The North-Carolina standard., 1843-04-26
MODEST ASSURANCE.

exhibition of modest assurance lat least in the po
litical world than that presented by Mr.. Ty-
Ter and his friends Not content with putting
forth his mengrel Cabinet, composed of major
ity of wool-dyed or apostate Federalists-
only joined that party in its success and deserted it
in its adversity-as zone indivisble with Democra
cy;" they have lately assumed its exclusive hon.
ors to the utter banishment of all the DID, staunch
unchanged, and Interchangeable members of the
party. Finding themselves rejected by the Demo
Gratis with contempt and scorn, as renegades who
wished to return merely practice new deceptions
and gain admission into the citadel only to betray
it, they have boldly come forth and denounced the
old Jefersonian phalanx of Democracy as rad
icas and utras turned them out of house and home,
and taken possession of their name and honors
The late DR.. Thornton, formerly Supernten-
dent of the Patent Office in this city, used to tell
the following story from which Messrs Tyler,
Webster and Spencer, and the other erS, probably,
took the hint of their present system OF TACTICS
The Doctor, who was originally Quaker, while
residing in one Of the West India islands, joined
with a number of his friends of the same persua-
sion, in erecting meeting g-house, or church, on
the plan of Tontine; the last surviving member
becoming entitled to the building. In process of
time, the members of the company died of, until
there were only half dozen left when one of
them cunning fellow, Qike MIR. Tyler,) took an
opportunity to get into the house, where he grave
ly and formally read the other five members
out of meeting, and kept possession as the sole
survivor; denouncing all the others as apostates.
How like modest John Tyler, who got possession
of the "White House" by Gceident had the brass
to take bronze statue of Jefferson out of the |
Capitol, and put it up before his door, and then
to proclaim himselfto be the sole representative of
Thos Jefferson, the great apostle of Democracy |
and Buchanan, Calhoun, Cass, Johnson, and Van
Buren, all impostorsl
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posing the present Administration. They, accor-
ding to their own story constitute the quintessence
of the pure Democracy; and all the rest are no.
thing but the dregs and DRAWINGS. Whoever
does not recognise MIR. Tyler, Mr.. Webster, and
Mr.. Spencer, as the very trinity Of Democracy,
is an outcast and hereto. True it is, that Mr.
Webster islands where he did"head watchman
on the outer wall of Federalism; that Mr. Spen-
Ger, many years ago, rated from the Democratic
party and that Mr. Tyler generously lent his
name and influence (such as they were) to that
memorable combination of fractions Of traitors,
which under the name of Wings, and the mask OF
thousand hypocritIcal pretences, elected General
Harrison, and, in the course of one Congress,
passed the utmost bounds at which Federalism
had ever arrived, in its most triumphant career
To this party---now by-word and reproach
among the Democracy-Mr. Tyler, as before
stated consigned his name and influence and with
it he became cone and indvsible." He succo eIed
to the Executive chair; and since that period, the
only act he has performed in accordance with
Democratic principles, is to veto bill charterlng
a bank of the United States on the old exploded
plan That act would have done him great credit
if he had stopped there. But what did he then do?
He recommended worse bank, if possible, under
the name of "fscal agency" in place OF IT.
And why did he veto the one, and recommend
the other The answer is palpable. All the
friends of the old bank were in favor of Mr.. Clay
for President of the United States, and he (Mr.
Tyler) could make no presidential capital out OF
it so he chalked out new one, to be controlled
by himself; which, of course, would be used to
advance his own pretensions to the Presidency.
Certainly this was a small capital to commence
business with; and not only commence business,
but to drive all the oil dealers out ofthe market
and establish monopoly Some person OF old,
Speaking of another, said, che was very honest
man, only he qoouLd cheat at cards. But he ex-
cuscd himself on the ground that he gave all his
to the church" MIR. Tyler may be an
honest man. too; but then he a0'D cheat at the
game of politics; and though he may not bestow
his winnings on the church, he has shown him
self willing to provide for the poor in the selection
of his Cabinet
Adversitv, it is, said tries honest men but it is
that tries rogues. Success IS almost
always fatal to combinations of the latter; and
division of the spols is the signal fora battle royal
his was the case WIN Tie w WDlSS, dHIoS1 Ho
moment they had anything to divide They fell
out, abused each other, knocked their empty ;
heads together, snarled snuffed, and, finally, Mr.
Spencer-the scribe of the right-wing of the par
Ly, now the corporal of Mr.. Tyler's forlorn hope
Illuminated denunciation against that unfucky
gentleman which inflicted such a severe wound,
that it could only be cured by little more ofthe
hair of the same dog Had not Mr. Spencer ad.
the antidote with the same hand that
gave the wound, the patient might never have sur
vived to give the doctor his fee
Finding himself disinherited off without
a shilIng-Mr. Tyler, after trying in vain to
head the Wing party, condescended to knock
at the humble door of Democracy: He whis-
pered through the key-hole, and, like the wolfin
Little Red Riding Hood, initiated, as well as he
could, the voice of the old grandmother. But all
would not do. The j inmates knew him him Of g Old,
and threw gourd full of hot water into his face
which made him scamper off, shaking his head
as if he had flea in his ear. Whereupon: Mr.
TYLER Gin imitation of DR.. Thorntons frend( forth
with read all the Democracy out Of the church,
and declared he was the only orthodox man a.
mong them |