Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-08-30
From the Baltimore Patriot.
Mr.. Tyler.~ Letter,

Mr.. Tylcr-> Letter.
| We publish in another column letter from
Mr.. TYLER. withdrawing his namo as a candidate
for the Presidency. The last sceno in the Tyler
farce which has amused and excited tho ridcu
of the whole country for three years. has thus
closed. Mr.. Tyler has 1T length appea rcd the
stage. pronounced the prologue, and with his
hand lowered the curtain. Whether regard
the actors IN this farce, tho scenes of which it
was made up. i, will DO looked upon in all time to
come, altogether contcmp,ible-and as. from
having been performed iii no less place than the
mansion of tho President of the United States. ten
ding, TO some extent. to degrade the country and
It's institutions. We could wish, for tho sake of
both, that all recollection of could pass from tho
public mind. and that history should leave no re-
cord of having been enacted. Bu, tho
inamv which covers Mr.. Tyler all over, and tho
political treachery of which he was guilty arc so
ointment. tina, neither he nor his doings be
forgotten. till some other John Tyler shall arise
to wipe off all recollection of them bv oclipsing
the greater nfamy of his and the greater base
ness of his treachery, all that is pre-
servo the name and the character of John Tyler,
Acting President of tho United States, for the
scorn and contempt of overy honest man of all
parties.
Mr.. Tylor has thought proper in tho closing adj
dress of the farce TO indulge IN remarks OF sol-
gorfcation, and has vcnured 10 make statements,
which. even IN the has.y notice we can give his
letter to-day. call for notice.
In the opening of his address, Mr.. Tyler speaks
of the ..rcasons." which influenced him in accept
ing the nominations made by that most ridiculous
of all Convcntions-the Tyler Convention held IN
this city in May last-as having ''lost much of
their original force!' 1t was indeed time for him
to retire, if that which in tho beginning desti
tute other of responsibility influence. and was
altogether without political or moral power. had
lost any of its force. Even Tyerism, weak and
Imbecilo it IS, could gain strength from rely
| ing upon such broken reed.
| But it is not true, that tho reasons which no
gives for withdrawing havo any foundation i'll
fact, or arc allythose which operated upon HIM.
1t is not true and Mr.. Tyler has inward convic-
ton that it is not true. that his conduct was over
Improved by the people. Needs he be reminded
at this ,a ", when tho voice Of deceived people
Is coming up from every quarter, calling upon
! Henry Clay to do the work which they desired tn
havo done in 1910, but which his trcnchcry pro-
vented being done-that the reverses the Wing
party met with In 1912, were entirely owing to
tho political apostacy of John Tylor, which, while
it astoundod the country, Disguised the people and
kept them from tho polls! So far from tho people
looking with favor either upon him his mea
sures at any tme since tho lamcntcd death of
Con- Harrison gavo him an opportunity TO play
tho traitor. there has mover been day
hour in which the voice of every State, county,
and city of the Union, if it could have boon heard
would not have boon ono of the deepest ccnsure of
him. We speak thus plainly, because havc
no idea now, when Mr.. Tyler is attempting TO
sneak out of the contemplate position whore his
own vanity and falseheartedness bad placed him,
that he shall carry with him to his obscure
treat, tho affected consolation which the cxprcs-
sion of such an opinion, uncontradctcd, could gvo
him.
We can only notice ono other part of his nd
dress. Ho says he was nominated Ito conciiate'
a portion of the Wing party of 1910 whom he de-
signatcs as Republicans and original supporters
of General jackson. Mr.. Tyler n mombor
of the Harrisburg Conve ntion and he therefore is
guilty of high moral offence when he makes
understandable a statement this. Ilo knows
that it Is not true. The imputation which he
would thus cast upon the members of that Con-
vcnton IS SO gross, that II requires wo should dis
miss all forms of courtesy, and stgmatize what
/ no says IN this regard as an untruth. 1t is I'M
qualiticdly untrue, and without the slightest
rant. Mr.. r. Ter went TO the Harrsburgh Con-
vonton the friend of Henry Cays nomination.
If may believe what he said whilst there, no
was the most devoted friend Mr.. Clay had in tho
Convention. He cried-as, indeed, did many
truo-hearted man in the Convention cry-when
Horny Clay not nominated. This was, per-
| haps, tho best moment IN John Iylcrs lIfo-no
doubt the tears no then shod were honest tears.
Mr.. Clay was not nominated for the highest Of
fee, and therefore it deemed due to him that
ono Of his friends should be selected for tho
cond office. Mr.. Tyler was taken as that friend.
How fatal the mistake which the Convention
made, is matter of history. ] lie take
rs Inc 1rlcnd OF Henry clay, ahd-aias Tor mo
weakness of poor human nature-hc became tho
ant:podes of what he was thought TO be. HE
PROVED A TRAITOR. As such. the pen Of
the impartial historian TO which he appeals, will
consgn him to the infamy of all succeeding
years.
OF all the wrongs committed by the Locofocos.
that of stealing tho Wing songs is about the mean
est. The Richmond Enquirer was recently de-
tected and exposed in stealing the words of The
RUDIe' ma Its
stroyng It's spirit, by an attempt to turn II into a