Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-05-19
From the Connecticut Courant.
Interesting Letter.
Extract of letter dated
WASHINGTON, April %, lS4l.

fortune" as John Tyler An old woman in
Virginia, at the time Of HARRIsoN's visit there
last February, said" The General looks well
and stout; and wish him long life but then no
man can hre long against John Tyler'S good
luck" This was told here before HARRIsoN's
dangerous illness was known. A recurrence
10 the fortunate crisis OF Tyler's life furnishes
authority TO this prophecy, now so distressingly
fulfilled He succeeded to all his past high
Offices by the death of the previous incumbents,
as you have probably seen mentioned in re-
cent newspaper paragraph. much more sin
gular coincidence which has never been pub
lished, he himself mentioned 10 friend few
days since, showing wonderful fatality in the
connection of the names of Harrison and Tyler.
Both YOU know were born at "Cabin- point" in
Charles-city County, Virginia, where their fa-
theirs were neighbors and associates in public
llife,-Beniamin Harrison being somewhat OIL
der, than Tyler's father and always just in ad-
vance Of him in political station. Benjamin
Harrison began the race, as member of the
House of Delegates from Charles-cl,y County;
and when he was transferred from that place
to the State Senate, the elder Tyler succeeded
him as Delegate. Harrison, senior, being next
senior, succeeded him as State Senator. Har-
rison, senior, being then elected Lieutenant
Governor of Virginia, Tyler, senior, succeeded
him in Congress. Harrison. senior, being then
elected Governor Of Virginia, Tyler, senior
succeeded him as Lieutenant Governor, Har-
rson and Tyler then holding the two highest
Offices of that State as their sons lately did the
two highest of the Union. To cap the climax
of coincidences,-by the death of Harrison
nior, in 1871 Tyler, senior, became Govern
or of Virginia! Nor does this series Of singu-
lar consecution stop here. Harrison second
and Tyler second appeared in Congress here
nearly at the same time, the former being
Representative from Ohio, the latter from Eir-
ginia. When Tyler first became a member.
(for half a term, believe,) he was put on
standing committee Of which Harrison was
Chairman, and when Harrison ceased TO be
member of the House of Representatives, Tyler
succeeded HIM as Chairman of the committee.
In 1926, Harrison became U. S. Senator;
and not long after, Tyler was elected also TO
the Senate, and was then put on committee of
which Harrison was Chairman. In 1928,
when Harrison resigned his place in the Sen
ate to go to Columbia, Tyler succeeded him as
Chairman Of that committee also. Their nom-
inalion together at Harrisburg without previous
forehough., as TO Tyler, at least,-iheir elec-
ton and its last great consequence-complet
the wondrous tale and so ends the most re-
markable series of accidental condolences ever
known.
By the appointment of the Providence of God,
without the agency or intention of man, John
'Tylor 70 pyaci1ap, 0T Tho ITp1tad Stofao
In this result so sudden and unexpected, those
who know Tyler best, and who daily converse
with him here, learning his opinions on all the
great questions Of national policy-see nothing
unfortunate for the great whig party or alarm
ing to them. On the contrary, every great
measure which was expected from Harrison,
will find in Tyler warm and devoted suppor-
ter as well as proposer. He has within four
days expressed himself decidedly in favor of a
national bank. He says, however, that as 1t
will take long time to get such an institution
organized, and in full successful
operation, and as the country wants and de-
mands immediate relief, he wishes TO have
some intermediate measures taken 10 meet
present exgencies. On the repeal Of the sub
treasury, which OF course will be the first Job of
ing stale banks made temporary repositories of
the public money, and other measures for the
relief Of the community, while more permanent
schemes are under deliberate examination. He
goes for the tax on silks and wines, and for any
needed increase of other duties on imports, un-
der the compromise. He processes to be very
ambitious of having the country speedily re-
lieyed, so that the benefits of the great change
may be felt by the people during his admins
tration. He says, that as far as Legislation can
effect it, "the country may be relieved IN nine
ty days" This is surely an honorable ambi-
ton, and noble spirit worthy of successor
of Harrison, and most satisfactory to the wings.
But Of all his recent private declarations of
sentiment, there is none which | hail with |
more delight and pride than that Of his policy
towards the Indians He denounces and re-
pudia,es in the strongest terms the whole In
dian policy of Jackson and Van Buren. HUI
mani.y and Christian principle are to form the
basis Of his new scheme, as the bes, securities
of an enlightened sel(-interes, He has al
ready abroealed the iniquiious Cherokee treaty,