Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-03

u,,ro ms, returned from the country, lind that
tho coudnc or Of the "Rchmond Wing has refused TO
publish last nnnber OF "lanover, sent 70 'he press
IN Monday, and appeal therefore 10 The freedom OF
your press for the publication of IT, As have no
other means of repeng the infamous accusa.i" wi'ch
has been made against me, you VIII h", am SURF
permit the Inference Of political opinions between us
10 exclude from your columns, seeing mat lHe'e -
no other political press here TO which can appeal IL
NAV compor with lie spirit Of fair and Tree press, 10
vulgar articles libel men, and then deny the rIghl 10
defend or reply; but it does not so slr'Ke me. hnu
while no values free press more man 49, nave
no hesitation in saying thai, III my op'h'on, press
which is subiurated 10 tie mere purposes OF party,
and the bad passions Of lis conductors, IS curse
Richmond, Jaly % h;'No' En-
FOR THE HMG.J
ABOLITION.
A reluctance, almost lnsuperabe, 10 appear again
in The columns Of paper unfair towards those with
wbom differs and SO libellous and vndictive, and
u,rt ot leisure have restrained me from replying to
your attack upon III the paper oil the 'h ana COM
pleting what proposed to say upor the repeal OF the
2ln rule Your gross perverslons OF me, and your
understandable and ruthless impulation upon me, OF
having committed violation Of private confidence,
have rome FORTH however and II is my duty To repel
and expose them The prelext for this mputaton Is
nv allegation that the Editors of the Wing deprecated
the election of Mr. Bolts, and were anxious 10 obtain
substitute for him That such the fact, is not de-
MED BY you; but il is affirmed that nothing appeared
in the columns of the Wing TO warrant such state
ment and 'nus make the assertion upon The private
commu ncaons of the Editors That ! did not make
the assertion supon the private communications OF
either of the present Editors you knew when you made
the statement; because one of them was not an Editor
in 1889 and from the other never had private CON-
munication upon the subject of the Election, that
am aware of and certainly had no communication Of
any preference of his fnrme and never believed, tha
sthe Editors of the Wing had any SPECIAL preference
! for me- although Of them, from old associations
and friendship, may have had such preference; Out
even that | did not alirn-Wlen SPOKE oil inc
Editors of the WhG referring too, 10 The perioo "i
1890 cannot persuade myself that you dad not know
that referred to the public course oil the Journal
and the sentiments expressed there, IN winch, now
ever triangular the sentiments may oe IN iac'' 'ey
appear unit and other public evidence OF us sen'
ments In such n case. fair and candid mind, II II
really believed that "nohng appeared in The columns
of the paper to justify my assertion, would have
been content 10 deny that assertion and correct my
error without hazarding harsh mPniaton, Tor winch
there was ono warrant and man Us careiui not 10
affirm what he did not know 10 lie true, what he
knew 10 be false would have first satisfied himself by
the proper examination that the assertion was not
justified IT. however, nothing had appeared IN The
columns of the Wing to justify my remark did u
therefore follow that spoke upon ''Prtratc lnforma-
tion" when the fact Of the hostility of the Wing to
Mr. Bolts was notorious in the City, clouds OF wlt.
nesses could prove and was IN any wise inhibited
from speaking that ini omat;on, as in truth did,
without any precise recollection OF the Editorials, but
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Was not fully authorized, every other man was,
10 say that fact so, when was notorious to the
whole town: But there is evidence IN the columns OF
the Wing Of its hostility 10 Mr.. Bolts and, under his
own hand he publicly declared that the conductors OF
the Why had resolved "that he should never touch
bottom again" On the 9th Of February, 1880, q
Think Will be found article in ynnr paper speaking
of the lmprac,cables, and Mr. Bolts especially, in
terms about as mild and decent those in which ain
assniled, aud commencing especially his aciSdom and,
on the 9th Of March think, is another article, com
mendlng a suggestion to take MIR. Tyler 10 whose
election as Senator the Wing had lscn 80 much OPP
posed from another District Representative in
Congress and on the 2nd of March, lc3o, Mr.. Bolts
betook himself to the columns of the Enquirer for the
purpose of carrying the against your friendly
press in an address from which make the following
extracts, viz
every effort has been made by the Wing press in
this city throw the entire responsibility Of the defeat
of an election Of Senator Of tie u :. The fec I'm
practcabes, who declined voting for Mr. Rves through
every stage of that exciting contest: How far this
charge founded in truth, would have appeared from
the occurrences of Saturday last, without the necessity
Of interference my part, IT true, faithful and i'm
partial report Of the proceedings OF the House had
been furnished by the gentleman who is admitted to
seat that floor, moi as par;lzan Editor, but as
eporter in its literal sense.
at is true, we have had the temcrlty 10 entertain
opinions, and to exercise free and lndepend.
ent course, as the legitimate Representatives Of the
the two gentlemen whom fortune has placed in pos
session OF Press and types, and who seem thereby to
regard themselves perfect oracles entitled to control
and command the public voice and the Peoples Repre-
sentatves and, because we have dared 10 differ with
them, We have been held up daily and hourly to the
people of this Commonwealth for censure and rebuke.
81 am aware, that, as far as am individually con-
| cerned, the determination has been formed, that
'ShaH touch bottom again; and as am not
sible, that owe any thing TO that organ Tor the little
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have been fortunate enough to acquire, ! trust that
may not be regarded as overpresumpuous in express
ing the hope that necessity will exist for my
ing their favors fearing their frowns: All ask is,
open and undisguised warfare, II is 10 be carried
on Let the usual liberallty and magnanimty of one
Of the conductors OF tina! pe:s prevail his inn
tuous passions and shall have to complain
as shall longer be misrepresened unsupported
"My whole and remarks on this exciting sub
ject shall appear in due lime for the satisfaction Of nv
constituents, if they shall be deemed worthy OF publ
cation by those who control the public press, and have
determined that shall ntrer touch bcnom ogain.'
February %, 1889. JNO. NJ. BOTTS.
If you had no knowledge Of this evidence before,
which in charity am willing to believe you had for
gotten-having it now, confess that with too hot
ton upon me for which there was no warrant, stand
before the world a convicted d,famcr.
In your scattering commentaries upon me, you say
have ""oprovokedly" broughiAo4 into this con'ro-
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prerogatve Of the press to sup full and free dis
cussion and profess fairness may, liberaliiy
Here again sorry TO say you have affirmed that
Tor which there was mo warrant did not say
word about your of ''prcrogatvc. Alas. I'M
happy that am, did not know that you pos
sessed such a "prerogative. | remarked upon the
manifestation Of temper similar to that displayed
by your scribbers, n respect 10 This discussion, Tex
cepting, do, the author of RICHMOND" who, like
an honorable man, promptly corrected his eror) and
TO your own columns think may appeal for the
elusive proof of til. truth of my statement, also for
proof Of your nnfirness throughout the discussion,
and that did not drew you "unprovokedly" into
controversy. The proof is this Every number of
"Hanov,r which you have published Except that
tanning The speech OF Judge Roberlson) has been
usheren forth with 1isparaslng, and sometimes often
siye, commemorate second one especially, charging
me with using uniair" arguments, and asserting that
the ''controrcrsy which | desired to provoke could
"lead 10 no good result; whatever"-while you have
published five and ae)ieye sir, articles against me,
all emanating from The juno, believe, except
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