Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . omplishments. The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainlyin retirement at his beautiful home,—Sherwood For-est, Charles-city Co., Va. h polished gentleman inhis manners, richly furnished with information frombooks and experience in the world, and possessingbrilliant powers of conversation, his family circle wasthe scene of unnsual attractions. With sufficientmeans 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 wa
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . omplishments. The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainlyin retirement at his beautiful home,—Sherwood For-est, Charles-city Co., Va. h polished gentleman inhis manners, richly furnished with information frombooks and experience in the world, and possessingbrilliant powers of conversation, his family circle wasthe scene of unnsual attractions. With sufficientmeans 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 helped 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, b^force of arms, the Government over which he hadonce presided, he was taken sick and soon ELEVENTH PRESIDENT. 5$
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