The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-29

THE WIGS vs.. TYLER.

The Wings now making grand effort to fix
charge Of fraud upon Mr. Tyler, in doing which, If
they succeed they must necessarily fix like charge
upon themselves In short their attempt amounts 10
that of trying TO show that they and MIR Tyler
bned together TO cheat the people, ana that while
they were consistent rogues, MIR. Tyler not, but
broke his faith with his co-conspraors, aud turned
honest man again.
They say and bring the statement of the delegates
from North Carolina, portion of them, to the
Harrisburg Convention that nominated Mr.. Tyler TO
support their assertion, that while Mr.. Tyler stood
before the public professed anti-bank man, he
IN private conference at Harrisburg, with view
to obtain the nomination. avowed that his views had
changed and that he had become friendly to Bank
They say that upon this secret assurance, the con-
vention nominated him, while the members not only
did not make public this change of opinion, but pass
ed no resolu ions on the subject of Bank. Now If
this sly dealing actually ok place, the evident OBJ
ject was to deceive and betray the people, or at
least portion Of them.
They did not stop here. The party disclaimed be-
ing for the Bank very extensively various sections
of the Union. ltrepresented Mr.. Tyler anti
bank man. II went further. Some Wings in the
South with view to obtain votes, wrote letter TO
Mr. Tyler after his nomination, asking his views on
the question Of National Bank. Mr.. Tyler in
swer, referred them To speech Of his in the United
States Senate against the Bank and its constitutional
ty, and informed them that the views there expressed
| remained unchanged.
The wings published this letter, for electioneerng
PURPOSES ana owen VINO III Is SAID mad The
conversation at Harrisburg, and the other delegates
from North Carolina, doubtless saw IT, as well as
many OF the other delegates to the convention from
different parts of the Union. Yet then when, if their
present statement be true, they the people about
TO be deceived, not of them out and contra
dicted MIR. Tyler informed the people that he had
| ayowed different sentiments at Harrisburg. They
were willing, it would seem, that he should break
faith with the people, if he did not with the mana
gers OF the wing party.
Thavv to ,,y.
vetoed the Bank BILL that he was deficient in snceri-
y This cannot be true, if their story is correct for
IN that case they discovered it before the election
They had then discovered according their prese
account OF the affair, that he in the practice of
giving one set of sentiments privately in a caucus to
obtain nomination, and another set publicly to the
people, TO obtain votes. If they knew this, and did
not denounce it, they partners to the fraud and
they have no right to complain afterwards of the cha
racer Of the man, which was well known to them
before they voted for him.
Suppose this tale all to be true question arises
to the duty OF Mr. Tyler in relation to signing the
Bank bill or vetong it. We hold that even upon the
statement of the Wings, he morally bound to veto
It, They say that he gave privately different repre-
sensations OF his sentiments from those which he gave
Tor publication while he a candidate. If he did
So he was bound to repent of his double dealing he
was bound to repent Of having in any degree entered
into the Wing conspiracy; he bound to conform
to those opinions which he had published as his own
ments or not He, therefore, did right in vetoing the
BILL whatever wrong he may have done before and
his conduct was more honorable in abandoning the
attempts to impose upon the community, than that of
his present accusers In persisting in it,
Mr. Tyler is, therefore, better than his Wing adj
yeraries even on their own showing
We have thus arrived at the result of the conro
versy, In case the accusation were well founded. We
would not thereby be understood conceding that it
is well founded. What took place in the private
ferences at Harrisburg, among men that would adopt
no resolutions for fear they would be committed to
some principles and be held bound to stand by them,
or for fear they would lose of the votes which
they were striving to obtain from men Of opposite
principles, we cannot pretend to say
But we do say, that full confidence is not to be
placed IN the statements made, now, by such men,
peciay as they have waited nearly two years after
they knew of the duplicity they alege if really
isted before they undertook to expose it, and have
shown themselves willing to tolerate it, if the people
at large could be imposed upon through such olera-
ton