Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-04
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, VA.
wednesday NJ orning, February 2, le4
,,oTupR uBoMBsHELL."

Wodnesdov morning, February 2, 1916
ANOTHER "BOMBsHELL."
TIL. ,or,,rl,obIc letter OF Mr.. Bolts, which ap
....d IN ,he Two Convention Wing papers yes
'sraav and which we publish to-day, produced
much sensation in the city mo comments HON
nc are necessary. The letter will speak for ltsell
And here we would again refer TO the frankne''
..d ,o,dness with which Mr.. Bolts always avow'
- .,,,iu,o;s even of The most ultra characler.-
Ir,,;ke his "no-pary" Taylor Wing associates
wbo rry TO Trim their sails TO catch every o!eeZ"'
ana for the sake of party triumph and power, pro
tess 10 abandon OH issues for the time, Mr. oonS
sDeaks GU, manuily for his party and its primer
pies avowing his resolution 10 Stand by hem anu
not to be humbugsed into the support oil any
man OF doubtful principles" ana whose Po''''
cal views are carefully concealed as we'll rom
his friends as his opponents" DE has arIayeo
himself inlnovaby by the side OF Henry Oiay-
and repudiales all idea OF sustaining ao1 'nu ,
who does not come I'D to tie Wh'g Standard nc
makes happy hill at some o! MS aay'ol eoa,
leagues who, Representing decldeoly Democ'a.''
or doubtful Districts, are but rejecting inc
,rpe condition OF those districts, perhaps bY sup
morning a doubtful or no party candidate. -
III, Time, dissen,s from such reference 10 MI
BIS colleagues, and says, that "lheIe are DOL i've
more Jealous and s,eadfast Wings IN Congress-
Yet. can any one doubt, that one OF them
slipped in by spill, in our ranks and TWO olher'
By their insiduous "no parry" Taylor PROFESSIONS
and through the over confidence OF our friends,
crept into Congressman showed their mo par
lyism" by voting against the incumhenfs IN mn'
s,eria Offices, because they were Democrats
Were The election 10 be held today, these three
Taylor Wings, at least, would be LEFT al home by
decided majoriles.
We have no room Today for farther remarks
upon MIR. Botts' letter or The Times comments.
The Wing has no, a word 10 say of the letter,
but Publishes letter from its Washington cor
respondent, 10 whom Mr.. Bolts showed his own
reply. We have room for The present but for
one extract. l,shows how differently men think,
according to their desires. MIR. Botls thinks
that Mr.. Clay is The only hope of The Wings,
and his respondent looks 10 Gen. Taylor alone
10 save "lhe drowning honor" ofIhe Wings by The
locks. Having given Mr. BIS hi, al The I'm.
known le;,er-writer, it is but fair that We should
let our readers see The leiler-wres 'rtort e0arte
aus"
"bCt MIR. B. thinks that am mistaken in re-
specl to The sincerity OF some who are urging Mr..
Claws nomination; and also in regard 10 he most
available Wing candidate. Il would BE- very pre-
sumpluous in me, under ordinary circumstances,
10 oppose my opinion 10 that of ont OF his eI-
perience. Blu, MIR B., with all his fine powers,
has, at least, one infrmiiy, which springs from
his peculiar organization. He is always so
thoroughly convinced he is right, that he i, inca
bic OF comprehending how any body else can
entertain views different from his owD; and This
detec il il be one, renders him The most ignorant
man in Washington OF the opinions Of other peo-
pie. II he we're placed in Pennsylvania Avenue
10 converse with every person that passed during
he day, al night he would not be abe 10 tell what
,1e man in hundred thinks on the most enstoss.
ing subject Of The day; and Tor The reason thai
absorbed by his own convictions and hurried
along BY his own break.neck impulses, b, would
DO ALL THE TALKING HIMSELF, and probably not
hear ur heed word Of dissent, should one be VI
tered Being of this impeluous temperament,
and habually overlooking small matters, VEN
ture to contest The point OF mistake " In aim,
and TO suggest that, if he were little niotc cre-
dulous on some points, and little less so on
Others, he would no, be the less suited for The al
mosphere OF Washington"
What effect This important p,oauncianlcnio oil
Mr.. B. had on the meeting last nisht-al "he-
Their the Taylor or the Clay faction prevailed we
cannot say. Both parties are confident. There
is one thing Ger ain, thai Mr.. s empha!c posi-
tons must shake the Taylor mo party" Tahks
Throughout, the country. He has been regarded
bv Wings as man OF au'h1fity, and.the cannon
now disregard his words OF ADVICE Shout ne
at The meeting last night "heai' The Tayi'Tites,
with The three Wing organs and Inc Wing Lesis
la,ive caucus al their back, it will Lice J9 6
greater triumph Than had he succeeded in I" 'int
Can't. TYLER" But did the Wings |; Oh
"throw the physic (no party Taylorisn.. 'hs
dogs 2" That is The question. For ourselves, vi
are inclined to agree with The New Haven Regis
Ter, which says:
ar The Wings are all "hgsledy-piegledy,
in reference TO The Presidency. Some say lha
Mr.. Clay can't be eecied-others nre equally
positive that Gen. TAYLOR is DOL The man all q
which reminds us o! Ina, unfortunate diss'mlarl
" OF last which was wont 10 disturb the domestic
Gratitude Of The amabe Sprat amiy-so pa
lhelcalIy depicted BY The immoua bard:
"lack Sprau could cal no PAT
His wife could eat no lean"
Jus. so with our fri nds, the Wings what
ones meat is The others poison! and the ca'as
lrophe Of The Sprar:s is likely 10 find its counter
part in the fate OF Whigsery, with slight pare
dial improvement The in verse, thus:
Aad so the Demos licked them both,
And left the plauer clean.