Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-02
RICHMOND:
"WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBuuARY
Whig acts Of a IrAir P,,,is,n, ,

A tremendous ability the conduct Of Ma JrtN Tytx,
: and sucjectns ,hat condict to the test of honou,
truth, aud patriotism. The powerful array Of fac,
brought forward to convict his Exeoency ofttcaehe
~ to Wing principles, accompanied with the sca,h
' ING and luminous comments, for which the Editor
OF that paper are distinguished before all their CO
temporares, cannot fail to produce conviction on IN,
mind of every dispassiona,e man.
We have desired to 10y these raey articles befor.
our Teaters-but press ofmatter has prevented IL
We were consolcd, however. by the fact, that thew
were not indispensable TO the right erstandnr OF
Ma TrLER's conduct with the Whigs-the wbo,.
OF that pa'ty-with here and there an individua, p,
cep,ion, from interested motlves-hsvins al,.sdv
come TO the conclusion. that he was false to his
p'edges-as void Of patriotism as he was inflated
with vanity and unworthy selfish ambition.
10 few OF the cases brought forward by the In
dependent, We Will briefly ndvcr,-,o show I'M.
HAiStsHi of this seIf-styled Wing President. IA,
D Inc appointment of u Marshall in Tennessee II,
'h's office gentleman Of hs character and er,i,.r,
qualifications, was recommended by the VIII, a..
senor of Tennessee, by nearly all the Viii, mon,
oers OF Congress and OF the Legislature rtb,, Stat.
and by large portion ofthe whir popul,ti,p i,
the commonwealth, but he was Uh;- and ,h.,
u''e circumstance was fatal to him A br,wl;,,
Loc'iOco, who on the day set apart for lsiing an
prayer on the occasion Of u eneraI Hsrri.o,,s d.,b
held high festival at his house in mockc,v ooi
derson OF the national afilction-he helm, ,.c,.,,
menjed Ivy Gen. jackson and few other .o,,. >,
eeived the appointment This is a s,rong ilus,,,.
uon OF the sense of decency as well as the vhi1s,
~ OF our t1iira Uhig President,
Inc appointment OF James n. Barker, CONTROL
Ter oil inc Treasury, is another case in point. The
committee, oi which Mr. Wise was cboirn,, .,,
Ve'ed this individual of "euipiBe DISREGARD c,i,,,
and neglect ct duty" in numerous cases. ,Lc,.l,
la'se ueii!cntions were suffered bv the Govc,,,,.
ne was continued IN office, by Van Burer. af,ri .
damninS report-and the whole country e1.l,;,,.a
against 'he gross on rage upon good morals and d.
o'ney thereby perpctra,ej When Gen. I,,r;s,,
came INTO power, one of his frs; acts was 10 ;,,,.
ms lune''onory who thus stood convicted Nv ,,,ve
report OF Congress, Of "eupablo disregard of lsw md
neglect OF duty MIR Tyler assumed the reins. and
ne restored this estimabe individual to tho most
t'om which he had been justly eviced as an Injured
ana Per'oen,ed man. This needs no comment,
The Press has not escaped the pou,n. Influence
OF Executive patronace-and here We find tho f.
YOURS OF Wig .7dniaisirafion. lavisb,d with n.
same discretion upon indviduels-upon I.ocoe,.o
organs. We copy one case noticed by the Inde.
pendent:
ave might refer. in this connection - H., 81.
ton OF the State Register" IN Illinois ne Tho no
dunn OF advertising proposals Tor CARVING rho -
m thar State. The Post Master General ,rr W
me Hon. Stuart, Representative in Coosrass
rom l'lnoiS 10 designate three newspapcr, ~ 8,
test for he publication OF Post Office adverisen,..
Mr. - dcSgnaied, among others, the "Sans,mon
Journal as having the largest circulation =, 49,
paper IN the State. Yet the State Rrsist.rn RI,
or n nf HNa es.F.,a
those most abusive of Gen Harrison-yyhicb mi.
lished aud re published oil the vile caiumnes NJ
HIM, the selling white men for If-ab,I,,,o, "
co"ariicc, and ail-was selected Ivy Mr. WiskiTs
VIZ w eos'er informed MIR Stuart That the President
would appoint no journal printer OF the laws tb,t
abused ms Administration. In other vorde H.,
the journal selected for thai rurpose INNS, Ls .
friend OF AIS Administration, "Then Ire ,5;Iv s,5
heenly rctoriei Mr. SiuarD the laws mus. 70 un
published IN Illinois, for there is no press tbs-e i;
favor Of MIR TYler's Administration But rho
state Register" may possibly now discover merits
IN Mr. yer. winch u overlooked before Who
could have imagined thlt Daniel Ue6s..r would
nave ever submitted tn become component p,,, -
an Administration which acted upon the vors, ma
ims OF the "Spols' eri and the Presidenti,l ors,n
TO enforce the airoclous doctrine Of nnpropri,rips
Tue public oihces OF the country" 10 the furious lus,
OF a second terml " How art thou fallen q -, -,
the mofning"-not in talent, not IN that Dre cr,;r.
OF intellect which Heaven bestowed for noblrr ru,
noses ttan paOdering To the absurd ascirat,,ns -.
John Tyler even though connected with the bops Of
thereby advancing your own-but In the edr,i-,
ton, the affection, the trust and confidence of yo"r
countrymen."
We have space TO notice but one other csse
which, taken altogether, exhibits n ulster regard
Tor the public ntsres's-mOre sensibilty and refined
dehcacy OF feeling. than any that ever came to our
knowledge We copy from the Independent.
I'VE alluded some time age to the case If Col
tyson promoted, by the personal civi,y of Mr.
Robert Tyler. from fat place IA the Philsdelnhis
Custom House, to the Military Office Of Conn,,.s,r
OF Purchases "a place Of about the same direct in
come, but where the possible "piek ngsr are far
better
I" VIC had intended to reserve this cas-. n, j.,
regular order IN the collection Of conscientous M
continents which signnze the purity Of our presen,
fndomtabIe' ruler. Our proposed resnle has nee,
anticipated, by the correspondent Of the Courier &
Enquirer Who IN his letter Of the 18Th ba, p,vep
the principal part of tie facts Of ~ hch " w.. al
fendy ~ possession. We invite attention To them
and Will round them off With the flash Of few ed
duonai particulars that compiste the pirure of liz
classic symposium IN Philadelphia, and lis results.
"'Among the appointments 10y the Pres,deot
now awaiting the conhmau N Of the SENATE 10 tb,i
81 Mr. George w. Tyson, oi Phi ade ph, n- Com.
misslry General Concerning tins apuoIntn,rf
tculars: F'
"'l' may he reeoeeied By those who are in H.
haOit OF perusing the Court Journal and oil yy,tcb
ing the movements OF the several members Of nm,
august Royal family that tor some time previous ami
subsequent to the death Of the late highly r,sprct,
lie Incumbent O! this Office, Gen. Irving MIR Robc,t
Tyler was on visit TO his iathcr N Iaw-the cen.
teman Of the blazing probosri,," as the Indeocn.
dent calls him-who lives ~ the vicinity Of Phila-
delphil.
During this period Of necessary relaxation from
the laborous duties Of his Official station Mir Roh.
ert Eyer dincd ono bright Saturday IN cnnr,nv
with MIR Tyson IN Philadelphia; or rather. pe~bans
should say, MIR Tyson dined with Mr. Tyler az
the latter dgnhary was probably the "Rsr eonpivii"
whilst these gentlemen were ot dinner ard ase.
lect company invited m Gccordincs with the cel.-
brated Rom1n maxim, that the guests at an enter.
taInment should never exceed the number of the
muscs nor be less Than that ofthc gfacc. were no.
sby listening to the recitation of Mr. Ro6er, 'Tvi,r,
Inst poem, news arrived Of the death Of MIR Irvirg
who had for some time been severely iIl
IN conversat On "prvife add confIents ~ there
upon ensucd between the pocticll son of the pre.i
dent and Mr. Tyson. ProblJ.y, us purport was
tho virtues Of the deceaseI and ther regret thu, he
had left this sphere Of existence end the Office
whrh be had discharged u the satisfaction Of ALL
he this as 70 may, tho result Of the interview was
letter given by Robert Tyler to Mr. Tyson. diree,.
cd 90 the President, md earnestly urg ~ the clirs
Of the Aforesaid Mr. Tyson 10 III the ON. vsr,fsd
by the info. tunate gentleman, who had n few ho,,s
previous brelthei his last
"'Mr Tyson arrived m this city tho ner, J,v.
| tSund1yl-h1d an interview wnh the President
snd went away with the promise Of the desired Of