The presidents of the United States : from Washington to Fillmore . TYLER. |ol)(| iDleh Virginia has been called the mother of the thirteen chief magistrates whom the people havechosen, seven were born in Virginia, viz.: Washington, Jef-ferson, Madison, Monroe, Harrison, Tyler, and the Old Dominion have many more such seeds withinher breast! Her warriors, orators, and statesmen, haveproved to be of a growth unsurpassed in any country—theflower of mankind. Their swords, pens, and tongues havebattled upon the side of freedom and independence, andthey have held the helm o
The presidents of the United States : from Washington to Fillmore . TYLER. |ol)(| iDleh Virginia has been called the mother of the thirteen chief magistrates whom the people havechosen, seven were born in Virginia, viz.: Washington, Jef-ferson, Madison, Monroe, Harrison, Tyler, and the Old Dominion have many more such seeds withinher breast! Her warriors, orators, and statesmen, haveproved to be of a growth unsurpassed in any country—theflower of mankind. Their swords, pens, and tongues havebattled upon the side of freedom and independence, andthey have held the helm of state with firm and skilful Virginia should continue to produce such men, her sisterstates can well afford to allow her to lift them to thepresidential chair. John Tyler, who succeeded General Harrison in the pre-sidential office, was the sixth chief magistrate whose birth-place was in the Old Dominion. His ancestors wereamong the early English settlers in that province. It isunderstood that the family traces its lineage to Walter orWat Tyler, who, i
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