Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-25
MIR Bolts AND THE RIGHT OF PETITION


The following No. closes the series of our able cor
respondent, "Hayne" Win, the Richmond Wh;u
said III 1886, under circumstances which less mere mn
ory required an unqualified exclusion Of the petition
of the Abo;ionss, IT now gainSays in the case of Mr.
Bats. We eare 1t 20 the Wing orgna to Justify it's
change oil posi'on-but We pul !; 10 The Wings, how
they can reconcile their support of Mr. Bolts with
their duty To The safety Of the South, We put It 10 I'll,
people OF tHginia-how worthy such reckless poll
ncian OF The vote oil any district the State and tia
district, too, the metropolitan district which, on vaous
accounts has as much to suffer from the mad fanatcsm
OF the Abooniss.as any other in the State, The follow
hg article shows what was SO vehemeniy said by The
T. Wing, several years ago. upon the subject when il
sought TO make capital against Martin Van Buren,
how idly and how absurdly was shown few months
after. when he (Mr. Van BUREN, boldly and nobl,
cane out in his inaugural Adde'S, with The de
clarion, that he would pu, his veto any bill
which touched the institutions Of the South, ,ht
States or in the District. And now, when Dir
John Minor Bolts pu-sres the mad! career Of agitation
see how tamely this Richmond Wing COO over him
slIke any sucking dove" The Wings of this District
have all the facts before them. They cannot plead g
norancc for their votes. MIR. John w. Jones has ar
agned Mr. Bolts before the people Of the District Tor
the countenance he has given to these Abolition peti'
tons-He has rung the objections TO such course
through every countyand ought have startled The
Wings into considerate of their own I'M
portant interests How whitening was the reouKe,
which Mr.. Jones gave him Saturday evening, al
their meeting at Bacon Quarter Brnnch-when, IN
etort to coarse and huffoon attacks oil the c-
nosable John NJ Botts Mr. Jones, with that force OIL
action and melody of modulatcn which distinguishes
his speaking raising his voice so as TO be hearo oy the
numerous assembly, and lifting his eyes towards The
heavens he exclamed 81 would rather be dog, and
bay the moon than be found, as this man was, IN the
same kennel with John q. Adams, Saltonslall, Gid.
1''s N"' FOR TIE ENQUIRER
Hon John Minor Bolts, and the R,sht Of Petition
On the 10Th Of July, III speaking of MIR. Pinckney,
the Wing said:
"The lion. Henry l.. Pinckney was severely ylnhed
in the South Carolina toasis, on the 4th July Mean
while where is his report II has not produced The
smallest effect He has surrendered the great ground
OF his country safety aud rights, without obtaining in
return the huglbe consolation OF converting single
one Of her foes, so!'enng IN the enst degree the
hostile zeal of a single AhoIic3ist Things stand as
lbe- did the Aboli;ioniSs still ncreasng-tbeir So
c,eies s. ,nu!!inv.nc-ter spirit iurlously ervId
asever-,heir schemes Sill! cherished, still prosecuted
So far things stand rs hcy debut not so when We
look at the condition Of Southern deieIces Mr Pinek
nay and his Southern co2Juors have leveled those De
fences with the ground. They have surrendered the
constitutional question OF Dstrc, Abolition wherein
the South was lmp-egnabiy enirenched finer sons had
been true to herthey have recognized, with almost
equal fatality the right Of Congress 10 deliberate
slavery and It's existence The Aooi'on's's asked no
more for the present. Mr.. pinckey has given them
the fulcrum for their lever, and their growing mum
bers and our disseptons viii enable them 10 do
the rest.
'sCan Mr. Pinchney ever atone 10 his country for
his horrible rashucss weakness and folly; When lie
Sees be will, the Abolitionss .rampng his re-
port under their feet, and with numbers inces
sanity growing, and speedily 10 become rresisti
BILE, urging Abolition IN the District, can he re-
feet without remorsc, that theirs were the rash
and parTiciGa hands tia! tore down the constitutional
ramparls hich protected, and would still have protect
ed rights and safety Ct their States2 We have been
earnestly appealed TO by his friends in behalf Of the
purity of MIR. Pinckneys motives. We do not qaes-
ton the goodness o! his his coadjutors motives
But does that dsaIm their deed OF It's fatal power for
mischief: Does it rebuild mans house 10 convince
hun that accident and not incanda!y, set il on fire.
All know is, that the strong ground OF the South
has been surrendered to the fee by the naiua'ion OF
her own representatives. who ought 10 have died al
their posts before they compromised away of or title
of that whoa her eery existence as community de-
pended Grone is even the more bitter Tor being
inflicted by the hands al friend.
And again, on the 9th oil September -
MIR. Pinckney catches 1t right ana leit IN The
Charleston papers The State Rights party repudiac,
and It appears considerable division oil the Union
party refuse to receive him An eloquent member OF
the former party Illus addresses Nh Pinckney in the
Charleston Mercury
The doors Of Congress were beseged by set Of
Fanatics, praying that the lires and property Of your
constituents might be gwen up TO their tender mefces,
that the way 10 the OF your nGti5e State might be
opened TO them Was there call fer union among
the representatives OF the South : Did not the
sion demand consultation among her sons : And
above a should there not have been unity of design
and ACTION with those who represented South Carroll
ua: And when Tie battle had beer almost won, when
erery of the South had rallied 10 the rescue,
shat were you doing You sat silently looking OIL,
and with that impeT;u;babie gaze, foreign the
pee, of the Souttron YOU listened while your constu
deded thieves, land pirates and ty5ans.
While Wise, pickens, Hammond, and even g
Glasscock, hurting the opprobrious scandal back
upon its authors and abettors, you we're broodng
the dangers of the Union, calculating lis value, deplor
ing The excitement OF the country, deprecang its et
fects, aud, TO cap The climax, you State Rights Re
preventative from South Carolina, introduced set OF
resolutions, which carried rejoicing into the ranks of
the enemies OF the South, while they compromised
every thing that held sacred by yout constituents
Would that held the pen OF Junius had the elo-
duence Of Chat ham, that might paint that imbecilty
of juGgme nj o.. that reachery Of heart, which il
was, that prompted you 10 the deed But The mere /
reflect upon your conduct, and the further progress
in yorr address, become the satisfied that you
have long abandoned all the distinctive doctrines
of the State Rights party
In referring 10 the election in Charleston, in Octo.
Der, the Wing thus speaks
"Mr. Pnckney, we are sorry TO say, is elected
Ncx,to Van Buren,, we had preferred to see him ex.
eluded TO any man in the Union lis eiec.io.
cured By tie Northern cote in Charleston.
"ELEcrIos The following, (says the Charleston
Patriot October 12D is The result of the election in the
City and on the Neck for member Of Congress from
this District, and State Senator from the Parishes OF
ST Philip and St. Michaels. Majority for Mt. PInck-
nev, 2i7 Mr. Pcinsett's majority IS 1o6
H. l. rnekncy. H. $; LesaFe'
Ward No. ], los ia
Ward No. 9, l2b 100
Ward No. 2, 2j} l43
Ward No. i, $40 222
Neck, W. 10
Total, 1l4o 920
"PixcKKrY DErEArED.-We were in error yes;er
day. announcing the reelection of The Southern aPos
tate Henry l.. Pinckney, in the Charleston district
We had not adveried the fact, that other parshe:
than Charleston, comprised within the electorate
Bv a statement in the Southern Patriot of the votes