Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-07-28

Of his position, and this we did by saying
simply that he was not a candidate for retec-
ton, but would prefer to return to private life
at the close of his present term.
Soon after this certain publications were
made in the Springfield Republican, intimat-
ing that Mr.. Tyler was Tin the hands OF his
friends" and that he was slyly laying wires
for a reelection These charges were so
grossly false that we were compelled to deny
them and reluctantly to repeat that, so far as
Mr. Tyler himself was concerned, his deter
mination not to enter the lists as a candidate,
or to procure any work to BIO done for him
was unqualified and just what it professod to
be. These are all the facts in the case, and
all there is to our having mndo II impossible
for Mr.. Tyler's friends to. try to secure his re-
turn to Congress. More or less than we said
we could not have said without compromising
man whom we are glad to esteem our per-
sonal friend.
From the first our own feeling in the mat
ter has been that the question Of keeping Mr..
Tyler in public life was not one to be left
alone to his own personal choice. II his
constituency desired his further public services
they had a right to demand them and he could
not consistently have refused the demand.
Aside from his personal preference for pri-
vate life spent in the practice Of his profess
sion and his dislike for many Of the annoying
and discouraging features of a congressional
career, Mr.. Tyler's modesty and unselfshness
had led him to decide not to make push against
| Gen. Grout, who is now in his first term, and
to assure that gentleman that he should not
be candidate against him. Under these cir
cumstances, had there been general dispo-
sition to concede Gen. CIRCUITS right to and
preGminent fitness for reelection, no work
could have been done for Mr.. Tyler without
raising a Just suspicion of insincerity and
double play on his part But when it became
evident, as it did as soon as the composition
of the convention was known, that Gen.
CIRCUITS denomination was not possible, Mr..
Tyler's friends might with perfect propriety,
have united for his support. Mr.. Tyler was
indeed out of the canvass by his own free act
but the opportunity was a rare one to once
more let the Office seek the man. The case as
we view it, and as the people will view it, was
well stated in the Windham county caucus OIL
Wednesday morning by Messrs Martin, Wat
erman and Weston. When matters had reach
ed this point, however, it was evident tina
the majority of the Windham county delega
ton felt themselves so far pledged to Mr.
Poland that they could not change their sup
port to any other man without placing them
selves in false position.
Up to four years ago it was the unfailinl
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of her sons in public life Having at las
placed one of her most worthy men in al
honorable position, which he has provet
himself eminently qualified to fill, it seem
like serious mistake not TO have used ever
effort to keep him there. In these reAec
tons we scarcely hold ourselves justified
however, because Of our assured conviction
that Mr.. Tyler himself rejoices that he is +
be free to return to private life at the end O
his present congressional term.