Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-14

Thursday Morning, January Is, ls4s.
A STRANGE SPECTACLE.
The Wing constituency OF MIR. Bolts are as
dumb as oysters on the question of endorsing and
ralifying his peculiar" course in The House Of
Representatives. Finding that they have made a
bad bargain in sending him 10 Congress- they
seem disposed 10 be as silent as possible 10 the
official acts which have won from him famous
prominence in the eyes OF The Union.
While, however, his friends at home have OBJ
served guarded but omimous silence on The sub.
jects, The antiwar and anti slavery Wings OF Ohio
have stepped forward 10 lake him on their Shout
ders and cheer ON his exertions. In the National
In,elligencer We find the following resolutions
adopted on the 29lh Dec. by the Wing County
Convention, in the county of Ash,abula Tin Gid
dings' District, We believe:)
"Resolved, That duty 10 ourselves and cocn-
try, as well as regard for the planest principles
OF Immutable justice, demands OF US 10 call upon
our government for the entire and immediate
withdrawal OF our army from The territory OF
Mexico, as we are opposed 10 sustaining CT pro-
longing the war with view or purpose for the
unfortunate Republic
"Resolved, That we cheeruIly concur in and
adop, as our olrn, the resolutions offered by the
Hon. John NJ. Bolts, in the House OF RePresen-
talives OF Congress, on the 2ls inst.
"Resolved, That We are altogether opposed 10,
and do utterly protest against, The further appro-
priation by our General Government Of men or
money for the further prosecution OF The piesen,
war with Mexico, unless The same may be abso-
lutely necessary for The safe aad honorable re.
mova of The United Sla'esroop from the Next
can territory TO the proper and indspulable leui-
tory of The United States"
Here We End The realization OF the old saying,
"No man is prophet in his own country" The
Wings OF the "Gibrallar" dumb and leaving TO
the Wings OF Ohio the pleasant TASK Of endofS-
ing the views OF The Metropolitan Representa-
livel Comment is unnecessary.
In The New Orleans Delta, for which We are
indebted to friend in New Orleans, Jour own
copy having failed We find the following sketch,
which is full OF humor and good sense. Coming
from neutral journal, i, no doubt speaks the
voice of the great mass oil The people upon MIR.
Bolts extraordinary resolutions, which the Della
makes its text:
JOHN MINOR Bolts.
This notable gentleman, whom III. enlightened
sufffsgans Of The metropolitan district 10 Virginia
have again elected as their representative in Con-
gress, seems as impatient and greedy as ever OF
the ridicule and Laughter OF the whole country. -
He has introduced into the House Of Representa-.
tives string Of resolutions as long as rope Of
Wehersield onions, or rather, 10 borrow figure
from The poor lands OF Old Virginia, as long as
potato.vine, that has but few potatoes in The
hill, and small ones al that.
Mr. Bous belongs TO that class of politicians
whose opposition 10 any measure ensures lis sue
cess, as his advocacy OF any measure brings GER
tain Geath He is a sort Of political upas tree,
tha, disiilis and drops poison and ruin on all
who cluster under his shade. Like the renown-
ed Hun, no grass ever grows where his TOO, is
planted The Trojan Prophecies was not more
certain 10 be mislrusied and dscreti!ed han The
famous "tIead-him -or-die" Bots, though unike
the unhappy Cassandra the Virginia Congress
man was never SO lucky or SO sagaciOus as 10 hit
upon The truth in any of his raliccinaions.
Bous sprung suddenly into great man, not
from the head OF Jupiter, but from The back OF a
famous race-horse, whose successful performances
ON the track seem 10 have exhausted the good Tor
tune OF his owner. For when, in imitation OF an
other accomplished jockey, who seized The reins
old Phebus the Virginia Phe:on mady attempt
ed to guide and manage the car OF Stale, he in.
volved the world in as great confusion as that
which resulted from The ambitious Jehuship OF
his NEUROLOGICAL original
The President of the Henrico Jockey Club, like
another great spor,smen, turned politician, who
lately figured in Parliament, disappointed those
friends who predicted, from his previous expe.
rience that he would be STABLE politician. The
truth is, Johnny makes good start very ofen,
but before The post is reached he generally SHES
badly, flies Tie track, and lets dorm. Alter the
great break down in The race with Captain Tyler,
a few years ago, his hackers took him oil The h:h
altogether and put him out 10 Craze.
A few years of resi- and good treatment have
restored his energies, and repaired the fleets OF
his previous disaster. He is now entered i"r
regular four mile, and certainly comes up 10 tie
scratch very handsomely. Who will BET on him7
no will no, take the field against hIm2 Ever
since Bolts slept with Captain Tyler at Browns
Hotel, and swoIe so roundly against the Consilu-
lional scruples OF his incipient Accidency, there
has been screw loose in his political organiza-
lion. He has been whirline and dancing about
like March hare, running his head against
every old stump, tree or stone, that lay about his
path. His first mad undertaking was 10 head his
whom bed-felow, AID in case he did moi sue
reed he was, Curtius-like, ~ leap tul-armed into
his-grave. The conti,ion Of the contract occur
Tyler was not headed-nor be-
headed eher-by Captain Bolts or any body else,
except, perhaps, by Captain I. himself. Bni
CAPTAIN 3, instead Of fulfilling his stipulation,
continued 10 live on, thinking, no doubt, with fiu-
iibras, that
lie who fights and runs away
May live to head another day.
Next we have Bolts discovering that The South
was all wrong on the subject Of abolition petitions,
and endeavoring, with his invarabe LUCK, TO
bring them 10 admit the reading and consdera-
ion of The memorials of the Northern fanatics.-
And after supdry grand banking and financiai
projects, which few ever understood and nobody
ever supported, we next find him looming Out
largely on the Oregon question, publishing long
articles in the newspapers to show that we were
all wrong and Eng land all right in that conIrover-
,y. On the Texas question, too, he did not fail
10 attempt 10 enlish,en public opinion, opposing
hat measure with all his might, and on the Inter
nal Improvement subject he was very lately de-
livered Of some very curious theories which sore
" puzzled even the cro,chc'y head oil Horace
Greeley. On all these questions Bolts has shown
himself 10 be very small politician Tor very
small party.
His conceit and idiosyncrasies will never al
low him 10 follow the lead of more seaside men,
whilst he has no, power TO originate or strength TO
sustain himself in The eccentric positions in
which he forces himself He has the pr"sump-
ton Of Icarus, and will fly against The very sun
beams with wings stuck on with wax, and like
tina, daring youth, tumble headlong 10 Inc eaIif
His last flight is on the Mexican question. The
character of the mantle full extent OF his van
i'y and assurance-bis crolchetyness and obi
guilty OF mental and political vision-bis perfect
contempt for the received opinions and common
sense notions of the whole world outside OF John
Minor Bolts are fully illustrated in The following
resolutions. which will be better deserving OF our
consideration and discussion when hey are en-
dorsed by some more responsible politician.
The truth is leaking out at last. The Wings
nave commended that the election OF Mr.. Polk was
carried by fraud and that but minority of The