The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-03
POLICY OF THE DAY.

POLICY OF THE DAY.
In connection with the private conversations
perverted and introduced into the Debates in
the House of Representatives, silce 81 the two
vetoes," the following lhunderbolt, which we
find in contemporary Journal" seems to be-
long to the history Of the times:
From The National Ilteihgencer, Feb. 9.
WAsHiNGToN February L. 1912.
| have two objects in addressing you this letter /;
the first is to request you to repubsh the letter Of
the Hon. A. +. Upshur,. which appeared in the Nadi-
sonian of this mornings and the second is, to bespeak
the public patience for few days, until can collect
together the testimony which rely to establish
the CHARGE (since he chooses to consider it)
which brought against him few days since in the
House Of Representatives
wish you to publish his letter, because want all
possible publicity given to his fiat, positive, and
qualified denial that g he ever had been the advocate
Of an immediate dissolution of the Union, without
qualifications conditions"
II is precisely this point that take issue with
the Hon. Secretary and will undertake to prove from
his own pen well his public conversations, that
there is not only studied and designed concealment
of truth, but a wlful and deliberate prevarcation in
his denial. take nothing back that have said on
the contrary, repeat that he all open, unqualified,
undsguised, and boasted advocate for an immediate
dissolution of the Unon and will now add, without
qualification or limitations since he seeks to crcum-
scribe and mystify his position He denies it, and
says cannot prove il by any man who is himself
man of truth This limitation would probably deprive
me of the benefit of the testimony of the Hon. Secre-
tary himself. Nevertheless, | shall it | shall
make him prominent witness in his own case but
shall not be content to rely upon his testimony
alone. question of yeracity is thus raised between
us Either he or have told falsehood. All ask
is that the consequences may be visited with the ut
most severity upon my head if do not prove salts
factoriy that the Hon Secretary is the guilty man
1t will be perceived that have made broad, fair,
and well defnod issue with the Secretary OF the Ma
vy-one from which there is escape; and, i'll
should fail that have invited terrible consequences
TO myself Now It seems TO inc that there should be
reciprocity in this and should, in the interim,
be glad to be informed what consequences to be
visited upon him, if should establish, first that he
has been, he will be again. disunionist whenever
his interes, may prompt II tor even do not suspect
him of entertaining such views whilst he Is in the
vice of the Union at salary of six thousand dollars
year )-and that he has been afterwards guilty OF
an offence that should hereafter drive him fIom the
high associations Of which he vauntingly boasts. |
want no special pleading and no attempt to divert the
question from OF fact 10 one OF association.
The only regret modification that feel in this
matter is that he should have descended to give echo
to the foul and slanderous imputaon of that dirty,
bong htup hack of the Madlsonan,t that was re-
taller of private conversations; for if this can be es-
ablished by even plausible evidence, am ready to
admit that 1t Is Just cause for my accommodation
from the society of gentlemen; but it will be found
to rest only upon the fact that have proved trouble
and announcement witness against the high tunc-
onary whoSe duty is, in the language of the Con-
suon, TO exercise the office Of President the Uni
ted States, by giving to the public his oft-repeated OPT
Mons, expressed Gas this conversation of the Sc
cretay OF the Navy in the most public places and in
the most public manner.
This is the head and front of my offending in this
particular; and if the opinions of public are not
to be gathered quoted from their conversations in
public companies, and before crowded audience, in
the name of common sense what 1riH justify it?
However let let his pass for the present
AS to the silly, conceed, and arrogant pretension
set up by the Secretary, of what he supposes to be
superiority and more elevated associations Twill dis
miss it in few words My associations have been
with gentlemen, or should never have found my way
TO seat in Congress from such district as repre-
sent. That The Secretary has habituay associated
with any other class, will not pretend to assert be-
cause his present position and that he occupied at
home forbid it but it does not become me, at the
time, TO deny what nigh fairly infer from his own
letter, wherein he asserts that he associated with adt
ferent class. can only assure him that, before this
matter is done with, may be brought to-
ge;her and he WILL perhaps to his regret be made bet
ter acquainted with me. He shall at all events, have
no ground hereafter for intmatng that he does not
An0" VINO am N'' ggoHN M Bolts
tBeore this card from Mr.. BoTTs reached our
hands, the matter which it refers in type, and
prepared for the press it now stands in the prece
ding page of this paper Ii we could, regardiuy to
of what is due to readers, have RETAINED
from admitting any part of this controversy into our
columns we should have done 50. Assuredly one
can regret its occurrence more than we do.-Editors
Or the Lnteiligencer
The Madisonian only gave echo to the public
voice. See notice of Mr. Bolts in the Index of the
2Slh ult-and the hundred similar notices in as many
different papers. We had resolved that the Madiso-
Man should always be firm, fair and dgnifed and
we would abandon it tomorrow rather than 1t should
become vehicle Of slang and scurrilty such as
Mr. Bolts delights in under our hands How
ever since Mr. Bolts has signally failed to head
the President by letter sent TO Coffee House, and
to annihilae the Secretary ofthc Navy by pporting
TO repeat his private conversation, in the House Of
Representatives, will consider ourselves not much
hurt by his dirty" charge against us in the lnte-
gencer-ED. MADIsoNlAN.