Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-05-27
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called to the circumstances tina, soma papers have
given currency TO the latest. most improved, en-.
larged, and illustrated edition Of The base fabri
cations Of this notorious Individual. He is repre-
sented as having charged the President. publicly
in his late eectioneering campaign, as having
said TO him the third day OF the ox,sa session
That he meant to De q candidate. not only for
four, but for eishs years from tho Ath or Mach,
rs, thus making the whole term of his service
twelve years; aud then
That the President had offered him any Office
in his gift, provided he (Bot,s,) would sustain him
in his ASPIRATIONS; and then
Tha, he John Minor Bolts. from this time ceas.
cd to visit the President.
So far as the first specification is concerned IRE
are authorized to say, that a, the time Of which
this invented conversation Of Mr.. John Minor
Bolts is said by him TO have occurred. the Presi-
dent had no intention Of being a candidate for The
Presidency in IA. The Presiden, only pre-.
vented from introducing an annunciatlon 10 this
effect, in his Inaugural Address, by considera
tons of great public weight, and would have
made il in his second Veto message, If his then
Cabinet had not earnestly opposed IL, upon the
question being solemnly submitted to them.
So far the second specification is concerned,
,re authorized 10 say, that the Presiden. nov
er made to MIR. John Minor Bots any offer Of any
Office, Of any sort. or of any character at any
time or at any place, for any purpose whatever
And,
So far as the third specification is concerned ire
are authorized to say, that so far from Mr.. John
NJ. Bolts having ceased TO visit the Presiden.
from and after the third dav Of the extra session,
he repea teddy called at the White House, until he
pursued a course which precluded the President
from having any further communication with him.
That transaction vas this: During the tendency
before the Senate OF Mr.. CIay's Bank bill it was
ascertained that Messrs. Merrick, Preston, Rves
and Archer, would not sustain il without The in
serton of such modification would reconcile
it with tho constitutional scrupes Of The Presi>
dent and with their opposition 1t stood IN minor.
i,y. AT this juncture nf affars Mr.. John Minor
Bolts called upon the President, with a paper
purpor,iug TO be such an amendment, which he
said bad been drawn up by himself and thought
would remove all difficulties upon the subject of
a Bank. After exaciing from Mr. John Minor
Bolts the positive assurance that 1t the amend +
mebt did not meet his appreciation il should be
DESTROYED and never moro heard Of, the President /
took il and examined il. and iasiantaneously re-
jectod il, with the emphatic declaration, that he /
would Inevitably veto any bill containing such
clause. Whereupon. Mr.. John Minor Bolts reit,
Grated bis promise 10 destroy II and retired
The President thought no more Of the matter IN
ill few DAYS afterwards, when the Wing press
was filed with faudoiions of Mr.. Bolts for having
fallen upon this very expeiient and Mr. Clay
offered i, in The Senate Chamber,
il not literally, as amendment
10 his bill! The treachery in the whole conduct
of Mr. John Minor Bolts became so apparent. tina,
the President ever afterwards refused to hold any
intercourse with him either by word 10 wri
ting.
The charges Of Mr.. Bolts reminds us of one
which be made against the President at an early
period of the contest between Mr. TYLER and the i
ultra Wings. The Hon. gentleman (f) then sta
ted that. while Mr.. Tyler was at Browns Hotel
acting as President Of the Senate, shortly after
The Inauguration Of General Harrison, he waited
upon Mr. Tyler at his rooms 10 company with an
,iher gentleman, and Mr.. Tyler did then and
here - them declare himself in favor of a Bank
II the United States. We have never. BY au-
horty, denied this charge before-but ,re are r
,op authorized to say, that Mr. Bolts. in making !
uch q declaration affirmed what was false in cv-
Try particular.