The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-02-17
ANOTHER FLARE UP.

between Mr.. BORIS, Of Virginia and Ind.
upsnUR, Secretary ofthe Navy. Bad e.
ling has already been enuendercd !,
where il will end. there is no telling. ~
give a statement Of the difficulty as ~.
Of the history oflhe times, without yeu ar
ing an opinion as TO the merits Of Tie y.
trcyersy.
In the debate on the 9th ult. in d.
House Of Representatives. on the Resi-.
ton 10 censuge Mr.. Adams, in the com,
of bis Speech, Dir. Bots said
"Talk about censuring the gcntlem,,
from Massachusetts, Look at The olL.,
end Of this avenue There they found
man standing at tho head Of the right arm
Of the defence Of this naiion--hc meanlt6,
Secretary of The Nayy-who, the last lin.
tba, he had had conversation with him .,
the subject, was an open, avowed, undis
guised advocate Of the immediate dissou.
ton ofihe Union.
Mr.. Wise. deny il.
Mr. Bolts. What authority have yogi
Do you keep record Of the eonyersa,iors
of the Secretary Of the Nasyi
[Cries Of "Order, oIder."J
Nr. Va. said he hoped his coIIcaaus
would not fly into a flame. he q
not mean to offend him; but 10 say ihs
that be did not believe any roan US autho,
/ ity, from conversation, from reading, q
any other source, for saying that the pc
sent Secretary Of the Navy ever wea, /,
the unqualified dissolution OF the uHion.
he ever advanced this idea OF dissoiuios
he Mr.. w. undertook to say now in
place, and would .iss, il on his authors
that, If he ever avowed such doctrine, J.
was on qualifications, conditions, and "a
sons which the Secretary could defend
ur Bots said, he had been induced,
some time, to regard hts colleague as 4
keeper Of the conscience Of tho King, n
had not considered him the keeper Of d
cousciences OF all 'onnected with the Kin,
Nor did he recognize his right to say vi.s
was tho opinion expressed BY one Of Ii
Secretaries Of Mr.. Tyler's Administrator
He tMr. b. assorted on his own rcspons
biIlty that he had expressed such an idea
He had talked With him for hours I'd
when the Secretary Of the Navy denied
he Mr.. d. would prove his statements
You, (said Mr.. d. addressing himsgii
Mr.. Wisc) have no righ, TO deny H."
The next day, Mr. Wisc ADDRESSED !
letter to the Secretary Of the Navy, assu
him if tho statement Of Mr.. Bolts was ca
rect. To this communication. Judge q
shur responded at length, and from IA
response, VIC copy tho following, embr
cling the giif Of the whole
thank you for your communication
yesterday, relative 60 the charge MAJ
agains, me, in the House of Represents
tives, by Mr.. Bolts, and your reply to .
thank you still more for your prompt su
Z friendly denial Of the trnih Of that charss
and assure VOC that you have placed d
subject, so far as | am concerned, upa
the true ground.
/ am greatly surprised that my nari
should have been thus unceremoalon
and unnecessarily introduced into jetz
10 the House Of Representatives. N
knowledge that ! am also somewhat no
tilted at beng represented 10 the eonair
as having held conversation /" for hours
or for any length Of time, upon a gsH
subject Of public concern, with a man Ell
was capable OF making such use Of
| assure YOU that ! heee no reeolieeiioa
haring crer held any conservation riih .Hs |
Botis upon any sUtjsct rhdteser. u
Z utterly at loss TO imagine whom or Wis;
he could have, talked with me for houls,
upon any political, or any othe. subject
ioH know sir, and oil Virginia knows, ID.
nr. Bolis's associations have been 50 Ii
tereDt from NINE, that nothing but Il.
merest accident could have brought
together. Our acquaintance has algsu
been Of The slish,es, kind there never y.
the least approach TO familiarity bc,vct
US.
I ! val not assert that | have never lei
conversation with Mr.. Bots. do n
keep record Of the conversations Of N
Secretary Of the Navy" nor Of suy olt:
man, although il appears that Mr.. Boa
docs. ! can safely say, however, that
Is very improbable, to say the least Of
that conversation such as he dcsenbs
ever occurred between him and me-
There is not upon my memory tho Sigh
est trace of any such incident, nor eau
now call to mind any QUO occasion a
which ! have ever beon in company via
that gentleman.
will not pretend 10 say what Mr.. Dos
can "proyo," But assert, in the most d
rect ar! most unqualified riencer that y
cannot pro7e tho truth OF ms charge ngaaa
me, by any witness who is himself MAJ
Of truth. understand that charge to %
tina, am, or have been, the "adYoeaio
an immediate dissolution OF the Uneu,
without qualifications or conditions
have never, at any limo Of my life, enter
taIned any such opinion or feeling. "a
the contrary, have, on all occasions, 40.
yocaied union upon the true principles o.
the Constitution, and have sought TO recon-
mend my own principles, upon the grourd
that they we're conservative of tho Consl'
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