Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-04
RICHMOND WHIG.
THURSDAY MORNING. Auo q.
CAPTAIN TYLER AND THE GUARD.


The impression has prevailed at Washington for
some time, and it is now spreading through the
country, that Mr. Tyler is mere puppet in tie
hands OF MIR Henry A. Wise. This latter gentle.
man, very hre-eator and of thunder by alter.
nate coaNing and intimidation. has so won upon
the vanity and fears OF the valiant Captain, that no
has obtained absolute control Of the Executive Adj
minis,ralion Of the Government. The Captain nor
none of his household dare speak above their
brea,hs, except by permission, implied expressed,
rom the fiery Corporal. This baneful influence
over the President explains some matters otherwise
unin,ellisible; and while it goes to relieve him OF
the imputaton resting upon his character, OF having
deliberately ialsel his word, it presents him to the
world in the piiable light OF the plant tool of suo
Their. The President, it is said, was hores, and sic
cere when he promised to sign the Bank Bill, and
employed MIR Webster and Mr. Ewing to assure
Members OF Congress of the fact; but in the mean
time his keeper took him in charge, and n veto was
s,nt IN, withou, any regard to his previous pro-
misses. MIR Wise predicted that the Little Ia
RI Bill" would be woodland reminded Consress
OF the fact, that he had made the same predic-
ton respecting the Bank bills;-the veto followed
as matter Of course! Mr.. Tyler had ben
bois,erous champiln Of Di,trihuiion-and in his
drst Message. strongly urged its adoption 10y Con.
gress-Mr W Use had b,eome opposed to that POI
i;y, because i, wss ID ,n,iied with MIR Clay;-Nir
Tyler sent speeit Message to Congress, stvising
the abfoga,ion ii The very act, which had passed
III pursuance Of lis own recommendation
Tie sway OF Me Wise seems absolute. There
are, lis true, certsin olhsg gentlemen, who aAuer
themselves with the bssf, that they are members
OF the Regency, and share with hil the glory Of
reisning. But they merely tolerated by the Cor
poral, to share the responsibility ard the odiun'
Our late Governor. Mr. Gmer. although very der-
ferrous at verios lie supposed to be in this cate
CORY. He may fancy, that he is progreSsng glori
ously in usiHg the Capt. FOR his own ends-but the
Corporal does no, d5ub. that he 10 using the Go.
vernon flr his purposes. As 10 Mesus Cvsbipg
ard Profit, is there not record evidence, tina, tie
Corporal eontemns them b)lh, and merely endlres
them as toosl
Blu. let this pass We find in Philadelphia pa.
ger precious eps,le from the Cotporal-modes,.
and mild aud nmisble az the author himself In
this, MIR Tyler il treated as a mere eypher-and all
power. wisdom, virtue, hrmness Of purpose and
decision Of action are suogs,sd to the Guard-of
which the wrtsr is the Corporal and the only self
confessed member. The taste displayed in the
competition, like every thing smanaung from the
same source, is exquisite The fentimenrs are
thoss which could only come from heart overflow
NJ With the milk Of human kindneui There is no
hnush,iness, nor self concei;. nor malign ~, any
whero visible. But charity, and universal love for
tie whole human family persadc every linei All
The power wisdom Vr.ue," &c. exti nj, being
embodied in the Guard mo, exceeding SHIN
most generously eHensd for the bsneG, Of a wicket
and petverSe gsnsratonw which ifit had it, deseris
would receive very different treatment
The concluding portion Of the later ~ rich. in
which surprise 10 sHpres,ed that 10 much "wisdom,
power and virtue" backed by the patronage Of the
President, should possess 70 little influence, that
zone man, not an officer. without power md patron.
age lar distant Iom tho Metropol - tiould hnyo
influence 10 counterfeit tho whole Guard, with of
i's virtue md power, . most wonderful mos, er.
lraordinsry most unaccouatabiof
Prom Ito FhisIeilh American rennneL
THO following letter wa received by Mr Hir.,.
the Secretary Of the Corpoaps Guard Of The civ
ard county Of Phdadep hia, in answer 20 ono nd.
dressed Jy him to tho Hon. Henry A. Wise, on.
nouneng the fact Of his election as an honortry
member Of that association;
HOUSE. oF RIFHGsFHrATfvHs
Washington, July ~, l9f2 (
Sra; ! received yesterday your polite letter an.
pfisi6g me oi ny unanimous election as n msnb.r
81 the Corrors's Gunrd Of the city and county Of
Philadelphia.
Picoss present 10 tho Guard, anl 10 every inJ;vi-
dual mtmbcr ~ q, ny sinccfost and warncst s,lu-
taiions-l will not shy NY thanks. I had a claim
10 10 ono Of you, ard it waa duo u brother ia
troi, 10 maternal sympaihy, which binds men in
good common cause, 10 recognise him ne ono Of
yourselves. You ore one Of us-One Of the GUnrd
here every where The cOgnomon Of Corporn,s
Guard was given % Us by tho dictator himself, in
IfyN uffN
on his lip md contemp, in his eye. We proudly
took him al HE word, and assumed to 10 Al oncs
| what wo are-tho CoTporuls Guafdl Few IN num-
| Dor, but able md efficient in power, in wisdom in
virtue, IN hfmnofs Of purpose and decision ofnction
TO teach proud tyrsnoical majority humility oni
respect, and their ono man how mighty few nav
be 10 overihrow tho strong and self confident with
| he weapons OF truth and the Constitution Few
| but Guard-tho Life Guard II tho Constitution
mud lie country. Not tho Guard Of Jong TYLrn,
/ but tho Gu1rj Of the sacred trust he holds for
| free PtOplc-tho Guard of popular figftt a1d OF
/ republican principles. Not the Guard Of the spois
but tho Guard Of public property aud Of the Go
| vornmenrs just powers agains, the plumber ind
| rnpne Of tho spoilers. Not the Guard Of fedora
| ton, but Of freedom.
n tho President be ono man, he is elect Of the
People, responsible to the People, in Office, with
| the power and patronage Of the Chief magis,r,ev
IN bic hands, ond in immediate contact with Con.
rreis. II no should weld considerable influence
upon public men and measures, We should not be
s1rprsed but we arc surf rscd that lie hns so linn
rcd on influence under the circumstances in which
he is placed by Divine Prov dence and tbs voice of
the People, and f.iends 20 few 40 the members Of
tho Corporars Guard Why - this1 The reason
10 too palpable, that ono man--not officer, not
elect OF the PeOps--whom the People never trus,ei
aud never will, wi;hou, The power and patronage #
tie Presidency, not responsible, not sworn, in
private life, fH distant from tho metropolis,