Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-10-04

= ho iOaltlHloIe American OF saturday contains
a long document addressed to the Wings of Ma
ryland and signed by Reverdy johnson, William
Price, Ashton Alexander, George Howard, Rob
ert w. Bowie James Moorcs, James N. Colds
borough, and J. Bozman Kerr, the MARYLAND
Delegates who attended the National Wing Con
ventlo at Harrisburg in 1880 A portion ofthis
address contains the reasons which influenced the
Maryland delegates TO vote for John TYLER as a
candidate for the Vice Presidency-and another
portion urges on the Wings of Maryland the i'm
portance of union and energy in the support of
Henry Clay as the candidate for the Presidency in
1874 The address states some startling facts con.
nected with MIR Tyler and the Harrisburg Con
Ventloni and that portion relating to Mr. Tyler is
written in style more remarkable for strength,
sarcasm and invective than for elegantly traced
periods OF refined courtesy, both of which will APP
pear from the following extracts: TMCr Journal
"The undersigned commence this review thereof
by declaring, that so far as the heart of man can
be Judged by outward signs and appearances, both
the Convention and the World had good reason to
look upon John Tyler, as every inch Whig.
committed and pledged by word and deed to all
the cardinal doctrines ofthat party.
Gov Barbour as the organ ofthe Convention,
spoke its sentiments, and ifany of its members had
come there with views and opinions differing from
those expressed by him, then was the time for him
to speak out and declare that difference whatever it
might be. Now John Tyler was there-kept his
seat during the delivery ofhis address, and never
uttered syllable ofdissent to any one of the prin-
clples therein announced. On the contrary in the
cheering and clapping of hands by which the ven
cradle speaker was often interrupted and in the
long-continued and deafening plaudits with which
the SPEECH was welcomed at the close, John Tyler
joined as heartily as any other man. Will it be
sad that IN giving outward appreciation to these
principles, he still entertained sentiments at war
with them all, which he chose to keep to himself!
II so, the undersigned have only to saw. that in
consentng to become the candidate of men. in
whose proclaimed sentiments he had thus publicly
united he committed fraud of which the veriest
blackleg might well be ashamed
In connection with this particular topic, the I'M
derslgned here advert to the fact, that Mr. TYLER
went to Harrisburg, as he has himself declared
"ln favor OF Henry Clay"-that while there he
was the strenuous and unceasing advocate of his
nomlnaton-thath he UOted for him IN his oten del
egGt'on up TO the Seccath and last balLot-and if
his own words are to be believed, was affected
eoen TO tears when the nomination was given by
the Convention to another, Can it be said that he
might be for Mr. Clay, and yet against all the
measures by the advocacy of which the public
LIE OF that great statesman has been DISTINGUISHED
Are the opinions of men to be taken, as in oppo-
sltion to their own acts2 Are men to be viewed
as at crosspurposes with themselves? And did
these appearances count as nothing, in directing
the minds OF the Convention TO himself as can
dldate on the ticket they were about TO FORM "
But his most decided and significant demonstra-
non at Harrisburg, was upon the question of a Ma
tlonal Bank. The facts are these Whilst the
convention was still in session, and the nomination
pending before it, Mr. Tyler sought out Governor
Owen OF North Carolina, and made to him the
following communication-"Th his views on the
bank question had undergone an entire change
that he believed the establishment of National
Bank, to be alike indispensable as fiscal AGENT
to the Government, and to the restoration of the
currency and exchanges of the country; and he
thought that all constitutional objections ought to
yield to the various Executive, Legislative and Ju-
dlclal decisions of the question" The fact that
Mr. Tyler did make in substance this commpnico.
uon, rests upon evidence which cannot be shaken
and it is believed has never been denied. And i
proves two things; it proves first that he doubted
the Willingness of Wing convention to place the
name OF any man on their ticket of whose opin-
ions on the great question ola bank there was anv
uncertainty and it proves further his own solicit
lude to remove any suspicion which his own for
mer opinions on that question, and which some in
mat body might peradventure remember, might
u'tach 10 himself
ne Undersigned here take leave of the occur.
rences at Harrisburg, and proceed without further
remark 10 present Mr. TYLER to view in the reIo.
ton OF candidate before the people. The obIi.
cations implied in that relation, have their FONDA pJi