Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-27
TELEGRAPH.
Southport, wv. IT, April 81, 1871.

duced by this event the all absorbing subjects Of
the day The newspaper mails are freghted with The
sad intelligence, and clothed in habments denciing
the nations Calamity. The trbnte of respect WHICH
is almost every where paid the memory Of Gcncl al
Harrison, honorable the nation and tells that The
asperties of political strife, have not oberated all
feelings of generous sympathy ioYernars and Legis
laturcs Of States corporations, societies. courts and
public bodies Of every kind, have evnced dem9nstra-
tons of respect in becoming manner. In many Of
principle Cities agreeable the request of the
thortes, business transactions suspended for
season. shops and stores shut while the funeral knell
peaed sogmHly from the towers Of the churches ana
tie numbcrless shipping displayed they flags at half
| mast Thousands of funeral oratpns have been, and
viii be pronounced throughout the land-in short
ry expression of sympathy betting the American people
has been cxhbitedIlis is right. Political almost
ties should be buried, while the nation pas lis last
rites to the usrious dead
Since the death OF Gen. Harrison, John Tyler of
Virginia has become the observed Of all Observers
Every thing apperianiug to his future political career
is regarded with i-tcnse interest at this Tine From
The many articles which we have seen in r. ference to
his history and The specuafions relative to his future
probable conrse, egather such facts and conactnres
as may be most Interesting to read rs. JOHN Tyler
Is native oil Charles city county, Virginia-the sane
county that gave birth 10 General Harrison Passing
by the incidents of his early political history he snD-
ported Mr.. Crawford for the Presidency il. 1924 in
opposition TO John Q, Adams. He was subsequently
elected to the United States Senate in place of The eel
brated John Randolph. While in the Senal, he was
the supporter of General JACKSON during the first FIVE
years of his administration He voted against the re-
charter of the late Uuited States Bank AMI sustained
Gen. JacKson's veto Of that institution When the
United States deposits removed, Mr.. Tyler con-
demned the act AMI arrayed himself against the ami-
nistraiion. Mr.. Tyler was member Of the Harris
burgh National Convention in 1899, at which he was
nom mated for Vice President, and Gen. Harrison for
President lie was a warm advocate for the notnina
ton of Mr. Clay at That convention but yielded lis
support TO Gen Harrison for the pu pose of reconcng
the conflicting interests in the Wing party. lie re-
ceived the unanimous vote Of The convention for the
office of Vice President
Mr.. Tyler arrived at Washington city on the 9Th
inst and took the oath required of the Presidents and
is agreeable the constitution President Of the
United States. VIVA, will be the policy Of his admin,
istraton is now the great enquiry. nthis bjact We
only give The opinions Of the p7oss holding opposite
political sentiments-he Globe" remarks as follows:
"As it regards the gCneraI policy The Government
the new presiding officer III uuder fortunate cir
cumsances for his fame, if he has courage and indie
pendence equal the occasion He was nominated
not as concurring in incipe with the Northern party
who contrO led IN the selection oi the Presidential can
ddate of the wings but to conclae the South taking
iOr Wee President one representing lis principles Mr..
Iyler was known t. be opposed te Il National Bank, as
both unconstitutional and lnexpei ,E He was know n
to be op, osed to Nat onal de bt;o protective Tar
itf-to Nation internal lmprovements--in Wod
that he was Southern man with Southern principles
OF the Virginia school,"
On the other side OF the question the National Intt-
gencer holds forth the following language:
eli we may be permitted, fora moment,to
withdraw our thong hts from the affecting
dispensation which has so suddenly over
whelmcd The country and to cast a hasty
glance at the future, we would seize the
occasion OF announcing the new Presi-
dent, arrival at the seat of Government, to
congratulate the country that underline hap
ply operation Of our system of Government,
the chief Executive power dcvoves so quiz
city and peaceably from the hands of one
citizen to those Of another; and II orc es
peciaIly to congratulate the country that he
who now succeeds the late President Har-
rison is not only man of honor, of talent,
and character well known to the country,
but that he owes his elevation to the high
place he now fills to the prevalence OF the
of the same principles which put President
Harrison in that place before him.
President Tyler Is a Whig-a true
Wing; and we risk nothing in expressing
our entire confidence that he will fulfil, in
all their extent, the expectations Of the
people when they bestowed on him an office
from which it was possible, as they knew,
he might be elevated to the Chief Mags.
tracy of the Union. He is pledged to this
not only by his high character, but by his
known S, ntimcnts and his unspottcd patri-
otism.
On the other hand, we risk as little in
predicting thatthe great majority ofthe pco-
pie OF the country will give to him at ouco |
and in advance their full confidence aul !
support, not doubling in any degree HAT
he will prove himself a true exponent OF |
those great principles for which they have
so long struggled, and struggled at last
successfully"
The foregoing extracts fro two leading political Jour
mails, may be taken specimen fthe opinions ofthe
press, with respect 10 the faith of Mr.. Tyler Thus
far then nothing elected which gives any sasfacto-
ry light this all absorbing question. As few weeks
or perhaps days, will set the matter at rest it might
unnecessary for us to express opinion in rela
ton the probable policy, which will be pursued by
Mr.. Tyler. II however may be regarded certain |
that will be marked out by MIR. Tyler, diff
ferng essentially from the one previously announced
by Gen. Harrison. Were it otherwise, the present
Cabinet would be retained. On the arrival of Mr.
Tyler at Washington, he took occasion 10 have in
tervew with the members of the Cabinet, assuring
them of his confidence and expressing desire to have
them continue in Office, and proceed with The affairs Of
the government. The latest indication of the politics