Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-05-25

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ssNou Bot,5. don,l you 20 Of haif cooked.
ia oppose n decentralization itdrather any
aan il conercss should Oppose ny 4dministra- {
ion ghsn yon--l an 0alsr greaiei obligations
o you. ihaa sny body else. sad thdft = no man
: bose interests should take gretsef pleasure
. promoting than youEs- Now, fitS J haye
CABINET around ne not pfmy orn sFlecdoni this
x Gsnefsl HsrfjsonA Cabinet. H. DO not
nov howlcng can live IN haFnony Nsth hen.
don1 know bon sooni may have II call around
ne political family cr my !ownfchoics, and
when DO, iskt5s sherld leek 50 Hast q % ny
IA f,ieaf', 5tgn my sira deefsln sAishaiEg both
hands towards me.
Said ], SsMr. Tyler, 4 Il time you and / had
come 10 an understanding: You wi sou had "a
Ihef any man in Congress should oppose your
administrasion than & Now, cir, lei ms: say 10
Yon, II i j. your purpose 10 act with strict 6dsl
IS 10 that great wig party % which, sm and
ever have been attached % princiPAeI and which
brought you iulo power; II il is y9br purpose 10
carey ou. 10 good faith those measures d relief.
which We have promised TO te e0sfntfy--you
shsll never want supporter on that door while
| an there and able 10 render you assistance -
but, By Cd. Mr.. Tsier, 4 il i Ipur purpose 70
betray That party, and 10 defeat their neasnresi
81 4 Is yepr purpose 10 break then down and set
1p party FOR scufself- be dtmnfd 4 ever
j on ID see Inore violent sud bEttet opponent
than you wiE fad 10 NE; and a for Office, to
which Won have allutel let me SAY 10 you. that
there Iflnoi no Office ~ the gift pl the Exeeu-
tive thai desire 70 Sod. and not one that L
wen:d,eonsentso seeePl, ifiswsfe % be alten-
ded with tha ~ htest sacrifice II my political
integrity. eral ne tonhdence a nj eorstlip-
enss.n
ssyveIt. wei. z sid he. 1--WE won't talk eny
more about this now -come, tsAe % your hat
snd stay and diae with mZ." fried 10 excuse
myself; he Insisted, took nv hst and umbrella
from mes and sisid, aaA broke llresa that day
Win him for the LAST time 10 bis owH house
Nownfor the circumstansial and coIFoopraiiye
evidence Of The truth cfihswbole statement.
Inthe first place, lfthere be any portion Of
the people Oh TINS conatry, who FF5m an igno-
rance Of my lehSsaeiersct briisFeEHpe fsPabie
81 fabricstiBg such a statement 81 thisiolaceon-
pIish any selfish or INTERESTED motive, or for the
purpose oE preiudicingFthe public mind against
SIR. TyIer--7none can s1pppse thht had any
such design At the time this eonyersatioD is said
ID haye taken place, for was, st thai time. on
terms of The strieiess friendship ahd closest con-
sdenee win him-atxious by every honorable
means 10 advance hisI v ews, rej9eingln his sue !
cess. ani buoyaDt win hopes ofl pf9sperity 10
he country, resulting from whEk IEsupposed
would be- tie policy Of his adminkirasion.
What Object could have had lat khst time,
wha, purpose could lhsFesubserydd II irumPing
up such tale as this sgaiasi dRe, fof by too ar
dent support " whom, Enthe Legiktatpre Of Viz
ginia, for seai 10 The Senate, ] bed incurred
The dispreasure Of some ofsmy best fisends. and
alienaied the atFeGtiops of scmcE Of the best
wings IL the State; and 70 whom, because bet
| lieved him 10 be an horiest and iltFeaaed msn, ]
haa rather adhered with constalcy. lenacity
and zeal, worthy Of Better cause and better
mai? And ret such was the i'm pfession made
% nv mind By lhe iuiefview held that dsy with
Mr.. Tyler. as 10 his ultimate purpose 10 run for
second and third term, which was Only % be
accomplished b. the destruction ofithswhig par
| W that / mentioned ire conversational several
Of my intimate friends % the SANG right of the
day on which il oecurTsd a
Atthat time the HoR YIN. G. Dawson, and
the Hoa. Roger l.. Gamble. ard myself, fl med
a mess and TO each Of them | mentioned. in
confidence, what had transpired between Mr..
lTylensnd n,yself, and expressed h,y iappreken-
sion of the result. onia subsequent aud per-
hpps 10 some as early as The ne1tI dBF, ! men
toned II confdsnlialIy Holmy frields, the Hen,
hHi;lie P. Msngpm, Jfo. J. Crillenden, .sitd !
think tho Hon. VIM s. ArcherI with ALI Of
whom y as ON terms 81 the most familiar ltti-
macy besides one or two of my COLLEAGUES. -
To Mr.. Clay-I believe never mentioned H.
either until the Veto Message was sent IN, or
until il was asccrtained with certainty that il
was to come, when put him In possession. Of
VI. Tyier's views OF a Il years term, that he
might BE on his guard.
/ "a have rot time, before feel 1t necessary 10
answer ibis by authority attack on my vera
leitv, 10 write tnsll Or any Of The gentemenaboFe
referred 90 but il any one Of them does notreeol-
fleet TO haze beard Of this conversation substau-
4tiaIly, II not verbatim rias ] have related il a.
boYe wish him 70 contradict il publicly. |
would prefer that they should corroboIate this
statement, il their reeoilections accord with
mine-bui knowing the reluctance with which
many gentlemen sppearIl these newspaper con-
groyerses wili only ask, tif they ohisct to The
other course,) that they viii contrhdiet this
whole ststementif they did mol hear ef it long
| prior tosapy rupture between Mr.. Tyler and
himself.
/ This'is The conversation which was hiInded to
BY Mr.: Gibbons, Or Philadelphia, last fsll, in o
public address 10 The eaizens Of Philadaiphia -
An imperfect account efwhich had reached Mr..
Gibbons, who is stranger 70 me, aud khich led
TO correspondence al that time, when Mr..
ETyler was invited TO aulhorisea PUBLICATION Of
The whole conversation, which the Naaisonian
declined q suppose BY authority To- give. And
which was referred to I'll the late canvass only
al its close. sf.er il had been mentioned repeat
edlybysmy competitoF somewhat 10 q spirit of
rebuke, shat bad fallen out and qaarrelled with
men in power. "a charge from which entirely
exoneraied him, because il became proper IN
my avn vindcation, TO show thai Il had quar-
relied with men 10 power, il was because had
found men 10 power'rcoligate and cofrapt, and
unworthy of my confidence or the support Of the
people, and al the same time 20 show that |
could have had 20 personal or selfish object in
quarrellihg with patronage, honor, emoluuient,
and reward, all Of which attached 10. men ip
power, and to show thatlf I did quarrel with
power, il was because preferred a sacrifice Of
my personal Advancement 10 surteHder Of my
Representative duty and fidelity. H IN
/ l might also here advert 10 several passages
tlobe fonnd in my speech on the Veto, delivered
iinthe House of REPRESENTATIVES, az The extra
session or ls4l, in which allusion i made %
ibis conversation, as furnishing me With know
lledgeof bis tseaehefy. and design 70 RIM forane-
lher term : and 10 nv letter TO ihs Rlibtic, d.
Ted Angus, 2lst.1 1871. in explanation al The
= cofss House letter, distinct ailusigh IS also
made Ia iii For example: After enunerating
many Of MI. Tyler's acts, 10 show how fas be
had committed himself 10 Whig policy, say
Scr Mr. Tyler, who hsl doac All his. p be
The tifss mao TO throw himself 10 The rash en- his
friends, aad make himself : stumbling black
aud an Obstacle 10 lhe hapes, the satfeAilss, the
demands ~ a Nations Happiness and iweal, JoF
ths purpose II promoting bis owa pefseesl 7pra'1iy.
did befray ssgrst Of perfiy fhai isS iriih in
digRdIion and disgust
'slf Mr Tvlet chooses 10 call fer de reasons
THAT brought me 10 the conc fusion that This was