The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-14
atfherllna 2cai5ter.
Ex-PRESIDEST TYLER.
An Eloquent EuIoxy by Hon. II. II.
r. Hunter.

l. hunter.
We are indebted to Hon. j. NJ. Ben
NETT OF this State, for the following
eulogy pronounced by Hon. r. NJ. T
HUNTER, OF Virginia, when the an.
pouucement OF the death OF ex-Presi
dent John TYLER, was made in tht
Senate Of the Confederate States. 1t i,
deserving OF preservation as one oil the
most eloquent orstions extsnt, and ID
alike worthy OF the tame of the distin.
guished statesman whose virtues it com
memorakes and OF the scarcely lees dis
tinguisbed orator, who uttered these
glowing words.
Mr.. Hunter said: rise to offer nv
tribute OF respect TO the memory Of the
deceased. As has been well said, the
name OF John Tyler, now passed into
the possession OF history, has an order
o. irs own in that great sanctuary. Its
soiourn is over. Nothing can now dim
its luster as it passes down the ride Of
time Ii is said, SIR, there is something
in the story OF the humblest lite. which,
II rightly tpld will 'urnlsh tood tor pro-
II abe study. With how much of in.
rerest then, do we turn 10 the contem-
plstion OF the lives Of those who have
been martyrs Of their kind, WHO have
LETT ex imples Tor the imitation OF pos
terity, o. those whose voices have been
the most persuasive aud convincing in
council, and whose shout, like that of
the king, has been most potent in mar
shalling the hosts Amongst the public
meo Of our day, John Tyler has been
one OF the most marked aud distinguish.
Cd With him disappears the last,
save one who sits in this chamber, of
those great men who adorned the SEN
ale OF the United States, when Fl st
entered upon public lie with him We
snail bury the last OF the line, OF the IL
lustrious line of southern Presidents
whose names have conuecte US with
the highest 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
awAv. not only the material links, but
IN. ties of personal ASSOCIATION which
bound u TO those whom we have lately
lettl No man, Mr. President, has
more 'ulIy completed the circle o hon
ors which were opened to the asplra-
TONS of our public men than John
Tyter. Scarcely had he attained his
m4i prity when he WAS sent TO the House
OF Delegates in Virginia Alter ser
wee of few wears there, he was sncces>
sively elected a member OF the Execu-
tive Council. member o. the House OF
r .pre-entatives OF the United sLes,
Governor ot the State OF Virginia, Sena-
Tor of tue United States, and Vice Presl'
d.nt OF the U"irei States, from which
by tue de ,th OF General Harrison, and
through the operation OF the Constltu-
ton, he was elevated 10 the chiei ma
gi.tracy Of the land. Nor, sir. did lis
career end even there When Sc
cession began and presaged the storm
wh cn is now sweeping over the land,
he was sent to the Convention Of Nlr-
ginia. aud by that body to the Peace
Congress, over the deliberations OF
which be presided; thence to this Con-
press, and afterwards was elected by his
const tuents to the House OF Represen-
tatives OF the Confederate Congress,
soon to assemble in this place. But full
a. was his Ire OF honors, it was not more
distir guished by them than by its
achievements. From the commence
ment OF his public career, he dlst1n-
glshed himself in whatever body he
was serving. and by his eloquence and
ability, won au honorable place in the
estimation o. all with wnom he assocla-
ted. An advocate of the doctrines Of
the sta G rights school OF Virginia, be
for the most part adhered TO those doc
trines with consistency throughout a
llng aud arduous career. Few men
have exer,ed themselves more to pre-
eerve the Constitution OF the Uplted
States. He was among the first OF our
plrlic men who, with the great Cal
houn, declared that 1.-The Constitution
and the union OF the States was one
and iuseparable." From the period OF
the notification controversy, from the
time when he gave his solitary vote
against the iorce bill in the Congress OF
the United States, to his last appear
auce in Washington at the peace con-
fereGc-, he declared the Union and the
Constitution must live or perish to-
gether. He exerted his utmost powers
10 preserve the constitution and the
administration of the executive affairs
OF the United States. Forced to choose
between the desire to CRAFTY the wishes
OF his personal friends, who bad eleVa-
ted hrm to the office on the one hand
and sense Of constitutional oblgstlon
on the other. he determined finally 10
sacrifice the friends with whom he had
been ass ciated. From that time tor
ward it WAS bic lot to admin'ster the
affairs Of the nation over which he pre-
sided in the midst of the severes' party
struggles the country had ever known.
without the cordial support OF either
great political division by which the
people were then divided; and be had
10 discharge his single duties in the
face OF such difficulties as had never
been encou uttered by any OF his prede-
cessors But in despite OF that spirit
he called around MIN some Of the
ahlest intellects o. the land-Webster,
Up-hur, Legare, Cslhoun-who aided
him in one OF the most successful
administrations which appears 10 the
annals of American affairs.
1t was this administration that added
Texas, an empire, tothe contederacy and
it was this administration that success
.u ..oro,l;shaJ tho Aah burtOn