Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19


avenue, between Third and Sixth street,
and to agree that they have all the ap-
pearances of having housed important
persons In days gone by, when this was
one of the best sections Of washington. FOR
many years prior to the Civil War II was
street of first-class boarding houses and private
residences, with the old washington Canal
sluggishly vending its way at this point through
the center of the Mall, on its way to the James
Greek, which originally diverted part OF the
water of the Tiber into the Potomac river
east Of the strip Of land known by the OLD
resident as the Arsenal Grounds, or Greenleaf
Point
Being close to the Capitol some members OF
Congress boarded and resided here. ana IN
ls43-lS46 we find Representative Henry ..
Clarke Of North Carolina boarding with Ma
thias Jeffries between Third and Four -and-a-
Half streets Missouri avenue then being known
as Missouri street. Representative john X. ).
Daniel Of North Carolina also lived here, ana
ON Four-and-a-HaH street between missouri
and Pennsylvania avenues, at William DuvaAs,
lived Representatives J. H. Harmanson OF
Louisiana, Orlando B. F1ckltn OF ILLINOIS, ana
j. H Lumpkin of Georgia.
In the block between Four and-a-Haf and
Sixth street Representative b. O. TnlbooeauX
of Louisiana lived at Daniel Wilson's, and
nearby at ACT Missouri avenue lived Jonn 1yier
before he became President
All this area, between Missouri and Penn
sylvania avenues is to be cleared of its build
ings by the Government, in connection with It's
great public buildings plan, and, OF course, the
Tyler house-like many historic buildings
which have recently dsappeared-must go with
the rest Some day, maybe. Congress VIII pass
a law to restore the Washington residences OF
the Presidents-just as the people are now try
ing to restore old buildings at Williamsburg,
Va and elsewhere. When this time shall come,
it will not be an easy matter to do SO, especially
when the original spot is occupied by some
limestone public building
THE old Tyler residence appears to be In
] very good shape, the walls, especially, being
in fine condition for a building nearly 100 years
old since it was probably erected around 1885,
when Mr.. Tyler was serving in the Senate.
From the fact that the first Mrs. Tyler spent
but one Winter in Washington, the chances are
that Mr. Tyler did not the property, but
rather made his home in boarding house,
which this was, quite likely at the time.
President Tyler one of many distinguished
Southerners who espoused the cause Of the
South and joined the Confederacy. Mr.. Tyler
was noted for having an opinion of his own,
which he rarely ever surrendered, and was a
man of intellectual accomplishments and
force. He was a native son of Virginia and was
descended from the highest type of Colonial
ancestry, his father having been Governor OF
the State of Virginia, and he having been
graduate of William and Mary College, Will
GamSburg, Va
entered the United States House of Represent
atives when 81 years of age, and remained
there until March 3, 1921, having declined TO
be candidate for further nomination. From
1925 to 1927 he served as Governor OF Viz
GINA, and in the latter year elected to
the United States Eenate, where he remained
until February 20, 1885, when he resigned.
On March T. 1841, he was inaugurated Vice
President with Gen. William Henry Harrison
as President. When the latter died. on April
one month after being inaugurated-from the
relentless and inceSsant demands OF ONCE
seekers, it is said-Mr. Tyler succeeded him In
Office, taking the oath on April 6, 1841, he
being the first Vice President to succeed to the
higher Office upon, the death of the President.
CONTRARY to what might be general
- opinion, the Office of Chief Magistrate Is
not a sinecure and from Washington down to
the present incumbent, all have had their
troubles with only difference in the degree.
Tyler had more than his share, for he got
along with Congress about as well as did
Andrew johnson, and indeed, an attempt was
made to impeach him, but the idea was re-
iected since the members of Congress were
not quite ready at that time for such action.
His first serious official act, which met dis
approval from Congress and the politicians,
oc -urred in the middle of August, when he
Ve.oed the bank measure A gathering of the
dissatisfied Wings, are told, took place that
evening at what was known as the Log Cabin
Tavern; possibly the same building as the one
erected in front of the old Center Market in
the Autumn of 1910, near which was liberty
pole of lot feet in height, erected by members
of the Wing party. Here it was proposed to go
Immediately to the White House to make
demonstration to show their diSapproval OF the
Presidents action, but through the good advice
of Mai. Seaton who had learned what was
going on, this was deferred for the time being.
But, as Mr.. Bryan tells u.s. about 2 o'clock
that morning the more determined in the
crowd, inflamed with liquor, decided to carry