Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-05-25
POLITICS. &c.
THE ADDRESS or MIR. Bolts.


| Mr.. Tyler has recently had bal advi
/ sers. Alter the disoluton If the Harrl
son Cl,bInet, and the astounding uisclo
surts which were then maize OF Mr.. r.'s
| te gIveIsatIuns, he observed silt nee, anc
affected TO consider shat his dignity for.
bade his making any other man mere
Informal denial of the things charged
home up8n him. In this he was wise. -
An investigation and discussion If the
charges against him must have led 10 tn ir
entire substantiation in the minds of every
body, tnev were already b, lieved By a
large MAJORITY OF the people. HIS effect
ed oign fed silence, then, had the affect
of keeping down all discussion, and gave
him the small advantage Of having his
friends to say, "Mr. Tyler, beng Presl.
den, Il the United States, cannot d. scend
to Newspaper controversy with any
body; but il he could, cons stenty with
the dignity and Responsibilities, Of his Of
fee, sp ak, he would utterly overthrow
and confound his enemies" The point
vas Il erefore regarded as adjourned, and
MIR. Tyler claimed he benefit, oftenusk, d
and seldom deni d, even TO a notorious
eulprii, OF ''suspensi n o public opn
ION, until more convenient seas0n.-
The wisdom Of th s course he has been
taught to disregard. In The recent can.
sass If Virginia, MIR. B It's, in an address
on the musings to the people, found i; ne
cessafy 10 make CERTAIN staten hts Of
facts with bis own knowledge, in regard
to MIR. Tyler's apostacy. these stoie-
nents we're afterwards published in re.
port OF the proceedings Of the huslings
meeting, in letter to the Richmond
Wing The Madsonlan some days there.
alter, seeing that Thy were going the
round of the public press, notice. d them,
as il is said by authority, and gave de-
NAL on The word Of no less a parsonage
t,an Mr.. Tyler, minghng, however, as s
the wont OF the writers III the Madlsonlan,
nisstalement and iabrcat on in It's pre-.
tended denial. To tbIs article Of the Mad
isonian MIR. Bolts has replied. Like all
other articles from the pen of thu gentle
men, it IS "clincher," winch will Cause
Mr.. Tyer every day he remoios in the
Presidency, and long after h. shall have
ceased t. exerctse and tnIsuse the powers
Of that office, to regret The istuiy which
led hun to commit the gorgeous bun Ter
of denying "fdcts' which m de charges
that coufi not only BE- proved but of which
tue world were prepared 20 beli We HIM
aui ty, on the ground III t he had already
b en- convicted on Others equally as bad,
ittoi worse.
We have no pleasure in thus laying be-
fore the public the evld'nces Of the want
ofgooi faith, of political sincerity, and
OF honesty of purpose, on the part OF
Mr.. Tyler, when brought to light IN
tals address of Mr.. Bolts. We would ra-
Their desire TO keep ihps- matters from the
public pr SIS. Our own countrym n need
no additional knowle &c ofthe character
of the present Cnief Magistrate, 10 mike
them regret The day he succeed, 10 that
olfire; and such revelations can only
have the eff ct Of lessenlng the favorable
eiT'ct Of the examll- VIII CHI he success
OF our. elective constitutional lorm OF gov
ernmt nj had set 10 other nations. The
office, TOO, which had been flied by
W it''l iftt'f III tit' C1 CO
not only Of his own coun;rymeo, but OF t e
world, anhonorable distinction, which mus,
suffer by the exposure which MIR. Batts has
made. But the cause oil truth (which s
above all else, to be up eld-requires what
he has done and that the fatal error
Committed N the election of 1910, IN 4 its
disastrous consequences, msy be fully re-
allied, and felt and regarded as lasting
warning to ,h" people, Of whatever party
ag INST similar mistakes--it seems t. be
necessary 10 lay bare the public and PHI
vale history OF John Tyler.
He has Invoked this, and cannot com.
plain. T e people will b. warned by it,,
and the pubic morals thereby improved
Foregoing, then, all our objections, We
publish Mr.. Bots letter eniise. Ii leaves
nothing to be told. 1t closes the argu
mont, aud shuts the door on Mr. Tyler's
escape.-B Bait Pat