Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-15
COMMUNICATED.
HON JOHN " HDrTS
Our Of The ir1i8JH DfIrIgfiDu M (cpyyr

~ Co.u-NtNTca7ED.
One Of the IirgiRia UeicgatiOn on Ccnyrrss
There some individuals, who, from vain long.
ing after notorIey or from even questionable mo.
tvcs, SEIZE every opportunity of ohrudng themselves
upon the public attention These are generally persons
who are wanting well in character as in talents and
like the Jack .daw in his borrowed plumes seek 10
make up the deficiency BY the grandeur of their post,
and the frequency of their display. Burns has said
The rank i but the gunra's stamp
The mans the govd for a that
The reverse OF this sentiment may be well applied to
the Honorable gentleman whose name is prcixed to
this article, and is the only that be given
for the notice about to be taken of his illusions the
"Richmond Wing. The abusive language and menac-
ing ctirontery, which distinguish these productions
might have protected the individually but he Is pub.
lie character, and evidently considers himMf quite
distinguished one, he shall have assistance 10 a lit
tie more notoricty whether il be such to give lin
pleasure il is left to his exquisite taste 10 deter
mine. DR.. johnson says, that there are some people
who would waow in sly all day if you continued your
endeavors get them out, but Sneakcd off soon as
you Withdrew your notice The Honorable is not one
of these: very little attention has been paid TO him. and
vet he wallows deeper and deeper, with indelatga-
bty and perseverance which reflect equal honor upon
his talent, and his industry. He shall meet his re-.
ward he shall not bloom unseen,
But bo hold NV "" =, 'S Public gaze, and perhaps NAV
soon hoo, ike the engravngs in railors windows
''1'he mould Of fashion and The glass Of form"
His first appearance is in letter addressed the vo
tiers of this district, wherein was contained H..
Bile discovery that the British not quite at our
DOORS and that Mr. Van Buren, trying 10 scare the
good people of Virginia much out OF their wits as
10 make them forget all his high crimes and niSdemca
nors and thus their surages III favor OF ms re-
election The wonderful sagacity and admirable" nveh
tive rcnus of the honorable gentleman should have car
rcd him one step farther, and by addressing his COM
Inuneetion TO the old women and young children OF
the district have created that commotIon in the bed
chamber and the nursery which 1t entirely tailed TO
nroducc among those to whom it dIrcctcd-Even
the "Richmond Wing" could make no capital OF the
IIonorabes first episte; and every one has forgot
ten it before now it is only in compliance with the pro-
mise of trumpeng the gentlcmans productions that
il has been mentioned at all.
The honorable member iGht have been warned by
the failure of his first attempt but the cacocteS Srr
bcvdi' was strong upon him. and he makes his second
appearance in the Richmond Wing of April llth. lie
commences with poctlcal quotation, winch appear
short time since in the Wing newspaper, and follows
nm bv an elegant paragraph, in which his feelings OF
contempt and pity beautifully contrasted with the
maliGnity and folly of those who censnre him. lie
no yt favors us with his for attacking the Edit
tor of the Enquirer, and among other items OF whole
sale abuse bestows upon the writers oil the Enquirer
the fashionable Wing epIthet OF "hrelng Inns IS an
osnecally dsarrecablc reproaCh to Us Nrgnans, IRON
certain associations which need not be mentioned, and
therefore, frequently cast AT their ASSISTANTS, by per-
sons who lacking alike i'll wit and IN sense, are forced
10 resort TO the weapons OF vlruIence and scuFri'y.
Wing Editors, Wing Correspondents may msrePrc,
sent m!scad and drnounce, but the moment TREND
ne The Administration holds up to public ccnsurc the
conduct of Wing Representative, he IS "hIreling
II is the undoubtcd right of every constituent puolicy
10 investigate and publicly TO dsapprovc the course OF
his representative This the penalty weak characters
INNS, nav for pushing themselves into the public coun
ellis and every cpthet by which they endcavor to re-
tolate rccois upon themselves, and shows that the
scourge has touched them on tender point and makes
uthe called Jade vince. But it were useless and
endless task to expose the violent terms and undign
6.d obsc which constitute great portion OF the nom
orable members remarks Let us leave his words
alamo and endeavor to ret at what little substance may
be found in his production
The charge against Mr.. Bolts was, that he had sent
hao Of Senator Davss speeches. leaving the srpcrscrp-
lion blank 10 be directed by others although iranEcd ny
himself and that moreover, he had sent these speeches.
rs freiGht instead of transmitting them in the manner
proydcd by law TO this charge, in the language OF
Mr. Bolts himself he 'pleads substantially guilty,
and even expresses the wsh that he had more OF inc
same speeches to in the same way. Mr.. Bots
makes no further defence of himself but dashes at
once into an attack upon the Democratic party, the
Post Office Department and the Editor OF the Enqui-
rer He acknowledges that he has tranked sack bag
of parzan speeches, leaving the direction IN plank,
and sending them 4 Wing partizan IN the tity oil
Richmond for distribution. lie pleads guilty 10 inc
charge-he wishes it was in his power to be more
ruiltv-he violates the lawacts directly in the face
of the provisions Of Congress, and says that 1t were
in his power, "cverv reading man IN Virginia should
have that document in his hands One remark IN re-
ation TO the word "d0cwmrnt. "-The law regulating
the Pos, Office Department declares that the 'docn-
ments" which members of Congress have right 10
frank are only such printed BY order OF Con-
gress. Mr. Daviss speech was not SO printed, ana IS
therefore neither in the popular, legal accePtaon
of the word document The honorable gentle,
man then acknowledges the charge which has eXcIted
his pity and contempt; he is, in his own language,
"guty" Of that very act, for which he denouIces his
accusers as malignant and foolish Mr. Bolts first de-
cIares that hreng writer's have detained, calumna-
ted and sandered him--quotes the instance IN winch
he has been thus DETAINED eliminated, and s!andered,
and in the very next paragraph declares himself Sub
stanially guilty of the charge. After this expo
sure of the honorable gentleman, many will think
he has been sufficiently handled, but as the pre-
sent object is not only TO lash him, but also 70
correct misrepresentation which, coming from an
official character, might have some weight ms NJ
tempts revenge must be also brought 'i.io '"ice
His first specific accusation l. AIMED at me r9s'
Office Department of the City of Richmond. ne
says that mail bag of his (Botts) tranked speeches
was thrown under the counter, and unnecessarily de-
tanned, which he declares would not have been me
case had they been ranked by friend of the atm
nistration The honorable gentleman ..beiieVes ina
there could be design on tEs part OF me youhg gen
temen in the Office (wno all young men, tak'ns
little or no part in politics. TO arrest the distribution
documents franked by me. Here IS the answer G
those "young gentlemen in the office TO Ar BOTS
4 charge: