Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-05-23

! SAID. "Tylcf there IS ono Ticct OF advice wan
10 gave YOU, and as YOU have invited the to tail
freely with YOU shall DO -. You are pool
man aud viii feel y more sensibly when you re-
tire from your present situation than you have ev
er doue before you will ind II necessary TO live
and entertain IN style different from what you
accustomed to, and unless You provide The mean'
now, you will be PLACED IN an embarrassing siua
ion
You ought to lay up from your salary . 5oOC
= year. which in 4 years will give YOU 500 900
AMI nat in Williamsburg will be a fine estate, up
on which YOU can live after the payment Of all
your delis as will become your station.
BOTS said be, why confne me TO four yedr,F'
aWhy confnc you 10 chat p said with sur.
I prise
"Ycs, why. confne me TO four ycars7 Why
not Arcire7 am now only finishing out the IN
expired term Of General Harrison aud if | can
make my administration popular, why should |
no, be entitled TO an election on my own account,
and then If could make myself acceptable to the
people, WY should not serve out my own eigh,
years o.aors have done beore2"
Why, Mr.. Tyler" answered, you forgot the
one term principle No. said he, nj every body
else would be bound by the one term principle so
would |, bu, nobody else is, and why should I
be 4"
Mr.. Tyler" said | "lei me en,reat you cren in
jest. never TO talk ~ this way 10 any body else
THIS having bsnsaid apparently half in jest
and half in eancstHf was doubtful how he inien-
ded until in n more serious tone he resumed
"Now Bots don't you go off half cooked, and
oppose my administruon-l bad rather any man
in Congress should oppose my administration than
you'll am under greater obligations to you than
any body else and there is no man whose interest
should take more pleasure in promoting than yours
Now, sir, have Cabinet around me not Of my
own selection; thsi General Harrison's Cabinet
and do not know how long can live in har.
mony with them, don't know how soon | may
have to cali around me political family of my
own choi.e, and when | do, schere should look
so rOsn a. 10 my old triends from my o,cn doors'"
exiendin9 bath hands totcard me-
Sad L. Mr.. Tyler, is tune You and | had come
to an understanding. You say you had rather
any MANN Congress should oppose your admin
istraon tlan l. Now sir let me say 10 YOU if i, is
yonr purpose to act with strict fidelity to that grea,
Wing patty 10 which am and ever have been at.
tachod inprincip!e, and which brought YOU into
power il 1t your purpose to carry out in good
faith those measures Of relefwhich we have prom.
Used the country-you shall never want a supper.
ter on that floor while am there and able 10 rem.
der you assistance but, by Cd, Mr. Tyler, if
ii is your purpose to break them down and set up
party for yourself-rll be ID if ever YOU
did see a more violent and bitter opponent than
you will ind in me; and as for office, to which
you have alluded, let me say to you, there is not
Office IN he gift OF the Executive that desire
to hold and not one would consent TO accept. if
i, were to b. attended with the slightest sacrifice
ofmy political integrity, or of the confidence of
my constituents"
"Wel well" said he we won, talk any more
about this now-come take off your hat and stay
and dine with me" | tried to excuse myself he
insisted, took my hat and umbrella from me and
| s'aid and broke bread that day with him for
the last time in hs own house.
At tina. time the Hon. VIM. c. Dawson, and
the Hon. Roger l.. Gamble and myself formed
mess, and to each Of them | mentioned in conf
dence, what had transpired between Mr.. TYLER
and myself and expressed my apprehension of
the resuk On subsequent and perhaps TO some
OF them as carly as the next day, mentioned it
confldenlially TO my friends, the Hon. Willie p
Mangum, John J. Crendon, and 1 think the
Hon. Wm L. Archer, with all of whom was on
terms Of lie most familiar intimacy. besides one or
two of my colleagues. To Mr.. Clay believe
never mentioned it, either until the veto message,
wa: sent In. or until it was ascertained with Ger.
"'''y ""o W N"n'ti Wnt1 L pN Hilh IN pos
session OF MIR. Tyler's views of a IL years term
that he might be on his guard
have not time before feel it necessary to answer
this by authority" attack on my veracity, 10 write
to all or any Of the gentlemen above referrded TO-
but II any one OF them do not recollect to have
heard OF this conversation substantisly il not YER
batlm, as have related it above. I wish him to
contradict publicly would prefer tina, they
should corroborHe this statement If their recollec
lions accord with mine-bu, knowing the reluc.
lance with which many gentlemen appear in these
newspaper controversies, will only ask IF they
object 10 the other course,) tina, they will contra
diet Tins whole statement if they did not hear Of it
long prior to any rapture between Mr.. Tyler and
myself
might also here advento several passages to
be lonnd m my speech on the veto, delivered in
the House Of Representatives at the extra session
OF ls4l, IN which alluson is made to this CONVEX
saton, as furnishing me with knowledge of his
GescbeTy and design 10 for another TERM
and ID my letter "To the Public dated August
Sisi Is4i IN rxplssstios Of the NCofee House"
letter, tis.ibci alius.on Is made to H. For exam
pie Aiier enumeraling many OF Mr.. Tylers acts
TO show how far he had committed himself to
Wing policy, | say-"For Mr.. Tyler, who had
done all this to be first man to throw himself in
the path OF his friends, and make himself STUN
bling block, and obstacle to the hopes, the en-
treaties, the demand OF nuion's happiness and
veal, for the purpose Of promoting has o0n pop.
aar'fg dld teiray degree Of psrtfdy that Gied