Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-27
To the Editors Of the Irhig.

HANOVER, july 2sJ.
Gentlemen-l perceive that "uanoyer- is renew
ing ms ln my opinIon) unlustihlbc attacks on NJ,
Bolts. May ask him does he suppose Thai an,
brntht is to be derived from theml /, can do h;nn
no good rs politician, for the friends of Mir r. ~,
were MS itienis until now, and even should he
weaken the influence of MIR Bolts in the Di,rrc,
| yet he must, at the same time inirrc his owr 80,
| there are very many persons who spprove of onr
Representatives. course each one OF Them r,,i,o -
much concerned IN the interests OF the South as
Hanover 10, and who will sustain hIr Bo,,s IN RI
| last, even though Hanover himself sbouId on,,.'
hlm therefore he need not expect 10 ride into c.
sTeSs on the 2lst Rule without RESISTANCE 10, r.
become candidate for the DISTRICT when he mica
seS Neither can II benefit the community f,reye,
~ Il would he beneficial for every ono TO are. nj
hanover, (which deny) his letters have no, suff
clent force of nrsumeEt 10 convert 10 his onin;,,
'hose thinking d differently. Again, MIR b. is .l.c,rJ
as our representative until the Sprns of ,A3 ard
all the phiupcs in the world can't remedy H., -,
ana, as II IS most probable that all the lt;le n1,
ton that ttanover could create Nnst him y,oniJ L.
away eeore the next election, is not his Tim, en-,
p'oyed IN concocuns these episilcs, worse than
thrown away But is 1t fair that usnov,, .ho,,ii
thus launch out against Mr. Bolts before seem, ~
what way he viii perform his promise in r..,,i -
me course he viii take at The next sessou1-h,J br
III uetier ceiay his nyecliyeS until lac sees aha, Lc
will then do2 My rep Itation upon Il, th,, re ro
lhen Will 81 isty ertn Hanover. Is II ,ir lar H.
yer to nslnuate that MIR Bolts wishes TO conc,',,
The isvor ct the ab ilitonss for his own ind,yim,
"N"''r "'eH ne ms announced SIX months lefofe
Rand that he will strike at their very root M ILe
next session. Is 1t proper for Hanover Thus 4, de-
houncc, as traiiO'ouS, measure Of winch soros Of
me largest stve-hodeTs IN Virginia snnroy,l
what! would Hanover hsve this question t,,sv.r
pending! Would he have the whole Tn ON n, o,i
cHIy convulsed by the discussion Of Ills most Vol
unS oil qusstIons-when by a singl. bor. gIyen AZ
the proper tme we might forever silence NJ D,es
no. hanover know, that II these clamorous cham
pions OF the South had succeeded In what I tb,rL
my Loo they iIed, they would have folded Iboir
arms anu slept ION that question: unit. thev vrcrc
aWakened 10 sense Of the danger into which tbey
ma fallen, 10y hnting 10y the new upportionmsnt OF
representation, a strong majority against the inle-
teSs o ihs South IN Cong ess. As It il, they will
now have an opportunity OF displaying t1,is nat-
tiousm, and OF aiding IN the establishment of . L,vy
which trust will forever settle this mcmento.s
question.
For myself have adopted an opinion f,vor,b,,
to the vote OF MIR Bolts because conceive i, I'm no
me Jest policy 10 reScInd The 2lst ruc-not because
lhlnN II any breach of the right uf petition to re-
iuse the reception Of such petitions as the rule refers
10. Far fsom II. The same INSTRUMENT winch a..
slres to lie people the right to petition 10, q ed sss
OF grievances, recognises slavery as an institution
ana 1t Is therefore, certain that the trainers of the
Constitution had no intention OF including that in
the catalogue OF grievances, and by 40 means meant
10 give the ianalical fools any right whatever To in
terere IN any way with our institutions
One fran In.