When was it published?

March 29, 1843 in The Middlebury People's Press

Domestic News March 29, 1843

The Middlebury People's Press

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Henry A. Wise, D. Mallory, Mr. Clay, Mr. Tyler

Q: What keywords are associated?

Henry Wise, Senate Rejection, Re Election, Congress, Foreign Mission, Tyler Administration

Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont

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What is this article about?

Hon. Henry A. Wise published a long address in the Madisonian addressing his Senate rejection and soliciting re-election to Congress in place of D. Mallory, who resigned. He recounts past offers from Clay and Tyler but avoids defending his political career.

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Hon. Henry A. Wise publishes in the Madisonian a long Address to his constituents concerning his rejection by the Senate. He solicits a re-election to Congress. in the place of D. Mallory who has resigned to make room for him. to repel the aspersion of the Senate for which he professes the profoundest respect and whose action he deems inexplicable. In the course of his Letter he states that at the beginning of the called session of May, 1841. he was urged by Mr. Clay to take a Foreign Mission; that upon the retirement of Mr. Tyler's first Cabinet he declined the Secretaryship of the Navy Department which was offered to him by the President; and that last fall after recovering from his illness President Tyler desired him to name some foreign mission that he would like -but that in the course of the last session he was offered the Mission to France. His letter is written with strong feeling but enters not at all into a defence of his political career.

—Tribune.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

Henry Wise Senate Rejection Re Election Congress Foreign Mission Tyler Administration

What entities or persons were involved?

Henry A. Wise D. Mallory Mr. Clay Mr. Tyler

Domestic News Details

Event Date

1841

Key Persons

Henry A. Wise D. Mallory Mr. Clay Mr. Tyler

Outcome

senate rejection of wise; solicitation for re-election to congress

Event Details

Wise publishes address to constituents about Senate rejection, seeks re-election replacing resigned Mallory, recounts past offers of foreign missions and Navy Secretaryship from Clay and Tyler, expresses respect for Senate but deems action inexplicable, written with strong feeling without defending career.