Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-03
RI e. III Nj q n D.:
THURSDAY MORNING. rEnnuAnY /,
.Ms,srs. UpsAur end Roff,.

suers. CPShr and Bots.
We copy the correspondence between Me,ss.
wise and Upshur, in which the latter comrades,
Tie statement made by MIR Bouts respectire HI, A.,
hments IN favor OF dissolution of the Union-o
rather contradlc,s statement impu,ed To NJ, Ran,
but which he Hid not make. Mr. Bolts di, mn
charge, TIA, Judge Upshur was in favor of n d,,,o
| luton without qualifications or condiions.-
Judge U. chooses to consider, that he did. Mn,
words were, thet "the Secretary of the Novv m,
last time he had conversation with him n, m. "a,
Ject' was an open, ovowed aud undi,gused ndvoc,,,
OF the immediate dissolution Of the Union - Al
wise said IN reply TO thlS-"l deny it, IL, sinh.
sequently qualified his denial by aiding, he tJud,
VI never advanced the idea of dissolution with
out qualifications. conditions and reasons which IN,
Secretary could defend" Judge Upshur, in his let
ter adopts MIR Wise's qualified denial, aud in so
DOING iaiis wholly to respond to Mr. Bots CHARGE
WIN respect TO what passed at the convetsatior
referred TO, we know nothing, and say notbinp.
But II the allegation made 10y MIR Bolts be not sub
staniiay true, the Virginia public has been under
general misrepresentation in regard to judge I'm
Sh"Ts OPINIONS. We never had any conversation
with Judge Upshur ON any subicet-(bis assoc;,.
'ions having been different from ours D-but w,
. n
from Others that he prded himself on being the frs
man. who raised the Dissolution A ~ in Virginia.
NO longer than yesterday we heard Of n gentlem,n
who expressed surprise at the denial OF MIR Bolts
statemont-ndding that he had heard JUDGE Upsbur
IN the streets Of Norfolk boast that he was the fir,
to raise the Dissolution FIG in Virginia. Sucb
beyond oii question, has been the general inn,e,
sion IN the State. IL may be- tina there were moi,
I'll reservations, or even PRESSED condtions-bu,
they were regarded Of character not at a 4, iI,c,
my the result. For instance, the Judge was in &,
volr OF Dissolution. If certain princi les of his WEI
not carried odt INTO practice-bui this was deemed
impraeic'blc even 10y himself and therefore he wa.
justly SCI down rs an advocate tor immediate disco
luton We DO not understand the Judge now n,
controveriing thiS view of his postion-alhoush h,
may seem 20 do so. His sentiments, however. NAV
nave undergone some change, since he became 4
member OF the Governm, Many rArRrors i've
tore HIM have exercised the privilege o, holJine
very different notions in and out of power.
Ihs Hon. Secretary is evidently in very lor,,
rage, at the arraignment of his opinions bv NJ, Po,,
II the latter was ind scrcc in referring TO conve,s,
''on NOT pu'"c' the Hon. Secretary has no, nendec
the matter by the temper and tone of his resnonse
iru.y great men never give way to passion. wha,
ever indignation they may fee. And efforts I,
crush charge by lofty assum ptions Of superioriy
generally proves abortivo-and in this case. the n,
tempt little less than farcicnl. His Honor mn,
be very great mamie may have been JpS,
OF the Genetal Court-nnd may he NOW a Priv,
Councillor to HIS Most lllustrious Excel!enc,
John Tyler, Senior, President of the United State
OF North America-but all these circumSnnces p
greatness and glory, invest him with no pecul;,
puv'Ieses-they do not exempt him from those r.,
sPonsioi.ites common to all IN this land of unver
sal equahiy-and from a rigid accountability a, I'M
'"r OF enlightened public opinion. We have lived nj
our Gays IN Virginia, ond have seen most 9th.
great men of the State, and heard something or nj,
hut We have never seen or heard Of ausb, :, 81.
history, public or private, OF Judge Upshur. to sar
rant his lofty assumptions of superiority Possibl,
we have not heard Alright, certain secret MASSAGE,
VI ms "'e. POSSIBLY. II u.s. on account OF a similn,
m'sapprehens'on with the public, tina, he with hi,
admitted abilities, has not been able to comma nd
the confidence Of the Virginia public.
We ascribe the obvious bad taste which III.
Naval EIcellency has displayed on tbi, occasion
in part 10 ungovernable rage at havinc b;s ,vo,L
points, uncertmoniously brought to the nubIic o,o
and partly to that imitation and seC-sufFci,r.,, .,
winch all fall victims, who come in contact with
Capt. Tyler. In taking on his swells this Tim.
however, and disclaming all association with M
Bots he unnien,ially gives His Excellencv ,br,s,
under the fifth rib II MIR Bolts was not n fl osso.
ciSte for Judge Upshui, how can Cant. Tvler
stand excused when it notorious that for the os,
Few years he hung to Mr. Bots' skirts on all occ,.
sions, and slept with him. whenever he could 90, n
ehancei In tact, he preferred sleeping with him 10
all others How could Judge Upshur stomach
Capt Tyler during this period, when he could no,
tolerate his hed-fclow1 Was it, that he turned up
his nose at the Captain, when he was broken
down politician and half-starved countv Cout,
Lawyer-at the time when Mr. Bolt. had commas
sion on him-and did he descry new beauties in
him. when accident placed a, his disposal all the fat
Offices of the Government We turn these oues
tons over to MIR Tyler and His Secretary.
wAsHScrOS, January sIs,, 1912.
request that you will publish the incosed cor
respondence, with no other object whatever than 10
relieve myself from the responsibility of a denial
which assumed TO make, on the floor of tho H.
OF Representatives, in behalf of the Secret,rv or -
Navy, VIII" II viii be seen. now makes TINT deni,i
his own. Very respectC,,llv ''''
To The Editor Of the Afaaisonian
HOUSE, oF REPkEsEHrATIyFs
January 18th, 1912