Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
From the Louisville Journal.

From the Louisville Journal.
OFF ever the Wings of this nation
committed an objectionable sin, it was
IN supporting John Tyler for the Vice
Presidency. There was enough in
his previous history to apprize them
of his utter political baseness and
treachery. The great mass of them,
to be sure, were ignorant Of his base
ness and treachery; but undoubtedly,
it was their duty, before setting him up
for the second office in the nation, to
make more rigid inquiries in regard to
him than they did make. They &C
ted con:cientiously, out they were so
thoughtless as to act iii the dark
May the result be a deep lesson to
them and to every other party, in all
time to come.
If the wings in the glorious cam
paign of 1S4O, had known Mr.. John
TyIer's history, they would have sPurn-
ed him with the most perfect loatbing.
\ single passage in his life is suiIi-
cient to indicate what manner OF man
he is and ever was. In 1889, when
the election of United States Senator
was pending in the Virginia Legisla-
turc, and when Mr.. Rives was the
acknowledged choice of the Wing par
y,to which Mr.. John Tyler protested
to belong, some member of the Legis-
lature, after various baIlolings upon
other nominations, nominated Mr.. Ty-
Ter. The next balloting proved that
MIR. T. had no other earthly chance;
and thereuron, with scarcely all effort
TO conceal his rage, he demanded OF
the gentleman who had nominated him
to withdraw his name. 1t was accOr-
dinghy withdrawn; but, almost imme-
diately afterwards, prominent Loco
foco put him a second time in nomlna-
ton Mr.. I. did not again demand the
Withdrawal Of his name; but hoping,
through Loco(oco influence, to tri-
umpb over his own political friends,
and feeling at the same time ashamed
ofthe position he allowed himselGto be
placed ,he'seized his hat,with a mingled
look Of citation and shame, and left the
house without saying word. What
followed is told by correspondent Of
the Washington independently was
himself an eyewitness and an ear-wit,
ness of the incident he relates. He
says:
ga moment after he had dragged
his degraded self from the Hall. he
met a gentleman, member of the
House, who said to him: Surely, Mr..
Tyler you would not accept the Sena-
torial honor at the hands Of the Loco
focos?' Yes by G-d,I wiIl-at the
hands ofany who choose to bestow it,
was the reply. Buta finishing stroke
remains to be given. From the first
scene Of his degradation, he betook
himself off to another. Going to the
Senate-chamber, and calling out Col
onel Garter, of that body, he reques-
ted him to say to the Senate, that he
(Mr. T.) Had authorized no man to
say rtether he Or. IT, ,cas or ,cas
not IN Jaror Of tile Sub Treasury
schemen The Jact was, howeyer,that
he had in the public prints, strongly
repudiated the Sub-Treasury; it being
at the tune Of the reputation, eXcee-
DINGHY unpopular with the Wigs"
What a striking picture of John
Tyler as he has shown himself
What he was in 1889 he has been ey-
err since, and is sull-wilIing to go
for the Sub-Treasury or against Urea
dy to exclaim "good Lord or good
Devil" anxious to throw himself into
the arms of any party under Heaven
that will consent TO receive his foul