Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-26

South with increased confidence in the man. The first
fac, is: That 4 Board Of Southern Why officers sitting
in Judgment on their brother oilicer of the Nay de
cid,d 10 admit '.mrgro testimony against hm.-
m. second fact j.: That "Nprthrrn man with South
ern feelings deemed such decision OF 50 much Iu.
pnr,aucc, that lie called upon the law officers 10 all
linn IN an examination of the case, ana determined "nly
not to interfere, when he ascertaHsd from them lunt
..tur rrsrINuHY Tiiu> OBJECTED ro "hf RE- rSrI"trr
REJECTED WITHOUT AFFECTING THE ,E>rEN,t Of ma
CORR.
PIILO
Tho following article from the Globe wrlngs the
w;,bcrs of the ssEionorabic' Representatives 81 IT,,
District. WHY has he not moved rftrrtIaily rn tia
business Instead Of coulruring himself wlth III" poor
triumph OF a mere party move, anu saying ~ urGa! on
,Irr litI INST, that "his object was attained; that he
was satisfied; that he had got thu facts before the
country" WIN did not Alr. John Minor Bots come ir
ward. and move the reference OF a resolution 10 the
Judiciary Committee, rc4G!ltng the law Of evidence,
and excluding negro testimony from our Federal tuou.
mails; WHY Did he not do II: Was h" afraid That
SI,Je. and his colleagues Of the Executive Commute,
viz. Clarke and Truman Smith, and Sa!toustall and
Others would obiec, to the proposition, or snrra the
question: For one, we say, II they have not moved "a
i, let our friends do Il.
rFcop rgeei,g@ nh1>y
CEASE or LlEtTENA%I IIouE.
at is to be regretted That Mr. Bolts, INSTEAD ot gn
bodvinr in his resolutions IN relation To Tie ,na,o, jM,
officer, a direct cen>ure On The fEE>irENr, had ar
si,nply called Tor a copy Of the proceedings, tn" ur--
nal Of which, as we are informed, had been previously
placed IN his hands; or, what IS stt,! more 10 be r-ai.
ed BY his friends, that he did not, being perfectly a..
uuantcd with the points al rs>nr, IN order IL save ru4.
at tllis latc period Of the session, move tor copy W le
proceedings, and a reference TO the JUDICIARY Commit
tee with instructions 10 report.
..Bv this course he would have avoided The impu,a-
ion OF presenting resolutions Tor The sole purpose, in
the phrase Of the dag, 80! making po!Huca. capita. ~
distributing, or beng Instrumental IN distributing, 4
coudcmuatorv censure Of the Par ,lnEN! Throughout
the Southern States, either BEFORE Il had been Pu"
scented 10 the House, or AFTER II had been rejected by
that body.
s.For tins genuine Wing manGuvr we have charged
Mr. Bolts with being neither aCtuatcG by 4 regard tor
Lieut.. llooc, nor for the laws ana institutions ot the
South: for, had his object been either 10 remedy me past,
or provide against the future, he would nave al once,
and directly, invoked the action Of Congress on the sab.
irci Lv pursuing the course we have pointed out. Inns
yas the most speedy and ctfcctual mode OF dislosrn- ~
the question. No zone would have objected andH you'd
have unquestionabiy received the sanction oil Il in"J"ri:
of The House. lie, however, chose a different cou.s.
H.. ,rnC,rr,d = series of resolutions, rmbudylng Gsrac'
,.nsurc otthc President, and thus forced the friends D!
the administration to oppose them. Can he therefore CON.
plan, that, on finding these rejected resolutions pint
ed IN handhr!ls, and distributed IN every quarter warEr
they were Likely 10 operate lhlut'o"''l =" at 'i"'"'''
iraiion. this paper has charged him, and now repeats tIe
charyc, with having had no other purpose IA bringing
,In,I ,3rvyard. than that which has been SO completely
ACCOMPLISHED, namely, 10 make political capital,
uIf however. the motives we have a.crihad Ia 'ir
Bolts wcr. not those which IN reality influenced us
,ours. on tins occasion. lie has now an opportunity 't
demonstrate the IuinstIcc 1t oar mpuiauOns. ia" ,a-
of Lieutenant iioo. Is before The House. lhrGc D. tr'
tiInr for the Judiciary Committee 10 report, ~" iI
Congress TO decide.
..Thc subject is one IN which every officer OF ~" nI
w is deeply Interested, whether a. a member . ac2no
mar,iaI. or on trial before IL; and since Mr.. Bolts n,
raised doubts on the subject, it becomes proper t'li a.
should know whether or not these courts, when n,.t
on board our ships Of war on the high seas, and IN 'ar
BAYS and harbors OF the L. :, are 10 81 governed D.,
local or general provisions of law. justice I" L."n'
fiooc, Justice to the members of the court by when ae
was tried.sand Justice 10 the guilty, who may csc4I".
as we'll as the innocent, who may suffer through ~"
uncertainties Of the law, requires 4 prompt decision 81
this critical and important question.
awe therefore call on MIR Bolts, not only IN lN"
name of Justice and cHpedcncy, but in behalf OF Na'
own reputation, which such j course VIII do much 10
relieve from the vehement suspicion that RESTS upo"
HIM. in relation 10 his real object in bringing forward
his .esolutions-wc call upon him promptly 10 move q
reference of the case 10 the Judiciary Committee. ""
one will probably oppose it. His friends, Mos,r,
Slade, Peck, Hunt, Fillmore, and j. [. Clark, wHl
moreover certainly sustain hun IN case Of need, "riH'
world will Justly accuse them ofbasc IngraiIludc IN O."
scrtinr a friend who so faithfully adhcrcS 10 4 pariS, ~
which Abolition is the anitnating principle.
awe look to see our call promptly attended 10 by
Mr. Bolts; and as the course he has thought proper To-
pursue. has brought the case OF Lieutenant llOpr b.,
fore the public with Il view To cast ccmsGrc not only Oh
the President, but on all those who had any agency,
either in the sentence or It's confirmation, we sila'' iJnr
the earliest occasion 10 remark further on The SUBJECT