Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-11
HISTORICAL ACCURACY.


The well-informed author of the paueysric on
MIR Tyler in the Democratic Review (disowned by
the editor) speaks of the elder Mr. Tyler as ga
neighbour and intimate friend of Mr. Jefferson
This is about fair sample of the writer's local
and personal knowledge. He might almost as we'll
have talked Of him born on the plantation nearest
TO Mount Vernon, or mistaken the University OF
Charlottesville las he probably diJ) for that Of
Williamsburg.
This precious historisgrapher proceeds with
like authenticity, when he comes to events a little
less undispuied than the proximity Of Charles City
10 Al6emarle such, for instance, the uansae-
tons ensuing, after MIR Tyler's assumption OF the
Presidency. upon the q aestion Of National Bank
lie REFERS first Of oil, 10 The fact, held forth to
the country by Mr. Henry A. Wise, that, soon after
MIR Tyler's nomination TO the Vice Presidency, il
was considered necessary to obtain MIR rs views
as to Bank; and tina; Mr. Wise was selected TO
bring him out upon this sutjsct, by letter.
Now, mark, at this point, the little fidelity even
TO the unruih that he attempts TO follow, which
our author observes. Mr. Wiso-as far as we can
be positive as 10 his statement without referring 10
it nfresh-in his own obviously gnrbled account
oil the iaes, relates the matter very differently, and
I
dres ed certain queries to Mr. Tyler upon this ma,
ter; and tina, the Litter enclosed to him his propos
ed reply, requesting him to consult his friends whe.
Their lie should send il or not. This. i; will be OBJ
served, changes the whole agency Of the matter,
from Mr. Wise or the Wing leaders, to persons not
specified, ond whom the former merely leaves H.,
very honestly, TO be supposed TO be Wing Congres.
ssenal leaders, or at !ci,t persons Of tina, party.
The writer proceeds to assert that, in this letter,
Mr. Tyler explicitly declared that, were he Presi
dent, he would never sign the charter Of Nation.
oil Bank, and that this view was thus distinctly ex
pressed, in order tina, it might 10 submitted TO the
Wings in Congress and TO the nation through them.
Inc letter The saysJ was accordingly submitted
10 "tho Hon Mr. B.ddle Of Piusburg and other
leading Wing members Of Congress-" who decided
that II should be suppressed.
This is the tale and now mark the accordion,
and suLs,itutons Of the writer's fc,ions for the or
gina studied perversions and interpretations md
false suggestions, which We will FIX, by analysing
the facts, upon MIR Wise, so as TO show what M,
present political, Or you may say personal, veruety
is worth.
First, il has since appeared, by the published
: statement OF Mr.. Biddle ,hat the questions pfo
pounded TO Mr. Tyler were from hody Of Loc
Focos IN MIR. BIS own district. Wheeler or no
they declared themselves, in their in'onosAtons L
DO 90, does not appear The doubt, then, as &
what they werei or Ui il was observable that the
; we're Loco Focosl the doubt whether Mr.. T.. va
bound to be gudseon enough to bite al a party hoo
baiIed for him; or lastly. the suspicion that tn
thing was 70 be used, locally, 10 prejudice Mr.. Bid
e die ~ Wing candidate must have been the req
son why the letter was submitted 10 Mr. 70. in par
}. tieuar IL is clear thu, hs-a by no means prom
nent member Of Congress-was the person prine
pally consulted, snd Iba, the vague Phrase 9th,
eading members" is a mere 81 esipG, intended
N suggest conveniently TO the Imagination az man
political men in buekram" ns one might like.
&c IL enough to remark that had these "other lssdir
y members" been any body, and could any real pc
> s1nsee OF note be made 10 figure smong them, y
. should have had ehrisIiin and surnam,s instead
an impalpable fnIsehood like that here employed.
II But LEI us pursue this shameless and il.fsbries