Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-04-15

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the public calamity sustained by the death OF
President Harrison, and expressed his pro-
found sensibility TO the heavy respons'O,,l-
ties so suddenly devoved upon himself. ne
spoke Of the present state OF things win
great concern and seriousness, and mace
known his wishes that the several Heads OF
Departments would continue to fill the Pla-
ces which thew now respectively occupy.
and his confidence that they would afford all
the aid in their power to enable hlmto carry
on the administration Of the Government
successfully.
The President then took and subscribed
the following oath of ottice:
do solemnlv swear that will faithfully
execute the Office of President of the United
States, and will, to the best of my ability,
preserve, protect, and defend the Constltu-
ton of the United States.
April 6, l64l. JOHN TYLER.
OPINIONS OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
1t becomes an interesting matter to show
what are strictly the political sentiments OF
| Mr.. TYLER. We find at this moment the tot
lowing, which are the closing sentences OF
letter written by him in November last in
replv TO certain queries, and which embrace
| in part, the opinions avowed by him lmme-
diately succeeding his nomination at Harris
burg, and to which we have already aliuded.
II unhesitatingly declare it as my hrm
conviction that William Henry Harrison IS
qualified to guard and promote the liberties
and happiness of his country, po'"""se he Is
the stern and unfinca:::Ig advocate of popu-
lar rights, and the uncompromisng opponent
of the bold and daring assumptions OF pow.
ers which have of late years been claimed
and exercised by the Chief Executive Mag
istrate of this Union; because he regards the
public offices of the country as created Tor
| the benefit and advantage of the People, and
not for the political advantage OF the FRESH
dent, and in that spirit, utterly denies the
| right, on the part of the President. to remove
| from office one "who is honest, capable ana
faithful to the Constitution" to make way
for another whose chief recommendation Is
to be found in his being noisy ana clamor-
GUS demagogue and partlzan-becauSe nc
would carry with him into the Adnlinlstra.
ton the principles of Jefferson, and would
require of the of1ice-holders to abstain from
interfering in the elections, and to bestoW
close attention to their duties, in place OF the
acting partsanship which is now everywhere
exhibited-because he Is committed, by his
principles, to recommend and to urge upon
Congress the adoption Of such measures as
will ultimate in the committing the custody
Of the public monies to other hands than the
Presidents so as effectually to separate the
Purse from the Sword-because he is in fa-
vor Of economy in the public expenditures,
in opposition to that wasteful course OF ex-
travagance which has caused the public en-
penditures to increase in ten years from
$sl3OOO,OOO, exclusive of the payment OF the
public debt, TO near SAC, 100000 annually
because he is the sworn enemy to corrup-
ton, and the lover Of virtue-bccause in his
election, and by his example, will be estab-
lished and secured that greatest OF all re-
forms, without which the effort at reforma-
ton is hopeless, viz: the limiting for all fu-
ture time, the Presidential term of service to
a single term of four years-and because ne
is an honest man. a Republican in principle
and patriot in practice. might find other
reasons in the history of his past lite-a lie
devoted 10 the service Of his country-but
..e .. fully answered your inquiries:
inquiries, am, gentlemen, your most obedi.
ent servant, JOHN TYLER.
, FUNERAL OF GENERAL HARRISON.
~ Correspondence Of tte NJ Y. Express.
80 f. n ,--a.+ WAsHrNeroN, April T..
I There have been three remarkable pageants IN
honor Of Gen. Harrison within ak weeks, the hrst 81
hearty welcome on his arrival nose tr we !voIn
and thousands attended. and the last of his burai,
mournfnl, and awful even, which eclipses all others
in the grandeur of its spectacle well the dread.
full socmnty Of its display. The crowds here in my
eye. seem 10 be greater than the day Of Inaugural
ton, and the funeral procession Of immense num-
bers and OF such great extent that it covered Penn
sylvania Avenue from the Presidents House to the
Capitol. Whatever honors could do have been done,
whether in the exercises of the civil the military
naval powers Of the Government. From Philadelphia
whole Legislature Of Maryland being here, military
companies from Baltimore, and Annapolis. while the
Immediately surrounding country have rushed in, as
Vernon. The citizens Of this District truly mourn
Almost every house on Pennsylvania Avenue has
been festoOned with blacks the public buildings also,
and every citizen wears mourning, OF all classes--and
So .'- "o THE PRESIDENTS HOUSE.
The members Of the Cabinet, with John Tyler, now
President Of the United States ur he is to be sty.
led, assembled here about 10 o'clock. The Foreign
% dress sSa stat: with yao ss
officers OF the Government Members Of Congress,
and others, who had the entire OF the House for the
day, also came from ten TO twelve. An were prov.
ded with the habiments OF mourRing in the room
which Gen. Harrison had made the dining room of
the establishment. Grape was worn on the hats and
len arms OF ALL Between eleven and twelve O'clock
the company was arranged in the Great Eas, Room
where all OF spendor was shrouded in black Grape.
the chandeliers the mirrors. &c. &c.-as follows,
around the coffin Of Gen. Harrison, which was Oh a
bier in the centre Of the room: 49,.
MR. GRANGER-the Post Master General
Mr.. CRITrENpEN-the Attorney General
so Mr.. Enthusiastically OF the Treasury. r ..
Mr.. TYLER-PREsDENr OF THE UNITED STATES.
Mr.. WEBsTER-Secretarv Of State.
Ma. BELL-Secretary OF War.
MIR. ADAMs-Ex. President OF the United States.
MR. FoRsyrH-Ex-Secretary Of State.
Mr.. PoINsETT-Ex Secretary Of War.
Mr.. PAULDING-Ex- Secretary Of the Navy.
Mr.. GILPIN-Ex-Attorn General. I &. .s.. ~
TIE Family and Relatives Of General Harrison
all IN deep WoMrniag.
Among these were several Of the grand children Of
Gen. Harrison, two of them Of Mrs. Harrison, his
hauuhfar in Ia naO Mr. II n Canadian hIo Nonh.
ew, Henry Harrison Of Va, grand nephew, and Find
lay Harrison of Ohio, grandson. ..,