Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-30
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Of fual man of iinl.n ~ ~ " ' IVY
Inc la'e publication of The ez- Hon John Minor
Boi's, maze under The socmnities Off OATH in which
he mas seen prf per 10 attack the President both mo
rally and politically order to crafty s private
hos''e 'eehSs Is without parallel 10 The history
our country
ln@ equation, bath morally and politically of oui
fies dehts Is public property and every well wisher oil
his country ersa deep and abiding interest in it, When
either 10 useiessy or wantony ussGiled it becomes u.s.
not 10 enquire who is the author whether he belonns
TO the one or The other of the coniendnp parties but
IS the a"'y OF every citizen to that injustice is no,
done because IN the same proportion that rulers
suffer, the nation suffers in the estimation Of the world
know OF no better way to present my thoughts as a
preface 10 "hat may say hereafter, upon the sub
jet, than by propoundpg, and answering the follow.
ing queries LIST, Who IS the assaied, 2nd, Who
Is the assalian': We believe that in of similar
nature, questions like these are asked ard answered.
and iha', according 10 the nature OF the answers,
decisions ere made
Who then, is John Tyler3 Iot the bistorv or h;o
country answer. When just verGng into manhood
when scarcely more than brardess bny he was chosen
ny MS own naive counymen their delegate TO represent
their interest IN The Legislature of Virginia Soon af.
ter his district honored him with seat in Congress
lie Legislature of his native Safe elected him
10 her Chiei hlagstracy, then TO the United States
Senate, then Governor again, and by an overw he I'm
ing majority he elected TO the second Office in the
nhi'oh ana now, by constitutional right he occupies
The Presidential chair. During all this time, amidst
warm party contests, was found so lost TO shame
and sell respect, TO lay aught, by way Of charge,
against the moral character of the President BY all,
hr was locked upon rs gentleman in the most extend
cd sense OF The term. With the tnents and capacity
and reputation Of sound urIst--gil,cd by Nature
with eloqnence well adapted for his profession, Mr..
lyer won his way 10 the very head of his profession,
IN the courts IN which he practsed; and had lac
his nd yvlt hiss
from his country, he might, long this have
ed fortune that would have put him far above the
smiles or frowns of The world so far money was
concerned With reputation unlmpeached and un-
Improbable, he became our Chief Magistrate. Nor.
deca' sat at the gate, and TO Hamun and his satellites
there was no peace. A gnows is to be erected on
which he must be hanged Who are selected by wicked
Haman 10 erect this gallows' Ewing and Bell and
Badger and Granger Who is 10 be the spy informer
and witness? UhoF According to his own statement
The tx-llon. John Minor Bolts And who is he? Il
rumor aud report he true, he is who spent much OF
his time in carly life in The race field and such like
places OF dissipation have heard IT stated also, .ia,
the tr-honorabe mewhat inclined 10 Giss patton
IN The more common use or accepa,ion Of that term
That he is very ihoughiless man, and Indifferent about
public opinion, is stamped upon every page of his
itHe history. II we are 10 Judge from circumstances
must conclude that he has either adopted his mot
to, or practlses Ihc end 10 be attained juSfes The
means used in attaining IT,
His whole political life has been almost continual
scene OF strife and quarreng In every lie slips
easily out of The little End Of the horn Yet, nothing
dauned, he brealhcs awhile and renews the combat,
only To be defeated again. He learns nothing from
perience Although Teli.ing from the combat bleeding
and wounded s,rpt Of his arms and left dcenceless aud
q; the mercy Of his opponent, he is silly enough to
believe because J. II. Z. says 30, that he has gained
great v:ctnry and that his wounds and running
blood are merely imaginary. This "same old Coon, .
}. II T., arms him again for the conflict and he SAL
lies forth, and soon runs his head against ano her op
penent only 10 be overihrowI again. Without WIS.
dom devoid Of discretion, vain and puf=d up, and
Outraged BY his man, j. H. P. he attacks those who,
report says far above hm in solid ataiDments and
but for the loud cangor of bis trumpeter, the same j.
H. f., it would not be known that he the field
again. He live only in troubled waters. Political
drink. Ii occupies his thoughts by day, and he dreams
Bolts politically, and If the cronc!er of his teas o.
H. r tells half The truth upon him. he Is rare ge.
mus. If, Ike ancient Rome, sacrifice shall be re.
quIred 10 aprense the angry Gods Tor our national
sins, and gulf shall bc opened to be shut only until
pata:, devoted son. some disnicrcs,ed and
sin gle hearted citizen shall be wiling TO plunge the
unknown guli, then, if what Mr.. Bolts says Of him
self be true, the calamity will pass, as doubtless
willingly readily and cheefuy will he sacrifice his
life TO save his country. Ii thus calamity shnll bel
my coun,ry, could but rejoice in such case that
there is such man John Minor Bolts.
This is brief history OF the assaer of the Presi-
dent-the accuser and the witness If the President
cnn only persuade him to forego The office Of Judge,
he is safe and out of danger. At future period
will saw more. A. w.