Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-10-06

No. 4G
IL, they are content TO leave their iustificati,
upon what they have here submitted. and ,
that branch ofthe subject have NOTHING mo
to say. Blu, they have not yet done with Nj
Tyler, whose claims to a more extended q,
animation il is not their purpose to neglect.
VINO II was that first suggested the name ,
this man as Il Wing candidate, or MT il in,
The heads of others to name him. or wheth,
the man who did this may not have prc,
deal to answer for hereafter, they do NO
stop to enquire. When they reflect. hoyeve
that the Convention could with equal cos
nave presented to the Wing party the name a
James Barbour. orJolin Sergeant. N. p IAN
madge, or John Davis, orSam,lej Southard -
Willie Il. Alangum, or hundreds of Others
good and true men in the Whig ranks. the,
cannot but regard the accident which turrc,
up the name of John Tyler as cminan,lv un
lucky. Ii was probably one of those malionan
FRANKS of The Evil one, with which, ever since
his invasion of Eden, he has been continually
tormcnting mankind, and for which no human
being can, before human tribunal, be held
responsible
The undersigned commence this review
therefore, by declaring, that so far as the hear,
oil man can be judged by outward signs and
appearances, both the Convention and ,he
w Grid had good reason to look upon John
Tyler as every inch a Wing, committed and
Pte"ged by word and deed 10 all the cardinal
doctrines Of that party
VA The SUBJECT of the public lands he had
as member OF the Virginia Legislature in
1851, declared himself, in both report and :,
speech, as an advocate of the measure Of Dis-
tribution. Declaring in his speech, in sub-
stance, hut the compromise oct mas il, mo ,cou
aePendem Mpon any disposition of The pu5Ic
fdndS, and making in The same speech q flipp
at PRESIDENT Jackson, for putting the Distribu7
'ion ACT IN his pocket.-Again, his spcech in
the United States Senate in which he CON
ceihned in no measured terms, the abuse If
'ne veto power, declaring that in his opinion
lic Executive had evinced determination In
aosorb The whole power, and to dcslrov tho
equilibrium of the Government, was still fresh
IN the recollection Of The country. And with
out eniarg'ng upon these topics, the undersion-
Ed merely remark in this place, tina, so far. the
pubic were IN possession of Mr.. Tyler's de-
'iared opinions upon tic veto and The policv
Of distribution
NOW when the Convention met at Harris
'urg, aud Gov. Barbour was called to the
mar he declared the objects which had called
nat pouy together, in speech of some length,
II "hic,i we find and invite particular alien
ION 10 The following passages
mG io.lIis OF The Constitution arc retain
II time to present to This assembly. the facts
which would make manifest the business of
his assertion. To the most incredulous
beyond these walls, let it be said, who from
lies himself now TO enquire what Congress
vii do but all are alive 10 the will or the
wish OF the President-his sic rolo, sic jubco.
las been the law of the land for years past
Again
"liang out your banncr-lct it BE inscribed
With your principles. One term Tor the Pres
dency. Put down the horrible prescriptions
or OPINIONS sake, which makes slaves of the
thousands in office, and the tens of thousands
'sPrng to office. who hope by their greater
loasement to expel the incumbents-fit instru-
nents TO make slaves of us all. Distribute
equally the avails Of the public domain, among
he Old as well as the new states''
Gov. Barbour, as the organ Of the Conven-
ion, spoke lis sentiments, and if any of lis
members had come there with views and opin-
ons differing from those expressed by him.
hen was the time for him to speak out and de-
,lafe the difference. whatever it might be-
Now John Tyler was there--kcpt his seat
iuring the delivery of this address, and never
Uttered syllable Of dissent 10 any one of the
therein announced. On the contra
y IN the cheering and clapping of hands by
which the venerable speaker was often inter
fuPted,a ana IN the long continued and dcafen-
ing plaudits with which the speech was well
coined at the close, John Tyler Joined as
heartily, as any other man. Whit be said
that III giving an outward appreciation to these
principles, he still entertained sentiments at
war with them all, which he chose to keep to
himself If so, The undersigned have only
TO say, that i'll conserving 10 become the can
didaie OF men, iii whose proclaimed sentiments
lie had thus publicly united, he committed a
fraud of which the veriest backlog might
well be ashamed.
In connection with this particular topic, the
Undersigned here advert 10 the fact, that Mr..
ylcr went to Harrisburg. as he has himself
declared, sin favor OF Henry Clay"--that
While there he was the strenuous and unceas-
ing advocate Of his nominaion-that he rOfed
TOR htD1 IN his oacH detegatiom up 10 the Sercnih
and last bGiiot-and if his own words are to
be believed was affected ercn 10 tears when the
nomination was given by the Convention to
another Can it be said that he might be foy
Mr. Clay, and yet against all the measures by
by the advocacy of which the public life oil
that great Statesman has been distinguished
Are the opinions of men to- be taken, as in
opposition to their own acts ? Are men to be
viewed as at cross purposes with themselves
And did these appearances count as nothing
IN directing the minds of the Convention tt