The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-07


most economical ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS itself on
AR How he expect the most ignorant and be-
nlghed to be eulled with such stuff Is Incompetent
slble MIR. Rit HE ought TO be cautious how he
/ assails the characters OF gentlemen, by charging
them With putting forth Sc, decertpe and garbled
statements He should recolect that these gentlemen
are not hackned politicians, and not, like him
sen accustomed 10 having their names associated
WIN dsreput lble charges, either in the public prints
or IN private circles.
should be glad TO learn from Mr.. Richie what
part Of that document had been omitted or wha'
added How has ii been garbled If il is CARRIED,
4 Is susceptible of proof Why don't Mr. Richie or
the Globe publish true copy 1t is accessible TO
both Mr.. Richie will find the document in the 18th
volume of Executive Documents for 1878 The
book Is now in my possession, and he is welcome to
the use of it; but he don't want it, for he knows the
publication of that paper conyicts both the Of
ne fortd and himself of falschood in charging II
upon rs
VI similar character is statement in the Enquirer
OF tins morning, to excite prcjudce against the Com
mittee, TO wit that every man OF the Committee was
Nortiern man, with the exception Of myself, as If
Northern gentleman not entitled to much con-
hdence as TO matter of fact, Southern gentle
man. But they make general sweep of all dstinc,
ton geographical well the rest when their
sinking cause can be sustained by It. Is Rice Gar
land OF LOUISIANA, Northern man, Mr. Richie Is
John Sell Of Tennessee, Northern man Is
Thomas Corwin Of Ohio Northern man Pooh
What method of invadating an honest statement
II Is enough to destroy the cert cate that the extracts
are true, because II is signed by Northern men, with
one except on and thus publ shed in the Enquirer
Pray, Mr.. Richie, who is Mr. Van Buren, and where
does he come fron,--the North or,the Southl Or is
he the only Northern man with Southern principles
What will your Northern friends think of this un-
kind cut a What shallow artiice and how does il
rcco your correspondents and Yourself TO publish
! il But enough of this.
had intended, before ! concluded this letter. TO
| have said something in reply TO Mr. Rchies impo-
! top oft ba GN,co IN nd HE
attempt at justification for smuggling the Crisis and
pamphlets Of the proceedings of the Democrats Con
vention through the Post Off e free of postage and
TO have shown that of necessity my documents must
have remained without distribution, in the Richmond
Post Office at least fire days from the statement of
the young gentleman in the off four mails reached
Richmond on the morning OF the l4th (the day on
which found my mail bag under the counter) and
consequently, there mail in the interim; and
1t must be manifest that they did not arrive that
morn ng, for they say, they do not know when they
did arrive and If they had only been retained for
temporary convenience of hour, until they could
distribute the letter mail they could not have forgot
ten Il but II this not SO, only four DAYS out OF
twelve were accounted for Where were they during
| the other eight
| intended TO have shown Mr.. Richie that if only
one cent and half postage due on each number
OF the Crss, as he states, that it does lessen his
offence that the amount Of which the Department
robbed was smaller than stated it would only change
the crime from grand to petty larceny Blu, suppose
he knows that the rate of postage does apply
to his pamphlets containing the proceedings of Con
| vention that applies to newspapers.
also intended 10 show, that If gentleman in Bos-
ton writes letter to his friend in WASHINGTON and
smugge through the mail to member Of Con yress
avoid postage and requests him to del yer it that
is fraud the Post Oce Dep rt nent and that the
fraud necessarily att aches TO him who Is and
to the ind vidu i that recevesan this happens to be
his with the Crisis Convention proceedings But
he has enough at this time to disturb his seepless
niuhts and n this y in
! am done with Mr. Rt HE, as | too have
matters of much more import to occupy my time
and attention, hope these CON nen,aries on his
cent course will to show what his st atements
hereafter may be worh--hut am not donc with the
Standing Army, either in ngress or out oft. The
documents have been submitted they are now be-
fore US the proposition has been made by the Secre-
tary and strongly recommended hy the President
they shall not be garblcd suppressed, modified
explained away, tbs tide of public indgn ton rolls
back upon tlem even at the bidding of Mr. Richie;
they shall be circulated every State in every county
and every corner, far rs cont oil it, until the
merits of the proposition fully understood and APP
preciated; and until every stall be compelled 10
answer to hImself-Why does Mr. Van Buren, re-
quire this extraordinary command of two hundred
thousand armed and disciplined militia in time of
proiund peacel Why does Mr., Van Buren, ask for
authority TO summon the people of Virginia to per-
form military duty in the State of Delaware or in
front Of his own lordy palace twice year he may
dee fit
soNall 1 DC uShcu II tlllUh MT. V an Durcn would
abuse his powrrl What place a gttcrng diadem
ON his brow and then ask if he viii exercise the pre-
| rogatve # monarch Put him at the head of an
armed and disciplined body of two hundred thousand
men, and gravcly ask if he will subvert the liberties
of his country and he, man, that has said 10 this
nation that entrusted him with their confidence M
,rH no, thine be done, and whose mnons have pro-
claimed the floor Of Congress- that in spite of the
lamentations Of the people the Sub-trcasury should
prevail and who still urges that destructive and OBJ
4 mpne with nsrr
though fou times rejected by the people
| III not trust him with the power, though he were
as Immaculate a saint and that man does not de-
! serve be free that would does that man live
whose revolutionary ancestor would have entrusted
such power in the hands of the Father of his Coun-
try the good, the virtuous, and the God-hhe Wash
ington :,
he practscd to entitlc him to this unlimited confidence
of his countrymen What are the powers that have
no, been abused during his Administration or that of
his Iustrious Predecessor" in whose footsteps he
! is pledged to walk
| And yet when this man who has the control of the
revenues of the country and exercises more than
! kingly powers announces in his Annual Message to
| Congress- that he cannot too strongly recommend
such measure; and we, the Representatives Of the
People give publicity snd circulation 10 this magn-
cent proposition among constituents, for their in
dicnant condemnation of the measure and the men
who propose it. we are denounced BY an aready sub
sidzcd press and the mind of every of the party
ia TO be harassed and perpleaed and tortured TO find
some ingenious excuse for measure that none VIII
dare to Justify and in the absence of such ingenuity
they resort TO fiat denial and contradiction.
! trust know my duty to my constituents and my
country and the threats and denuncations OF pro-
aigate and vcnal press shall deter me from dis
charging il
Most respectfully
Your obedent servant
JOHN NJ. Bolts.