Let it be henceforth proclaimed to the world that man's conscience was created free; that he is no longer accountable to his fellow man for his religious opinions, being responsible therefore only to his God.

He made it clear that federal assistance would be given not to prevent but only to put down insurrection and would not be available until violence had been committed. He was then elected to the House of Representatives of the Confederate Congress. " Tyler determined not to travel to Washington not wanting to appear unseemly in anticipating the President's death.

As a result most of his cabinet resigned and the Whigs dubbing him His Accidency expelled him from the party. Polk. senator before being elected Vice President in 1840.