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Ma TTLEas REPLr.
CEDAR HIT New Kent Co. ,
November. 1911. (

CEDAR HIT. New Kent Co.
November. lsil.
GENTLEMEN Few things would A.
lord me more pleasure than To meet nv
friends and old constituents OF this county
al The festive board in pOrsuance Of your
polite invitation but the nscesai:y which
exists Tor my speedy return 10 the Seat
OF Government, places IL out OF my power
TO do 90. j can. ho~eveT, Dc no less than
return TO you. and these you represent,
my grateful thanks for the kind senii
menls Of regard and confidence, which
you have been pleased 10 express towards
me. Shall not be justified by the PEG.
pie OF Ibis snoient county, in the dsciara.
lion that when, IS long ago as twGa,y Eve
years, they did me the honor to confer
then almost unanimous SURFACES upon
me, - their representative in Congress :;
the political principles which then avow
ed, have been the same which, since nv
accession 10 the Presidency, have dared
TO vindicate and msiniAin, at the EXPENSE
OF the bl,iereG denunc,aiions which have
ever heretofore a'sailed public function.
airy.
The same opinion as 70 the power OF
Congress 10 charter a National Bank
which | then avowed in the presence OF
your fathers, and OF many who still sur.
Vive among you, and which, ~ your Rep.
reSentsiIVe, s,Tenuously urged 10 1919,
are siill maintained With abiding and an.
diminiIhed conviction. Vas then sus
famed BY the people Of this district, with
almost entire unanimi,y, and I therefore
take leave TO say. that IL any Of them are
converts 10 new opinions, they might al
least have granted TO me, IS the Chief
Magistrate. bound by oath to support the
Constitution. the benefit Of the new lights
OF reason. which have been shed upon
them before they united with others. in .
'PiTil oil unqualified denuncia,ion. What
would they have me dol Would they
have me sacrifice the consistency Of nv
past life, for party ends' Or, what IL OF
Ter more importance, both morally end
politically, would they require the Chief
Magistrate Of THIS glorious Union, 10 sur.
render ell claim 10 their respect, by vio-
la'Ing bic oath Of Office, in order 10 CRAFTY
the noloeh Of PSTty' IfihsJ would have
90 greet saeEIecs, thea l an proud 20
/ ~ eSSy WI 1Ot IeaeiNe ~ ~ my bands.
! eeSSuSs 10 nsn fOS bis opiniOa on this
o. sny ether SObjeei-but While awsrd
70 hin the right 10 Thick foF himsslf. should
he net exempt me from Ais dsnaaeisiiOas
eeessss ] eAssoi ihiak e. he dossp
beg you 70 be sssuTsd. geailsmsn, that
the ihSseiivsS 10 which 2 have been cub.
jeeisd. have IN no degEss disturbed my
equanimiiy. Amid the torrents Of abuse
no matter by what motives dictated. " HIGH
have bssn uttered agaitst me, my pulse
has kept as hsAlihful musie, " ssif noihine
he'd occurred. The light reflected from
buraing sfigiss, has ooly served 10 render
the path Of my duty more plain. Ia that
path shall walk. my confidence being
placed in the patriotism. d,seernment end
intelligence Of The American people
whose Interests ere always bes, su,tained
| BY 6Tm Observance OF constitutional 10.
/ quiremenis.
isndsr to 700. Individually assurance,
OF great personal regard.
JOHN TYLER.
To Edvafd o. CtumP. GsOfss wil,smson }
q. CtumP. William ". &. Dovxias,. sna
/ Chesiey JVnss-Commhtes.