Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-11-24

make pause, in the working Of political am
bition. The explosion Of the great gun on
board the Princeton steamer took place, killing, !
among others, two Of Mr. Tyler's cabinet, Mr. |
Upshur and Mr. Gilmer,) both deeply engaged
in the Texas project--barey failing to kill Mr.
Tyler, who was called back 10 the critical mo-
ment, and who had embraced the Texas scheme
with more than vicarious zeal and also barely
failing 10 kill the writer Of this View, who
was standing al the breech Of the gun closely
observing its working As well rs that Of the
Texas game, and who fell among the killed
and stunned, fortunately to rise again. Com
modore KEENAN,, Mr. Virgil Maxcy, Mr. Gard
ner Of New York, faiher-in-law (ihai was to
be) of the President, were also killed; doz-
en- seamen were wounded, and Commodore
Stockton burnt and scorched as he stood at The
side Of the gun. Such an occurrence was
we'll calculated 10 impress upon the survivors
the truth Of the divine lesson "What shadows
we aro-what shadows we pursue" Bot II
had no effect npun The pursuit of the Presijen-
tial shadow. Instantly, Mr Calhoun was invii
ed TO take Mt Upshnts place 10 the Depart
ment Of State, and took II with On alacriiy and
with a paironlzing declaration which showed
his zeal for the Texas movement, and as good
as avowed its paternity. lie declared he took
the place for the Texas negotiation dlUue, und
would quit il as soon as that negotiation should
be finished. In brief, the negotiation, instead
Of pausing in the presence Of so awful a caias-
tf6bhe, seemed TO derive new life from II, and
10 go forward with accelerated inpetuosity -
Mr. Calhoun put his eager activity into il ; pol
iiicians became more acknowledgements
more clamorous, the interested classes, Gland
and scrip speculaiors) swarmcd At Washington,
and Mr. Tyler embraced the scheme with fer
tor which induced the suspicion that he had
adopted the game for his own, and intended 10
stand cast Of The Presidential die upon it.
The Vaccinations Of the committee, though
greatly successful with individuals and with
the politicians with whom they could commu-
nicaie, did not reach the masses. who remained
( firm 10 Mr Van Buren and il became necessa'
ny TO fall upon some new means Of acting upon
them. This led to different use Of the Jack
son Texas letter from what had been intended.
|, was intended To have been kept in the back
ground, a secret 10 the hands Of its possessors
until the meeting Of the couvention-ihen sud
denly produced, to turn the scale between MI
Calhoun and Mr. Van Buren, and this desigr
had been adhered 10 for about the space Of !
year, and the letter kept close il was then re-
CURED to as means Of rousing the masses.
Jacksons name was potential with the peo
pie, and il was deemed indispensable to brinl
il TO bear upon them. The publication Of th'
letter was resolved upon, and the Globe news
paper selected for the purpose, and Mr. Aarol
v. Brown to have il done. All this was judi
cious and regular. The Globe had been the or
gan Of General jackson, and therefore the mos
! proper paper to bring his sentiments before III
public. II was the advocate Of Mr. Van Blu
! ren IS election, and therefore would prevent III
Vas 6 ,ss cas o%Saa asae 81 es siieT e
! protesting friend Of Mr. Van Buren,, and
therefore, the proper person to carry it for pub
LEGATION.
He did so; but the editor, Mr. Blair, seen
no good that ii could do Mr. Van Buren, but
, on the contrary, harm, and being sincerely hi
friend, declined 10 publish IL; and after exam
inaiion, delivered il back TO Mr. Brown. ShorI
} ly thereafter, 10 wit, on the 22d Of March
! 1874, il appeared in the Richmond Enquirer
post-dsted, that 10 TO say, the date Of 1874
changed in'o ioi4-~he'her oy design or acc'
oen' Is mol known out Inc posi- date gave III
ie'er iresher aPPearanne, and more vlgoI
Gus apPheahon 10 ihe Texas question. In
/ fact that this letter had got back to Mr. Brown
ai'et having oeen given up 70 hr 'iimer' prov
ca 'ha' Tue ie,'er travelled 10 a circle ~h'i
KEEP, secret, ana wen' nom hand 10 nand anon
'he ini'is'ed as needed ior use.
Inc Time mad now come Tor the inierrogat'o
Oh the candidates. and u was done WIN all IN
'act ~hich ,ne delicate Junction required IN
enoice OF me inierrogaior was The hrst pein'
ne "us' % '''enu' os'enslo'e u no' real
sne parry in'e'f"ea'ed' IL fesi ne mus'
himself oeceised' ana made 10 oeiiese ihat D
: was performing a kindly service II no'' D
,nus' sun nave ue appearance AND Tor NJ
van nurens peneh', suitable performer wa
FOUND 10 me person OF Nr hammen, repre-
sentative In Congress IRON MISSISSIPPI who's
: ieuer was model Tor the occasion, and IN lac
mas oeen pretty wen followed since. habounf
ed m DrOteSSlOUS oil lrlelO6llD 10 MIR Van Hl