Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-20
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Ss IN article above the signature Of John W. Bolts
which appeared IN the "tichmOnd Wing" OF the 10Th inst
aud to the truth Of which Mr. Bolts has made solemn oath
there ~ charge against me Oi serious character. Alice.
ting "a docs my private and my political conduct, /
feel constrained to notice IT, Ia doing this disclam all
intention Of entering into personal controversy with Mr..
Bots u II pleases him To continue Uf abuse Of
me ~ which he has INDUCED for period Of years
while may pity his magny, shall initiate his xampe
propose nothing more than to give plain narrative,
which the record that Mr. Bolts says lac has had his pos
session SINCE last Fall, will either contradict
have not the record before and have draw entirely
upon a memory which Is not aptto deceive me.
The language used by Mr. Bolts is the following in refer.
encc Ia myseli-"Whcn IL shall have been charged upon
"mc, by the most eminent and honorable members the
"Bar, and made matter Of fecOrd that have obtained
by fraud Bond from id0f toard, and that charge
"su bc sustained 10y the high Court Of Chancory in Vr.
gina, and shall be perPetuay cnloned and restrained
"lfOm realizing the amount Uf my bond thus nudul
emily obtained from the estate 0i cOBfding and unortu.
nae young friend, who looked up me ~ hs frisHd and
seeo"d tafheT then twill be time enough for shrink
IRON such a controversy" Now, Mr. Bolts hns made ref
erence 10 the record in the suit Of Bakcy Tyler which
be- says he has had IN his possession since last Fall and
vouchcs The truth u the foregoing statement by way
Of making more imposing, under MI the soemnites Of an
oath The Public doubtless willing t. believe all that
Mr. Bolts says since be- has sworn ~ it, also that
what hc has thus 20 soemny affirmed, sustained by the
record Tie has, IN few words, declared under OATH hnt
obtained bond bv Iraud Of my idiof trard coB6dDg
and unfortunate young frieDd oLo iooked n.y. 10 me as
seeond Jahsr and that J0Hd thus OJfaped mas perpefu.
ally esjOiDsd by hc high CONT NJ Chancerv
Can you believe, Sr that there is not one word Of rntl,
~ this statement, 10 which this unhappy man has thus sol.
EMMY sworni never the guardian Of Lighiloot who
~ alluded to my idiot pdrd There was NO particular
link 81 iucnoslIp o. bind 10 him him 10 mo-not
dropoi kindred blood in veins my knowledge and
Ice nd not the remocst 10 look upon me In the ght
o second father There had not IN fact been the SLIGHT.
est intercourse between for years anterior 10 the
transaction which I shall presently relate. From 1919
when my father, who 10 his father and acted
as his guardian, died. up to 1919, period Of six years.
do not remember 10 have bin, aud certainly held no
correspondence wit him of sort Mr. George Blakey,
his broihornlaw, was his guardian, and had nothing 10
do with him or HE. need not add that no such bond ~
that described by Mr.. Bots being existence MI The
rest Of his statement v equally fabuousand yet that state
monts made nHaer oath, by person who challenges the
belief OF a and that too, with record IN hs possession
for the space 81 six months which I've avouohcs 70
iheso allegations will not trust nyself speak further In
reference 70 this rather pity the man, who be 90 ar
med by inempcrate passion, intorpOlae statements
~ facts into transaction, otherwise perfectly innocent ~
order 10 iuuro another ~ had obtained bond Il Az
n"r WARD, who looked up 10 sEeaSp arnFR BY
IrrouLENr PRACTICES, then, indeed, should VI be The
Wrich was not born 10 be-"