The national Republican., 1862-01-23
DEATH OF THE TWiCE.T0LD TRAIT
on, john TYLER.

DEATH OF THE TW1CE.TOLD TRAIT.
on, JOnS TYLeR.
The Richmond Examiner Of Monday last,
comes 10 us In mourning for the late John
Tyler. II contains the following particulars:
DEATH or Ex PREsIDEHf TYLER.
On Saturday morning the public were star.
ued oy the tntellikehcs that . little afier mid.
q bic rooms, IN ihs Exchange aoisi, II this civ.
The announcement OF the melancholy fact oc-
casioned the most painful surprise In the oom.
n mGnity. g u had not been known that NJ.
that he had Al all been indisposed. ~
=, On tne sunday morning preceding his death,
M. Tyler came TO the breakfast table. at the
Exchange Hotel. ss usual. While clipping cup
o. nS sec ~ no wss ss.sd With sudden sintnes
tn the floor. Hs was taken into the iadies'
parl0r, whore be recovered, and was than con.
veyed TO his chamber. Several physicisps
xsre present, and came to the sssi.tAnOs Of
Brown and Dr.. Miller, the latter Of whom as
sisted In bearing him out Of the break faat room,
Dr.. Fairfax was also called In by Mr.. Ballard,
The proprietor Of the hotel.
posed to be serious, and gave but little alarm,
rs II was known that the deceased, Al djfIerent
periods Of his life, had been subject 10 severe
stacks of vertigo. Hope: we're INDUCED Of
that BE- would ssi Won until ths night he died,
when he was suddenly taken worse. and fAil.
ing rapidly, but without pain, died precisely
Vt nneen minutes past twelve O'Clock on FRI.
day night.
OBsEQUIEs OF THE DECEASED.
II 10 not determined, In detail, what will be
the order Of the funeral ceremonies Of the
iustrious dead, and they will not be deter.
mined until the committee Of ngemenis in
the Provisional Congress-, Of which Mr.. Tyler
SUHs %ss ,o1.s %1snosr; m appointed, which viii DO
ticed In Congress this morning and appropriate
eulogtums pronounced by distinguished mem.
6ers OF that body. The following is the list Of
the committees Of srrsngemsnts and confer.
ence appointed in both branches Of the State
10 the House Of Deleg gates -Msssrs. Barbour,
Newton, Robertson. Hunter, She fey, Grattan,
Blue, MoCsmant. Rtves, Jsnes. Saunders, Of
FrsntIin, .hI Ia.liory, anderson. Of BO,etourt:
Collier, Wiley, Isbell, Newman, johnson.
THE LYING IN STATE.
The remains Of the deceased were yesterday
taken to the Capitol. whore they viii lie 10
o'clock in the afternoon, the solemn ceremony
Of laying the remains 10 state was performed
at the Capitol, the body being disposed by
Lieutenant Governor Montague. Mr.. lsbell, Of
the State senste, and Mr.. Bocock, member of
Senate Of virginiS and Of the House of Dele.
gates, attending in procession.
II is expected that the remains will be re-
moved tO'morrOw, after consulting tho wishes
OF Mrs. Tyler, who Is ut present absent from
the city, having left here on Saturday. II Is
understood that u funeral sermon win be
preached in this city, but the details Of time
and arrangemen are Jet In the hands Of the
committee. On Saturday the bells Of the city
were tolled 10 testimony Of the public sorrow:
oil the legislative bodies we're adjourned, and
the 1ags over the Capitol, the public ohices,
and other buildings in the oity, remained
dropping at halfmast, under the wet and cloud.
cd skies Of Saturday and Sunday.
THE LAST MOMENTS OF THB DECEASED.
Al the time Of the decease Of Mr.. Tyler, there
were present 10 his chamber Drs. Brown,
Peachy, and Miller, Mr.. Josiah G. Wilson, Of
Charles City, Mr.. and Mrs. Ballard, and Mrs. IT,.
ler and child. These were the witnesses Of his
last moments. Dr.. Brown had been sent for, and,
on entering the room, Mr.. Tyler swid, Doctor,
Am dying" A few moments, and he fell Ofi
into the utter weakness preceding dissolution.
One Of the attending physicians approached
the bedside with medicine, and said, Mr.. Ty-
ler, lot me give you some stimulAnt." az will
not have IT," replied the dying suiiere or, and, In
= few moments. quietly bresthed bis last. :. His
last Ineligible words was the reply 10 the Doc.
tor.