New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-22

JoHN TYLER is dead, at Richmond, Va,
aged ~. He was born in Charles County.
Va, in $780, aud elected to the Legislature Of
that State when % years old. The next year
/ he was chosen to Congess (lIouse), aud served
through three terms with no particular distlnc-
ton. A few years later, he was chosen Gov.
ernor Of his State by the Legislature, aud ia
1921 was elected TO the L. :. Senate--all the
Adams combining with minority of the Jack
son men in his support, in order TO Gust John
Randolph, whose uBmeasured vtuperaion Of
Adams aud Clay made their friends wiling TO
nBitc on any one who could bea. him. Dir.
7 Tyler was a Crawforj-JacksOn.C Calhoun man.
but opposed the removal Of the u. 5. de-
yosits from the u. S. Bank by Gen. Jacksons
order, aud was in 1886 instructed out OF the
Senate on that Issue, having previously been
,ery strongly sustained b. the Legislature.
lie was thus thrown into qaasl opposition, and
was run for President with Judge White
for President that year-receiyiOg 'he votes OF
sereral Southern States, AID barely mis'iog
those Of several others. Virginia was carried
By the Van Buren, party but would not vote
for COL Richard NJ. johnson for Eiee-PresI'
dent, nor yet for Mr. Tyler, but threw her -
votes away On William Smith Of ;. e., where
by the election was sent 10 tie L. D. senate,
where Co.. johnson was chosen.
In December, 1889, Mr. Tyler appeared as
4 Delegate in the Wing National Convention
held at Harrisburg, where lie figured as
jealous and incorporating adVoca.e OF Dir.
Claws nomination for the Presidency. lie was
reported 10 have shed tears VIXEN Geo.
Harrison received the nomination. He dried
them. howeyer. on receiving the nomination
for the second Office, whereby the support Of
ne /" White" men OF 1850 was concLsiod and
the votes of Tennessee, Georgia, Noith Caro-
Ina. Mississippi, &c, occurred TO uen har'
rison. Virginia, however, was still carried Tor
Van Bureu, and did not vote for Mr. Tyler.
who was nevertheless elected by an over
wheiming Electoral majority.
Gen. Harrison was inaugurated March a.
1871. and died thirty days thereafter. leaving
the Presidency to Mr.. Tyler. How ial'e DO
proyed 10 those who had elected him, ard now
contemplate he rendered himself, even IN the
eyes of those who proiited b. bis treaehery'
we need not here set forth. He tired to be
the Democratic candidate for Presiien! IN
1874. but the party wouldn't touch HIN Win
,en.ioot pole. lie got up bogus con'eraon
of his olice-holders which went through the
farce of rendering him a nomination, oul 'ue
regular Democratic Convention did not ave
him single vote On the 4th Of March, lsl'
he went into obscUrity, whence he oay
emerged last February US Delegate TO ihe
Convention or "oue-horse Congress Assem-
bled in Washington 10 bully the Free STATES
out of their principles as the indispensable con-
dit.on of the adherence Of the Slave States 20
the Union. He presided over that anomalous
body, and was one of tie most blgoied and
exactng of the Pro-Slayery magnates. Ills
next appearance on any stage was rs fun
blown traitor engaged in torcbly d'srupiIny
and destroying the Union.
Mr.. Tyler was a person OF uncommandios
presence. but OF courtly, winning manners.
He was tall and thin in person, deterential and
pleasing in address, empty-minded and hollow
hearted. by choosing first Judge uPahar,
then John C. Calhoun, as his Secretary OF
state. he secured the Annexation of Texas ana
commenced the long train of Slavery agsfss-
/ -. L,.,,..,,, Ia hear fruit,