New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-15
THE TRIBUN NE.
John NJ. Bolts VIZ. John Tyler.

Mr. Bolts, having been charged with falschood
sBy Authority in the Madisonlan, IN reference
to some assertions imputed him in regard to the
treachery of John Tyler, appears at length IN 'he
Richmond Wing OF the 10th in reply, traverslhg
the whole matter in difference, and closing MS
statement with an affidavit of its correctness
We extract the following passages ,
On the night Of the I'd Of March, ~ Mr;
TYLER and myself slept in the same ped, ana
,,ikcd more than half the night on various SUD
;ec.s ubI;c and pryate-alnong those subjects OF
n,bic r,,,ro was the establishment OF Ma
,;n,,l Rank. There was strong reason then to
snnrchcnd that there would be a tie in the Senate
on that question, which VIC both deprecated but
said !. "Tyler, it will afford you glorious oppor-
unity to irnrnortalizc your name II the establish
oent of an institution so Indispensable to the
n,osperity of the country should be carried by your
lasting vote; il viii law the nation under a
reirht Of obligation that will never be forgotten
tn which he replied '''That 1t was responsible
=, he did not covct-that he would rather avoid
!. but if it did come to that, they should lind
that he was capable, as national representative,
of making sacrifice. or Of yielding all his Tor
,oe opinions expressed as representative OF 'ir.
gina.
On the next morning, ii number of gentlemen
.,led and some Of them introduced the subject
NJ q Bank, as ! supposed with view OF asccr-
.s;njng what they had to expect from Mr.. yler,
4 he should have to decide the question as the
n,esidinc officer of the Senac--and | remarked
10 them: You need not indulge any fears on
that subject; TYLER will do what is right he'll
yo,c for a Bank" Come SAID Mr.. Tyler,
don't you commit me too far on that subject,
Bolts "Wty.' said | 81 can't commit you
any farther than you have already committed
Yourself fifty times over
"Wcll, gentlemen said Mr.. Tyler, 81 II tell
YOU this muc!l-f | am called on to give the vote,
will give it without the slightest reference to
any opinion that may at any former period have
entertained or expressed while Representative Of
VIRGINIA am now National Representative,
and will not allow old opinions to have amy inhu-
gBce ON my present course all seemed 10 be
satisfied. and DO not believe there was Il man
present lwho believed Mr. Tyler trustworthy
that lei, the room with doubt that he would
vote for the bill fl he had to vote at all.
Again Early in the Extra Session which fol-
lowed, Mr. Bolts called on Mr.. Tyler at the
White House on business, when the following
conversation took place
After getting through the business which car
ricd me there, Mr.. Tyler said:
"Well, Bolts, understand you have been de.
nouncing my message; to which | replied,
"No, Mr.. Tyler, have said nothing about
your message that deserves to be characterized
as denunciation, though am sorry TO find you
haye already established a back-star influence
here, TO communicate every whisper that may be
made. ii tell you candidiy what did say of
the message, when asked my opinion Of IT. lsad
it was slip-sep, milk -and-water affair, and not
such as had expected or desired to scc."
Mr. Tyler SAID with some animation, but good
humoredly, WELL an oath what did you OK
pect or wish
"Well, sir,' said l, 81 would have you to
have recommended a Bank of the United States,
lat-iootcd, and in the most unqualified terms.
Now another oath said Mr.. Tyler, that
shows how damned hard you are to please l
have submitted to your consideration three plans:
the Bank of the United States, the State Bank
system, and the Sub-Trcasury; and have told
YOU to take your choice, and would be satisfied
with either II
But" said |, " Mr.. Tyler, did Mt you know
that Wing Congress would take neither the
State Bank system nor the Sub Treasury
Certainly did, said he. $ and therefore you
ought to be satisfied"
"Wcll,'' answered, | should have preferred
that YOU should have recommended Bank OF the
Z. S. outright, and let Congress have come to
your aid, and stood shoulder to shoulder upon the
question instead Of saying that each had been
condemned IN It's turn; and we should then have
escaped the taunt VIC now meet with from our OPP
ponents-that we have II Wing President who
dare not recommend Bank" But" | con-
tlnucd, "there was another objection | had to
your message | would have had you 10 recon-
nslnl the distribution of the sales of the public
lands, without qualification
And SO i havc,'' said he.
"Oh no. said, .vou have attached proyi-
50, that the duties to be levied should Mt exceed
those contemplated by the act of 1888, which YOU
know they are obliged to do, in order 10 raise
enough revenue for the support Of Government. :
There 1t is again. said he, why, ianother
oath, sir, YOU do nj understand the Compromise
Act" and stepping off TO his table, he brought
uls volume OF laws containing the COMPROMISE
Act, and read from 1t the passage which declares
that notnng herein contained shall he so construed
as to prevent the passage of any act PRIOR to the
SVth day of June, 1912, in the contingency either
OF excess or deficiency of revenue, altering the
rates of duties &c.--so as TO adjust the revenue
70 suit either contingency.
Now" SAID he, sir, hasn't the contingency
assen is there not deficiency IN the revenue ;
and what Is there In this act to prevent you from
Easing the duties 10 %, so, 10. 80, or 100 per
cent II II shall be necessary =" without violating
MpruvlSlons y Well, said |, Mr. Tyler, if tins
eyour construction of this act, why did you say
any thing about the duties contemplated by IL,
IN connection with the subject of Distribution
Oh" said he, you know whats certain portion
Of the country think of the Compromise act, and
Ms well enough TO humor them
And for this il was that denounced MS phar-
lsaical and hypocritical cant about the Compro.
mise act when he vetoed the Tariff Bill because
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