Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-05-30
"Why, confne you to what?' said

with surprise.
+" Yes, why confne me to four years
Why not twelve? | am now only finishing
out the uneXpired term Of General Harri-
son, and if ] can make my administration
popular, why should not be entitled to an
election on my own account? and then if
could make myself acceptable to the peo-
pie, why should | not serve out my own
eight years. as others have done before?"
Why, Mr.. Tyler" | answered, you
forget the one term principle"
No." said he, " if every body else
would be bound by the one term principle,
sowou1d |, butnobody else island why should
| be-"
Mr.. Tyler" said |, "let me entreat
you, eren IN jest, never talk in this way to
any body else"
This having been said apparently half
in Jest and half in earnest, was doubtful
whether he intended it, until, in more
serious toue, he resumed:
Now, Bolts, do MT you go off half
cooked, and oppose my administration-[
had rather any man in Congress should OPP
pose my administration than you-Iam I'M
der greater obligations to you than any
body else, and there is no man in whose
interest should take greater pleasure in
promoting than yours, Now, sir, have
a Cabinet around me not OF my own selec-
ton; this is General Harrison's Cabinet,
and | do not know how long can live in
harmony with them. | ont know how
soon | may have to call around me a po-
litical family Of my own choice, and when
do, 2chere ShoHM I look so soon as to ma
old friends, from mig oyn d0ors," extending
both hands towards me.
Said |, "Mr. Tyler, it is time YOU and
had come to an understanding: You saw
you had rather any man in Congress should
oppose your Administration than |. Now,
sir, let me say to you, if it is your purpose
to act with strict fidelity TO that great Wing
party to which | am and ever have been
attached on principle, and which brought
Won into poWcr-ir it is your purpose to
carry out 10 good faith those measures Of
relief which we have promised to the coun
try, you shall never want a supported on
that floor while am there and able to rem
der you assistance; but, an oath Mr.. Ty-
ler,I( ii is vOlr purpose TO betray that par
" and defeat their measures-if it is your
purpose to break them down and set up
a party for YOURSELF I'll be damned fever
Won did sec more violent and bitter oppo-
nent than YOU will find in me; and as for
Office, to which you have alluded, let me
say to v0u, that there is not an Office in
The gift Of the Executive that desire TO
hold, and not one that | would consent to
accept, if it were to be attended with the
slightest sacrifice Of my political integrity.
or Of the confidence Of my constituents"
Well. we'll" said he, We wont
tax any more about his now. Come, take
of vour hat, and stay and dine with me-
tried to excuse myself: he insisted, took
NV nat and umbrella from mo, and stayed
and broke bread that day with him for the
last time in his own house.
Mr. Bolts says, that at the time Of this CONVEX
saton he " was on terms of the srictcst friendship
and closest correspondence with Mr. Tyler" that
he was then anxious to advance his views and re-
oiced in his success; that he mention ed the cir.
cumsancc at the time to VIM. c. Dawson and Ro-
GER l.. Gamble, members of Congress, and soon af
forwards to Messrs. ManCum, Crittenden, and
Archer. He calls on them to contradict this if it
be not true.