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ne maze against htm, as ne says IN MS ie''e'
to the Wing of The goth May. Being free
editor, whose duty il is TO see that all political
personages tell the truth, we are at liberty 10 re-
ply TO those charges.
Mr. Bolts, in bis speech in Congress OF the
10Th September, lS4l, says;
Z" Let not gentlemen roll up the whites Of their
eyes at the accusation of per6dy. lie could tell
gentlemen who happened not TO be familiar Win
President Tylers past history, that this not The
first time that perdy and treaehery had been charged
against that gentleman, and proceed upon him IN
1897 he had been Governor Of Virginia. John Kan
doph was then candidate for the Senate. MIR.
Tyler deprecated all opposition TO his election and
declared himself ready TO throw himself in the breach
sword in hand. Yet then, now, he had listened To
the Opposition party, and by of their votes had
defeated his friend Ipas, 10 be sure ia situation 10
reap The benfts Qfhis treason and so could not say much
| IN the icay " cOnlpiainL"
| According TO an old and well established and
admirably conceived rule OF law in Old Virginia,
+" the receiver Of stolen goods is equally culpa-
bic with the thief" Even admitting that Mr..
Tyler acted improperly rfdiousiy on the oc
casiou alluded to-Mr. John Minor Bots is
equal in guilt and peifdy with Mr.. Tyler. He
sustained Mr.. Tyler on that occasion, as he says
| because he was in situation to reap the bene-
fits of MIR. Tylers perfdy" But what are the
facts Mr.. Tyler, upon being addressed by
the committee delegated 10 wait upon him on
that occasion, 10 know /" if he would suffer his
name 10 be used in opposition TO MI Randolph,
aud if he w ud accept the Office of Senator, If
elected Z" said
oh" preferred his name should not be brought tortcard
as candidate in opposition TO Mr. andoph, for their
political sentiments tcere the same; and Mr. Randolph
,oas as good Republican himself and he
eessy for The change"
Mr.. Tyler went further and assured the com
mittee--
That his pirate affairs, and considerations connect
ed cih this tatiiy demanded Of him 10 remain in the
position GoverRor 10 phieh he had just leen UNANI-
MOUSLY REFLECTED"
| He moreover assured The commite--
That he paiued, in point Of honor aid dignity his
(thsn) present position to that Of Senator IF the United
| States"
Ii seems TO us that, in this assertion, Mr.
Bolts has misrepresented the fact, asd acknow-
lodged hmselfto be man of such questionable
principles as to receive the benefits Of ''perfdy
and tredchery nhowever much he condemned the
traitor. Tht he would " sacrifice lis soul tor
a mess of pottage" So far as this charge is
concerned, we leave him in the hands OF his
counlrymen.
Again Mr.. Bolts, in his speech of September
10Th, 1871, asserts
That similar charge Of ireachery lad been pre-
ferred against Mr.. Tyler three years ap He (Nr
b. had defended him against such an,usation &c
He did not pretend 10 say that he charge
peti ottniedi rested on rery similar ground ,ci thu
Mr. ryla baJ haa oalr.a ,batka a..
would accept nomination from the party opposed tc
him, to which, said he had replied by express
ing his willingness TO accept the nomination of any
party that would give it him. The eject had beer
utterly TO PROSTATE him in Virginia, irsomuch tina
he could not get from the people of that State the
appointment of Constable"
MIR. Bolts here says that the charge Of :" per
tidy and treachery," in that cas-, rested very
much on the same grounds with the same charge
in the present case, and yet, Though he doubts
the truth of the first, he sanctions the second
This is strange consistency in Mr.. Bolts surely
But, what are the facts in this case2 Mr.
Voolfolk, upon hearing Of this charge of Mr.
Bolts, thus wrote the President We hav,
been handed his letter for publication, II aril
be seen that Mr.. Bots ioas the reyy man arb,
countendnced The rhole proceeding nMe mat
Ter, eren if there U0s'any thing rrong in il
and that he Das The first and only person 4
~hom Mr.. Ijoolfoh mentioned his intention o,
that occasion, and that M. Bolts ras The rer,
man pho care The rord Go-AHEApn
(CoPr)
RICHMOND, December 10, 1892
DEAN SIN. Some time after Mr. Bolts made nj
assault upon you, the floor Of the House Of Re
Of frtap 81.
my silence m respect 10 the part took In the efor
10 elect Senator 10 1867. | should al their in
stance, have furnished statement; but the com
plant came so late after the speech, that did no
think Il important or necessary to say a word upor
the subject have, however, recently learned tina
MIR. Bots intends again TO sssail YOU and again I,
advert TO your conduct In accepting my nomination
This makes il my duty to relate the facts connected
with that election for my silence might be constru
ed INTO an admission hal there was some improper
combination between US
Before ] speak Of the facts, permit me 10 Civ,
what was my view Of the situation Of parties in IN,
House, for without knowledge Of the state Of par
ties, no one can properly appreciate my motives ia
acting Tie part did, and probably few properly
appreciate yours. There were two great parties
and each divided into two parts. The Democrat,
were divided into Democrats proper and Conservatives
the Wings into practicable and impractieaBl, The
Whigs were IN minority, the Democrats in a ma.
Joriy but the Conservatives, who constituted the
| "b VI WIG DemocIauc party, assumed
The position OF armed neutrals, and left the Demo.
crais in a minority also. II the deserving wing OF
the Democrats united with both branches of the
Wing party, It would give the Wings a majority
but they required both wings Of the Wing party =
The imPraetlcable Wings would not as II afterws I'd,
appeared, unite on Mr. byes, the Conservative candi-
date, and so long as that was the case Mr. Riyes
| could not be elected nor would the Conservative,
unite on Wing, for they were most anxious to keep
! laNor with the Democracy at home, and they knew
That vote for an avowed Wing Senator would fix
Their position 1t once. Hence one, (Whig) so
Tar as learned, ever hoped for Of that band TO
vote for Wing. In this state Of things, the Wing,
went into caucus to select their candidate. II was
obvious that they could not elect a Wing without aid
/ from the Democratic party. The Conservatives oc
euped such delicate position, that they could not
as saw before, vote for Wing, without at once by