The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-12-09
THE MADISONIAN
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card, at this time, is simply respectful request
that the Wing party will read. and "inwardly
digest" it,
To hs Editors Of the Richmond Whig'
Gentlemen-In an editorial article published in your
paper Of the LIST instant, il is stated, that
$50 far from MIR. Tyler having been selected at
Harrisburg in obedience to the popular VIII ne nau
scarcely been thought Of for the nomination MI
Tsumadge was the universal choice Of the Wing
party and had he consentedio accept would nave re-
eei,ed the unanimous nomination vi that enlightened
Convention. Next to Mr.. Talmadge Mr.. Leigh was
the choice of the Harrisburg Convention and had mol
terpo.ed, Mr.. Leigh would have l,een Unanimously
nominated and would have been President OF me
Unned ats, (Bythe ray ue haze not YET Jorgi.seaH
him for suffering mere fantasy 10 mar ne ~" a -
happiness and 10 impose upon us such an soofi'0'
President .Jshn Iyisr) ~.
We ave dealing in history not 10 notion W.
Leigh having declined, for the rehned scfuP.' ira "
accept the nomination from body OF wneh nc 80;
member, might be imputed as procuring u y,
nation Gov Opsn OF North Carolina, theh sugges',
ed Mr. Tyler for the s le reason that his name hau
been on he WIDE ticket IN 1886 and had thus been
heard Of in the Souh and Southwest NO o'h'l
name Mas mentioned, and Mr.. Tyler was aecep'eu
An alternative not choice. In fact no BODY tnougu'
about the Office a. of any Importance or cared mnch
who flied il. We guess they will be more pehe'or
another tune In Virginia, where he is best known,
TYLER was so entirely obnoxious from ms CONDUCT
the Senatorial election in January 1889, that no oody
Of Wings would have trusted him for any place; and
the proof Of the FACT that the Virginia Delegation
Harrisburg refused 10 vote for him TO man. concea
inc their motives however under the plea of dsiieaey
We said above that tre dealing IN hsiory nor "
fiction.
nation on which YOU have founded this statement
must request you 10 let your readers know that you
derived no part OF il from me and as under inc sif'
cumsiances Of the publication my silence might DC
regarded as a confirmation OF the statement, must
saw further that the information you have received Is
erroneous in respect both TO Mr.. Tyler and TO me.
II, is nv belief, that after Gen. Harrison was noni-
mated for the Presidency Mr. Tyler t1as the choice oil
majority Of the Harrisburg Convention for The Vice
Presidency, and am quite sure, that ! was nof--as
sure as can be OF any thing which depends on the
evidence of facts passing uneer my own eyes,
snccinct of the transaction will render tins
pl in.
The Convention met and was organized, on w ed
neslay morning resolution was adopted, after some
debate that general committee should be appointed
to consis, OF committees to I've appointed by the res
peclve deleg from The several States to collect
the of the several delegations ioI the nomination
Of fl persons for the Offices Of President and Vice
President Of the United Staes-each delegation to
give the number Of votes in making the NOAH
nation as the State il represented entitled to cleo
toral votes in the election,-and whenever any one
person should have a majority of the whole number
Convention.
The several delegations appointed their committees
70 compose the general committee, on the same eve
ming, or early Thursday morning The delegation
from Virginia appointed alone to act as the com
mi,tee on lis part All the other delegations appoint
cd three members, except one or two which had not
as many three delegates IN attendance.
The general committee met early Thursday morn
ing and appointed Gov Owen of North Carolina
lie Chairman, and Mr.. Bacon, of Connecticut Sc
eretaIy.
The first step Of the general committee was to col
lect through the agency of the particular committees
of which il composed, the Of the individual
members of the Convention AZ to the nomination for
the Prssidsney II appeared that there plurality
Of tho individual votes for Mr.. Clay, but not majo
rty Of the whole. The other votes divided be-
tween Gen. Harrison and General Scott.
The general committee next proceeded to collect
the votes Of the deeg for the nomination for
Presidency. 1t appeared that there was plurality of
these but not majority OF the whole for Mr.. Clay,
the oil or being divided between Gen. Harrison
and Gen. Scott The voting for the nomination Of
President continued all day Thursday and Friday,
without any other intermssion than what was neces
sary TO enable The particular committees to report The
result of each vote TO their respective delegations On
Friday night majority Of the electoral votes we've
cast for the nomination Of Gen. Harrison. Upon
which II agreed that the general committee should
meet again morning. and that the particular
mttees should then prepared TO cast the votes OF
their respective delegations for the nomination OF the
Vice President. And then the committee rose and
reported to the convention the nomination of General
Harrison for Il Presidency this done about
eleven o'clock Friday night.
During all the time the general committee was thus
collecting the votes for the nomination of the Presi-
dent little or nothing was publicly said, in that
yniuee on the subject of the Vice President except
only that it was understood to be the unanimous sen
timent of them all, that if Mr.. Clay should be nom-
mated for President the Vice President should be Sc
lected from non-sayehoIdng State, and if General
Harrison or General Scott should be nominated for
the Presidency some gentleman from a slaveholding
State should be nominated for Vice President.
From prirate conversation with the members Of the
general committee, Thou ght that Mr. Tyler would be
the choice Of ma oTty Of those who composed that
committee, for Vice President, IN Gen Harrison
or Gen Scott should be nominated for the Presidency
And mentioned to the Virginia Delegation, that
that was my impression as to the sentiment Of the
general committee: Mr.. TYLER was present, and dis
claimed all wish upon the subject. Governor Owen
told me priraeiy that he thought the nomination of
Mr. Tyler would be judcious, and particularly that
II would be acceptable TO the Wings of North Caro-
lima because he had been run on the ticket with
Judge w bite at the previous election, and had thus
become known to them and they had formed vora bic
sentiments Of him; and have no doubt he said the
same thing 70 other members Of the committee but
he never, to my knowledge publicly suggested the
nomination OF Mr.. Tyler
What passed among the members of the Conven-
ton who were not members Of the general committee
touching the nomination for the Vice Presidency,
knew not then, nor do now know. No one inform
ed me. was so constantly in the general committee,
that had hardly any opportunity for intercourse or
conversation with the other members of the Conven
ton, except those Of the Virginia Delegation; and
but Of them said any thing TO me $50 far as re-
msmber) the subject, and he only expressed his
strong disapprobaon Of the nomination OF Mr. Ty-
Ter, not HIS preference for any other. am certain
that suggestion made to me- or made known
TO me, and that had not the least reason to believe
that any member Of the Convention had thong hit OF
nominating ms FOL the Vice Presidency, till the Gen
ersl Committee met on Saturday morning, the last
day ofthe Convention.
Let il be remembered, that all tho particular com
mittees expected to prepared at that meet.
ing with instructions from their respective