Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-11-08
From the Albany Argus.
LETTER OF THE HON. ]. c. SPEN

GER.
The Rochester Daily Advertiser extra.
ofSaturday evening, brings US the letter
of lhe Hon. ]. G. Spencer, Secretary of
War, in reply to citizens of Rochester,
which rumor had said wo uld be fOrthcOm.
ing. 1t is seven columns in length, and
in the allie manner for which the writer
is distinguished.
lttakes ground distinctly in favor of
the course of President Tyler; and vindi-
cafes him upon all the questions in reIa,
tion to which he has been grossly asSail-
ed by the wing leaders and pressess,-
the exercise Of The veto power, the land
bill, the bank, the tariff &c &c. 1t is
equally explicit in taking ground against
Mr.. Clay, the movements Of his parti-
zans to Goerce his nomination, and the
measures, or "principIes," on which he
and his whg friends claim to stand before
the country. In short, he eschews Ma
tional Bank, Distribution, and tho claims
Of the wings 10 the passage ofthe Tariff
law.
In relation 10 the passage Of the tariff
bill the letter says;
''To the Presidents mind the portent,
GUS alternatives were presented, of sa nc.
tioning distribution of public money in
violation of compact to which he had
been party, and when every dollar of
that money was imperiously demanded
by tho necessities of the TrePsury,-or
Ofincurring the hazard Of leave ing the
country without adeq quate revenue by the
refusal of congress- to pass bill confined
to that subject alone. Upon this ques.
ton he did not ask the opinions of his
cabinet. He considered the path Of du-
ty TOO clear to be mistaken; between prn-
cple on the one side, and expediency on
the other, he had no hesitation; and he
determined to return the bill with his OBJ.
iections. His firmness triumphed, and
The same congress passed the same bill
without the distribution clause, which he
Instantly and cheerfully signed. Thus
was dsproved in a breath the allega-
tiOns of his hostility TO Tariff. 1t is
passing strange, that while competitors
are springin up in all directions, among
the members Of congress, for the honor
of aging saved this bill, no credit, no ap>
plause, is be slowed on him who not only
saved il by the intrepidity ofhis course,
but who gave vitality 10 il by his sigma
iure, and who also saved the pro
ceeds of the land sales from a diversion
that would have be sn nSnst injurious TO
the credit of the country"
The letter concludes, emphatically ms
follows;
"These views and sentiments are pre-
sented to YOU, gentlemen, IN explanation
Of my position, and in defence against the
reprOaches which have been cast upon
me. for not resignirg the Office hold. |
cannot lend myselfto the vindictive feel'
ings which they and their associates en-
tertnin tow ards the President: caInot
be party to the torrent of vitUperatioB
which has been poured out upon him.
1 cannot conset to aid, in any manner, the
success Of aparty which goes before the
people, demanding that it may be intrus'
ted with power, for the purpose Of inCor-
National Bank. / am not in
ldNOt VI du ullObA VI
to abolish The executive power of return
ing to Congress, for their mole ma tune
bills which may have pass.
ed in haste, or inadverte ntly, or upon
principles. Idsny that few and
abuses Of q conservative
and suspensive power like ths.even if they
existed whichin their nature must be tenn.
porary, furnish any good reason for abolish
ing the power itself, aud leaving all legs
isl atlon without check, and without an
up poHunity for revisal, to a multitudiuous
congress. I am not for a distribution Of
Lhe proceeds OF the la nd sales, when that
will cause the imposition Of
axes beyond tho wants Of the govern.
DCnt, merely to supply the deficiency il
,auses. Finally. I will not consent 10
ave any man forced upon me, as mycan.
Iidate for the'presidency associated clubs
0 fovestall the action Of a convention,
r by the dsnupcia-tions of Partzans.