Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-15
BosHER,s PRESCRIPTION.


This violence Quoth the Enquirer Of yesterday has in
jured the cause Of Mr.. Bctts.- ...t4
so, the Enquirer ought be and would be well pleas
ed with it, for Of all its vindicvc schemes the one cher
ished by it with intensity the eviction of Mr. Bolts
from Congress To that abored paper Tor three
months while its venerable editor equally busy in the
caucuses For that primal, vindieve, beral and perse
cutting end the Legislature Of Virginia induced every
species of appeal do what Virginia Legislature ever
did before it, degrade itself and dshonour the State by the
introduction of the system Of "Gerrymander;" a system
fraudulent towards the people by sencng voice OF por
tons OF them, volaiyc Of equality of rights and destruc
tive OF Repubcanism But put Mr.. Bolts this sys
tenn would not we verify believe have bcca introduced
This District having been Gerymandered for that unmany
and vindieuve purpose then became necessary Gerry.
mander other Districts matter OF course.
We repeat. that the Enquirer really supposed Mr. Bolts
had sustained injury BY Mr. Boshers removal il would re-
oice in the deed; it, in point Of fact, thinks So its friend
MIR Bosher knows well do that the il shed.
ding prousey his cruel fate are crocodile tears
Our neighbor will have il. that Mr. Boshers is case of
naked prescription. Well, now, suppose indulge its
humor just for argument sake, and admit that il was So
What hen1 Did Re have any claims upon the panulatop
of tins eii Was there in il who had fewer or
weaker eains' We will farther still. and ask if there
were not unanswerabe and nsupeable objections 10 his
receiving any Office whatever the hands of the city Of
kiehmondi We Will yet farther, and ask if he himself
after the events Of s0 ought have expected ought
even to have wished hold office from People whom he
had lent such influence name carried 10 isreprcsent
and SANDER Against whom he had in uttens the
foul libel that they were supporting General Harrison
knoriHg him to be Abolitionst1"
Let the world pronounce upon the issue We fear not its
decision AL who have any respect, the rights and
feelings OF others will applaud the conduct of Wings
Richmond IN putting who ought never to have been
putin Public censue, the least OF those whose
eensurc OF weight, will be reseryedfor Mr. Bosker him
SELF IN having taken Office from those whom he had permit
ted to be foully hbeedin his neghbors townsuen
and friends and peseverins to desire TO hold j, still while
the libel was unretraeted.
you make any capital out Of this state of things
Messrs Editors OF the candid of all possible candid
papers, do a. Make tho most of il. Publish but this
statement (Which neither justice, well know nor per-
'uanon nor ta play, nor other consideration pre-
vail with you TO do and your aniedeuvans themselves
will shout their applause Of the Wings of Richmond!
Without the moving cause to Bosher's removal mean
Mr.. Wigh's prescription the unjusuiabe which it
possible 10 conceive the removal OF Mr. Boshe had been
most just and righteous deed for the already stat
cd There Is not man upon earth, other than blind par
zan who can think differently Besides his direct concur
renee in the base libel quoted above upon s
he had presided at the Sweat House night after night
where habua Of sustaining Van Burenism was
by continual assaults upon Richmond-by appealing TO the
prejudice OF country against townby railing against
Wings OF Richmond for voting upon their freehods in
neighboring counties night guaranteed by the Constit
ton, and invariably exercised by the raors themselves
We say that without the povOcaton of wghts proscrip
ton, here was abundant and overowing which no
easusy assa and sopbis,ry evnde Bosers re-
moval The who does subscribe to Its force IS
either deficient in brains decenin candor So far from
rePeHtHs of their sin, the Wings here would do it over
again by yetarger maortes; and from njurng Mr.
Bolts as the Enquirer apprehensive may be ef
feet it has strengthened him.
Why will not that paper exercise little of that
irankness which slips seldom indeed in acl
Why will it give fair of the motives and in
dncements unde which the people Of Richmond actedl Why
will it torture every occurrence peeri every incident to
party ends Why all transactions Of every description
thrown into the crucibe TO make party capital
But enough. II is neighbours vocation.
But for all Boshers injurious of the Wings Of
Richmond, would have thought of removing him.
but for Wights prescription. 1t that which gather.
ed the storm, and the Penenay Store Of execrable po
hey best by bringing convict labor competition with
that OF czens-he Penitentiary Store say and Mr..
Spots will find that that is not over yet.