Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-15

In MIR Caleb Quotem Cushins's late Speech 10
his Constituents, We have a Reproduction OF II .
notable revelation trumpeed, not long SINCE in the
.nGsisontan, and IN Mr. Wise's letter TO his voters
Its source was then obvious enough. 1t was
Cabinet secre, they who composed that Cabin 1
(exeep, Mr. Webster and Mr Tyler) had already
! given a very diff=ren, version OF the matter: MIR
Webster had refused to spesk, and was absent: i.
was only MIR Tyler, therefore, tho could be now
making such statements.
At last, the allegation grows boll, and avows,
almost directly, its origin Mr. Gushing gives it, in
the following form:
mir Cushing then said tina, this question was
early raised by the friends Ct Mr. Clay, and for
tear that John Tyler would take the field as a can
didae, they resolved to head him; as one man had
more right to all ambition than another. He stated
he knew and was authorize 10 assert IT, 10, a f,ct
that early alter the accession of MIR TYLER. thai
gentleman proposed 10 the Harrison Cab net TO
come ont publicly aud that he declined 10 DC
candidate at the mex, election in order 10 stop all
cavilAng and opposition TO the acts Of his G1verns
neni, but that they advised him not 10 do So"
Mr. Gushing then says he "knOtos and is author
z@i TO assert The fact" Now, il he knelo5 it, wha
red Of any body to authorize him TO user, III
This is no. the clear largul.c Of truth. How could
h: kmo'o what happened in the Csb nett Veraeiou,
men DO no, thus state, Jae.s kolon 10 hsms.lr,,.
what they have only 90. by hear.ay, even the most
pDsitv' But here, Mr. C. is alleging, as a f,ct
which he knows, that which he is little likely even
10 a7e heard. except from MIR Tyler-tha, which
he knows all the other witnesses are mos; likely
to contrndict-.hat which is, in ITSELF highly impto
d bic; IN that which otner assertions, from the
same source, directly rebuff.
Mr. Tyle,'s c'eJbL.ty is small; Mr. Cushing's
would but little exc i. ort, n any mater where
politics are concerned, and even wher. he could. bv
any possibility, know som;!hing Of the mluef-as
he evidently does no,, in thi, case But let u, sif
the fast Itself, and compare it with other s.ori,s
heretofore tod by the same parties.
1, hos, from the beginning, been the cons,an. cry
Of the Tyler party, Press and Guard, that Mr. CLAW
and his lends chat is, the whole Wing party-f,r
they have condemned Mr. r. in n body) cared for
nothing except the securing him tClay) the success
sion; and that their quarrel with MIR I. arose only
from his staining in MIR Gays way to the Pfesi.
d'ncy a. The next term.
Yet n9io the Presd,n. alleges that he himself
proffsre1 10 signify to the world his adherence 10
the doctrines he had avowed as a cardida,e-the
One Term principle. Such a declaration, according
20 himself, would hsv: been all MIR G. wanted; and
Why should he have rejscted w
Does Mr. Tyler suppose that MIR Clay feared the
country would grow so enamoursd Of its casual
President, thii, At the end OF his term il would re
eec, him, against his will and in spite Of his peJges7
VINO but vaio- glorious creature, really meaning
70 be President, any how, could ever entertain sue
an idea Of what others would apprehend7
u, then, the purposes Of the wings or Of Mr.
Cay were such us Mr. Tyler charges, it is incon
ceivabe that such a proposal should have been
made and rejected.
What need was there OF such a dtcloraiion1 Mr.
Tyler was already bound 10 it, by the mos, solemn
pledges He had omitted it, at the only monen,
"hon II nigh, have been expected OF him, and
would have been graceful. Suca m offer would
have only looked like that Of ons who, feeling that
his faith may we'll he doubted, helps oath on oath,
to force your belief, by dnt Of abundant swearing
It's then clear, from Mr.. Tyler's own statement.
that Mr Clay and the Wings wero intent on some
higher object, hal something else much more at
heart, than the getting him nr I. GU, Of his way
10 the Presidency by even the quotes, and sures,
way that could be-.
But what was the condition. Rhat the squiva.
lent, which the Presden, asked and the wings re-
AAaNAf l'l A9 NVHIeehiNWf "a tuUCfANIuU lNg ~ 70
marked) Uhieh Was none, Il Mr. Tyler regarded
previous pledges as in any manner binding.
He oaes Them in reality, fresh promise, in re.
la'on TO that where no was already re,i vab'y com.
mi''ed. For signdying that he wm KEEP ais plight.
sdJaiih, he sndeavors to make bargain with them
ihoi he msy non foks his oVa course, however
porniciouS, IN a mailer 0hsrs according TO Mr.
Wise himseO he had Withhsid his opinions from
publicity, and where, by making such a compact
they would be snnetoniog his opinion, boweve
contrary TO their own. It strikes us that this is
rather curious Offer, when thus anilyzsJ.
Bur once more; was this before or after lie cav,
has assent. in the Cabinet TO Mr Ewing's bill
that famous bill which he afterwards swors he la,
never read bu, to which his confederate, Mr. Web
Scr, row says he sssen,ed. That fact overthrow
this entire tale forever, as 10 lis B,nk opinions
Nor does Il fare better with his pretended ronun.