Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-04

whereby Mr. Tyler was already nominated, and
poPose mat Their votes should also DC given for
In nose COMMITTEES retired in pursuance OF
nus suggestion, consulted their delegations, and
soon returning, gave their votes also for Mr. ryIet
. men said, that as Mr. Tyler was a member of
tne Virginia delegation, thought that delesa,ion
moI,o pest consult his feelings and his dignity by
WNhholdng their vote altogether, so that the non,i
nation should be entirely the act OF the other dele
gau'ns' Did not take this course, because I
'hought the Virginia delegation would hesitate 10
eJGSur IN the nomination; on the contrary belev.
ca II would concur in il, and that willingly and
promptly. My real and my declared purpose was
now thaI MI Tyler had received the nomination, TO
Pl1ee MN before the country on the most elevated
ground on which he could stand.
| The Committee rose, and Gov. Oven reno,,.d
10 TIE Convention, that Mr. Tyler had been nom.
mated Tor the office of Vice President by the unani
nous votes of all the delegations, except that of
NTs MA, which had not voted at all. And then
stated publicly in the Convention, the same res-
sons Tor Withholding the vote Of the Virginia dele
sauon, which had declared in the COMMITTEE ; and
nus was done IN such manner rs not 10 disparsgo
mr tyler by Withholding the vote of the Virgin,
uc'esatlon but to elevate him. This was the real |
motive and purpose Of my conducts and this, | am |
sure, was ITS effect; for which appeal TO every |
surviving member OF tho convention. The scene
cannot lave been forgotten.
Saying this, it is prupor should add hat NJ, !
Eyer would not have been my choice for the Vice
L'esideney 1t the state OF the vote for his nomina
uon mad len me any choice. My own wish was
$3.50 ~ 'haUSuIn OF North Carolina should be
mated or II the Vice President should bc selected
nom NirSna, my voice would have been for the
nomination of James Barbour. | expressed these
sentiments TO the lew gentlemen with whom had
an opportunity OF conversing the subject Blu;
nad no such objection 30 MIR Tyler, as would have
ihtueeu me 10 dissent from his nomination. when
found II sereeable to the OF the delegations
from the other States and think that this vas the
general sentiment NJ the time OF tho delegation from
virginia. certainly acted under the impression
that II was SO.
have not, any more than You, approved the
conduct o. MIR Tyler, since his translation 10 the
Presidency, IN consequence OF the death of Gen'l
iarrisoni yet would not, therefore, have him
oispaTeged by an erroneous view of the facts at
'enil"g hrs nomination; much more, by ny silence
as To those facts.
II Is perfectly true, as you suppose, that when ,
Me tyler was nominated Tor "VIce .Pf resident" by
the Harrisburg Convention, neither that body nor
Oeheve, any one member Of Il, looked to the con,
urgency OF his becoming President of the u States
by the death OF General Harrison-I scknowled ,
Tor myself, that that unhappy event never occurred
TO my mind. | doubt very much, whether, in any
election since the amendment of the Constitution Of
the United States touching the manner OF eIectng !
the President and Vice President the Vice Presl- ,
dent has ever been selected with any view 10 the
contingency Of his becoming President in conse- l
9uenee OF the death OF the President elected by the
People. b. w. LEIGH.
RICHMOND, Dec. ;, ls4I. ,