Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-10-06

hereafter they do not stop to enquire.
When they reflect, however, that the
Convention could with equal ease have
presented TO the Wing party the name Of
JAMES BARBOUR, or OF JONI SERGEANT,
or Y. P. TALLMADGE, or john DAVIS, or
SAMUEL SoUTHARD, or WILLIE p. MAN
GUM, or hundreds of others, good and tue
men IN the Wing ranks, they cannot but
regard the accident which turned up the
name Of John Tyler, as emnentIy un-
lucky. 1t was probably enc OF those ma
lignant FRANKS Of the Evil one, with
which, siuce his invasion of Eden, he has
been continually tormenting mankind,
and for which no human being can, be.
lore human tribunal, be held response
BILE.
The undersigned commence this review
therefore by declaring, that so far as the
heart of man can be judged by outward
signs and appearances, both the Conven-
ton and the World had good reason 10
look upon John Tyler, as every inch a
Wing, committed and pledged by word
and deed to all the cardinal doctrines Of
that party.
On the subject of the public lands he
had as a member of the Virginia Legis
lalure lr 1889, declared himself, in both
a report and speech, as an advocate of
the measure oil distribution. Declaring
in his speech, in substance, that the COM
promise act pds in no cay dependent up
on any disposition Of The public lands, and
making IN the same speech fling at
President Jackson, for putting the Distri
button Ac, in his pocket. Again, his
speech IN the United States Senate in
in which he condemned in no measured
terms, the abuse of the veto power, de-
claring that in his opinion the Executive
had evinced determination to absorb
the whole power, and to destroy the equi.
librium Of the Government, was still fresh
in the recollection oil the country. And
| without enlarging upon these topics, the
undersi gued merely remark in this place,
that so far, the public were in possession
of Mr.. Tyler's declared opinions upon the
veto and the policy of distribution.
Now when the Convention met at Har-
risburg, and Gov. Barbour was called to
the Chair, he declared the objects which
has called that body together, in speech
of some length, in which we find end in
vite particular attention to the following
passage:
1.-The forms Of the Constitution are re-
tanned, but lis spirit IS gone--Your Pres-
Jont -, 49, 1,
would be waste of time to present to
this assembly, the facts which would
make manifest the business of this asser-
ton. To the most credulous beyond
these walls, let it be sid who troubles
himself now to inquire what Congress will
do ?--bu, all are alive to the will or the
wish Of the PresIdent--his sic uolo, sic ju
beo, has been the law of the land for years
past"
Again:
"Hang out your banner--let it be in.
scribed with your principles. One term
for the Presidency. Put down the horri-
BILE prescription for opinions sake, which
make slaves of the thousands in office.
and the tens OF thousands aspiring to of
fee, who hope by their greater atase-
ment to expel the incumbents-ft instru.
ments to make slaves of US all. Distri-
butte equally the avals of the public do
main, among the old as well as the new
States"
Gov. Barbour, as the organ Of the Con-
vention, spoke It's sentiments, and If any
Of its members had come there with views
and opinions d tferng from those express
ed by him, then was the time for him to
speak out aud declare that difference,
whatever II might be. Now John TYLER
was lhere-kept his seat during the deliv.
cry of this address, and never uttered
syllable OF dissent to any one Of the prin-
cIples therein announced. On the con.
trarv in the cheering and clappIng Of
hands by which the vener4 BILE speaker
was often interrupted, and in the long
continued aud deafening plaudlts with
which the speech was welcomed at the
close, Johe Tyler joined as heartily as
any other man. Will it be said that 10
giving an outward appreciation 10 these
principles, he still entertained sentiments
at VIZ with them all, which he chose 10
keep to himself? If so, the undersigned
have only to say, that in conseutng to be-
come The candidate of men, IN whose pro-
claimed sentiments he had thus publicly
united, he committed fraud of which the
veriest black-Ieg nigh, well be ashamed.
In connection with this particular topic,
the undersigned here adver, to the fact,
that Mr.. Tyler went 10 Harrisburg. as he
has himself declared, sin favor of Henry
Clay"-that while there he was the siren
uous and unceasing advocate to his nomi-
uauon-that he voted for him in has own
delegation up TO the SerenM and last ballot
and ifhis own words are to be believed
was affected epen 10 tears when the nom.
nation was given by the Convention to
another. Can it be said that he might be
for Mr.. Clay, and yet against all the mea-
sures bv the advocacy of which the pub
lie life of that great Statesman has been
distinguished Are the opinions of men
to be taken, os in opposition to their own
acts Are men to be viewed as at cross.
purposes with themselves And did these
appearances count as nothing, ID direct
ing the minds Of the Convention to him
self as candidate on the ticket they
| wera ahout IN form When thara was On