Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-18
PRESIDENT TYLER AND lis NEW
ALLIES.

e"'J"s Inc Corresponds &c between the Lo
c" fo'"s OF New Kent aud President Tyler
Ion" Etectteary JonS TYLER, President of a,
Unite States.
ST.: Your friends aud old Constituents in y
II nj beg 10 avail themselves of your visit TO tho
conniy.to lender 10 YOU "A public dinner 10 he ,,
al New keni Court House. on any day that il MAJ.
be Your ltasiIte 10 name as nanlt station Of ,b.
long cherished lore and respect for yon, both AZ
m'a aud polilltan Which, they tust 10 be Pardon
ed iof SAYING. nave been greatly enhanced hy ia.
ffmness Of purpose and deroticn 10 prircipie wh,rs
yon have recently exhibited under circumstance nj
greatly Embarrassing nature.
W hope, sr, that II may suit your convc nienc.
and be entirely comparable with your views of nm
piiely TO accept our invitation, and nlcr our
selves lhat we Can give You reception al (es,y.
baaid III old New Kent, that will in some measure
We trust compr sale you for the lnvecliye Van
have received al the hands of another portion NJ
your old CONSTITUENCIES
With wishes for your long continued bealh and
happiness. We subscribe ourselves, truly, your per
sonal and political friends.
ED. Il. CRUNP,
GEORGE WILLIAMSON,
JOHN q. CRUMP ! Commits
w. K. {. DOUGLAS,
CllESLEY JONES.
CEDAR DILL Ntw Kent Co., Nov s. 1917
tifntlemen-Few things would afford me m,,,
pleasure han 10 meet my friend, and old cons,,,-
ance OF your oiite invitation but the necess,,
winch exists Tor my speedy return to the Sea, r
Government, places II oui OF my power to do %
can, however, do TO less than return t. Won ma
those y"u ieptts' N, my grateful thanks 70, III.
kind sentiments Of regard and con6 lence VIII
YOU have been pleased 10 express towards no
Sh,ll not be justified by the people of this an,iem
county, ~ !eclaralon, that, when as long apo
rs twenty i've yeas, they did me ,he honor TO cnn
Ter Iheir almost unanimous sulfiages upon me- T.,
lhelr Representative IN Congress, the political p.,n,
clpes winch lhrn avowed, have been The same
Which. since my accession to the presideucv
have dared 10 vnllcae and mainIan, al the expense
al The btrresi deruncidtIons which have ever b.,s
tolore assli ed public iuaciiouary.
The SINE opinions is To the power of Conpre..
10 chahera N dlonal Bank, which then ayowed in
The presence o your fathers, aud Of many who sill,
sntvge among yeu, aud Which, as your Rrpresen
ratIvr. S'tennnusy urged IN 10, are sill main.
tanned WIN abiding and undimnished conviction
| VAS then sustained by the people Of this district
with almost rnte unanimity, and | therefore take
leave 10 say, thu II any Of them are converts Ia
new o Unions. they might al least lave granted To
me, as the Chlei Magistrate bound by oath to sun
pou the CONSTITUTION, the benefit OF the new lights
OF reason which have been shed upon Them before
they unHtd WIN Others, IN spirit OF unqualified de-
nnnciation. What would they have me to do -
Would they have me 10 sacrifice the consistency OF
my past life, for party ends Or, what is Of far
more Importance, both morally and politically
would they require OF the Chief Magistrate Of Tins
glorious Union, 10 surrender all clam TO their re-
speci. by violating his oath of Office, IN order to
CRAFTY the Moloch Of panty! II they would have
so great sacrifice, then am proud TO say, they
will not receive ii at my hands. | censu,e no mau
Ion his opinion on this or any othri subject-but
willie ] award to him TIE n 1T TO think Tor himself
should he not exempt me from has denunciations
because Cannot think as he do,sl
beg you tn be assured, gentlemen, that the in
veetises to "mehl have been subjected. have in nv
degree disturbed my tquanmny. Amid the lonen,s
oil abuse, no matter by what motive dictated which
have been uttered against me. ''my pulse has kept
as h. a'thiul music" as # nothing had occurred-
he lIg 1T r fifeled from burning ,ffiges has only
served to render the pah duty more PLAN. In
thai path shall walk, M, Confidence being placed
n the pa ttot!sm, dIscernnent and Intelgen, Of the
America People, whose interests are aw.vs best
sustained By firm observance OF Constitutional re.
qurements.
tender 10 you, individually, assurances Of great
personal regard. JOHNTYLER
10 Edward q. Crump, George Williamson, John
Il. Ciump William K. e. Douglas, a d Chesey
JONES, Committee.
The ftst Election which Suggests ITSELF on read
Ing this correspondence, is, that the fact that This
invitation, was given by those who op ,osed Mr.. ".
Iet's election fords the most singing commentary
on that "devolon to principle" W hch il was inlen-
ucu 10 commemorate. lie WlncWe TO which he
is 81 deeoted now, must have been very different
hon that which he proiessed when he was .canli-
date; otherwise we should scarcely have witnessed
tins exhibition oil "lOng cherished love and tespect"
on The part Of men who exercd every nerve to defeat
his election And we need not ask what will be
The verdict OF all impartial men, of all parties upon
The conduct OF public ,f1icer. who, elected by
one party, had scarcely pul his first quarters s,la-
~ IN his pocket before he iurns his back upon those
who ELEVATED him TO power, and is warmly embraced
by his old opponents. Either he has been false to
his rends his enemies have all be en- ..boupht up.
We need nol say ,chict of these events has taken
place.
Aud then, Mr. T,Ier's "frmness Of purpose ~
Tins will do well enough tell the marines: hui il
IS really as Imaginable, a. Mr.. Tyle,'s own boast
that the iuvectiyes of bis old friends of which he
complains, have disturbed his euuanimity
Firm ess ofpurpc S. Why, who does not know.
that during the session. he shifted his posi-
ton almost every day, and sometimes every hour IN
the day! Wlo does not know that he was as
changelbIc as aweathe,cock in Aprl that he was 50
undetermined and vaccil!ang 10 his course. as 10
alarm his friends for hls sanity that his couch for
days and nights together WIS IA deserted by .tred
Natures sweet restorer, balmy sleep" and that his
mlnd, the mean lille, was the sport of every alter
natey ascendant coterie which could gain access to
his ear ! Who does know that on one dav he would