The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-31

Ex-President Tyler.
We commend to the careful attention of our
readers this morning. and especially to the la
dies Of the North, the admirable letter of Mrs.
ex-President Tyler, which graces our columns
to-day. 1t is written in reply to the recent
manifesto of the Duchesses of Sutherland, Ar
gyle, and Bedford, the Countess Of Derby, Wis
countess Palmerston, and Ladies Blantyre and
| Trevellyan, and host Of others. Of the sympa-
thetic women Of England, appealing to their sis
tiers, the fair women ofthese United States to- join
with them in that high and holy enterprise of
English philanthropy, the abolition of Ameri-
can slavery. Her Grace the Duchess Of Suth-
erland and her associates. plead in vindication
of this ungracious ntermeddling in our do
mestc institutions, that it will contribute some
thing to the glorious, browning, final fulflment
Of Christianity, of glory to God in the high
est; on earth peace, and good will to men,"
| The letter Of Mrs. Tyler in answer to this
we had almost said, this hypocritical- appeal Of
the high-born female abolitionists of England, is
no indicate intrusion on her part into the po-
litical arena. She does not advance to the res
cue as "a strong-minded woman" assuming. in
defiance Of public opinion, the full exercise
Of her 'woman's rights" She is not volun-
teer for notoriety, in the patriotic duty she has
undertaken to discharge. Her letter is the re-
suit of public solicitation, through the columns
of the Richmond Enquirer; and we think that
in the execution of the task thus called upon to
fulfil. she vindicates at once the institutions of
the South the patriotism of the honored daugh-
tiers Of this republic and her own high charac-
ter as truly benevolent and intelligent wo-
man.
Mrs. Julia Gardiner Tyler is daughter of a
late distinguished citizen of New York-Hon.
David Gardiner, who was killed by the dread
full explosion on board the steamer Princeton,
during an official pleasure trip on the Potomac
river, on the 2Sth ofFebruary, 1874. His dauGSh-
ter became the wife of John Tyler, President Of
the United States. towards the close Of his term
of office. And, Notwithstanding his vetoes of
Mr.. Clay's bank bills and his industry and en-
ergy, aided by Mr. Calhoun, in effecting the an
nexation Of Texas; and his settlement, through
Mr.. Webster. of the North Eastern Boundary
question. the most brilliant achievement of Mr..
Tyler's administration, was the conquest. by
the gay widower, of the young, beautiful, intel
lectual, attractive and accomplished lady whose
patriotic letter is the subject of this article.
Born and educated in the North, and living
for the last eight years on Virginia plan
tation, the mistress of its colony Of slaves, and
from the daily experience Other life thoroughly
conversant with the practical workings of the
institution of slavery as it exists in the South,
she is certainly most fitting respondent to the
officious philanthropy of England's abolition
duchesscs.
The locality too, whence this letter cman-
ates is eminently apropos in this international
controversy. Sherwood Forest, the home of
ex-President Tyler, is situated near Williams
burg, the ancient colonial capital Of Virginia;
and in the immediate neighborhood Of James
river and James Town, those historical scenes
Of ehivalry and romance, in which Captain
Jehl smith and Pocahontas were the principal
characters. II was to supply the tobacco plan
tations Of James river with laborcrs that the
first African slaves were introduced into this
continent. The institution was set up and es-
tabshed by the British government and its
Nirginian coonists on James river; aud now,
after the lapse Of more than two hundred years,
woman's voice is heard from this sacred
ground Of Virginia. in earnest remonstrance
against the offensive warfare Of the women OF
England upon a social institution Of the South
founded by their fathers. Such a reply to such
n proyccation could not have cmanated from a
more appropriate locality.
A. han 10 IF
Mrs. Tyer's letter by any recapitulation here Of
the leading points Of her beautiful response to
the sclfrighteous and impericus Duchess Of
Sutherland. The patriotic republican in vindi-
cation Of the benign institutions Of this happy
country, and its happy people, its Southern
slaves included, is more than . match for the
/ Thlisnthropic royalist, who amid the scenes Of
| slavery, oppression, degradation, restitution,
| and starvation Of the three kingdoms, seems to
| laycfrgotten the wise old maxim, that charity
| should begin at home"
I Upon this point, the extract Of a letter, which
We also publish, from Donald M'Leod long q
| resident in Tie United States, but now returned
10 his native Scotland win prove q powerful
| auxiliary to The orgUm eatuns al homjaem Of
Mrs. Tyler. Mr.. M'Lcod furnishes a very inter-
csting birds eye view 81 the Duke and Duchess
| Of Susherland's Highland estate Of Dunrobin
| Castle. Tie describes il as a place where, '.in
| lie days o. lang sync" il was the scene Of .
busy. happy patriotic and thrifty population
hat row reduced under the philanthropy o.
tic British government and the British no
| Diiy, 10 comparative desert, sparsely oc-