Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-08-11

nished me with their certificates R,lly susta;n;,g
tnem Mr. Bolts, to avoid the conclusive evidence
VI 'ho ccruhcates heretofore exhibited grctutously
assumes, contrary to the express declaration of the
| gentlemen who gave them, that thew did not h.,r
one-tenth part of what said; and intimatos tb,,
ms two friends and himself were probably tn. onlv
persons present who did hoar the expression inn
Puteu 10 me by him. In the discussion at the timo
| certainty did express my decided INSTRUMENTATION
OF the administration of Mr.. Adams but no person
| VINO knows mo- can believe that over imagined
or SAID that the British Government assigned as n
| reason tor not treating with tho lato admnstra
| tlon that 1T was abandoned and corrupt For oven
| supposing that the British government had enter
tanned such an opinion, they would not have as.
| signed the reason to our government, with whom
they were at peace and amity.
Is 1t not very remarkable that Mr. Bolts should
have been forcibly struck with tho expression
imputed TO me, and called upon one of his friends
TO bear 1t IN mind, and yet not have deemed that
a proper occasion to make any reply and undoccivc
the people to whom it had been addressed? Altho'
the remark is aedged to have been made in Nav
last TO which he states he intended to reply On a
| future occasion, no did not in his SUBSEQUENT ad
dress to the voters of Henrico or on several other
opportunities which ho had during the canvass say
ono word upon the subject; but the first time that
1T Is brought before the public was the Thursday
evening before the election when it made it's ap.
pearancc in the Wing, from memoranda furnished
IN writing by Mr.. Bolts himself
Mr. Bolts expresses his surprizo that did not
| on tho day of tho election call upon him for the
names OF the gentlemen to whom he alledgcd |
mad on the Friday before, denied having used such
an expression For what purpose should have
called upon those gent emcn? They had informed
Mr. Bolts moro than what had lust sand in his
own presence and hearng-that did deny having
uSeu Such an expression. He also complains of INV
failure to call upon Mr.. Mosby, whom he then
syied MS friend and who he stated was present at
Gentrys when the remark was made and to whom
he said had since acknowledged that had mad,
1t, and justified it. In this Mr. Bolts is mistaken
I n2 as soon us understood he referred to Mr.
M0sDy' turned to him and remarked, that if
hou ever mado use OF such an expression, l had
not the most distant recollection of it; to which
Coi. Mosby replied, that if did, he did not hear
It, or he did not recollect it. This fact is fully sus-
,aihed by the certificate of Mr.. Richard Adams,
heretofore published, That denied on tho day of
election, as had previously done, having ever used
tho expression imputed 10 me, will be sustained by
every person who heard on that occasion, and
why the gentleman did not call upon his witnesses
whom he stutes he had ready to sustain him in his
statement, is not known to mo-
That L did complain of his course OF conduct
towards me ID certainly true, and / referred him
TO the circumstance of his having been understood
by myself and others to have advanced at Gentry's
an opinion which he afterwards detained.
AS TO the delay in making the investigation of
which Mr. Bolts complains: he appraised on
tuesday Evening, the day after the election, by
Mr.. Mosby that had applied to him for a certifi
cate; Tor on the next morning when I enquired of
HIM, If had understood him correctly, sthat Mr.
M"sby was the gentleman to whom he stated had
H.
puted to me, and justified it." he stated that he
was, and went on voluntarily to state that he had
seen Mr. Mosby the evening before who had in
formed him that had applied TO him for certifi-
cate, and that he had promised to give me one
which however would be very different from what
expected, it would fully sustain all that he Mr.
Bolts, had said How far the certificate of Mr.
Nlosby, which did obtain, sustained Mr. Bolts the
public will Judge.
Why MIR. Bolts did not call upon Mr.. Mosby on
the day OF election, to sustain him in his statement
and why MIR. Mosby the reluctant witness, as
represented by Mr. Bolts, on the OCCASION is mat
ter OF oeep surprise to unexpectedly when at the
very time, Mr.. Nj shy denied to me in the hearing
OF Mr. X Adams, the personal and political friend
| OF Mr.. Bolts, that he ever heard me use any such
expression.
With Mr.. Bolts understanding of what Mr. Mos
| by told him, L have nothing to do, that being n
matter between themselves, as Mr.. Mosby has de-
MED IN his certificate heretofore published that he
ever heard me such an expression or that had
ever admitted to- him that had done So have
never to my knowledge, asked or received from Mr.
Bolts any charity forbearance towards nv opini-
ons or actions and as to the motives which he al
| Lodges, induced him to present and continue this
matter before the public, have nothing to saw al
| though his course towards me would admit of 4
very different construction.
JOHN G.. WILLIAMS.
We ceem it unnecessary to publish the Ger !ifi-
Gates Of Mcssrs. Tinsley, Thomasson, &c. as they
are exactly the sa me in substance, with others pub
lished by Mr.. Williams heretofore. They are at
this Office, if any curious to inspect them