Litchfield enquirer., 1843-05-25

Hase utterly and entirely false-it is enough to cay that Mir. Clay had never seen it at the time presented 1t to Mfr. Tyler, and was opposed to 1t when he did see it at first and at last yielded to his high sense of pa- triOtism. in offering it to the Senate, from a persuasion, (not derived from mel that it would be acceptable to MT. Tyler, and that without it it could not pass the Senate; and | can say with an upright conscience, that 90 far from that amendment being adopted with view of embarrassing. MT. Tyler. that ] had every reason to belive, as had Mr.. Clay, that if adopted the bill would receive his signature.
 In regard to the last paragraph of Mir. Tyler's article, it is false that ever made any such assertion. do not know to what particular occasion he alludes, when he as- Serts that made the statement there ascri- bed to me; but recollect the conversation at his rooms, at Browns, Hotel very well, and imagine whatever Ihave said hereto. fore will be found to correspond with what l am now about to say.
 On the night of the 2d of March, Al, Mir. Tyler and myself slept in the same bed. and talked more than half the night on va. rious subjects, public and private-among those subjects of a public nature was the es- tablishment of a national bank. There was strong reason then to apprehend that there would be tie in the Senate on that ques. tion. which we both deprecated. But," said ], "Tyler, it will afford you a glorious opportunity to immortalize your name if the -esta blishment of an institution so ndis- pensable to the prosperity of the country should be carried by your casting vote 1t will lay the nation under weight of obli- gation that will never be forgotten" To which he replied, "That it was responsi- bility he did not covet, that he would rather avoid it; but if it did come to that, they should find that he was capable, as na- tional representative, of making sacrifice. or of yielding all his former opinions ex- pressed as repre- sentative of Virginia.
 On the next morning, number of gentle. men called and some of them introduced the subject of a national bank, as supposed, with a view of ascertaining what they had to ex- pect from Mr. Tyler, if he should have to de. eide the question; as the presiding officer Of the Senate-and remarked to them: You need not indulge any fears on that subject Tyler will do what is right; he'll vote for bank" "Come," said Mr. Tyler, "don't you commit me too far on that subject. Bolts"
 "Why," said l, "I can't commit you far. ther than you have already committed your. selffif1y times over."
 "Well, gentlemen" said MT. Tyler, I'll tell you this much: if am called on to give the vote, will give it without the slightest reference to any opinion that may at any former period have entertained or expressed while representative of Virginia. ! am now national representative, and will not allow old opinions to have any influence on my present course" All seemed to be sa. tisfied, and do not believe there was man present. (who believed MT. Tyler trustworthy that left the room with doubG that he would vote for the bill if he had to vote at all.
 In reference to that portion of the article which asserts MT. Tyler's intention to have introduced in his second veto message, an annunciation of his intention not to be can. didate for second term, from which he was only prevented by the urgent opposition of his Cabinet--I have nothing to do with it. and yet 1t may not be out of place to remark, with falsehood already.
 The following are extracts taken from MT. Ewing's letter of the 9th December last.
 "I did not think it advisable to accompa. ny the Veto with the proposed declaration, as there appeared to me no connection be. tween the two subjects. For him at that time and under these circum. stances, to declare solemnly in public pa. per that he would or would not be a candi. date for reelection, would as thought, make hn Me subject of public ridiculs and cont enpt, as he already was of public indignation. My advice therefore was given seriously and in good faith, though I did not for moment be. lieve his proposition was so-"no more than believed as fact his statement. that he had penned such declaration for insertion in his inaugural"
 Itappears then that Mir. Ewing simply ad- vised him not to make ridiculous ass of himself and this he construes into formal Cabinet consultation and advice, which alone prevented him from declining reelection at that time. " j But # he had submitted such proposition, subsequent events justify Mr. Ewing in his conclusion. that it was not made in good faith and that its only purpose was to ascertain who were for his reelection and who against it, that he might have retained the one, and have dispensed with the other.
 During the same. or perhaps it might have been in a subsequent conversation, and ofthis Twill not be certain, he remar ked that while Providence had always watched over this country with peculiar care its hand had nev. or been SO visible as in the death of General HarrisOn-for if he had lived he could never have carried it through the storm that was rising-indeed, said he, ana the only man that can administer it, for my popularity in Force Bill, and my general acquiscence in the views of the South (alluding to Bank. Tariff, &c.) places me in situation to do whRi no other man could.
 Well. said !. Mir. Tyler, you are hopeless. ly inearable.
 " Why. Botts," said he, "what do you con. sider as the true test of greatness-Is It not