Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-01
Mr.. Rotts and the President
From The Madisonian.


cumsiance that some papers have givei
currency to TIE latest, most improved, IN
larged and illustrated edit oil the bas
iabrcatons Of this notorious indyidual.-
He is rcpresentd as having charged th,
President publicly inh his late election erins
Campaign, as having suid to him on thu
third day of the extra session
That he meant to be a candidate, no
only Tor four, but Tor eight years from III,
4th Of March, AS, thus making the whole
term Of his service twelve years; anc
then
That the President had offered him any
Office in his gift, provided he Bolts
would sustain him in his ASPIRATIONS; am
then
That he, John Minor Bolts, from thit
time ceas d to visit the President.
So far as ihr first specfit alton is con-
cerned, ace are authorized to sag, that 81
the tmr IF which this invented con, ersa
ZION of Mr. John Minor Bots IS SAID BY
him t. have occurred, the President had
no intention Of being a candidate for The
PRESIDENCY in Al. The president was
only prevented from introducing an an.
nuncIalion 10 this effect, in his inaugural
Aidr S., by Consultations Of great public
VI, light, and would have NICE it IN his
s C nd Veto message, If has then Cabinel
hal not urgently opposed it, upon the qles.
lion belngly soiemniy submitted to them.
So far as the secnn sp' clichtion s C, n
| GERM d, IRE are authorised 10 say that the
President never made TO MIR. John Minor
Bots any offer Of any Office, of any sort
or OF any character, al any time or at any
place, for any purpose whatever. AND,
So far as he third specification is CON.
cetnrd, zee are authorised 10 say, that so
far from Mr.. Bots having Gems tn visit
the Pfesid, mt from and after the third day
OF the extra S, sslon, he repeatedly cal ell
at the Whts House, unll he pursued a
course which pre- luded the President from
h wing any further communicated with
him. That Transaction was this: during
the tendency before tie Senate OF Mr..
Clay's Bank bill it was asceItaIned that
M,sss. Merrick, Preston, Rives and
Archer, would not sustain it wtthou, the
insertion of such a modification as would
reconcile it with the constitutional scru-
pies Of the President, and with their oppo.
siiion il stood N minority. Att is juno
ture OF affairs MIR. John Minor Bolts cal
led upon the President. with u paper pur-
porting to be such an amendment, which
he said had been drawn up by himself and
thought it would remove all difficulties
upon the subject ola Bank. After exact
ing from Mr.. John Minor Bolts lhr posilve
assurance that if i, did NOT meet with his
appreciation il should BIZ destroyed and
never more heard Of, the Pres dent took
II and examined it, and instantaneous r.
lected IT, with the emphatic declaration
that he would inevitably veto any bill
containing such n clause. Nhereupon,
Mr.. John MINOR Bolts reiterated his pror-
lse t. destroy 4 and retired. The Presi.
dent thought no more of tie patt,r until
few days afterwards, win n~the Wing
press was filed with laudations Of Mir.
30 Is Tor having f,il upon this very ex-
pedienl; and Mr.. Clay suits, quenlly Of
letcd it ia the Senate Chamber, subst ntl-
ally, # not literally, AS an an, ndmtnt TO
his bill TIL, treachery in tbs Who'll
conduct OF Mr. John Minor B. It's be amr
so app rent. that ths President ever #
ierSards refused TO hold any intercourse
with tim eth by words OF writing.
The ohlrgcs If Mr.. Bolts remind US
Of one which he mada az inst the Pres,-
ient al an earlier period Of the contest be-
tween Mr.. T,ler aud the ultra Wings. =
The llon. genll man % then stated hat
Wide Mr.. Tyl r was at Browns Hotel
a ing as President oil the Senate, shortly
after the Inauguration Of General Hafri-
son, he waited upon Mr.. Tyler at hi,
Z, oms in company with another gentle
man. aud Nj. Tyler did then and there
declare hans lf 10 favor Of Bank of the
United States. We have never, by au.
IuorIty, deuiei this charge b,fore- bdt
're are noIo authorised 10 sag, that Mr.
Bolts, 10 mixing such dee arstipn af
hImed what was 'alse IN every particular