The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-26
Another Letter from Mr.. Bolts.

Another Letter from MI. BottS.
Mr. Bolts has written another letter, which is
published in the Richmond Wing. He discusses
at considerable length the position of Gen. Taylor
in connection with the wing party; and concern
ing his own position, says:
have not yet said would not vote for General Taylor.
# there regular organized ticket in Virginia 1oI MI
Clay, and presume there viii not be, lot ea heIe - not
wing spt and enough LETT IN the state 70 gt ny
certainly shall for him. upon the ground that
prefer to take the CHANCE Of having the Government al
minstered sound principles, rather than the certainty Of
having it administered unsOund principles but when
give that vote it must be borne in mind that is my indl-
free exercise my Judgment upon General Tayors qualh
cations and whggey any other man in the district and
the House. will then be the vote OF the district and shall
Taylor viii moi weld to TAYLoRisM" which is more
ruthless and pToscnpve than Jacksonism wasJack
fendsJacksOnism prescribed those who did subscribe
the principles avOwed TayOrsm prOscnbes those who
who left THEM Taylosm prosoribes those whom they have
IetJacksonism suffered to think for himself if he
voted right Iayosm not only to VOTE but to
think, and SPEAK with them, and FOR them
n make Taylor Speech oOR y tS as exaoo9
never before made infringement upon personal
rights my personal honor and personal Independence,
and will not yield it, if lose every in the district
speeches were as plenty blackbeies would not
may be able to retain in Congressional is
small matter but can take of honor against
Now. in regard to the Allison letter, No g. which have
read since the above was written am free to confess that
matter at whose uggeson more satisfactory to me- than
one it would have been entirely So If what General Tayor
means to say IS what infer from this letter he does say,
when he said he was not ultra whg,'' and would
not be the exponent Of party principles" and would
not be the candidate of party and would accept
party nomination and would look to no party doctrines
as the rule of his acton and would express opinions
on any political subject and that the people must take
him on their own responsibility, and that he would
soon accept nomination from the democrats the wings
taneous and unanimous voice of the whole people and
that he would look to the Constitution (Which all Pesi
great parties Of the country as his guide IF all this be only
meant to what he says, he did that he
that would prevent his being the President Of the whole peo
that to be iren rule of action. despite Of oil con-
RgeRces and t he would not be required to lay violent
hands on all public officers, good or bad,
who might differ with him in opinion and that he would
not force Congress by the coercion of the veto to
great many letters 10 very little purpose because 10.
body expected or required it of him he cannot blame
anybody else for not understanding what he meant never
should have guessed -tO mind his letters have borne
very different reading That certainly not what should
think who could give such pledges
ultra DEMOCRAT than ultra WIG and nearer ULTRA
FOOL than either and no man In his senses would either
give them himself or require them OF another When he
spoke OF an ultra wing, naturally concluded that he had
reference to principles of the
wing party-and understood that any of these
As the letter is rather long we can only make
room for the above and the following extracts:
But why we left in the dark upon any other subject?
Why not permitted to know what General Tay
lor views of the Wmot Proviso 1t is evident that
raj Taylor does the ground that he will not, and IS
pledged not to veto that measure Mr. Webster Mr. Ash
deus Stevens, Mr. Caleb Smith, (who has repeated in his
speech in CINCINNATI that he assured by the Hon. Will
and that he would be sustained the South if he signed it,
al take that ground while It is equally certain that at the
ground that he Southern man, Shareholder and that
he will veto it. Now, say, this both sections of the
country cannot be right and the other be cheat
edand the only way to avoid it. for General Taylor to say
what he will do The people are entitled to know before
they | think perhaps, much importance at
tached this question both North and sOuh~but that
cdbe to it, the fact ought to be known.
Why did we complain of the cheat that put upon
in Pennsylvania in 1874 in regard to Mr. Folks Kane let
ter that had one construction in the South and another in
table to them of honor! Was itOnly that might
it, and denounced a miserable and unworthy cheat.
pracced the intelligence ignorance of the people;
am denounced for not lending aid in practising similar
cheat Ia Upon them VIII not 40 IT, let e eO9eGuenee oe
politician, and will die one; and if to suffer political
martydOm for honesty and Independence and for
preference for Henry Clay General Taylor and for pre-
ference for Wing principles principles, but the prn
cpes OF availability and for conendng FOR THE RIGHT OF
THE know the opinions of their candidates before
they required to vote then shall have epitaph IN
scr6ed on my tomb that the proudest and most ambitious
This evening received by mail letter from the gentle
man to whom my letter was addressed in New York, in
which he apologies for its publication in the following tems
Your letter 1ioenhy seized and by the dctators
ordered be published they assuming the responsibility
eonending that the good be accomplished by it
To which have say, answer, that while had
tiOusly guarded against the publication of the views
baced in that letter. yet if will do good towards the
election of Mr. Clay in any constitutional and fair mode,
that shall meet any sacrifice that may await with per-
feet compOsure and without murmur though confess
should have preferred the publication OF the WHOLE instead
of part. have copy by which supply the omis
sion, but thing recOlect and that was that
mended if not too late, the nomination of General
Scott instead of Nh Fillmore the ticket that believed
to be the strongest and the the people most wanted
Ever since the Buffalo Convention have been satisfied
that the election would unavodably go to the House, if
should does reasonable calculate the election of
General Taylor suppose but If we get Mr..
Clay before the House believe he could be elected Why
Because have already twelve States represented by
oty Of Wings which of itself not sufficient to elect him;
but while there not Cas- Van Buren, man that
would under any circumstances vote for General Taylor
believe there hardly of either that would for
Mr. Clay to defeat the other.