The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-06
Extract of a letter 10 member Of Congress

dated
PnlLApELSuiA, May 3d. 1874
nMY Dr.p SIR Permit me, sir, to say TO you that
| am greatly pleased TO fnd you once mere in the
House Of Representatives of this Republic, and to
congratulate you upon your course IN relation 10 the
alton of Texas to this Union. In this State
the Texas question is of deep interest An re-
cent meeting of the friends of Tyler and Texas held
in the immense room of the Chinese Museum, be-
tween four and five thousand Democrats assembled
and with prodgous cheering adopted series of reso-
buttons in favor Of the Veto President John Tyler
and his course in relation to Texas The Van Blu
rem men held meeting the same night in the Court
house, approving Of the re- annexation of between
four and five hundred persons. So you see the
friends of Tyler and Texas sweep all before them in
this section Of the country. Since the meeting in
the Chinese Museum five or six other very large
Tyler and Texas meetings have been held in the city
and county of Philadelphia. President Tyler is very
popular all over sylvania, on account OF his
celebrated Bank Vetoes. Pennsylvania is truly a
Veto State. But since the President has come out
with his Texas proposition, the sea of excitement
that moving in his favor, bearing him along ire
ristible hare doubt thai he, uih his Vetoes aud
Ttra, can carry the State Of Pennsylvania by 20 600
majority Indeed, this opinion everywhere prevails
so strongly that 1t is believed here, that he is the
only man who carry against Clay. And so tho
roughly are the People convinced of this fact that in
all their meetings held within The last month, they
have nominated President Tyler in their primary
semblies without reference to any convention re-
solving 90 into the contest with him and him only
in the coming campaign. Last night, was told by
one Of the delegates to the Baltimore Convention,
who is instructed to support MIR. Van Buren,, that
from present prospects, that that would be useless, and
that he thought from recent demonstrations in Pha-
depha, and other parts Of the State, that President
Tyler would carry this State, against Mr.. Clay, by
large majority. He added, also, that there was
thing eertan nj. that the Democratic friend, Of Prssi
dsn Tyler clearly held the balance Of potsr in their
hsnd,
81 told him that that true, and that they were
resolved to use it, That Tylers chivalrous course,
when the Wing, wanted him TO approve the United
States Bank, in coming up to the rescue Of the JEFF
fesonian Democracy, had warmed the hearts Of the
whole nation towards him, manifested at the
time by the mighty outbreak Of the freemen of the
nation in his favor when he sent his Bank vetoes to
the Senate.
Besides, said that unless we ran Southern ,nqn
against Mr.. Clay, that my opinion that Clay icouid
cory neayIy srery State in the South and that Mr..
Tyler was the only man 10 be put against Mr. Clay,
at this time successfully in the South. MIR Tylcrwas
for Texss-Mr. Clay against it Mr. Tyler was for
the Veto power-Mr. Clay was against it, Besides,
added that il, at this time man. Rcins outside IN,
,lsrsA.ldnr region should (when the question Of sla
very is one, that at this time agi,atng the whole
South TO it, very centre) be nominated, that such
candidate would be beaten by MIR Clay coming as
be does from slave State. This view Of the case,
he said was very strong and worthy Of deep consde-
rtion and would have TO be attended to ia the nomi-
nation of the Democratic candidate, TO oppose Mr..
CLAY. agreed with me that President Tyler was the
best candidate that could be presented TO the support
Of the Democratic party at the approaching Presi-
dental election.
81 further remarked, that If the Democrats should
nou carry Of which had no d"ubt II they run the
Veto and Texas advocate, Tyler, as the candidate,
that the Wing party would be Frustrated for long
time But, that If any act Of ndiscretion, such as
placing a candidate before the People that would,
from his location in the Union allow Mr. Clay TO
carry n, South @oay from him in a body, the Demo
cratic party could not be rallied again for many
years. | continued If the Wings should carry it
rcw would elats them, and give their party such
srcpg h, that they would keep the power with firm
and tenacious hold. No candidate in my opinion,
can Keep the wings from ,riumpbng except the We
I. and Texas Chief, Tyler. Gen. Jackson Is with him
on both Of hesc points, and the People and a,
Clay is a STAKEHOLDER, we must run candidate from
u, South to prevent that question being turned
against u. in the Southern section Of the Union.n