Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-12
SPEECH OF MR.. Bolts,
(At Boshcr's HalI,)
RICHMOND, DEC. 2D, l84S.

When Mr. Bots was conducted 10 The stand,
| DR.. Joseph M. Sheppard rose and said:
Mr. Bolts-lhe honor has been conferred upon
| me, Of inviting you, on behalf OF number oil
your personal and political friends 10 pahake OF
| a collation. with hem and meet Them III tree, So
| ella intercourse We will paftake OF the COLA
lion now, ard then il will afford MS great plea
| sure 10 hear from you.
Calls were made for "Bolis, ""Bous, ""speech, "
"now,"'no supper"
| Dr.. Sheppard said he would put the question
IL The meeting, and they having manifested de-
! sire 10 hear the speech,
| Mr. Bots accordingly rose, and proceeded
| nearly As follows:
MIR. President, gentlemen, and ellow-cilizsns ::
There are some men who profess mere than
hey feel, and some who tel more than they pro-
| less. For myself, am Tree 10 say, belong 10
The latter class. II do not express, all that feel
upon This occasion, il will be because am moi
| master Of The words. Bound as am TO my con-
sliluents for their unwaverlns Kindness 10 me
| throughout long series Of years, such NJ few
rep.e senta'iyes have ever before enjoyed, should
| be more than a brule, il did DoI ,eel most Deep
" grateful ior your manifestations lowald me on
| the present occasion
| For The las, six or eight months, have been es-
ranged from portion ot my lormer iriends and
constituents, and some have prescribed me Ior
me Course have pursued in relation TO The no.
| minatiun at candidate for President Of The Uni
/ ted States. That course was taken in obedience
/ To the honest dictates OF my Juigmen nj ana ihoush
/ Others NAV have denounced anu renounced me,
| sand before you this evening with a pure aud
uprgh, conscience, which approves every thing
| have done Great applause.) II my Course
has no, been sanctioned ~ all, | have al leas The
satisfaction oil knowing hat have commanded
The respect Of my enemies. (Cheers) It has
been objected 10 me by my censors, that | have
pursued selfsacrihciug course-a course which
injured myself. (Many voces-you were no.
nest1 II have sacrificed myself, what was
the consideration II was for The good OF The
country, according 10 my honest Judgment
(Cheers.) Is that a vice Tor which should be
punished, or virtue Tor which should be es.
tcemed7 GA virtue"-"A virtue" Excuse
me for speaking OF mTselt-l came here TO do so
tive viii near you'll came here 10 Justify
nv own course, and will take up the subject
from The beginning.
In August 1916, soon after The battles OF Pao
Alto and Resaca lie la Palma, General Taylor
then stranger and unknown TO Us, was for The
FIRST time spoken OF as a candidate for The Pfesi-
drncy. A letter was written 10 him by The edl-
tor Of the Cincinnati Signal, informing hun thai
he would be presented 10 the American people,
and asking his views on the question OF The day
Gen. T. Immediately replied, saying, tnat under
no circumstances wouli ne be The candidate oil
party. confess that letter did not give me sails
iaction-bui, even if it had, under no circumstan,
ces, would have preferred him to the statesman
who has done more for The whole people Than
any other man, since The father OF his county,
(Cheers for Henry Clay.) My acquaintance
with tha, man, both personal and political, has
been long in is duration. He is The very fonn
der and builder up of the fortunes of The Whis
party. lie is identified with its history. Not even
frs, Washington could ever dslodge him 10
NV affections (Cheers) YET, had any body with
known principles been nominated BY The Whis
Convention, should have cheerfully supported
him. Did take ground against Harrison 10
1910, when he was nominated over Mr.. Clay2-
o. the contrary, gave him Jealous support
In the Legislature OF Virginia, in the year 1888
when the mass ofthe whis parry were voting iol
w. C. Rives as Senator. refused TO act with
them, because Mr.. Rives had not then declared
Wing principles General Taylor said, 81
will not be the candidate OF any party" u viii
no, adopt your views, you must take me or
your own responsibility" This was all said be-
fore he was nominated at Philadelphia. He II
now President, and nothing that can say, viii
\ be able 10 uumake him. Nothing I say here, car