The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-21
From tn. whsellng Register.
EN-PRgsIDENr TYLER.
An Eloquent Eulogy by lion. R. NJ.
T. Hunter.

Wo are indebted to Hon. ]. NJ.
Bennett, Of this State, for the follow.
ing culOgy pronounced by nou. Il.
81. T. Hunter, Of Virginia, when the
announcement Of tho death Of ex Pres.
idsut Johu Tyler was made in the
Senate of the Confederate States 1t
is deserving Of preservation as one Of
the most eloquent orations extaus, and
is alike worthy Of tho fame Of tue dis.
tiuguishOd statesman whose virtues II
Commentaries, and Of tue scarcely less
distinguished orator, WHO uttered these
glowing words.
Mr.. Hunter said | rise to offer my
tribute Of respec. to the memory Of the
deceased. As has been we'll said, the
name Of John Tyler, now passed into
the possession Of history, has an order
of It's own 10 that great sanctuary. ltI
sOiourn is over. Nothing eau now dim
its lustsr as It passes down tho lido Of
time. It Is said, sir, there is some.
thing in the story Of tho humblest life
which, If rightly told, will furnish food
for profitable study. With how much
Of interest, then, do we turn to the
contemplation Of the lives OF those who
have been martyrs Of their kind, WHO
have left examples for the imitation Of
posterity, Of those whose voices have
been the most persuasive and Conyinc.
ing in council, and whose shout, like
that Of the king, has been most potent
in marshalliug the hosts. Amongst
the public men Of our day, John ny.
Ter has been one Of the most marked
and distinguished With him disap.
pears the last, save one who sits in this
chamber, Of those great men who
adorned tho Senate Of the United
States, when I FRS! entsrtd upon pub.
lie life with him. We shall bury the
last Of the line, Of the illustrious line
Of Southern Presidents whose names
have connected US With the high.s.
honors Of the Union, from which We
have just parted.
Does not this deepen the sense Of
our separation, as we see one by one
pass away, not only tho material links,
but tho tics Of personal association
which bound US to those whom we have
lately loft? No man, Mr. President,
has more fully completed the circle Of
honOrs which werO opened to the aspir.
a.isns Of our public men thaa John ~.
Ter. Scarcely had ho attained bis ma
jority when 10 was sent to the House
Of Delegates in Virginia. After fraser.
vice Of few years there, he was sue.
sessiyoly elected a member Of tue Exc.
cu,ivs Council. q member Of the House
Of Representatives ofthe United States,
Governor oithO State Of Virginia, Sen.
atOr Of the United States, and Vice.
President Of the United States, from
which, BY the death Of General Harti-
son, and through tho operation Of the
Constitution, DO was elevated to the
chief magis.racy Of tho land. Nor,
sir, did Ills career end even there.
When secession began and pre,aged
the storm which Is now sweeping over
the land, DO was sen. TO the COnven.
ton Of Virginia, and BY that body to
the Peace Congress, over the dclibea.
tons Of which hO presided; thence TO
this Congress, and afterwards was
elected BY his constituents to the House
Of Representatives Of The Confederate
Congress, soon to assemble 10 this
place. Blu. fall as was bis lilo Of boa.
orS, II was not moro distinguished BY
them than BY ia achievements, From