The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-01-31
JANUARY 81, 1862.
Death Of Ex.rrtsident Tyler,

John Tyler Is dpsd, ut X chMuhd Va,
'Agey "a. lie was botn IN Cnatirs County,
Wax IN l790. aud elected t. the L,'pislatpre
eft6st State when 20 years old. THE next
year he was chosen 90 Congtess tHousc.)
and serted thr.ugh three terms with no
particnln. disiinclion. A few Years later.
he as chosen Governor at his State by the
.,eSsiatute, aud IN 1897 was lrcted to the
II. s. Scnato--all tho Adams combining
with minority of the jackson nep in hs
eupport. in order to oust john Rand hph.
whose unmeasured vnuperation of Adams
and Clay made thuir friends willing to unite
on any ono who corld beat him Mr.. Tyicr
was Crawford jackson Calhoun man. bu,
opposed tho removal OF the U s deposits
from the U s. Bank by Gen JacksOu's
order, and was in 1886 iustruc Cd out Of
the Senate on that issue. having previously
boon very strongly sustained by the Lrgis.
lature. He was thus thrown into qud1 op
position. aud WINS run Tor Vice President
with Judge White for President that YEAR
receiving tho votes OF sevetal Southern
States, aud barely missing those OF several
Others. Virginia was carried by the Van
Buren, party. but would not vo,o Tor Cot
Richard NJ. Jnhnson ioi Wee President. nor
vet tor Mr. Tyler. but threw her % votes
away on William Smith of =. g.. whrrehN
the election was aeni ~ the U. 5. Senate
whore Col. Johnson was CHOSEN.
In DecemLur. 1899, Mr.. TYLER appeared
as Delegate in the Wing. National Cou.
vcntlon hod "a HirrHbuig. where he figured
as jealous and uucompromlsirg adV"ca'c
OF Mr Ciay's nomination tor tie Presidency
He was reported to have shed tears " "u
Gen Harrison received the nomination.. lie
Jried them hOwrver, uu receiving tho unmI
nation Tor the srcnnd office whrr"hv H.,
eupport of tho White men vt 1886 VA.
conciliatcd. aud the votes 0i Trunrssor
GeorgiY, North Carolina. Mississippi. &c.
secured to Con. HtrrHou. Virginia. how
ever, was srIiI carried tor Van Butun auC
did not vote for Mr. Tylcr, VINO was never
tholess elected by an overHheImIng &C
tora majority.
Con Harrison was inauguratcd March 4
1871, aud died thirty days thereafter
leaving the Presidency TO Mr.. Tyler. How
false no proved TO those who had elected
him, and how cOntemptbie he rendered
himself, even in tho owes OF those wno
profited by his treachcry. we n"rd not her,
set forth. He tried TO he the Democratic
candidate for President in 1871. but the
party wouldn't touch HIM win u ten foot
polo. He got up bogus convention Of his
OulC6-DOlNtto WHICH went tNTbuEn lDB IHFct
of rendering hun on'Iuatnn, but the
regular Demucratc Convention did not
give him siuglu vote. Ga tho b ot
March, lS45 ho wOCt into oUscuTltV, wnruC"
no only e,uorged last February. as II D",c
gate to the CuuventIun or 'one horse Cou
grees" assembled ia Washington to bull,
tho Free States out Ot their principles ~
tho Indispensable condition ni tho adherenc,
of the Slave States to the Union. III" pro
sided over that anomalous body, aud wa
ono OF the most bIgnted and extcring of rh,
Pro Slavery magnatos. HIS next appear
auce on any stage was us a tuIl biowr
traitor engaged in iorcibIy dis|upung un,
destroying the Union.
Mr. Tyler was person Of uncommandinl
presence, but OF cuurtly. winning mnnntrs
He was tall and ttln in person, delorenria
and pleasing in address. empty minded an'
hollow hearted By cnoosIng first Judg'
Upshur, then John e. Ca houn as his Sec
retary Of State, he secured the Annexation
of Texas and commenced the long tram o
Slavery aggressions winch ar" b"gihniDg Il
bear fruI.-N Y. Tribune, 22d.