Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-06-02
JOHN M. Bolts Us JOHN TYLER.
Treachery Unmasked.

hood s3y authority in the Madisonian, in ref
erence to some assertions imputed to him in
regard to the treachery of John Tyler, appears
at length in the Richmond Wing OF the 10th
in reply, traversng the whole matter in differ
ence, and closing his statement with an ailida-
Wit of its correctness. We extract the follow
ing passages:
On the night of the Cd of March, al, Mr.
Tyler and myself slept in the same bed, and
talked more than half the night on various sub
iects, public and private-among those sub
iects Of public nature was the establishment
Of a National Bank. There was q strong rea-
son then to apprehend that there would be a
tie in the Senate on that question, which we
both deprecated: But said !, "Tyer, it will al
ford you glorious opportunity to immortal
ize your name jf the establishment of an insti-
tuition so indispensable to the prosperity of the
country should be carried by your casting vote;
it will lay the nation under weight of obliga-
ton that will never be iorgotten," to which he
replied, "That il was responsibility he did
not coyet-that he would rather avoid it; but
il it did come to that, they should find that he
was capable, as a national representative, of
making sacrifice, or Of yielding all his former
opinions expressed as representative oil Vir-
ginia.'
On the next morning, number Of gentle
men called, and some of them introduced the
subject of Bank, as supposed, with view
of ascertaining what they had TO expect from
Mr. TYLER, il he should have to decide the ques-
ton as the presiding officer Of the Senate-and
| remarked to them: "You need not indulge
any fears on that subject; Tyler will do what
is right; he'll vote for Bank" Come said
Mr. Tyler, don't you commit me too lar on
that subject, Botts.' why said I, q can't
commit you any farther than you have already
committed yourself fifty times OVER
gNail VantIan,pn caI MIR 'Evlpr fl1Il fell
you this much-i( am called on to give the
vote, will give il without the slightest refer
ence to any opinion that may at any former
period have entertained or expressed while
Representative of Virginia | am now Ma
tional Representative, and will not allow old
opinions to have any influence on my present
course'-all seemed to be satisfied, and do not
believe there was man present (who bellev-
ed Mr. Tyler trustworthy that left the room
with doubt that he would vote for the bill If
he had to vote at all.
Again: Early in the Extra Session which
followed. Mr. Bolts called on Mr. Tyler at the
White House on business, when the following
conversation took places
After getting through the business which
carried me there, Mr. Tyler said:
swell, Bolts, | understand you have been
denonncing my message;" to which replied,
"No, Mr. Tyler, | have said nothing about
your IUeSSdpe IndL ucStTNtS W NC
as denunciaton, though am sorry TO find you
have already established back stair influence
here, to communicate every whisper that may
be made. I'll tell you canddy what did say
of the message, when asked my opinion OF it:
| said il was slip-slop, milk-and-water affair,
and not such as | had expected or desired TO
see."
Mr. Tyler said with some animation, but
good humoredly, well, Ian OATH what did
you expect or wish?'
well, sir, said |, Il would have you to have
recommended Bank of the United States,
fat-footed, and in the most unqualified terms
Now [another oath] said Mr. Tyler, shat
shows how damned hard you are to please.
have submitted To yonr consideration three
plans: the Bank of the United States, the State
Bank system, and the Sub Treasury; and have
told YOU to take your choice, and | would be
satisfied with either
But said I, 'Mr Tyler, didn't you know
that Wing Congress would take neither the
State Bank system nor the Sub Treasury?
Certainly | did, said he, 'anl therefore you
ought to be satisfied
WELL answered, Il should have preferred
that you should have recommended Bank of
the u. S. outright, and let Congress have come
TO your aid, and stood shoulder TO shoulder
upon the question instead of saying that each
had been condemned in its turn; and we should
then have escaped the taunt we now meet with
from our opponens-that we have Wing
President who dare not recommend Bank
But continued, there was another objec-
ton had to your message; would have had
you to recommend the distribution OF the sales
of the public lands, without qualification
'And so have,' said he.
ooh no. said, you have attached provis },
that the duties be levied should not exceed
those contemplated by the act of 1888, which
you know they are obliged to do, in order to
raise enough revenue for the support of Gov
ernment'
There it is again. said he, 'why, (another
OATH sir, you don't understand the Comprom-
Use Act and stepping off to his table, he bro'L
the volume of laws containing the Compromise
Act, and read from it the passage which de-
cares that nothing herein contained shall be so
construed as to prevent the passage OF any act
prior to the 30th day of June, I843 in the con-
tingency either Of excess or deficiency of reve-
nue., altering the rates of duties, &c.--so as TO
adjust the revenue TO suit either contingency.
Now, said he, sir hasn't the contingency
arisen? is there not deficiency in the revenue
and what is there in this act TO prevent you
from raising the duties to 90, so, 40, so, or 100
per cent if it shall be necessary without viola
ting its provisions? 'Well.' said |, 'Mr Ty-
Ter, if this be your construction of this act, why
did you say any thing about the duties contem-
plated by it, in connection with the subject OF
Distribution fOh,' said he, you know what
a certain portion of the country think of the
Compromise act, and il is well enough to hui
NOR ihem.'
And for this il was that denounced his phar-
isaical and hypocritcal cant about the Com
promise act when he vetoed the Tariff Bill, be-
cause it violated, as he said, its provisions, and
therefore required US to give up the Dstribu-
ton clause. AT this point there was aslight
pause in the conversation, when said, Tyler,
there is one piece of advice want TO give you,
and rs you have invited me to talk freely with