Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-03

e to MIR Wise
TO THE EDITORS
wAsnIsaros, February I, 1912.
have two objects in addressing Won thi, latter. IN.
is, to request you to republish the letter Of the
p. a. =. upshur,' which appeared in the Madi
mn oil this Morning; and the second is to bespeak
public patience for "a few days, until | can col
together the testimony on which rely to es'ab-
The charge" tsince he chooses so to consider it)
th brought against him few days since in the
ise of Representatives.
wish you to publish his letter, because want nj
bible publicity given to his fiat, positive, and un
lifted denial that she ever had beer the advocate
in immediate d.sso ution OF the Union. w,ho,,
i'htaiions or conditions"
Is precisely on this point that sake issue with
Hon. Secretary, and will undertake To prove
N h,s own ren, MS well as his pu6ic conversations
there Is not oaly - studied an A desirn,d
cealmeht OF truth, but u W In, and Deliberate
varcat'"n IN his denial. ; take nothing back
have SAID; on the conirnry, I rcpent.
a. ~aS a. open, unqualified, undis guissd,
ution at the Union; and | will now add wi,hon,
hlhealion or limitation. since he seeks TO cireum
he ond mystiy his position He denies ~ and
$ cannot prove !, 10y any man who is himselfn
n OF truth. This limitation would probably de-
We me OF the benefit al tho testimony Of the Hon
fretary himself Nevertheless, | shall use il: I
u make HIM PROMINENT witness in his own
e; but shall not be content TO rely upon his own
imony alone question OF veraci,y is thus
sed between ms. Either he or have tod a false
od. All | ask is, that the consequences NAV
visited with the utmost severity upon my head
DO not prove satisfactorily that the Hon. Secre-
Is the guilty man.
IL will lie perceived that ! have made n broad
r, and well defined issue with the Secretary of the
fvy- one from which there is no escape: and. if
ould ial, that have invited terrible consequences
myself NOW, II seems TO me that there
quo DC some reciprocity IN this; and should, i.
Z interim, be glad 70 be Informed what conscoven-
are to oe visl'ednbon him, IL should establish.
|s, That he has been, and he will be again, dis
Ioh'st whenever his interest may prompt it
~ even DO not suspect him OF entertaining such
I"s whilst he Is IN the service OF the Union ut a
faty OF SIX thousand dollars year)-and tia, he
been afterwards guilty. of an offence that should
[rea'ier d. I'VE him from the high associations of
|hch he vauntingly boasts. | want no special
|chding and no attempt TO divert the question from
be Oi fact To one Of association.
ih- only regret or modification that feel in thi.
l'tor is, that he should have descended to give
no to the foul and slandcrons imputation of tina,
riy, boueh,-up hack of the Madsoninn, tina, |
|as a retailer ofpnvatc conversations, for, If this
u oe established by even plausible evidence |
10 ready to admit that 1t is jus, cause for my ex
pronunciation from the society Of gentlemen; but
VIII he found TO rest only upon the fact that
f'@ proved troublesome ami announcement wit
fss against the high fuuclonary whose duty il IL,
D tie language of The Constitution, to execc Sc the
nee OF Fresl1ent OF the United ) atest by giving
! the public his oit-repeaied opinions, expressed
Us was tins conversation of the Secretary of tic
Navy) IN the most public places, and in the most
ubc manner.
This Is the bend and front of nv c(I.-,.l;r, 4,
ms particular; aud II tie opinions of public men
re not TO be ea'h rel or quo ed from their CONVEX
atoms IN public COMPARES. and before crowd 4
uci nee, IN the name oil c. mon sense what tcii!
1stiy 1t However, let TINS pass for the present
AS TO the silly, conceited and arrOg mt pretension
ct W by The Secretary, Of what he supposes 10 be
superiority, and more elevated associations, will
Ismiss It IN lew words. Ny associations have
cen with gentlemen, or should never have found
ny way TO a seat in Congress from such district
IS represent.
That the Secretary has habilually associated
WITH any Other class, will not pretend I'd
sser', because his present position anc that he
occupied nt home forbid IT. but il does not become
ne, at the same time, TO deny what might fairly
n'er from his own letter. wherein he asserts tina
lie associated with different class. | can only
assure HIM that, before this matter is done wih ",
nay be brought nearer together, and he will
perhaps TO his regret, be made better acuunintet
with me. lie shall, at all events have no srount
hereafter Tor inimnting that he does not know VIII
am. Respectfully,
JOHN NJ. Bolts.