Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-17
To rnr Ep,ron. or rus Vine.

Il I'M
uuons. II, without producing "A recurrence OF YOU
| nausea, san do 81, | propose now to ccntinu
and complete the task. Before do So however
'eel called upon by what has been said IN your pa
~, W say, win much reluctance, a few words a
| respect to myself. For the purpose, IN part, q
breaking the force OF any thing mig hit say, and il
part to crafty despicable malicntv, some of IN
| friends OF the Representative of this District n
Io"sreSs' nave assaulted my motives in entering int
'nis discussion, Ivy ascribing to me disnppointmsu
az we election of that gentleman, and a desire 4
| NJ" nun on and supplant him. All who ksoy
any thing OF my feelings aud wishes OF of the hi,
py OF Mr. Bolts entry into Congress, know tina
ms charge II false, and you have the eyd.n IN,
u Is, upon your own flies IN my card published n,
me Iuth day OF April, 1889, ON which day the Di,
u'ct convention sat which nominated MIR Bott, :
'"o KNOW THIS better than the Editors oc the Rich
mono Wing, for none more bitterly Cepr,e,trd ,L
c'ecuon OF MIR. Bolts than they did or w.r. mo-,
anxious 20 hnj substitute for hun than thev w.,
ana almost every Wing IN the District knows ,h,,
gave ham not merely cordial, but Jealous ,uppor
IN the canvass; for which, II may be f,rpiy,n
VIII never do the like again.
Inc truth Is, that entered into this discu,s;o,
WIN no unkind feelings to~ards any ono funI.Ss
uueeu, entertained them towards "Old MntpIot
shon regard as the worst enemy of the South If
nmeriea,l ana with certainly no desire to do MIR
boits injury IN any form. l did then il ia tru. n,
no sun nope, that before he gave another yot. IL
favour OF the Abolitionsts the peonl. of b;s n
uIl would sSnhy TO him that they did no, wish 4
~ W 'NS '"c l'sl, ana not doubling TN ho mil,
express Their will, was content he should repteScn,
ths bSttlct as long as he pleased Tetainins NV
10 voc Tor nun or against, according 10 his puSI,r
course and the qualities of his Opponent. if tbcro
,nvu'u DC one-nnd before wrote a word upon IN.
suoec' Tor the Press, or had even determined o., do
50, wrote TO MIR Bots expressing INV rrsre, :, H.;
'o'e, stalng the grounds of my dissent iron, hin,
and my belief then, and still entertained ,ba, ,
Nes' majority OF his constituents differed with him
ana urging HIM TO reconsider his opinion hcCn, IL
mt -. n L
ha'ng done this, have presumed to enter into =,
ChCusslon, IN terms respectful TO every ons nr H.
s'sn' VI inc aCoiitionists TO be heard in Consress
- W" Peuiohs 10 violate our rights and oreTturu
ne CONSTITUTION, and for II have been assaulted law
'he over jealous tarIlalty of some and IN. Ll;ny
a'Shlty OF others, MS If had committed a, biyb
ou1hce IN expressing opinions different trnn no..
en'os'aiheS by MIR Bolts. | am not surprised AT
tnl' from the friends OF Mr. Bolts, and Predicted il
IN my hrSt No. knew their zeal and tL,, -
himself, they were utterly ntolerant Of .nv zone
sst'on or difference OF opinion; but confess 1 b,y,
oIe" u'P''Seu al the manlieston -f a similar tenn
per on your pari MessrS. Editors who are the con-
uHcIofs OF prolcssedly free Press amouniipo ,s 4,
does, to virtual denial of free discusSnn o9b ,n
qury--a denial IN representative Government or
'he tGht 10 the constituent TO cauy,ss IN. p,Ll;.
a , ana conduct OF the Representative. I'M, is
uoctTIne and practice ne - to me ms /, = no,aI =;
tnS country, and untenable a. II ~ novel LARGE,
hOeity lhdn tins is allowed the "soyer.iyn p.on7n
IN the Nonarchies of France and England and I
trust The people Of this District are NOT 10 he ,be
If>I as u they do, they will be the only Peonle N
America, who are TO be placed below the subjects NJ
.ne Town. and denied right which they enjoy
the right 10 examine into, criucise and discu.s be
PuouC acts ana opinions of their own RsorcSen,o
i've. Tat You should be disposed 10 DENY ms his
Ish, heSsrs' Editors, can ascribe only TO vonr
ne" born love for our "independent AMI fs,JI..s
Representative" and your co,empor,nsoms S'sI;L.
VI "e, Tor none exercise more freely than you do
lhe privilege OF crcisng the acts and votes or "a,
p.ese"'HlfSs from other Districts, and other States
t know oil no better right in an Editor
TO DO thIs Than IN private citizen. But # lbe,s
"ere-and 10 The autocrats of the Press
"hich 90 not belong TO the humble cilizen-bo,v
IS II mat MIR. Pleasant, has, and is peru,i,,ed IN
EXERCISE the right, not OF discussing merely the
'D anu op'n,ohs oil Representatives from other
D'sU'c's anu States, but Of denouncns m the nost
violent ant lllberal terms the men themselyrs-in.
No'inS AT "one Tell swOop," in the charge OF "pol-
uoOnery," all who do not concur with hin, and Lis
ne" HoI' lie is no longer an Ed,or-no longer n
noun OF number" but a simple citizen ike my,slc
Is II less offence in him TO canvass ,I ,,.,
oil Representative than IN me, or does the ofTsnr.
C"hsIs' as "oplne" II does, not in cany,>sng The
woes oil Representative, but The Rcpresantatye.
men ehance occurs TO score Wise, or some other
..oy reeusant from the party drill, there is no
nausea al Tie idea of using II, but high in The AIR
"hirls the indignant lash over the unhNnnv yIctin,
ana even ihe President of the United States is mer'
eiiessIy denounced, without rebuke as "a traito,n-
= inc great heirayer" by your "indomitable" scrib.
o'ers III anticipation OF an act which IN. consri,nc
TO discuss the acts of our own r..
preventative IS great offence, and 10 differ viii
ilh' at once consgns the man who does IT, 10 the
class oil the 'prejudlced and unthnking" let who
WIN concur IN TINS doctrine, protest against it. and
"Oc'eT may oc the Representative, shall .xefcIse
Tue Tigat OF every tree citizen To think sn,ok nrJ
~r'e' on pubic questions, when | piepse with no
design TO give offence thereby 10 anv one In, 80
, p's VINO snail take oil nee at II; and while the
1'ousnt Of being the competitor Of MIR Bots, for a
scat III Congress- mas never crossed nv mind eYceo,
as / told him last Spring, during the famous posi-
C'co war, IN contingency which he and his friends
could alone produce, and have had no conce,n in
getting up any opposition TO him, yet | shall not
purchase me privilege Of exercising one right, 10y
we surrender OF another, and shall hold myself a,
Tree as any other citizen Of the District TO become .
Candidate tor Congress when please
anticipate that II will be said IN Tculy 10 me that
he ooIccloh 70 discussion Is not because may nf.
!ec' any individual, but because Of unwillrgness
TO nave discussion about Abolition Indeed WIN
vas not that answer given To the Aboltonisi,
they asked the use OF Congress Hall to discuss the
question OF Abolition, and the Get made consisfsn,
with The answer by denying them the uernnis
son they Sought With what grace Is it that ose
who have conceded, or would now concede. 10 the
AOoltonIsts the right 10 90 into Congress TO dscuss
'he question, deny 10 Us the right TO meet them nd
AZ nome discuss the wrong which TINT conrcsst,r
uorS us' As well might he that gives admission 10
'"S '"SNJ CoIJuc INC stnLlneIH not to arouse the
camp, from tear tie men should fight il thew were
taken, and say horror ioi battle for 'sritotion >,
moved nm. The wall OF our city has been SC, led
and the GrccIan horse introduced among ~ 6tIsd
with the elements OF dIscOrd and ruin and tboss
who tend and groom him, say IN sickening sisbs.
and soest whispers, " do not disturb him: he Is a.
cred to the Gods, and they will be Offended if YOU
noiest hum II Is to nppcase their wrath, who are
our worst enemies that we have admitted him -
Thanks, many thanks, to Wise, these cuckoo tonrs
DID not deceive him, and the hollow sides Of the
reacherous animal reyorbcrate with the sound from
his manly blow.
But when, beg leave to ask, did this chance
come over the people Of this ID strict and ,snecaI
Of the people OF Richmond, as II IL ALLEGED upon
this subject OF Abolition, and the right oChs dbo
rionisiS 10 aghais, by petition or Otherwise tho
Abolition Of slavery When we were oppo,ioe M,
Van Buren,, we assembled more than once i'm Town
meeting, to dcnOunce the AbolitIonists and denv
lheir right 10 disturb our peace even by discussion
Resolutions were adopted, If recollcet Alright de.
nyng the right OF tho AbOlitOnists to print or pub.
sh even ~ their own States, essays and argument,
ior We purpose OF procuring the Abolition Of Slave
fy-and how Is 70 now, that in Richmond IL sbo,it
.G thought right, as some contend, to permit III,
Aboiitonlsts 10 come into Congress 10 c'rrv on J
discussion, which II was thought improper in them
ana yioativc OF the comfy Of the States TO indug,
~ az their honest trust that this change 40 sin.
gulhr and remarkable, does not result from the fac
Ihnt We are no longer engaged in the effort TO d,fca
the election Of Northern Pres'dent-tbus cXposipf
u7 10 the lmputatOn that our zeal was polite az yyei
as political and resulted from hostility 10 the prcsi
dent, and not 10 the Abolitonists. With the ere,
body oi the people Of X .chmynd, am sure such
feeling does not exist and hope II exists not will