The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-05-23

complaining Of his conduct aud violated
law. he assais mo 10 turn, and when ar
gument fails him, he begins the war oil APP /
Relatives but for once at least the eNPe- /
dent will not succeed, nor will the errors
/ of his administration be raticd--ior
question il his word would be taken on
oath by any intelligent Grand Jury IN his
native State.
On the same day and during the same
conversation, | vas further informed OF
Mr.. Tyer's views in reference TO Mr.
Clay as his successor, by an invitation 20
unite with him in making Mr.. Webster
the IS strong man Of the South " for the
Presidency is the man said he Tor US,
aud if YOU will unite with me-, we eau make
him the popular man with all our SouIhern
people to which replied that should be
glad TO see many of the preludices then
existing in the Southern country agulns'
Mr.. Webster removed, aud should like TO
see him President, Lut all in good time,
MI. TYLER; his time has moi yet come
there is Que before him with far higher
aud stronger claims on the South and the
whole country-and Mr.. Webster must
i wait his time.
This part Of our conversation do not
f think I even TO this day mentioned to MT.
Clay, though | may have done it; II
have, il was not until after an irIeparable
breach had been made between them from
other causes-but 1t will serve to shew
I that a, that early period, he had fixed IN
0 his mind determined opposition TO Mr.
i. CLAY, which he has since attempted TO as
/ cribe to subsequent causes, growing out oil
/ what he called Mr.. Cay's atlemp, at dicta'
5 ton to him, when MIR. Clay and the whole
f Wing party in Congress yielded TO hun
!. what | trust will never again be yielded Il
any officer in the Executive Chair.
: The Mad sonian is right IN one pariieu
K lar, where he saws did not cease TO VISA
If Mr.. TYLER after this iutcryiew-nor dad
' ever say otherwise - my expression ~ th'
d discussion referred 10, was that neye
81 broke bread With him after that--and
b NIGH, have added thai | was never asked
:. for Mr.. Tyler had found on that day that
g. was not made of pcnetrablc stuff, and d.
h not suit has purposcs-but did conilnu
IA to visit him, and did all 10 my power 4
,e keep him IN the path Of reelitude and honor
(, aud | doubt DOT, he has often since 10 h'
D, moments Of reflection cursed himself 10
nj not taking some Of the wholesome ndSIo
i | then gave hun bu, when found all m
efforts unayaling, and that other council
|. had prevailed, which mus, plunge him int
destruction and the country into ruin
= then ceased my visits, and when at last
,t was reluctant 10 look upon his ireachcrou
10 visage, made n last effort, by lette
a which vas long since published IN connes
r. 100 with my speech on the Veto, 10 who
\. warned him oil oil that has been realize
.e by The course he has pursued.
r. As Car the statement Of the Mad.sonia
10 50 by authority" that no refused 10 hol
q any communication With me on account {
y IS MY Jeaehery there IS too much ,
c, stun aIfJ s..tueTuasA 10 II to merit reply
III Let that 90 for what II Is worth IL
.. not necessary that ] should 60 into has
e tory OF the amendment subsequently otter
II ed by Mr.. Clay 20 The Bagk Bill, Of whicl
IS he eomplslns--a part of tho statement
4 true, part utterly and entirely false
y Is enough to say that Mr.. Clay had neye
2, seen !, at the time ! presented II TO Mr.
y Tyler, and was opposed to It Shen he d,
% see IL OF hrst-and nj aat yielded 20 ht
!. high sense of patriotism, 10 offering 1t Il
10 the Senate, from persuasion, mot deiiyc.
II from me- that i would be acceptable t,
p Mr.. Tyler, and tina, without II, II could no
: pass the Senate md ! eau saw with nj
c upright conscience, that 20 far from the
amendment being adopted with view o
embarrassing Mr.. Tyler, that had ever,
,, reason to behete, as had Nr. Clay, That i
;, adopted the ban would receive hts sigma
+ ture
:. In regard TO tho last paragraph Of Mr.
! Tylcrs article, il i false that | ever made
any such assertion. 10 not know t.
d what particular occasion he aludcs, whef
{ be asserts That made The statement there
S ascribcd to me-bul recolect tho con
Z vcrsaiion at his rooms al Browns Hotel
0 very well, and imagine whatever have
! said heretofore will be found to correspond
!, with what am now about to say.
u On the night of the I'd OF March, ~
:, Mr.. Tyler, aud myself slept IN the same
bed, and talked more than half the night
; on various subjects, public and private -
among these subjects Of public nature
!. was the establishment Of National Bank
I, There was strong reason them TO apprebend
that there would be a iie IN The Senate on
that question, which VIC both deprecated {:
But said 9 Tyler, il Will afford you Clio.
rious opportunity TO lmmoTtaIze your name
. if the establishment Of an institution SO in.
dlspcnsoble to the prosperity of the coun-
try should be carried By your casting vote
; It will lay the nation under a weight OF
I obligation that viii never be forgotten :"
To which he replied, "Tha, il was re.
sponsibility he did not coyct-ihat he would
rather avoid it; bu, if il did come to that,
they should find that he was capable, as a
national representative, Of making a sac.
rlfice, or Of yielding all bis former opn.
IONS expressed as a representative Of Vir.
gina."
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