Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-20
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHM OND, VA.
Monday Morning, April 10. ls47.
THE wILMoT PRovlsO.


We had supposed that no Southern man. wing
., democrat, could be found, who would not COM
nj, himself asains, any proposition which !"
.,,oD,, concerned The Soulh, as does the WiimoI
proviso, until we heard Mr.. Bolts refuse SO
"a do and also found the Wing, the Leading
Wing organ in Virginia, sustaining the course OF
Mr. Bolts. We most earnestly desire that every
wh,a vo,er in the district would read The extra
a;n,ry letter OF Mr.. Bots, which appeared in
al The papers on Friday. Ii is in keeping with
h;s vo,e upon the 2lst rule which ne and The
wb;e denounce as "stupid," but which The de-
y.,opment of events has shown 10 have been
"a. calculated TO exer, beneficial influence in
..h.,, NJ the South. AS Mr.. B. aided in The re-
,.,l If that measure, and now substantially re-
trsss 10 condemn a matter OF kindred spirit, it
nost emphalically becomes The duty OF every
S,p,hern man 10 weigh well The bearing OF Mr.
p,r, letter. Hi. election, under the circum-
.,.rces will be hailed by The enemies OF South
s,o rights a, the North as triumph in the midst
NJ slayeholding community. That Mr.. BIS
letter places him in opposition 10 the South, upon
This vital question, is too clear TO ADMIT OF
aoubt. This was but his position upon The 2is'
,,,s The united wisdom OF the South, Wings
and Democrats, stood boldly forward 10 sustain
,h., rple with the exception of Messrs. Bous'
cIiueman of N. c., and perhaps one or Two others
An unbroken front presented by the SCUM
has in every similar contest, proven Victorious
.s was shown when our distinguished iellow-cin-
zen John nj. Patton, Esq, was made the organ
NJ The South. Every member OF The South $1,000
I'm for the rights and interests Of The Sou H. ana,
,nhonob in minority, yet backed as they were
Nv the Constitution, they succeeded IN maln'ain'
ing their position.
We believe that the course OF Messrs. Bolts
and Clingman, in voting against the 2lst RUE
has done more 10 break the moral force OF 'he
Sourb than The action Of all others in the country
In Mr. CIingman's district, reason and justice 10
the souh overthrow the power of party preiudi-
90, and he was beaten, as he we'll deserved to
have been. by a Wing. who held views in unison
with the most vital interests and feelings OF The
South; though Mr.. Clingman had proved him.
self 10 be very popular with his party, before ne
a
When The course of Messrs. Bolts and Cling
man was known, those persons at the North who
had boldly ueht in behalf Of the South, were
,aup,ed with going bow-shot beyond whatcould
be REQUIRED OF them, as they were sustaining
Southern men upon grounds which ,oere opposed
g y,n< Of The Southern Representatives. themselves
Th, carried conviction TO the minds of the North
ern people, that we were not united, and It caused
Indifferent. I feeling among those who had
mos, warmly stood by The South. The States oil
Maine and New Hampshire showed an almost
upbrokep front in their Democratic members Of
Congress, in supporting The wishes and interests
ol,be South but after the moral lever-power was
nlsced in the hands Of their opponents BY MIR.
Bo,s The strength OF the Democratic party in
those States was broken down by charging II
with desiring 10 do more for the South than the
South wanted, as was shown by Mr.. Botts' vote
for The reception OF Abolition petitions. The cut
ting down of the Democratic party from this
cause impaired new life 10 the Abolitionisls.
In defending MIR. Bolts vote against the "slu-
pid"2lst rule, The Wing does so at the expense, OF
mol The Democratic party only at the South but OF
nearly the whole of its own party in the South,
who voted to sustain that rule, which excludes
abolition petitions.
MIR. Bots letter does not properly present the
question, when he says:
sIexpect TO vote for the candidate OF the Wing
parry, against any and all the candidates oil Inc
Locofoco party, and will give no pledge that VIII
deprive me of this privilege. Suppose John M.
Clayon. for example who (like all other North
ern men) is opposed equally to INTERFERENCE
WITH AS TO GIVING AID TO TIE EXTENSION OF sLA-
VERY, should be the candidate OF the wing parry,
and Mr.. Jimmy Polk, the candidate OF the otner
rarty-does the Enquirer expect me 10 pIeose
myself to vote for Mr.. Polk2 1t is certainly
very modes, request; but would see lnem III
Abraham's bosom first.
We do not ask him to pledge himself TO vote
for "Mr. Jimmy Polk" as he so elegantly styles
The President, but against any Wing who sus-
rains the Wilmot Proviso From the manner
in which MIR. Bolts presents the matter, one
would suppose that there would be no alterna-
live for him, but TO go for Wing Wilmot Pro.
yiso candidate or Mr.. Polk. The South truly,
sin danger, if the Wings of the South are ready
TO advocate MIR. Bolts position; since there
would be no moral force in the great Southern
Wing party 10 sustain some true Wing OF abii
" and patriotism, that would maintain the prin
cples OF his party and the vital interests OF th'
South by opposing The destructive tendency o.
The Wmot Proviso.
The letter of Mr. Bolts, we think, must bring
conviction 10 the minds OF many OF his own par
" friends, that il would be unsafe and unwise 10
elect any man TO Congress from slaveholding
Safe, who holds the opinions expressed in that
letter.
We are prepared TO denounce any and every
Southern politician, be he Democrat or Wing,
who will no, stand up 10 the support OF the South
in her right TO claim as slave territory all that
may be acquired South of the line settled by the
Missouri compromise. The Wing will fail in
lis attempt 10 demonstrate that Mr.. Bolts is the
less 10 be condemned for his vote in favor Of The
repeal Of the 2lst Rule, because it was passed by
"Locofoco House Of Representatives" The
naked question is was il no! measure upon
which the South should have shown an unbroken
tront1 And do NOT we find that the moral force
Of the South is weakened, and the Northern IA.
natics emboldened BY the stand taken by Mr..
Bolts, as the representative of Southern Dis
'fict agains, the great body of the South, Wings
and Democratsl
The Times attempts TO make capital against
The present Tariff by quoting the N. Y. cores
pondenl Of The Union, to show that there was
falling CT in the revenue for the month OF March,
compared with The same month last year. But
ms result. is explained by the non-arrival OF
many packets, long due with heavy cargoes.-
This cause was we'll known to The business men
10 New York, and the Wing Express fully ad-
m'iied itn its money article.
10 the frs, week of April, the business of the
Custom House at New York, compared with The
same period lat year, shows an increase of ST.
1855 in sp'cie-s5l3.55 7 du.iable, and $780,
>" cash received. The increase OF specie is
very great and in the amount Of duties is more