Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-09
MA LAST kvENINc,s MA,L.

The inielleeneer and Ia ep.ndtnt al ye,,erdsy
contain publication from Ms Bou., proving Nj.
haree against the See, siasy of IA. Navy. Tn,
proof o0ks eouelusive I, IN appc-r 70. morrow
The Independent ,bus notices the correspond
snes;
Mn SECRETARY ursnuR- .Sp Mr. sorr-
81 will no, pse,ead to ssy villa, Mr. Bolts can
prove. tMr upshur's letter TO Mr. wi,e,) but I nc.
"" :" the mos, onq"nhasi n''nnss. tia, he e,nnot
prove the truth oi his charge agaio., me. by any
witness ~ho is himself = n'aa OF uutb." III have
never at any time in my life entertained any such
opinion ot iectng"-Eism.
The teadcr is requested tn pesnc these extracts;
OF, II lie can lay his hand upon II, Nc Upshur's
whole letter to Mr. wise-and then to read, weigh.
and consider well, Mr Bolts letter which appears
m another plsce, anil the Irresistible snd whelm.
'ng evidence which in short a space OF time he
has brought 10 sustain tic allegation he made the
hoor oil the House Of Representatives.. We would
not do Philip Harrison the Justice Of saying that
lac Is entitled To full belief, a. man exists not In
any quarter of the world who, by the community
n which he resides, would be more unv,ervedlv
believed IN all things. A. witness he i. equally
beyond question or commentator. His sre claims
too sacred even to bo canvassed. A tcproachle.,
lie Of W yearsis resstle.s appeal tho trus, aud
confidence Of all, and Of every party.
We knew this evidence would come, aud so hint
ed IN our Fridays number We were aware Of
the d'fidence tina, many would feel to appear a,
w'tnesses-the timid and the selfish, we knew were
disposed TO keep out Of scrapes--somo Tor amiabic
some Tor selfish mo,ives-but siill we did not aues
ton that truth known to communities, could and
would 10 establishej.--rhnt the selfish and cow
ardly 50 far exceeded those who were resolved 10
stand up 'or TRUTH, We wen,d not believe. and we
now say, and say it unhcsilaiingiy, that Mr. Up
shur's rsEvARicArios in tic premises can if need
were he rs, blshed not by ones. or two. or threes
but 10y scores. by ffties and 10y hundteds.
w" have seldom in our polLiesi career, neithe,
brsi nor unevcnifu, been moro .t,filei than by
tho, een,leman's letter TO Mr. Wise; nor observed
stronger instance OF n little "brei authority'a" in
toxicntng Influence upon human vari,y. The in
terence Is hard 10 be resisted that he conceived b
POSITION To be such to enable him 10 set ,rr,l
at defiance. and to intimideIo all who nigh. fee
any inclination TO sustain il. The naughty pr.,.n
sion and iuflted nros lance If his letter 10 Mr. W;r
compare hu, lndfierently with the proof of hi.
claims to higher associations" aud "gnod society,
exhibited in sheet OF to day
MIR Secretary Ueshur mis,ook the thing -Ther
was no diseredt At al-so we ut Isns, ,bink-ir
having teen di.unionis, many GOOD ns,fio,,,nt
men, have been, arc and will he--tho discrsd;, li,,
IN denying facts, That he walked up the "w,ons
passenger" Is eeTain-that lie put forth statement,
systematically and essentially, false, is equally GER
tAin-.h hat. instead Of conv.c,iog Mr. Bolts Of mis-
representation, he has himself been convicted os Z,
' most certain OF all. No doubt he will. for the,
reasons, be more dear than before 10 his Chff-,
fellow feeling "makes US wondrous kind" anc
ueachery and epos'acy must cherish peculiar sym
rathy for Misrepresentation. They ore oithe sam,
lineage, and speak The same language.
Complete rs is the evidence Of Messrs. Harsiso,
and BrSxton to sIstAin Mr. Bolts aud overthrow
the Secretary on the direct question of veracitv III
indueiions from the publication criuei,ed by NJ
Botts, ere not less conclusive.