Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-07

1--WE deem this suitable occasion to say, what we
firmly beirve that The defences OF tho South nave pesh
materially weakened more than one occasion, by inc
uItraisms of some Of her leading champions, and more
e,neciay by their attempts the slavery question
for patry ELscIIosRERiso purposes. we nave rsCent
" had n striking exemplihcation OF hs remark III tnis
District, In which ridicuionsly abortive
efnrt ~ the result Of the election demonstrates was
made Ia Mr. Bolts down, In consequence oil his vote
on the famous Twenty first Rule, the wisdom OF when
has bee ,rirmphanty vndicaied by subsequent events
and AZ his onnons touching the WIlmo Pfoviso TO tie
principle ri which he is as much opposed rs any man.
and which he would avoid by the adoption OF pohcy
which s. III ford no occasion iar lis Introduction.
Yesterdays Wing employs The above Ian
euaee in RETIRING once more 10 The peculiar OPT
Mons ami course of Mr. Bolts upon the subject
OF the extension Of territory and The Wilmol
Proviso. II is in vain for The Wing 10 laud MIR
Bo,ts' views upon question on which ne has ar
rayrd himself against The whole South. His
election cannot be fairly regarded as vindica-
lion oil his extraordinary positions. They were
elected lrom him only few days before The
election. when his friends were bent upon his
success, and, in The heat Of the canvass, resolved
10 lie, M consideration whatever, bur The success
OF ]. M. Bolts, divert them from their purpose.
Under other circumstances, we cannot believe
that any candidate, avowing Mr. BIS opinions,
conld have received he vote OF The Metropolitan
District, controlled as it is by Wings, as uncom-
promising and jealous as are TO be found in any
part Of the Union
That Mr.. Bolts election was not in Accord
ance with the feelings and Interests oil The dis
lrict, we have already shown BY Inc lavish COM
plimen,s poured upon him by The New YORK In
bune The leader Of the Northern Fanatics IN de-
nouncing the aggression OF the slaye-roWef.'
Andas The Wing has quoted, from The correspond
ence Of the Philadelphia North merican, passa'
ges lauda,ory OF Mr.. Hous, we deem il proper 10
carry out its plan, and cite The ed:orial language
of that papeT, which has been among NE iaos
Jealous in assailing The Administration Tor "a
crifcing The North TO the "slave-fcTcF, moi on'y
upon the Tariff but upon The War, gotten mp, ac-
cording 10 that paper 10 extend The influence oi
slavery, and make The North he Inot-oal Of The
South. After referring TO the election in this dis.
trici, .ha! shines as ian oasis in the Lahara a
Locolocoism, which renders sterile The Old Do
minion," Gare compliment. tru s. 10 orr Com
monweallh y and 10 "he chvalric Mr. Bots,
Is The "diamond Of The desert" The Editor con.
tinues his rhapsody as follows:
"Bu there is still erea,er triumph YET which
Wing principles have achieved in lhe election OF
This Whig champion. Mr.. Bous, almost alone
an,oug Southern men Of either party voted asainsi
that rule Of he House Of Representatives, so OBJ
no5ious 10 every freeman, which spbve,ed lhelI
first great right-ihat Of Petition; and on later
ccssion he has crowned his unueyIia,ing attach
menl 10 whig principles-Ihe principles Of The en-
lire union Of the Wings oil The Union-by protest.
ing AGAINST The acquisition of territory. so as 10
''syoid all uouble concerning slavery" He has,
100, il Tie face IF local preulices and interests, as
serted lha, he would vote for any Wing in favor
OF the Wimol proviso, rather Than for any Loco
fnco candidate who might be ncEljEsed."
Here is strange picture OF representative
Mr. Bolts, a rcpres enia,ige Of Southern district
is eaipgized by an organ If HE Northern faoa-
tics, because "almosl alone among sou'hsrn Klen
OF either party" ne vote! with the Nor'h upon a
question regarded By the Soulh as Of vital i'm
poranre, AMI because, ain Tie lace Of eeei iri"-
does and interests" he "asserted that he would
vole for any Wing adams, GiadIDgs or any one