Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-02-10

MR.. BOLTS AND JUDGE UPSHUR.
The in,eliigencer Of yesterday brings the fol- |
lowing Card from Mr.. Bolts, in reply to Judge
Upshur's letter to MIR. Wise.
TO TIE EDITORS
WASHINGTON, February 1, 1912.
l have two objects in addressing you this letter:
the hIst 49, to request you TO repubsh the letter OF
the Hon. A. Z. Upslur, which appeared in the
Madisonlan OF this morning and the second is
to 6espeak the public patience for few days, I'M
I'll can collect together the testimony on which
rely to establish the ''charge' (since he chooses
so to consider iO which brought against him
lew days since in the House OF Representatives.
wish you to publish his letter. because want
all possible publicity given to his fiat, positive,
and unqualified denial that she ever had been
the advocate ct an immediate dissolution of the
Union, wiihouiq qualifications or conditions"
IL Is precisely On this point that take issue
with The Hon. Secretary, and will undertake to
prove from his own pen, as we'll as his PUBLIC con.
Versatons that there is not only studied and de-
signed concealment of truth, but wiful and de-
iDerate prevarlcation in his denial. | take moth
ing back that l have said on the contrary. |
repeat, that he tcas open, unqualified, unois-
S"iScd ana 6oos!ed advocate Tor AN immediate dis
ISOLATION Of the Union; and / will now add,
without qualifications or limitation, since he seeks
" c''cumscrioe aud mystiiy his position. He
denies IT, and says cannot prove il by any man
who Is himselTa man Of truth. This limitation
Wouu probably deprive me OF the benefit OF the tcs-
| tihony oil the Hon. Secretary himself. Never,he-
less, shall useit; shall make him prominent
witness his own case; but shall not be content
tore'y upon ms own testimony alone. ACQUISITION Of
veracity is thus raised between us. Either he or
l have told a ta!sehood All l ask is, that the
consequences may be visited with the utmost Sc
verify upon my head If do prove satisfactory
~ The Hon Secretary is the guilty man.
1t Will be perceived that have made broad.
r. Nypl nod
the Navy-one from which there is no escaDe
and, If should fail, that l have invited terrible
consequences to myself. Now, it seems TO me.
that there should be some reciprocity in this
ana should, In the interim, be glad to be inform-
ed what consequences are to be visited upon him
II should establish, first, that he has been. and
he VIII be again, disunionist, whenever his in
terest may prompt it-( for even do not suspect
him OF entertaining such views whilst he is i'm tn.
service 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 from the high associations of which he
vauntlngiy boasts. l want no special pleading
and no attempt to divert the question from one Of
fact to one Of association.
The only regret or modification that feel in
this matter Is, that he should have descended TO
| give echo to the foul and slanderous inputalion
OF that dirty, bought-up hack Of the Madisonian.
That was retailer of private conversations. for
IL this can be established by even plausible evil
dence, am ready to admit that it is Just cause for
my accommodation from the society of GENTLE
men but 1t will be found to rest only upon the
Tact That have proved troublesome and inconye
nient witness against the nigh functionary whose
duty 1t is, In the language of the Constitution. To
exercise the Office Ut President of the u States.
by giving to the public his oftrepeated opinions.
expressed Gas this conversation of the Secreta.
ry of the Navy) in the most public places, and in
the most public manner.
This is the head and front of nv offending in
this particular; and if the opinions of pubic men
are not to be gathered quoted from their CONVEX
sations in public companies, and before crowd.
ed audience, in the name of common sense what
VIII justify it! However, let this pass for the
present
AS to the silly, conceted and arrogant preten- |
sion set up by the Secretary, of what he supposes
to be superiority, and more elevated associations.
will dismiss in a few words. NV associations
have been with gentlemen, or should never have
found my way to seat in Congress from such a
district as | represent.
That the Secretary has habitually associated
with any other class, will not pretend to assert
because his present position and that he occupied
AT home forbid il; but it does not become me. al
the same time, to deny what might fairly infer
from his own letter, wherein, lie asserts thar
he associated with different class.-I can
only assure him that, before this matter is done
with, we may be brought nearer together, and he
Will, perhaps to his regret, be made better ac-
quainted with me. He shall, at all events have
ground hereafter for intimatinp that he does M,
know who am. Respectfully,
JOHN Nj. Bolts