The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-05-23
From the Ma9isoaion.
JOHN VI. BOLTS.

Our attention has been called TO the eircum.
stance that some papers have given currency 10
the latest, most improved, enlarged aud illusira.
ted edition of the base fabricat,ons of this no,o-
rious individual. He is represented a. having
charged the President publicly in his late cleo
tioneering campaign, as having said 10 him on
the third day of the extra session
That he meant to DO a candidate. not only for
four, but for eight years from the 4th March,
As, thus making the whole term of his service
twelve years and then
That the President had offered him apy o.fiee
in bis gift, provided be Botis,) would sustain
him in his aspirations and then
That be, John Minor Bolts, from this time
ceased to visit the President.
So far as the first specification is csnssnea,
ace ore authorized 10 say, that at the time of
which tins Invented conversation of Mr.. John
Minor Bolts is said by him to have occurred, the
President had no fnfeation # betng a candidate
: for the Presidency in "A. The President was
prevented from introducing an anauncia-
geuos<S sis Ina 1gurai Address, BY
and- means Tor escapssxE -As.-s. = and weald
cons n.5e Z :; his a second esoluteIy wsa
fken CabiRet had not urgently opposed ", uifst>i
the question being solemnly submitted to them.
So far as the second specification is concerned,
arr are oufA0rf-ea to say. that the President
never made l. Mr.. John Minor Bolts any Ter
of any Office OF any sort, or Of any character, al
aHy time or at any place, for any purpose or Cd
iect whatever. And,
So far as the third specification IS coneernes
re ere guthorized 10 say, that sc far from Mr..
John NJ Bolts having ceased 10 visit the FEest
dent from, and after the 81 day Of the extra ses-
sion. he repeatedly called at the White House,
until he pursued a course which precuted the
President from having any further communica-
ton with him. That transaction was this Dur
ING the tendency before the Senate OF Mr. Clay's
Bank bill il was ascertained that Messrs. Mer-
rick, Preston, Rtves and Archer, would not sus-
tain Il without the insertion Of such modInca-
ton as would reconcile it with the constitution
al scruples Of the Presdent, and with their oppo-
stion !, stood in minority. At this juncture Of
affairs Mr. John Minor Bolts called upon the
President, with paper porporting to Be such an
Amendment which he sgid had been drawn up
by himself and thought would remove all diff
CpiGes upon The subject Of Bank. Alter eG-
acting from Mr. John Minor Bolts the positive
assurance that if the amendment did rot meet
his appreciation il should be destroyed and never
u4oTe heard Of, the President took il and eTanin-
ed il and lnstan.aneously rejected il, with the EN-
phalic declaration that he would inevitably veto
any bill containing s1ch a clause. WhercupoB,
Mr. John Minor Bots reiterated his promise to
destroy il and retired. The President Thought
no more of lie matter until few days afterwards,
when the Wing press was filled with laudations
OF Mr. Bolts for having fallen upon this very ex-
pedent aud Mr.. Clay subsequently offered Il in
the Sersie Chamber, substantially, if not literal
liz, as an amendment to bis bill The trsachery
in the whole conduct Of Mr.. John Minor Bolts
became 50 apparent, that the President ever AZ
forwards refused to hold any intercourse with
him either by word in writing.
The charges Of Mr.. Bots reminds us Of one
which he made against the President at an early
period Of the contest between Mr.. Tyler and the
ultra Wings The Hon gentleman % then sta
ted that, while Mr.. Tyler was at Browns Hotel
acting as President Of the Senate, shortly after
the Inauguration ef Cen H1rrison be waited up
on Mr. Tyler at his rooms in company gith an
other gentleman. aud Mr.. Tyler did then and
there to them declare himself n favor Of a Bank
of the United States. We have never by au.
thofity. denied this charge before-but 0s are noo
authorized 70 say that Mr.. Bolts, in making such
declaration affirmed what was false IA every
particular.
To the Editors ef the Wig, aaG through them 10
all others vAo may fee! interest IN the matter.
The above article, which originally ap.
peared 10 The Madlsonian, The official or.
gan of Mr.. John Tyler, and which has just
come TO my notice through the Richmond
Star" having been published By the au-
thorty Of, If DOT written by, the individual
who occupies the elevated post If acting
President Of the UnIied States, wocld, from
the position be occupies, seem to demand
such attention at my hands, as ! would
Bshher pay 20 bin as a man, nor 10 the
channel through which hrs communication
is made.
10 the reply am about 10 make. shall
conline mysslfto simple stsiemeot Of facts,
avoiding as far as ! can every thing Ike
yituperat,on and sb1so, beyond that which
may be embodied 10 the simple expression
of my reason for il, which Is, that have
lopg since held bim, az nineteen tSeu,,e,hs
of his counirymen hold him, indeed all but