Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-04-22


tain at tho same time, the highest eulo-
gium upon the character of the late vene-
fable and beloved President llARRIsoN.
They are worth preserving.
The following is Mr.. Tylcr's reply to the
Committee of The Harrisburg Convention,
communicating his nomination.
WILLiAMsBrRG, VA Dec. 10, Ie3o.
Gentlemen: The nomination which, as
the organs of the late Harrisburg Convention,
you have communicated To inc, is accepted
with sensbilhy greatly augmented by the
fact, ihut whilst II Is result in no way con.
tempaled by me, It was attended with the
unanimous concurrence OF that enlightened
and patriotic body. TO have my name asso-
ciated with that OF the eminent PATRI0T who
Is put in nomination for The first Office, ls OF
itself regarded as no ordinary honor. His
long aud faithful services to The country, al
the council board and IN the field, have won
for him distinguished name III history, and
furnish the suresi guarantee that should he /
be elevated by the popular voice To the chief
Executive Office, his administration OF gov
lernmen,al affairs will be Just, prudent and
wise. With the Constitution ior his guide,
and the good of his country his only ann
doubt not his cxertlons would be exclusively
directed To uphold the one, and advance the
other. The friend aud supporter otJciferSon,
of Madison aud Munroe, and the immediate
descendant of u slgner Of the Declaration OF
independence, can be none other than true
To his early Republican creed, and the de-
voted advocate of free principles aud oi pop
uur rights.
II have the honor to be, gentlemen.
\ Your most obi scrvt.
JOHN TYLER.
John Owen, Esq and others OF the Com
mittee.
| The following is an extract Of letter
addressed to some gentlemen Of Charleston.
s. &.
! unhesita,ingly declare it as my firm con
viction that w lillian Henry Harrison Is
qualified 10 guard and promote the Liberties
and happiness Of his country, because he is
the stern and unhnching advocate of Popu-
lar rights, and the unconpromising opponent
of the bold and daring assumptions of pow
crs which have OF late years been claimed
and exercised by the chief executive magis-
Itrates Of this Union because he regards
the public Offices of the country M created
for the benefit and advantage of tho people,
and not for the political advantage of The
President, and III that spirit, utterly denies
the right, on the part OF The President, To
remoya from office, one "who is honest. ca.
! rable aud faithful TO the Constitution" to
| make way for another, whose chief recon-
mendatlon is 10 be found in his being n"lsy
and clamorons deInagogne and parllzan--
because he would carry with hun into the
administration the principles OF Jefters"n'
! and would require Of the Office holders tn
4 abstain from interfering IN the elections, AMI
to bestow close attention Ia their duties, ",
;! place of the active partlganshp which Is now
every where exhibited because he Is com
, mitted, by lis principles, to recommend and
to urge upon Congress the adoption OF sncl
measures as viii Ultimate III the committing
the custody of the public moneys 10 olhe
hands than the Presidents, so rs etfeclnnll,
to separate the purse from the sword-be
cause he is IN favor of economy IN the public
expenditures, in opposition 10 that wastcfu
course of exiravagance which has caused
; the public expenditures to Increase IN ten
wears. from Si3000,000 exclusive of the
payment of the public debt, to near S4O,OOO,-
600 0annuallv-because he is the sworn enc-
INV to corruption, and the lover OF virtue
because in his election and by his example
will be established and secured that greatest
of all reforms, without which, the ehoIt u
reformation Is hopeless, viz: the limiting to
all future time, the Presidential term q
service To single term OF four years-an'
because he Is an honest man, republican u
: principle, and u patriot IN practice. ! m'cA
find other reasons in the history ot his pas
,,lfe-a life devoted 10 the service of III
; country-but have fully answered your en-
" aulrles. Having responded fully aud freel
TO your enquiries, am, gentlemen, your mos
-, obedlent servant. JOHN IlLEh'
), From the Boston Daily Advertiser.
81, IL will be remembered that Wee Pr"shl'n
: TYLER hns heretofore filed the office of Gov
- crnor of Virginia, and was for number
- years n prominent Senator of TINT State u
y CONGRESS. II will also be recolIectcd by oil
: those who bear in mind the important event
of our political history, that he was one q
those patriotic Senators, who on the 2oth q
March, 1894, voted for and passed the me
morable resolution relative To the removal q
the deposltes by General Jackson, "that In
President 10 the late executive proceeding
in relation to the public revenue has assume
\ upon himself authority and po,oer not coutrr'
ed bY The constitution and idps, but IN dcrogt
ton Of both :" and that on being lns,fnclc
by resolution of his State, IN conlnncilo
with his colleague, Mr.. Leigh, ",o inlroduc
a vote for a resolution, directing" the abnN
resolution To be expunged from the Jonrn
OF the Senate, lie resolved rather than
obey this instruction, IN conformity with. u
, prevalent doctrine of his State, TO resign n
seat lie Immediately addressed u letter
the Legislature, IN which he assigned WI
lrankness his reasons for declining To obt
- the instruction. lie concluded his lelt'
with the following noble declaration. wh,e
as far as VIC know may be considered
marking the character of the man.
81 dare not touch the Journal ot the Scnat
The Constitution forbids IT, la the mldsi
all the agitation of party, have heretoio
stood by that sacred instrument u the on
DOS, ofhonor and Of safety. Parties are CO
. ,inunlly changing The men of to-day X
place 10 the men of tomorrow and the idt
80 which one set worship, the next destroy. i
!, only object of my political worship shall
: the Constitution Of my country. will not
the instrument 10 overthrow H. a seat IN
Senate is sufficiently elevated 10 fill the m
sure OF any mans ambition, and, ss m evider
of the sincerity Of my cons lotions that your
solutions cannot be executed without violat
N my oath, resign into your hands three I'M
~ plred years Of my term. shall carry with
lot into retirement the principles which brouI
NJ with me into public life and by the surren'
Of the high station 20 which | was called
the voice OF the people of Virginia, shsh
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