Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-26
.Hr. Bolts heading tie Secre,arU

We lay before our readers more of the additional do
cuments which have appeared in Mr. Upshurs De-
fence. The rest will be published on Tuesday. They
consist of letters from Messrs Robert G. Scott, VIM
D. Wren, WIN. b. Archer, w. w Crump, Jno. NJ Gre.
CORY, of Va,-and Messrs. Calhoun, Preston &c, of
Carolina These last clear him entirely Of all COLLISION
with them for the dissolution of the Misunderstanding
their devotion TO the Union, and they clear him
all suspicion, IN consequence OF Mr. Johnstons un
guarded assertions. No is all Mr. Upshurs les
tmony closed than Mr. Bolts scenes ont in Thursday
N. lntelgencer, with rejonder of four columns. Not
particle Of new evidence is produced-but his elabo
rate article consists Of his characteristic comments
upon the testimony of Mr. Upshur. The effort is, how
ever, in vain. Mr. Bolts can no more head Mr. Upshnr
than he could head MIR. Tyler lie has still 10 RELY
upon his own recollection, and that of his two wit
nesses of certain conversations purportng TO be had
with Mr. Upshur-and the most that can be sale
of his testimony is, that it shows the Secretary te
have been Nuher; and the inference is drawn tina
Notification is disunion But TO rebuff these, Mr..
produces host of wtnessesnot casually meeting hin
in hasty conversation in a steamboat-bu various gen
temen of the highest character for intelligence and in
tegrity-his most intimate friends-who have calm
y talked to him at the eside, in the most private
circles in all the confidence of nnbosomed familiar
ty: and they all testify that he never ayowed himself tc
be willing and unqualified Disunionst-a Nulli6er in
Decd but he always contended that Notification
conservative principle of the Constitution and Of the
Union. Whatever some gentlemen may have thought
u
still wide distinction between tendency and inten-
ton So strong is the evidence which Mr.. IT, has
exhibited that it scarcely to have left but
conviction upon the presses Of all parties.
The Phil U. S. Gazette (Whig) states, "that Judge
Upshur has acquitted himself Of the charges.
The Norfolk Herald (Whig) "gves only so much Of
Judge Upshur we deem necessary 10 illustrate his
true position in regard to the charge which is un
doubedly that which he himself describes in his YER
sion of the conversation which he held board The
steamboat, with Judge Barbour-namely, that Nullfi-
cation the rightiul remedy against unconstitu.
onu legislation and this, although cannot our
selves agree with Judge Upshur in the premises, does
not certainly establish the charge Of his being
qualified dIsunionist. Judge Upshurs opinions, we
well remember, much animadverted upon by
both parties in Norfolk hut we had never heard him
charged with being unqualified dsunonist, until the
charge was made by Mr.. Bolts on the floor Of Con.
gress. That Judge Upsur prded himself on being the
first raise the standard Of Qualification in Virginia
we have often heard alleged but the standard oil
dsunioD, never.
of the whole accusation against Judge Upshur, that
it is silted, is that he and is .Nuitfer-and that
certain gentlemen in Virginia, of uncommon persPica-
city, having settled with themselves dogmatically and
conclusively that Notification meant Dsunon, pro-
ceeded to attach their inference 10 Judge Upshur, and
were ready to testify that as often he had advocated
Nullifca,ion by consequence, just often had lie adj
vocated the dissolution of the Union
The ~ y. Erening Post-Judge Upshur "shows
from his acknowledged writings and from the testlmo-
ny of gushed in different parts Of Virginia
what where his real opinions of the doctrine of dis
union. He proves, we think, conclusivey, that his
opinions wen, beyond Notification, as ii has been
held by large number of American atesmen'
And thus endeh the whole matter. Mr.. Bolts may
as we'll give this trade of attempting to "badger,
or shcad" men-"Head or die" may be his mot,o-bn'
unfortunately for h;m, his capA~ is not equal TO his
ambition. lle will behead himself, before he heads
them