Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-09
POLITICS.
fFrrm thu GiDbc.
'rn TIII TInN Holm n EDTTS.

/
TO TlIE hon. JOHN ". EOTTS
!! Sir: In your late address To your constituents l"V
have chosen /" speak of me III way when 'h'hN \
my dn;y - notice believe can show, even !" your
self, that Won have done the grosscst injustice
The whole passage in which am made the subject
of remark, is follows:
1 "Snw, as to the opinion of Mr.. Key and Mr. Gilp'n
who cares pinch Of snuff for what they thought;
do not speak dsrcSpccfuly Of these gentlemen
for have reason lnr dong But OF what value
their opinions to this subject IHey ar
worth more, and not much the opinions oi the
| President and the Secretary. Why suppose no ineh'
act could he proposed committed by The freS
dent thai would not find its advocates among MS pahd
Of office holders Suppose he propose In subVrft
the Government and establish monarchy on lis runs
and that The imperial dadrm should be placed on h.
brow. We 10 be content suppose, If his District
Attorney, Mr.. Key, and his Attorney General, Mr. 81
pm were 10 ~ all RIGHT. With regard to Mr. Key
! have no doubt he is much favor Of equality t,-
tween the blacks and whites the President, hmsr II
and il safely be sa,d, (i"r have not only hcard q
hundred times IN conversation, bit have seen II stated
IN the public prints of the DIstrcl that # there IS "ilt
man in the District Of Columbia more obnoxious I" tn
people than another the question OF Abolition, II IS
this District Attorney, Mr.. Key. Then what IN
por,ancr shall we attach 10 his OPINIONS:
| You have here admitted that ''y0u hare rCaSon
10 spcak disrcSpecWy IF nc, and yet the ns'nuator
that have been governed IN my c'lcial conduct By
the basesi subservirncy to the President, too plan
|
| be reasonable towards n Of whom ''you have no
reason to speak dsrcspecttuy;' | need not take any
pu NJ to rrpr nsInuat,on, coupled BY such an adj
MISSION. Indeed, ! might we'll consider this adnis
sion, under the circumstances IN winch 1t has been
made a. covering the whole al your accusation against
me and rendering it perfectly harmless TO me. ii
seems have been the subject al conversation before
the Hon John VI. Bolts Gan hundred tunes an ho-
nor the duh part of which did no" suppose
could have any prrtruslnnS aad th3s, presume III
{ tt.l Iill ,.t tutr-
ty-;yr gears, and stall he has rr@so" 10 Spc"h ms
rcsp,ctfaiy n me-. After saying tins, should think
that any thing you might say OF me, drSFcsprciuy,
would be- SAID unrcasonahy; for, II would be sad by
n man acknowledging that Il" had $50 KE:so> i"r
saving il: aud those to whom il was sad, could hay"
no AMOR. reason Tor believing II than he had Tor say
ing II.
You say, "with :cgard to MIR Key, have no doubt
he IS rs much in favor q" equality between the blacks
and whites as The President himself II In was all,
should have no cause To conpl1in .! such charge
But your address shows that y"u accuse IN" President
Of bnr in favor Of this equality. Tie charge against
me- therefore, positive aud direct, That nm IN favor
Of cqualty brrwcrn the blacks and whites
Now appeal 10 yourself if you would no; Consider
such a charge made against you as serious an one as
could hr made. And IS 1t not the same made against
M: an Ike YOURSELF Shareholder, and bound by
the same III, that bind you I" savrh"!drg comnu
n,tg have children, near kindred and connections,
brS drS many friends, IN more lhan one OF III" slave
States vho large shareholders, and do not mean u
hr denounced To- them traitor To their rights and m
crrslS a. well my own, without answering ana en-
poslnr nv accmspr can easily conceive how man Il
yonr rxcItaltv would rrprl such charge: wIih hat
Luruipr ,u!tI"s he would brand any accnScr who had
made such chargc without proof, ar such as you have
produced against mc shall answer under no such cX-
ciirnrnt-shall use no such cphrts Bat wi! prove,
from ynur own showing that you have nothing That
Won ran even pretend call by the Of proof 10
uSttf; what Won have saId and unless perfectly bind
cd bv PASSION you shall yourself see ana zee! y"nr
injustice. Such, then, is ths grave charge Now,
Win, np TIN. proofs: You add at he SdTriy Said
n;,r have not only heard 1t hundred times ~ c.'n-
yrrsatnn but have il stated ~ The public prints I"
the Ds'rctl that Itth"r" j. one man IN 10" District :"
Columbia more obnoxious 10 the people than another
on the onr~t,on nf Ambition, It u tins same - street
Attorney, Mr. Key. Then what Inp"rtancr shall w.
attach 10 hls opinions 81, then, am pronounced
"u favor of an equality between the blacks and whites,
l., cause am the most obnoxious person III The DIS
,rict to tin people the Abolition question; and tins
fact, that am thus obnoxious is made out by Ms be-
in0 ..hcard hundred tttmcs conversation, and be"
inr st,ict il, the public prints Therefore you conclude
that 81 mqgbc Scjdy %"d THIS, then IS your idw :"
evidence hv which you are governed IN drnnuncrng
ynur political opponents. Whatever you have seen
;.siatcd ofthrm the public prints, and 'hcard a
hundred tunes IN conversation, "mHy be suttiy >am
Considering that such your law We must wonder Ell
Their nj the moderation q" your practice; or the unc"m
mon rood character and conduct Of your opponents
for If every thing that has 'been heard of them in con
vcrsaion u hundred times, and stated IN the public
prints" - sufficient authority for charge, 5" that ~
,vau be ntry suit by you, them either they have been
uncorimonly exempt from ccnsurc in these trying
tunes or ugH have been uncommOuly iorhrarIng not
wi,hstand,nr som" strong appearances OF uncommon
violence and ind scrct"n.
Icils is vnlr rule for others. is il moi to work brli
WAYS: II what Is stated and heard of me Iaa1 b
.gt,jy Sg;d is not what 80 stated aud heard If you
also l., bc alrlu snip ncrd not ask how YOU would
Ike the application o such rule to Yourself do ~"
say that would apply II. ] have seen, rs | presume
you have. some very hard things stated of sou IN tht
publ,c ur,ns both the Distinct and cISr where r."
lann to vour in tins l!"or case, and your poll
teal connection w,;h avowrd Abr"nrsis; and t.re
heard the same hard things III conversation, not hE
bred. tunes, acknowledges; for my SITUATION ard Pnr
SUITS leave ne far 'ss leisure and opportunity Tor poll
teal conversation than you have. Bat # one a OBJ
scnrc in The field Of politics As am, have been The sub
ircr Of conversation hundred tunes, leave II 10 any
political aritkmctcran TO calculate how often one as
prominent rs the Hon John NJ. Bolts must have been
thus distinguished.
Now. are Won willing 10 acknowledge that what has
been thus stated and heard OF you mny be sGJy S@'d
you: II not are you not srt-cohaened oF accusing
| M. upon no other grounds,
VIA, Won may have heard of me in these hundred
conversations, and from whom, ! OF course cann"
know You say you nave seen II Sta;ed IN the pnDilc
prints of the District II this means all the Wing
prints OF the DI.Tlcl, dHl az "i'S"fN'
believe there was more than such print that w"ult
moi have done me 50 much injustice ! know that ar
article appeared in obscure Wing pint IN Gcof@"
town after nv opinion IN Lieut.. llooc was pub
!ishrd charging me you have done; and understood
that dav or lwo afterwards, some Wing trend u
/ Georgetown replied to the article III NY defence:
ne yer considered il necessary I" notice publication
absurd and grnundess upon lis face, and winch ~ tIt
District where was known, and beyond which sup
posed would have ittIe or no c'rcna'"n was sur
could not nislcad any respectable and well informed
man.
| Nv course and my opinions in relation to ''thr Aho
li,inn question: have been decided and as public
rs those of any man. | have been member "t the
Board Of Managers of the American Colon zaii"n 30
crtv. from is organization I'll! within year or wv
past: a society, between which and the A"!is onisS
there has Away been and yet i, direct ana 'pcn war
Ny opinions have been given 10 the public ~ srrech'
and in print | have had an rp.st"lary controversy
with the Rev Benjamin Tappan, Ab"l'ti"nist, II
which | have defended myself, and M slavrhodIn-
brethren have reason to believe, 10 th"Ir sa'Si"c
ton In the course Of my official duty, prosecuted
DR. CrandaIl on n charge Of distributing Abolition