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

hopes al pFte.lefity ''the tSoH"y'
from Mia, supposed would be The policy
Of bis administrator. /
What object could have had al that
I time, what purpose could have subsetseu
! ~ ,Tumping up such tale as this against
oue, for my Too ardent support oil whom, 10
the Legislature Of Virginia, for seat 10
The Senate, | had Incurred The dispiesSu'e
Of some Of my bes, ffiends, aud allena'ed
the affections Of some oI the best. wings 10
the Stale aud TO whom, because believed
him To be az honest aud Ill treated man,
had adhered with q conslancy, ienaeIiy
aud zeal worthy OF a better cause and bel
Ter man. Aud yet such was the suppression
made on my Gind by the interview held
that day with Mr.. Ty'er, as to his ultimate
, purpose TO run for a second and third tern,
which was oaly 10 be accomplished by The
destruction OF the Wing party, that | men.
toned the conversation to severa! oil my
, intimate frieuds 90 the same night ol the
S day on which 1t occurred.
S Al that time the Hon. W illiam c. Daw-
I son, ani the Hon. Roger L. Gamble, and
s myself formed a mess, and TO each OF them
4 mentioned, in confidence, what had tran.
! spired between Mr.. Tyler and myself, and
5 expressed my apprehension OF the result.
c On subsequent aud perhaps 10 some oil
o them as early as the next day, | mention
c ed il conhdcn,ially 10 my friends, the Hon.
{ Willie P. Mangum, Jno. J. CriIienden,
aud think the Hon. William ). Archer,
$ with all OF whom | was on terms of the
e most familiar intimacy, besides one or two
# OF NV colleagues. To Mr.. Clay-l be.
}. lieye never mentioned ii, either until
G the Veto Message was sent 10, or until II
II was ascettained with certainty that It was
D. 20 conc, when | put him in possession oil
l. Mr.. TSler's views OF ~ years term
&C that he might be on his guard.
n | have not time, before feel It ncces
Fl sarv 10 answer this " by authority attack
II on my yeracity, TO write TO all or any o
10 the gentlemen above referred to, but il any
70 one Of them DO not reeoliectto have heart
II Of this conversation substantially, If no
s. verbatim, as have related above, | wIst
,e him TO contradict II publicly. would pre-
fer that they should eorroborate this state
" menl, If their recolleetions accord will
re- mine-but knowing the reluctance will
III which many gentlemen appear in thes'
re newspaper controversies, will only ask
in .Gf they object 10 the other course,) tina
they will aonlradic, this whole stalemen
10 if hey did not hear Of il long prior to an,
rupture between Mr.. Tyler aud myself.
ID This IS the conversation which was al
luded to BY Mr.. Gibbons, Of PhIladel phia
- last fall, IN a public address to the citizen
}. Of Philadelphia. An imperfect nccoan
r Of which had reached Mr.. Gibbons, vhi
N is a stranger TO me, and which led TO
" correspondence at ihst time, when Mr
TYLER was invited 10 authorize publica
0 ton OF the whole conversation which tia
n Madisonian declined | suppose BY author
IIty 10 give. And which was referred 4
AN ~ The laic Canvass ~..i.- = - ~''9s' are
= Il dad beeu repeatedly mentioned r. m,
I'd competitor, sogsSs mi n spirit OF rrbukc
vi ina 1ad fallen out and quarTeled wit
IN IN power, ia charge from which en-
asTrlrely exoaeraied him,l because it becam'
y proper IN my own ylndication, 10 shew tina
iit had quarreled with men in poTer i wa
II because had found men in power profit
u gate and corrupt, and unworthy OF ny
- confidence or The support Of the people
and al the same time TO show tina, | couls
, have had no personal or selfish object il
a quarrclling with patronage, honor, emolu
= ment and reward, al Of which attached 1,
., men IN power, and 10 show that It | d.
4, quarrel with power It was because pre-
ferred a sacrifice Of my personal advance
% ment to a surrender Of my rcpreseutalis,
!, duty and fidelity.
!, | might also here advert TO several pas
:, sages to be found 10 my speech on the Veto
n delivered ia che House Of Representatives
= al the extra session Of ls4l, IN winch al
!, lGsiou s made TO this conversation, as fur
y aishlHg me with a knowledge Of his treach
: cry and design to run for another term
and IN nv letter To fhe PUbhc," dated
August 2lst, ls4I, 10 explanation Of the
a +" COFFEE House letter, distinct allusion is
:, also made to il. For exnmple After enu.
4 mcrailng many Of Mr.. Tyler's acts, to
shew ho~ far he had committed himself
= 10 Wing policy. say" For Mr.. Tyler,
j, who bad done all this, 10 be the first man
:, 10 throw himself IN the path Of his friends,
n
y az obstacle 10 the hopes, the entreaties,
e the demands Of Nations happiness and
veal, for he purpose Of promoting has orH
:, personal popularity, did b,troya degree Of
!. perGdy, that flied ne rith indignation and
disgna"
!, "If Mr.. Tyler chooses to call for the
reasons that brought me 10 The conclusion
: that This uas his inject, be can have them.
: !, am not now at liberty to state them all y
J. And again, remark 10 that letter, +" II
. high official station had been upperm1a IN
Q my mind, Dagh hare betrayed my party
0 and my friends, ond giUen in my GdAeson
!, 10 Mr.. Tyler's reelection, and sustained
/. him in his desertion." Who can honestly
!, doubt that referred at that time 10 this
Q very conversation And may nottho ques-
ton be asked, with some propriety, il there
!, was no foundation for such remarks, why
Il the official organ was not then, as now, au.
\ thoriZed to pronounce IL false