Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-12

FOR TIE ENQUIRER
The Hon .Jein IL Bolts and the FIginia Legislature.
The Richmond Wing puts up, in behalf of The Hon.
John NJ Bolts whining petition TO the Legislature Of
Virginia, accompanied with indignant protest against
such an arrangement OF the Congressional Districts
will inevitably "mmolate the honorable gentleman.
1t asks, imprudenty think why he should be singled
out as the special object of attack? Why the Demo
cracy should be drefully ncensed against the Me
,ropo,an Representative, 10 manifest disposition
to sgerrymander the District with sole view to his
election? and concludes by what isin,ended elo
quent and touching appeal to their magnanimity, which
has much the appearance of candor, as almost TO
deceive one into the belief that the Wing has an
abiding faith in the mognanimily OF the Democratic
party. sympathy besought for the honorable gen.
ienan, because he has been the peculiar and chosen
object of the abuse and vupea;ion Of the Tyler party
But does he merit for this reason That
he should have been abhorred and execrated by that
party without stint or measure, is natural enough
There is a point of human endurance, at which for
bearance to be virtue, and TO that point Mr..
B. quoad himself has long since driven the Tyler party
What more reasonable just lan that they should des
pse dees and heap Goals of fire upon the head of one
Who having fostered fattered and slept with the chief
OF their party, (who by MIR. Bolts own confession,
subsequently rendered, was at that time stained with
every political and moral crmeD with full knowledge
of his depravity and corruption, should afterwards be
foremost in assailing and raducing him, for those Of
fences which before had been considered light and
venal; He might with much reason, pect 'grapes
from bramblee to hope for exemption from the
dying enmy Of that party
But does it not strike you unmanly that the clc-
mency Of victorious party ehould be sought for him
whose bosom was seeed against every feeling of
kindness or forbearance, towards his political oppo.
nents; whose breast was the seat of every vndicive
prejudice and malignant passionthat clamorous cry
of persecution should be attempted in favor of the
who OF all Others from his temerity, daring boldness
and reck enmity should have been the last to claim
the benei, of such sympathy, 1t were reasonable
10 woke sympathy for Black Hawk.
Without intending 10 intimate that il is the purpose
Of the Democratic majority IN the Legislature 10 gerry
mander the Slate-for, in the first place, they would
spurn ar such mpulaoD; and in lie second, it is
rely unnecessary; for enlarge this District they must
and WILL it impossible TO escape Democratic supre
macy let me enquire, what claim has the Hon. J. Nj.
Bolts upon the magnanmty generous forbearance Of
the Democratic party. Has the fierce contest of 40
been foreoten Would years of penance atone for the
wanton unjust and savage assaults made by him in his
momentay triumph, upon that party and It's principles
Does any remember the occasion upon which } NJ
Bolts displayed respect for the opinions, regard tor the
feelings in the honor, or confidence in the integ
rlty OF his political opponents! were not his stump
speeches eveed either against the moral character or
private reputation of some distinguished Democrat, or
else did they not consist Of the most insulting abuse Of
his imme date political antagonist? Have his Subsequent
political course conduct given reason TO believe that
he repens him Of charging upon Mr. Van Buren,, as he
did in the exordum OF oil his popular addresses iour
CiStnct lies, 10 use MS own eieSaH' h'u
not the supposed proAgacy corruption and dishonesty
of the Democratic party furnish The staple of his
speeches? Can any remember TO have heard him dis
cuss with ability clearDess force, any OF the great
political questions which then and still agitate the
country? Having been for many years IN public life,
has he lett memorial, an evidence, truce of his
craftsmanship upon the pages of his counirys history
Except in the discussion of the New Jersey question,
he has never taken part in the debate upon any mea
sure OF national Them II IS true, the lille
knowledge he had cleaned relative TO contested cleo
tions from having served an apprenticeship 10 this
congrnai trade in the Virginia Legislature, (where he
first showed his face, after dispossessing the ncum
bent of to which majority of his constituents
Fad called him. stood him in good stead, and he bat
tied manfny in defence Of his erroneous views 10
do him full! Justice, he did, upon another occasion
sgnalize himself and illustrate the good sense and sa
gacty of the District which had sent HIM 10 the Ma
tona councils, debate upon one oil the fiscal mea
of the extra session. Upon this last OCCASION he
startled his friends and alarmed his foes by manifest
ing familiarity with the Constitution, and an IN
tniacy with the intentions and objects OF lis Ira.
mers, almost without parallel, ana winch disposed
those who heard him to believe that he himself was
"in at The making ofit, youthful as he appeared tie
took The ground, that the language ''coln money, TO
be found in that Instrument was synonymous with,
''sanp and issue paper currency; and 10 sustain him
SELF adduced countless photographers, and proceeded
to learned dissertation upon the elyinoiogy OF The
word "con, much to the calculation OF The subject
under debate, and greatly TO the amusement oil the
philooglsts Of the House. What effect this view OF