The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-13
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(Which we did not received contained another
beautiful eiiusion from the pen OF MI bous.-
We are told that he not only repeats his old
scandal against The Chief Magistrate, but al The
end of bis article acegs loh Whether or mol he
is al length convinced that his word has hitherto
been disbelieved by the People OF the United
States. and that his oath VIII insure credence TO
his Munchausen tales, we need not conjecture
Ii is unnecessary. Each individual will attach
his own estimate to this repetition OF what pur-
ports 10 be private and confidential eonrersd-
lions said by Mr.. Bolts 10 have taken place be-
NV, en- the President and himself TWO years ago.
Having been authorized TO contradict The slate
meus Of Mr.. Botls, il remains 10 be seen Al the
public will not sooner believe the Presidents
simple declaration than the tales OF Bous-
though he swears 10 them.
The Richmond Enquirer, however, contains
an editorial notice of this sworn-to exlravagant
tissue OF personal abuse, from which we make
the following extracts:
"HEAD HIM OR DIEw-THE HON. J. M.
Bolts.
One Of the most extraordinary articles that has
Gently graced the columns of the newspapers, is
letter from Mr. John Minor Bolts to the edi ors Of
the Richmond Wing on Wednesday last 1t purporls
to be principally in reply to the authorized contradic
ton 10 the Madisonian Of the statements made by
Mr.. Bolts at Bacon Quarter Branch. MIR. Bolts has
attached to his letter affidavit made before Mr..
James Evans, >. r., that all the facts set forth in
The foregoing communication are substantially and
literally true.n Mr.. b. must hare adanaiiine
ory TO be able 10 10 the substantial accuracy Of parts
Of three Conversations rhieh took place oo years agon
ich oh he PR TO gipe the rery tco,ds used by Mr. I
Ter and himself in the order IN iohieh the remarks ,oere
made. One of these conversations, purporting TO be
given with all the vlvacity, vraisemblance, ana pog-
nancy of dramatic dialogue, occupies about hc0thds
Of the column Of newspaper Yet 1t is all sworn to,
as substantially and literally tue!'
The style Of this letter, from the would-be repre-
sentative Of the metropolitan district Of Virginia. is in
poor opinion someicha offensive to good taste,
1t is indeed singular illustration of the dignity of
the boosted d" all decency party" 1t sets out with a
profession that he should conhne (himse f) to a
simple statement of facts, apoiding, far can,
erery thing like rituperation and abusean yet in the
breath, Mr. Bolts goes on to tell the public that
he should avoid, far as he can, "every thing like
r,peralion and abuse, beyond that which may be i'm
bodied in the simple expression of my reason for il,
which Isl that have long since held him, as nineteen
tw en9ths Of his country hold him, indeed all but
his purchased parasites and hired stpendaries
degraded and contemplate and sunk too 0io all the
attributes a adorr the character Of gentleman, TO en
tie him to rise to the dignity Of abuse for, am not
Of those uho think that high station confer either dig
nity responsibility, credibiiy unworthy I"
A sentiment, indeed, in which we obliged
most reluctantly 10 agree with him. But for the life
of US, we do not very well understand, nor can we
subscribe to the truth of, the sentiment that there
can be any dignity in abuse. There may be much
force;and some pretensons to dignity, in the wher
ing satire and piendida bills of the pen of Junusbut
il TO rather paradox to speak of the dign
ty Of Mr.. Bolts abuse-and still more paradox
when he declares that whilst he "ayoids as far he
every thing like vtuperation or abuse" he should
in the next moment pronounce Mr.. Tyler to be So
far lost to all The attributes Of gentleman, as to be un-
worthy Of the dignity Of abuse. With what he
"avods any thing like yituPeration and abuse" will
sufficiently appear from the subsequent beauties Of
his leter-for instance, where he cha ges him (the
"acting President of the U. sly with being equity
of the most riil and deliberate aisehoods in various
nstances"-wth fraud upon an IDIOT ward in mo-
ney transaction-and when Mr.. b. bursts out with
that eloquent exclamation "Let not the hand thai has
been tainted and aanfed irih corruption and fraud let
not o.. lips that hare poHted 1lh atsehovd
heart that has been damned nih eachsry Ease that
Of the fallen angel hell usey-be credited in any
sault that he (what 'he?" Quare. Does he mean
"hand," or slips ~ may make on my character or
veracty
There is surely something like yituperation and
abuse" when Mr.. b. questions u his Mr.. Tyler's)
rord ,could be taken oath by any Intelligent Grand
JUN in his naiire State.
Mr. Bolts appears again in yesterdays Wing, to
rebut charge with he erpeots TO be made a.
him by "some anonymous orrespondents"-respect-
ing a suit against him in the Chancery Court, in
which he is said to have plead usury Mr.. Bolts ex-
plains the case, and says he has paid the debt Upon
the merits Of this question too we do not desire 10
enter-the case not being within our jurisdiction.