The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-29

an already extensive work, the first vol
ume OF which was published IN 1874 ana
the second in 1885. The present volume
limited 10 25O copies, Is intended 10 puI
in permanent form some of the important
letters illustrating the public lives or the
two John Tylers. father and son. whlch
have come into the possession OF tne eal-
tor in the interval since 1850. Besides inc
letters published for the hrst time, the
volume contains short Biographical
sketches of the two Tylers, an account
OF the annexation OF Texas, an account
Of President Tyler's management OF or
fees Mrs. Julia G.. Tyler'S Renaissance
of her life in the White House, ana among
other interesting addenda genealogical
account Of the family Of John Tyler and
OF the related families Of Armistead,
Shields Marot, Christian and Gardner
as well as brief sketches OF other Tyler
families OF Virginia-'Tylers or Carouhe'
Prince william, Norfolk, Richmond, Han
over. Westmoreland and King George
The first few pages OF the Work lntro-
duces us TO John Tyler the elder, man
whose ability was recognized ny the Nlr-
ginia people, as they kept him In puphc
service for forty years. conterrlng upon
him SUCCESSFULLY the high oiiices OF
Sneaker Of the House Of Delegates Judge
of the General Court. ana Governor or
the State Though his life was passed IN
The employment Of the State, except when
he acted as United States DistHct Judse'
he comes at several critical periods lhio
important connection with the national
history n was Mr.. Tyler who drew the
resolutions OF the Virginia Legislature
which convened the Convention az An
napolis-the precursor Of that az fhlld-
delphia which adopted our federal Dou-
stitution Furthermore. as MT Iyler dcl-
ed ne Sneaker Of the House OF Delegates
durin, the Revolution, his services In sus-
tanning the national credit IN virginia
placed him above the restricted character
Of n state officer. 70 being a TACT Wen
known that the life Of even Patrick zen
~ was also passed almost entirely IN lhe
anne ephere Of action. In the matter or
the LITERARY Fund" which took us rise
from the urgent representation OF MT.
TYLER when Governor. we still nave IN
our state system a reminder OF MS ui-
firing interest in the cause 0f eoucailoh
Mr. TYLER was a warm personal friend OF
Patrick Henry. and q devoted supporter
of Mr. Jefferson IL was he who report
ed to william Writ, when ne wrote ~.
life OF Patrick Henry. the speeches. or
Henry on the war minglng ms owl nrly
eloauence with the bare outlines or hen
rvs language as remembered by MN.
we cannot take leave Of this splendid on
patriot without quoting Judge Spencer
Roane. who declared that MS mlhd WIS
Of the highest ORDER and Henry Gay,
who as a Young man I'm Richmond. knew
him while Governor and who said IN Con-
gress in lS4t that "a purcr patriot or
more honest man never Dreathed tne
breath Of life" lie died January b. lnl3,
while acting as Judge or the ONll'" ''"''7
District Court.
John TYLER the younger. took up tho
thread of the political life which ms iath-
err laid down OF his long career as
statesman, but a brief account can De
given He was "a consistent believer lu
Tho doctrine ~ states rights .nd held
that only on this theory could the union
OF the States be maintained without
bloodshed. He believed that there We're
other and even more powerful sanctions
than brute force 20 the compact or union.
II was tho denial Of any SUCH sanctions
that brought on the war The great bIit-
ish union OF to-day which Us held TO-
gether at least so far as Canada ana
Australia are concerned, by interest ana
affection between it's parts, is an object
lesson that his ideas on this subject were
not as optimistic as some may think.
In character he was conciliatory, but
totally unyieding on questions OF pIlh-
ciDla He was one OF the forty MEM
hers Of Congress that voted against tho
Missouri Compromise In 1870. and the sol-
itary member Of the Senate VINO voted
against the Force Bill In 1873, on us
third and last reading IN the senate ana
vet II was by his influence with Gay ana
Calhoun that the two champions OF the
tariff question were brought, IN lh3. 10
agree upon the compromise tarin OF that
year, the principle Of which Mt. lyier
suggested To Clay. The poiitlcal pdltlcS
at that time were fractional composites.
so that Southern States rights men were
found acting with different Northern ell
ements at different times. Inc Demo
cratic party. formed In ISIS. consisted or
the hiah tariff and spoils men from New
York. pennsylvania and Missouri. Sias
Wright Marcy, Benton, etc. VINO were
the original friends OF Jackson ana the
States rights men OF the South-the oris-
inal followers Of w. II. cfaWi9Id, WIZ
in
dency By Mr. Jefferson himself by DIS
cotfrse on the tariff internal lnufoh--
ments and the offices. Jackson drove on
the States rights elements IN this Dem
ocratic coalition. and Lhrr ,,ensi 10,
publicans OF the North, the celebrated
Whis marty Of 1924 This r"ing re reHf
beginning OF that party, the author Qt
shis WORK aDpehrs ro nave NIUE Uouf.t
in refuting the charges afterwards made
aeainst Mr. TYLER of causing the rup-
ture of the "Whig party by ms Netoes
OF "Whig measures" The evidence cited
bv the author IS from the utterances
OF Clay, Webster John quincy ADAMS,
shows conclusWely that the Wings re
undated in every way possible, IN the
canvass OF 1870. the old issues or the
bank, protective tariff and Internal I'M
movements.
When Mr.. Clay pushed the bank again
IN the front. on Mr.. Tyler's accession 10
the presidency, he did SO In defiance OF a
held with the President at
the beginning OF the extra session IN 1871,
in the course OF which he was clearly fore
warned as 10 the consequences OF MS
course. AS 10 Mr.. Tylers veto Of the Fis-
cal Bank, which was the name OF the nrst
bill offered for his approval. Mr.. Ewing,
the Secretary of the Treasury expressly
states that that veto was In conformity
with Tylers opinion, "pertinaciously adj
hered 10 In all his conversations
In spite, however. OF the bank quarrel