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word 90 lhe subject, and therefore unin.
huenced by my declining The nomination
announced, IN order as They were called,
the votes OF their respective delegations,
Not another vote WAS gwen for ME. A
majority Of the whole number OF votes.
aud large majorIty TOO, was gwen for
the nomination. OF Mr. Tyler. TIE 9th.
er votes were scattering 1t was theo
suggested to the committees which had
given the scattering votes, that they
should return to their delegations, report
the state Of the vote whereby Mr.. Ty Ter
was already nominated, and propose that
their votes should also be gwen for him
Those committees retired 10 pursuance
Of this suggestion, consulted their del
egalions, aud, soon returning, gave their
votes also for or Mr.. Tyler.
then said that, as Mr.. Tyler was a
member of the Virginia delegation, |
thought that delegation would hest con.
suit his feelings and his dignity by with.
holding their vote altogether, so that Tho
nomination should be entirely the act
ol The other delegations. did not take
this course because thought The Virgin,
Ia delegation would hesitate to concur 10
the nomination, and that willingly and
promptly. My real aud my declared
purpose as, now that MIR Tyler had re,
celved the nomination, to place him be.
fore the country on the most elevated
ground on which he could stand.
The committee rose, and Governor
Owen reported to the convention that
Mr.. Tyler had been nominated Ior the
Office Of Wee President by the unanimous
vo es Of all the delegations, ex rpt that
Ol Virginia, which had not voted AT ALL
And then stated publicly, IN The con.
yentlon, the same reasons tor Withhold
ding The vote Of the Virginia delegation
but TO elevate him This was the real
motive and purpose of my conduct; and
this, am sure, was lis effect; for which
appeal to every surviving member OF
the convention. The scene cannot have
been forgotten.
Saving this, tits proper | should add,
that Mr.. Tyler would not have been my
cholce for the Vice Presidency, if the
slate OF The vote for his nomination had
left he any choice. Ny own wish was
that Mr.. Mangum, Of North Carolina,
should be nominated; or, the Vice Pres
denl should be selected from Virginia,
my vote would have been for the MONT
natlon Of James Barbour. | expressed
these sentiments to the few gcn'cn en-
wnh whom had an opportunity of con
versing on the subject Bul had no suci
objection to Mr.. Tyler as would have IN
duced mt 10 dissent from his nomination
when found II agreeable TO The sense oi
the delegations from The other States
and thluk that this was the general sen.
linen, at the time of the delegation from
Virginia. | certainly acted under the
impression that it was So
have not, any more than YOU approx
ed the conduct of Mr.. Tyler slnce hi,
translation to the Presidency, in conse
quence of he death OF Gen. Harrison
yet would not, therefore, have him dis
paroged by an erroneous view THE facts
attending his nomination; mnch more
by my silence as to those facts.
1t is perfectly true, as you suppose
that when MIR. Tyler was nominated fol
" ice President" by the Harrisburgt
Convention aeither that body, nor, be-
lieve, any one member of ii looked tt
} the contingency Of his becoming Presi-
dent OF the United States by the death o.
General HarrisOn-I acknowledge fol
myself, that that unhappy event neve'
! occurred TO my mind. doubt very much
whether, IN any election since the amend
ment of the Constitution Of the United
States t1uching The mannar Of eIeclinG
the President and Vice President, th'
q Vice President has ever been selected
with any view to the contingency of hu
becoming Presidentin Consequence Of tht
; death OF the President elected by he Peo
I pie.
R w. LEIGH.
Richmond, December 3, lS4l.