Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-03
HOUSE, oT REPRESENTATIVES,.
January 18th, 1912.
DEAR SIR:-

| In the debate yesterday. in the House Of Repre-
sentRtvos, on the motion Of MIR Marshall 10 censure
Mr. Adams for contempt TO the House. in presenting
petition to dissolve the Union Of these States tbc
/ following remarks were made by my colleague Mr.
Bolts and by myself:
! MIR Bolts. - Talk about cersu,ino
the gentleman from Massachusetts Look NJ thc
other end OF this avenue3 There they found n
man standing OF the head of the right arm of the
defence Of this nation he meant the Serre,nrv ol
the Navy-whO, the last time he had had a CONVEX
saiion with him on the subject was an open, nyov d.
ed, undssuIsed advocate of the immediate dssolu-
ton Of the Union.
Mr. WISE. deny it.
Mr. Bolts. What authority have you7 Do
you Keep record Of the conversations Of the Secre-
tary OF the Navy7
ICres Of "Ordcr," "ordcr"I
Mr.. Wise said he hoped his colleague would not
ny into flame. lie did not mean to offend him;
but To say this, that he did not believe any nan as
authority, f,om convcrsation, from reading. or INV
other soufce lor saying that the present Secretary
OF the Navy went f1r the unqt fed dissolu n
ofthe UnIon. II he ever advanced THIS idea OF DIS
solution he (Mr. wy undertook to say now in M.
place, and would risk II on his authority that If he
ever avoRed such docine. II was on,quahf, ations
conditions and reasons, which the Secretary could
defend.
Mr.. Bolts said he had been induced. for some
time, 10 regard his colleague as the keeper Of tho
confidence Of tho King. but rad not considered him
the keeper Of The cOn5cionces Of MI connected wi n
the King. Nor old he recognise his right 10 say what
was the opinion expressed by one Of the Sscfet ariea
% Mr. Tylor's administration lie (Mr. q nsserte
on his own responsibility that he had expressed sue
an ldoo. lie had talked with him for hours: and
when the Secretary Of the " IVY donsd il he fMr.
| r would prove his statement You (sad MIR. b
addressing himself to Mr.. Wise) have no right to
deny IT,
Such is tho report Of the In,ellgencer Of to-day,
/ and ! believe It ~ very accurate.
These remarks, you will sec, deeply involved
/ you personally and your sentiments and expires.
sons on a most impounqt and delicate subject, and
/ were made under most interesting circumstan noes,
and in most distinguished place to attract public
/ attention. And you will also sec Tint, IN the de.
NAL Of the assertion Of Mr. B1tt- that you were in
| your last conversations with him, ian open
/ vowed, undisgused advocate Of tho immediate
dissolution Of the Union" | assumed n serious ro
sponsbity. This responsibility should not have
assumed, had you not been m absent friend, had
you not been long my neishbor; had you not been
until very lately my constituent; hid | not had
every opportunity, public and private to know
your opinions and your mode Of expressing them
tho subject referred To. md had you not printed
and published those opinions under almost every
form Of address, essay, pamphlet, and book. In
Iced. had Mr. Bots relied on your publications for
hs proof ~ tho grave charge he uttered on the
1oor against you, should have eft ttoa reference
those publications for its rofutaon; but he relied
In "cOnvcrrn' ion," "for houfs,'by you, win him
| ied when or whore ho DID not say for the natur,
| md character ~ which no Teftronre can &c mod
| hat know of but 10 you or him. ThefcfJre O.
| Was that undertook to say that Mr. Bous mus
have been mistaken, and to Affirm what did, that