for no other
reason than because he would not use the influence
of his Office for the support of John Tyler He has
removed the Wing Post Masters throughout the
country. lie has been particular active in his work
OF prescription in New Hampshire, probably thro
the fundamentally of that ninny Edmund Burke
The Post Master at Claremont N. IL. has been re-
moved, and rank and bitter Tory appointed in his
room. No cause was assigned for the removal of
MIR, Blodgett He had given universal satisfaction,
aud not twenty men in the town could be found TO
sanction the removal But we must endure the
whitening curse Of Tylerism two years longer when
the people will hurl this modern Judas from the
Office to which he never elected, and which he
has too long dsgraced.
! Wing Senatorial majority for Windham County