. Portrait and biographical album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties, Wisconsin .. . ishments. The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler i)assed mainlyin retirement at his beautiful home,—Sherwood For-est, Charles city Co., Va. A polished gentleman inhis manners, richly furnished with information frombooks and experience in the world, and jxissessingbrilliant jxjwers of conversation, his family circle wasthe scene of unusual attractions. \\ith sufficientmoans for the exercise of a generous hospitality, hemight have enjoyed a serene old age with the fewfriends who gathered around him, wer
. Portrait and biographical album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara counties, Wisconsin .. . ishments. The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler i)assed mainlyin retirement at his beautiful home,—Sherwood For-est, Charles city Co., Va. A polished gentleman inhis manners, richly furnished with information frombooks and experience in the world, and jxissessingbrilliant jxjwers of conversation, his family circle wasthe scene of unusual attractions. \\ith sufficientmoans for the exercise of a generous hospitality, hemight have enjoyed a serene old age with the fewfriends who gathered around him, were it not for thestorms of civil war which his own principles andpolicy had heljied to introduce. When the great Rebellion rose, which the State-rights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. Cal-houn had inaugurated. President Tyler renounced hisallegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed-erates. He was chosen a member of their Congress;and while engaged in active measures to destroy, byforce of arms, he Government over which he hadonce presided, he was taken sick and soon ,sJ^.^^€^ -^(^ ^-^^ ELEIENTH PRESIDENT.
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