Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-10-01

fed with Henry Clsys" And the result
proved that was correct. While the bill
was pending. Mr.. Bolts wrote his foolish
letter to "head Capt. Tyler or die" which
was seized upon with avidity by Mr.. Tyler
and his friends, as another pretext for his
veto. Some pretended to believe that the
letter had something to do with his course.
do not believe one word oft. His course
was settled the day after Mr.. Wise was re-
iected by the Wings, and John White Sc
lected for Speaker. Bank bill, or no Bank
bill, Bolts letter, or no Bolts letter, he
was lost to the Wing party. The bill he
had interlined with his own hand, and pass
ed without changing letter, after the re-
Elections of the Sabbath day, shared the
same fate with the others. A veto follow
ed. The eyes of the whole Wing party
were opened. Mr.. Tyler and his guard
we're seen fortifying themselves, by the ex-
ecutive offices and patronage. in their little
circle around their Chief, to become as
they vainly imagined, the nucleus of the
great Tyler party that was to be. All was
ioy in the Democratic ranks. Not at the
detection of Mr.. Tyler alone. but at the an
ticiprted effects OF the treason on the Wing
party. On tn, other hand, the Wings were
deeply affected. They saw ali their hopes
blasted, the labors Of the campaign lost,
the executive department, and its co-opera-
ton, torn from them by the perfdy OF the
man they had elected. There were two
courses to be pursued. The one was to
stand still, and let Mr. Tyler and his allies
govern the great Wing party and control
its action, while the responsibility OF the
administration would rest upon them in
the national mind And the other was to
cut loose from the Executive, and repudi-
ate all responsibility for his acts. The lat
ter course met the approval OF the whole
party, except very few, who had tasted,
or were looking for, the crumbs that fall
from the Executive table, small and great.
The Wing manifesto followed. l was
honored by being associated with John
Mcpherson Berrian, and Nathaniel p Tai
madge, of the Senate, as the Committee OF
the Wings of that body. Horace Everett,
of Vermont, John p Kennedy, of Mary
land, John G.. Clark, of New York. and
Kenneth Rayner of North Carolina, act
ed as the Committee of the House. The
Joint Committee reported the manifesto
to a meeting of the Wings of both Houses
Many speeches were made by distinguish
ed Wings, even sketch of which l have
not space here to record, among which
were two of uncommon power, the one from
Willard Fillmore, AMI the other from Thos.
f. Marshall. The vote was taken,-the
manifesto adopted without dissenting
sounl, that heard
Two days after the second veto all the
Cabinet resigned, except Mr.. Webster,
Secretary of State, who retained his posi-
ton, for reasons satisfactory to himself at
the time, no doubt, but which were far from
being so to the Wing party. and which
even Mr.. Webster had to abandon at a
subsequent period, and give place to Mr..
Calhoun, not, however, until he had made
his Faneuil Hall Speech, which, for his
sake, | always regretted. The most of
the Tylerites soon made their appearance
in the executive nominations to our body
for high office. and were all promptly re-
iected, neither party having any confidence
in Mr. Tyler or his nominees. Mr.. Wise
was nominated for Minister to St. Cloud.
| voted against him with much reluctance
Had he been nominated to any other Court,
by President Tyler, | should have voted
for him. Our relations at that time witt,
France were of an infamable character,
and thought Mr. Wise was not the man
for that Court. During the entire session
it was given out that Governor Bagby, Of
Alabama, would on certain day show up
the Wing party in its true light. AT an
early hour the galleries and side sofas Of
the Senate were filed. Judge Upsher,
Gilmer, Gushing, Wise, Irwin, Proffitt
Robert and John Tyler, Jr., in front anC
around the Governor as he rose from tn,
seat next to Col. Benton. Gen. Bagby
was of the large size ofmen. fine features
bald head, strong musical voice, and withal
one of the severest tongues in the Senate
exceedingly sarcastic and bitter, and We
pleasant in his social intercourse. AS w
all expected, the Governor commenced up
on the Wing party. Twas sitting at tn
time directly before him, looking him il
the face. He said all and more than al
that | had heard from any other source
against the party to which ! belonged, t.
the infinite delight, visible and unrestrain
ell, of all the Tylerites present. He haC
worked himself up to a fine strain of i'm
FASHIONED eloquence, when looking in m.
face, at the highest pitch of his strong
voice, "Why don't you Wings keep you
promises to the American people. paus
for an answer" said, Because you
President won't let u.s. He leaned bacl
against the railing, paused moment, an
then in the most contemptous manner ex
claimed, sour President! our President
Do you think we would go to the most cor
!, rupt party that was ever formed in tn
United States, and then take the meancs
renegade that ever leftTt that party for on
PRESIDENT" From that moment the WIFI
party was lost sight Of and Mr.. Tyler be
came the text for the balance of the dis
course The seats of the Tylerites wer
vacated in asfew minutes, and their occu
pants were seen leaving the chamber witt
any thing but smiles resting on their coun
tenances.. The session was about to close
when l called into the Vice President
room near midnight to get nomination @
/. a l,n1 of3,cor for q vacant Office 1 form,