Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-04-20
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FOR the vIEGlNIAN.

FOR the ViEhlNIAN.
Whoa General Harrison elected To the rrcsGcn
o. in INau. HE Whole ratlu rJaced tina, the constu
,iru had hcn rescued from the 'spogs" and HAT pres
perry and happiness nrd ,oon be restored 10 the coun
Try. by Ike unwjse aud cruel policy Of Van Burens
administration. and that his 'lustrors predecessor
tie co'nt!y had ieen over" heincd with embarrassment
and distress: the Independence Congress had been trod
d,n down by Executive encruscnenis; and by pro-
cess OF secret rfvolutian, lie Government had almost
entirely departed rrm lis constitutional crean;2al'on.-
The rapid strides ofthe Executive power owarts ab7o
lutte power, rallied tie patriotic Of a II parties, ia defence
OF the constitution and liberties II the couury. and the
great Wing party stood united upon ihc common plat
form otopposltion 10 Executive usurIators. The bat
ne was fought and the victory VIII. Virtue, and Lib.
erty. aud tle Constitution trrmphod. The whole ma
ii n reocrd at iIs deliyciance. Tie principles Of the
Wing party. yicloriees, and he wisdom Of their
policy would soon havr been manifested, under Wing
President and Wing Congress- i'ul the peoples
hopes Lave been blssltd y the death If the p,oples
President. Their rejoicing has been turned INTO
and the country is shrnnded IN pail 81 unprccodent
aud darEre.s. The uugraioul serpent
~ "' II ias venom at the hand that saved
him fn m dcsIrtrt.ta, \ r-,,v..u s feP'ne having
cj4nr'cd into high place, "hsngs hiSeg a. '"~ o'''
men hcluW.' Irfasen--tAe rited TcaSo, has lh"aI'-
cd almcst every Effort Of the Nhi3s,o redeem their
rIcdecs aud ia relieve lie distress otthe country. The
cup II oy has brcn dashed from their lips by the hands
ofa tIailor john Tyler has betrayed both his party and
h.s country. He has re?edatcd every principle upon
which he came Into flee, and prompted by infamous
ambition, has sacrificed Tie welfare Of tho naon, for the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of himself
ilavlng lu'u efiice processing Wing prncp pics
aud dtnouncng the Of the party that opposed
his election. he has abandoned his comrades who fought
by lis side. ard thrown himself into Tie Of those,
who once shGwered the hottest cXccrations upon his
head. General Harrison repeatedly declared during the
Presidential canvass HAT lie would never exercise the
veto upon any ground Of mere Capcdicncy-that he
Wrnl not exercise This conservative power with which
the CONSTITUTION clothed him. TO defeat the wloi the PEG
pie, and that if Lank hU raised Congress. he would
dare Ito reio the ,sW u Hee mHions IF rccmcn.'-
Vet Mr. Tyler, instead Of carrying out the declarations
otihc aIncnled iarsan-as he in duty hound 10
Cohas exercised the veto to prevent the passage :" any
hI, hch did not conform 10 his rins aud cdErtcts.-
He has been guilty Of assumption of power, which
cost King Of England his head and which would
never tolerate, did possess The spirit and virtue Of our
f,rralhers
Although the constitution provides that lie shall make
appointments cOniunily With the Senate, he has retain
cd men IN ctice whom the Senate rejected; thus rrtna
~ usnTplrg The sole power Of appointment. Although
Tie constitution provides that all bills shall or
cinatc with the peoples direct representativestlcl low
House Of Cong defiance Of the constitution,
ard without authority OF law, hn assumed the RESPONSE
bly Of ordering the collection Of revenue, himself there
by usurpug he delicate and dangerous power Of taxa
lion. Wien Charles the Isl Of England undertook 10
levy taxes without the authority Of Parliament he was
brought 10 tie block. and a0ncd fer his presumption
with tie loss Of his head Yet accidental President
In land cf law and liberty, has usurpcd a power.
which no English monarch would now dare to assnme.
When member in the Virginia House Of Delegates
IN 1899, he cunfendtd that the Pubic Lands were the
property ct the Siaics-ihnt tie Compromise Aci and
Dlsntnilcn were entirely Independent of each other
aud that he was IN favor ct distributing the proceeds ol
tic ruUIc lands among tie States, ard of raising
enough 10 dcfray The expenses Of The General Gov
crhlrent by duties imports. At the extra session of
Congress he rcconn' nded the Distribution Bi, which
he subsequently sanctioned He afterwards recommend
cd the report Of the bill which he had just approved
when the not single circumstance to justify its
repeal that did not exist al the time ot its passage, and
btcauso Congress would yield to his whims, aud
peal bill ON one day which HEY had passed the pEsonk
ccdnr, Thus deprivna their "A aIk<3a1
and mowngan iy9s j,Es6III 49, ~ vss
/ rous rcrce rluatio.s y = 4s&fptmany law fyp
the COLLECTION of re 81 bnally sacceeded in e.
bling Congress az Nscuffse hols,ool !, 60
hg his sIGuIHstIa land Are ~. vhigs COT