Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-22

ciis' dho, ioi' dii nave seen, there is no oue.:
that we OF the South side will do our n,m 4ueso
feet that object ORSrpIT,,I.o :
To he Editors 81 An Enquirer:
CHESTERFIELD County. AnrI =
Gentlemen attended Court yesiedav -,
purpose OF hearing the discussion betws,.s ~ 2
candidates Tor the sixth Congressional Dis. ~
The discussion was opened by James A ST.
Esq. Mr.. Seldom preiaced his remarks !, 9o !
serving, that he had been selected by Dem. y
Convention as lis candidate 10 represen, III; a ~
lrict in the next Congress Of the UnileI 81, ~
Alter making many interesting remarks ~:
enchained large portion Of his nearer, /. =" 10y
as The Bank question was settled, at leas H., -
years, unless II was sustain ed by ,wo-,bir.is i
which was no! within The range Of human -,
blIlly, he deemed il unnecessary 10 en;er una,, !,
discussion oflhat subject. lie next as vol :, z
memory serves me, look a review Of Mr. D :"
political course, and showed with wha, ,n,' wv
" and rashness he had discharged his oliri.l.
lies. He said that he Bols) had atremn,a,. y
peach HE President OF The Union. hui baJ !. 4.
though he had said, that he would head a.. y
Ter OF die, bui thar he had failed in le.jai. =
and vel he was still living, and he "a, 49,. '4@
see him not only not dead, bui aprae,,i ,' ~ 4
ing good health. ~.
He adveried 10 the declaration ii H. ~
that il Mr. Tyler was not imieache,i, prn,'',,'g>
MIA Avenue would brislle with Ten no,>.,',
onets, which showed what storms >ucb n
ons spirits nigh, not only raise, hut ride in .
not know what impression the Disclosure !, !.
fact made upon The Wing auditory; tut Iuar...
Mr.. Bolts looked. as il he won!i have .,
worlds II he could have consigned that reg1f.,.
declaration 10 the tomb OF the Capuleis. L,s,'
ed through my veins like an electric shock s,,r
almost imagined We were on The verge d, I.
volution. After going through full reyi..
MIR. Boli>'s political course, which he III, J,
mastery manner, and convinced, hope man
Wing that Mr.. Bolts was mol the man 10 lepre,.,
the people OF this District, he next took up he 4.
riii question, and, with pencil Of light. show.
how injurously The Tariff operated upon i.
poorer classes Of Society, BY LAYING such bs,,.
duties upon coarse i;.brioks, (Which the poor s,
sumed.) and such moderate ones upon c3,1c ).
licles, which were generally consumed h. =.
wealthy; and all this, said he, was or the s,rs.,
benefit OF privileged order OF The Nnnh I .
not pretend 10 give Mr.. Seddon's words, they ~.
TOO chasle and too eloquent, for me even !.
eve Il faint outline of them. He sam j..
present Tariti, in some respects. was o,n.
oJious than The Bill OF Abominaion> wb...
had aroused The whole South almos 10 -.
Of dsunion. Mr. Seldom closed hi, rem.,s.
upon The Texas question. Here he brops,,
10 The contemplation OF his hearers The incon,j,.,.
cy oflhe Wing Party upon tins question He.1t
that he had been into the Eastern par, oi he S,,
and he had not met with The first man Wb,o !.
Democrat, who was not then in favor Of anne,
alton. But after Mr.. Claws Raleigh lelle,
great change had come over the sprloi lhcirorj.
Mons What had been before desirable was 4.
ter tiat highly inexpedienl. He shovel TIA.
this was great national queslion-one oi NJ
most important questions, not only 10 the son
bnt 10 the whole Union, thai had ever b,en agis
ed: vel, that i, had been made party ore 10 >u'.
servience 10 The will Of Mr. Clay; and the opposite
that was arrayed against il by the alolllitni,
was in consequence OF the slavery question az
would cease 10 exist il slavery were eNcntu :
Mr.. Seldom said, that he regarded The acquiSle
Of Texas asa great national measure, and II NJ
become The American Gibraltar Of the South
When Mr.. Seldom closed his remarks ".
absent, but when ! heard thai Mir Bots was h
fastened 10 The stand; YET, he had not risen Tor
ter uponlhe discussion, but merely 10 inform,
company that a recess would then take place
the purpose Of getting dinner; that AFTER dime
The conr, should have adjourned. he would m
10 the courthouse, where the people could + j.
coinmodaled with seats; and that he wouli II.
convince every one, whose heart was not >tt.
10 conviction, Of The ldlacy OF The charge, VII
his competitor Il think he said) had tiou.
against him.
Some time elapsed before Mr. Bots re-argea.-
h., "a
was necessary Tor which he broke thIous.
arrangement made by himself and Mr. Srt.
which was 10 allov 10 Mr. Seddon, in his let..
der one hour, and Mr.. Boils The same. BUN
Bolts would not consen, 10 allow Mr. Selt
must, however, DO MIR. Bolts the lu.ticc 10,
that his objection was founded upon tie fact l
lie could not have the same time 10 fep',
Mr. Seldom, as that would bring seven oca,
which would he longer than the people VOL
wall. This, think, would have been Jul ants
il Mr.. Bolts had hot unnecessarily con>um"i j,
lime At dinner. A bv his own shown. Tie b.
done 81, think IL WAS uncourteuuS m hin
violate The arrangement which he and Sriiol.
,nade in good faith Tor their government, VI
too, Mr.. Seddon protested against IT, wa>
present when Mr.. Bolts commenced bis iee
hui he consumed about one hour 81 hi, lUt
defending his private character, though vi :
Jon had mol brcalhed one solitary Wum as4A
ttot. 1t IS true, he had brought Nj E1.,, Is.
lilcal acls before The people, Of which he 81.
planned heavily, but III MM Mr.. S-tion AZ o
20 beyond the pale OF his duly. Public n,
should be tested by their public acts ~ wi 4
:hev ought 10 be- willing Ia stand or iall a Z.
bar OF public opinion. Mr. Bots ha.re y.
hauSted about lwo-lhirds Of his lime in vindca''.
himself, whether more time would have enai
him 10 have met and combalicd the porl
Seddon's speech, cannot say bu, from
cansc 81 other, considered il The most iretle
| II ever made by him. II was = taal iala
and am certain that all impartial Wing
have regarded it in li:l LIGHT
Respectfully, AMltl'