New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-15
VOL. EHT. NO. 81.

upon which you can live after the payment Oh all
vonr debts. as will become your station.
g PITTS :: said he, 'swhy contine me to four
WHY. confinc you to ,ehat ?" said with sur
Yes, WHY. confnc me to four years Why
not trelre am now only finishing out the OK
pred term of Genera Harrison, and If | can
make my administration popular, why should |
not be entitled 10 an election on my own account
and then if could make myself acceptable to
the people, why should | not serve out my own
eight wears as others have done before y
Why, Mr.. Tyler" l answered, YOU forget
the onc-tcrm prlnciple.'
Ne said he, if every body else would be
bound by the one-term principle, 50 would |, but
nobody else is, and why should be -
Mr.. Tyler" said |, :" let me enreat you ercn
in jcst, never to talk in this way to any body
else
This having been said apparently, half in Jest
and half in earnest was doubtful how he IN
tended it. until IN more serious tone he resumed
Now Bolts, don't YOU 90 off half cooked, and
oppose my Administrations had rather any man
in Congress should oppose my administration than
vou-l am under greater obligations 10 You than
any body else, and there is no man whose inter-
esls should take greater pleasure IL promoting
than YOURS Now cir, | have Cabinet around
me not of my own selection; this is General Har-
rison's Cabinet, and | DO not know how long |
can live in harmony with them. | don't know
how soon may have TO call around me apsitlcal
family of my own choice, and when | do, ohere
should I Look so soon as to my old friends, from
ma o1on doors,'' extending both hands towards
me.
Said ], +" Mr. Tyler, it is time you and had
come to an understanding: You say you had
rather any man in Congress should oppose your
Administration than l. Now, sir, let INC say TO
you, if it is your purpose to act with strict llde-
ity to that great Wing party to which | am and
ever have been attached on PRINCIPLE and winch
brought YOU INTO powcr-if ii IS your purpose to
carry out in good faith those measures OF reilel
which we have promised to the country. you
shall never want supporter on that floor While
am there and able to render YOU assistance; but,
T an oath Mr.. Tyler, if 1t is your purpose 10 be-
tray that party and defeat their neasures-lt 1t
is your purpose to break them down and set up
party for yourself, II be CANNED if ever you did
see a more violent and bitter opponent than you
will find in me and as for office, 10 which you
have alluded, let me say to you, that there Is not
an Office in the gift Of the Executive that desire
to hold, and not one that [ would consent to ac-
ccpt, if it were to be attended with the slightest
sacrifice of my political integrity, or OF the conf.
dcncc Of my constituents
well, WELL sud he, "we wo mt talk any
more about this now. Come, take off your hat
and stay and dine with me-" | tried TO excuse
myself; he insisted, took my hat and umbrella
from me, and stayed and broke bread that day
with him for the last time in his own house.
Mr.. Bolts appeals to several gentleman to
whom he related the substance Of this conlmu-
mcation directly after it took place, and cites
other conversations, intimations and corrobora-
ting circumstances, but we do not think 1t ne
ccssary to give them. There are very few men
in the Union who have paid any attention to the
course of public affairs through the last three
years who will need any additional evidence that
MIR. Botts's statement is substantially true 1t
carries truth on It's face.