Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-23
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clearly proved to The country the Infamous conspiracy
on me part OF the ultra Wings, 10 force from his
the constitutional Chef Magistrate, omitted to 1.
ton two additional coniirnatory fac,s The first is
that me advice of the Missouri Republican was follow
cd IN several sections Of the country and blank petit
tons praying the President TO rtsign circulated
III oicel 70 ootain the signatures Of the "lndgnans
severai OF which sent TO the President and one
by an mira member Of Congress. The second is that,
alhoogh congress was TO adjourn at two o'clock on
hionoay and the Constitution denies 10 the President
the right to Ill any vacancy, during the recess Of Con-
e'ess' whc" occurred during It's session. his Cabinet
deferred 'her resignation until Saturday, and the last
res,gna.ion mat of MIR Granger, held back until
D, T. w. mus allowing the President only the short
space OF 'me between that hour Saturday, and
on The ihonday following TO form a new Cabinet, and
TO send u IN to The Senate for conrmaon and 10 have
it confrmed-a task which was universally supposed
to be impossible. In the history of Government,
there is rot one instance wherein man. howe YER lofty
his intellect and cool his blood, and calm his nerves,
has been known TO act with as much rapidty in sur
rounding himself with his Government officers Is it
possible, lhat The country cannot at glance that
this was but the "fuale" of the plot which, as Mr.
Bolts says in his Coffee House letter was 10 "fa.en
and head The presiden,,
In the speech delivered by the very remarkable Mr..
Botts' on The 10Th September l9ll, upon the second
| Veto, he says
"Much confidential and private conversation had,
IN time passed between the President and himself,
and winch he should forever bury in his own BOSOM
ne should not repeat private onsersalons publish
private letters"
What has occurred since that time to warrant Mr..
Bolts IN making public, in The Richmond Wing of the
luta way last "private and coniden yersalons
between hlHseif and the President-con Isation
which occurred IN the private bed or-ay, even
IN bed wth-the Presidc;; if he is 10 be believed p
What has the President done to Mr. Bolts since then
Or what grave political charge has been made against
NM what new cause of enmity on the part of Mr.
Bolts towards him: We know Of nothing! He now
therefore, comes forward and sra,uitousy divulges
the world parts OF "thfee private and confidential
Vefsauons winch he says iranspred between himself
and the President in the 10 be violated chambers
OF the fesden and, even before contradiction, pur-
sues most unusual course for gentleman pur
sue, as 1t his positive word to be doubted and
mol beeveo, and attaches solemn oath, upon
the holy bible, to their correctHess-thus insanely lay
ing, as 1t may be proven absolute perjury to his soul
lie throws himself in the awk ward attitude Of beconi.
ing both accuser and witness of man, who, instead
OF crushing him, as he might have done months ago,
permitted him TO pour forth all the walls of his wrath
for space OF more than ye:r without retorting
upon him.
Throughout The whole Of his statement il is easy 10
discover mat he IS acting under the impulses of his
naturally strong passions and yndctve feelings reused
and excited 10 Intense madness BY his recent defeat
as candidate for Congress-that he cares le what
he says, end nlcrs forth such low and profane Ian
guags. dial even Wing sheets refuse to publish It
'HS VI ne CpnlrdGctS nm
self IN the outset and gives detail after detail the very
words, The very expressions, the exact syilables of
t.ose conversations which transpired than two
years ago. and which run over nearly three columns
OF the Wing. For he swears that what he has slated
IS "Wera'ig true Would any man who had any re-.
gard for veraci'y Go ths The careful repor,er
with pencil in hand, at The time the words fall
from ones lips, too often makes important mistakes
which, after the whole character Of what is said and
without his pencil II is but rarely he give the
substance 10 the next morning Newspaper. In what
4 wonderful predicament, then does Mir Bolts place
himself When he after arse n. two years. undertakes
TO give tie exact words, and in exact order Of three
coarersl'ans and when he took note of those con-
versaons u, the time lie cauld neither in his letter
of August, lo4l, in explanation of his Coffee House
letters, or IN his speech mace in Congress Sepem.
Der 0 Isl his letter 10 the Kentucky barbe.
cuemen If October 9th, IS42, assign his reasons for
the charges Of pefdy which he had made against the
President, although they all written or made in
relation 30 the subject with tina. Of May OH last
No! no. lie must first ait until The sting efhis defeat
may in the public estimation throw veil over his at
Tempt TO seIec. time and place, where human eye
present 10 tell what did occur save his and
the President wherein and Hhereat the President. per-
pe,a,cd such atrocities towards the Wing party lie
on Nv chooses occasion when else pre-.
cent but feeling how improbable his tale seems 10 see
the necessity for having one TO snhstanate what
he has SAID, and calls aloud for witnesses Some one
he must have. Some 10 swear TO his tale and sub
stan;iate The charges he has made. II is done and we
have Indictment drawn up in formal manner by Mr..
John Minor Bolts No !, read and sworn 10 by MIR.
John Minor Bolts No. 2-the first untrue: the second
The reverberatlon Of the unlru,h Mr.. John Minor
Bolts, then, stands condemned by his passons-by
the nature of his rcvelaons-by the very witness
he adduced, his oakland by the infamy in his own
estimation, of publishing "ptivae and confidential
con gcrsa!ions
We might here lay down our pen without another
tnl,
side BY SIDE, with those of Mr. Bolts We, in this
matter only speak and wrilc facts upon which we
| leave honest and candid public 10 decide. Nor DO
we intend combining ourselves the charges made in
his letter of the 10Th May to the Whg-but shall
take him from The start, and in the end, he may find
scnuse of congratulations, if lie can, hat the Pres
dent has not attempted 10 answer any of the political
charges winch he made against him, as he says in his
letter 10 the Wing of The Goth May. Being free
Editor, whose duty it is to see that all political per
sorage tell tie truth, at liberty 10 reply TO those
charges
+, seems 10 that, in this assertion, Mr. Bolts has
represented the fact, and acknowledged himself 10
BIZ man of such questionable principles, as to receive
The benefits of "perfdy and treachery, however much
he condemned the traitor. Tia, he would sacrifice
his soul for mess Of rottage. So far as this charge
is concerned, leave him in the hands of his country
| men.
Again. Mr.. Bolts, in his speech of September 10Th,
154l, asserts
"1ha similar charge Of treachery had been pre-
f.rred against Mr.. Tyler three years ago. He (Mr b.
had defended him against such accusation, &c He
did not even pretend 10 cay, That The charge was
well founded-it rested very similar ground with the
present case. Mr. Tyler had been asked, whether he
would uccepta nomination from 1he party opposed TO
him, TO which, it said he had replied by express.
ing his Willingness TO accept the nomination Of any
party that would give it him. The effect had been
utterly TO PROSTATE him in vrgina, nsomuch that he
could not from The people Of that State the Apo MT
ment of Constable.
Mr.. Bol,s here says that the charge of perfidy and
treachery, in that case rested very much the same
grounds with The charge in the case and
vet though he doubts the truth of the first, he
lions The second This is strange consistency in Mr..
Bolts, surely. Bot what the facts in this case?-
Mr. Voolfolk, upon hearing Of this charge of Mr..
Bolts, thus wrote The President. We have been hand
ed his letter for publication. /. will be that Mr..
Belts The very man who countcnanced The whole
proceeding the matter, even if there any thing
wrong in IT, and that he the FIST and only person
to whom Mr. Voolfolk mentioned bis intention on
that occasion, and that MI Bolts was the very man
who gave the word eco AHEAD"
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"RIcHaoSD, Dec. 10, 1912
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