Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-05-30
MR.. BoTTS
NE Madisenlap says.

en- curaency 10 tho latest, most lmpgoV-
ed, enlarged, and illustrated edition Of
the base fabricalions Of this notorious in~
diVidual, He is represented as having
charged the President publicly in his late
slectioneering campaign, as having said
60 him on the third day Of the extra Ses-
sion
That he meant TO be a candidate, not
only for four, bui for eight. years from
the 4th March, AS, thus making the
whole term Ofhs service l2 years; and
Rthen
That the President had offered him a.
ny Office in his gift, provided he (Botis)
would sustain him iu bis aspirations; and
thea
That he, John Minor Bolts, from this
time ceased 10 Vlsit the President.
These charges the MadisoEian, by an.
thori:y, denies as false in each and eve.
~ particular. Thereupon Mr.. Bolts
makes the following statement under
oath, as being true in each and all its
parts.
Alter getting through the business
which carried ne to the presidents House,
MI. Tyler said:
CZ"WelI, Bolts, Understand you have
hesn denOuncing my message;' TO which
j replied.
mo, Mr.. Tyler 1 have said nothing
bout your message which deserves TO be
charac cteTissd as de nunciation, though
am. sorry 10 find you have established
back stair influence here, to communi.
a'cate every whisper that may be made.
1T tell you cRndidly what did say Of
the message, when asked my opinion Of
iG ] said it was slip slop, milk and
water affair, and not such as ! expected
or desired TO see."
Mr.. Tyler said with some animation,
but good humordly: swell God damn
it, what did you expect or WishS"
We'll, sir" said, 81 would have
had you to recommended Bank of the
United States fiat footed, and 10 the most
unqualified terms"
snow, by God" said Mr.. Tyler, "that
shows how damned hard you are to
please. | have Submitted TO your con.
slderaiion three plans: the Bank Of the
United States, the State Bank system
and the Sub Treasury; have told you to
take youTchoice, and would be sats6.
ed with either"
"But." said I,"Mr. Tyler, didn't you
know that aWhig Congress would take
neither the State Bank System nor the
Sub Trsasuy"
"CertainIy did" said he, sand
therefore you ought to be satisfied"
"Well | answered." .'I should have
preferred that you should have recon-
mended Bank Of the United States out.
right, and let Congress have come 10
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
aaunt we now meet with from our oppo
nents---that we have Wing President
who dare not recommend a Bank -
"But," continued, "there was another
objection had TO your message: would
have you to recommend the distribution
Of the sales of the public lsnds, without
qualification"
"And so | have" said he, 1
ooh no,"I said I, ''yOu have attach.
ed . pFovisO, that the duties toIbe levied
shouldn't exceed those cont mpaled by
the act ofslS33, which you know they are
obliged TO do, in order 10 raise Q.
nough Of revenue for the support Of the
Government"
ether Il is again." said he, "why by
God, sir, you don't understand the Com.
promise Act" and stepping OF to his ia,
BILE, he brought the volume Of the laws
containing the compromise Act, and read
from It the passage which declares that
nothing herein contained shall be 80 con.
strued IS 10 prevent tho passage of any
CT prior TO the 30th day ofJune, lS42,
ia The contingency eli lher Of excess or
deficiency ofreVenue, altering the rates
Of duties, &c.,-so as to adjust the reve,
nue. to suit either contingency.
/" Now" said he, "sir hasn't the con.
tingency arisen2 is there not defcien.
cy 10 the reVenuef aRd what is there in
this act 10 prevent you from raising The
duties to 90, 80. 40, so, or 100 per cent.
il Il shall be necessary t'without violating
its provisions" Well, said |, Mr.. T'y. '
ler il this be your construction of that '
act, VIII y did yOu.Say anything about the (
"duties contemplated by it, in connec- n
ton with the subject Of DISTRIBUTION. -
"oh," said he, "you know what cer> h
tain portion Of the country think Of The d
Compromise act, and II ls we'll enough 8
to humor Them" y
Aud for this il was that denounced s
his pharisaical and hypocritical account
about the Compromise act when he veto. a
ed theTaTifBill because iliviOlated, as he o.
said, lie provisions, and therefore require q
ed 10 TO give up the Distribution clause A
Atthis point there was a slight pause in ii
the conversation, when said, "TyIer, W
there is one piece Of advice want to te