Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-10
RICH MOND, VA.
Saturday Morning, April 7, ls4o.

| THE BoTrS COMMEMORATIVE assemniaee
met last evening, and executed rs w., ,,..,s
was e. I'd nany symptoms yts'efuhy on W "a ~,
among seine of The country delegates, VINO ioVeu ar
: cause more than any man, To thro" tne 'i,. .
overheard; bu. a regularly organized BOTS ."ns
non mn, ~ nominate Bolts, would have been too bad;
! The forms therefore, were gone through VIII a.a
the G-,at Persecxttd WAS duly nominated ne VS.
I'M rosuced and consented with characteristic o's'i-
/ t.yrs-dness Ia make farther sderbie OF tha' y"
Inne when has already been thrice wasted IN the SCI,
wee Of thankess and ungra-iui people: si" s,n.
10 make many and such hard e1nciiols OF ;" esa
\ rrresled n patriot Hls friends ought 10 have some
1 bowels of compassion!-l Wig.
We learn iuIlher from The Wing, that IN Pow
halan Mr.. Bolts threatened, that il The WINGS
did not vote Tor him, they should have Loco
loco Representative wherenron that paper
says:
"Well and sood-we vastly prefer such one
10 being dictated 70 bv a marplot, who brings 10
the cause neither hcnor nor piohs we miSht
be eoa1ed, but we cannot be driren"
We did mol witness the closing scenes OF the
Great Humhug. SHE Bots Convention" "a The
Wing Justly styles it-bo, we learn hat in spirit
they were w. Thy Of the ich opening CT The Con-
ven,ion. Mr.. Bots made very iBditferen
speech, tul! Of bitterness AMI dennnciaion To-
| wards the Whs (Which re excommunicaed as
| Wing 'urgan') and towards The dissenting Wings.
whom he osracized from The Wing church, IN
| less they bowed 10 the behesls oil This "iaIfly
con. :luled Convention" and susa Ined IL
nominee (himselD He further proceeded TO
! vindlcae himself as a true prophet-said lha' ne
| had made only two INTAKES in his predictions;
| and, as in 1914, when pointing 10 Mr.. Ciaj
| picture he said, "See your next President De-
fore you;" So now he spoke OF his own election
as certain, and his face spoke out, See your
next Repres, NATIVE before YOU" We have no
doubt that he is sincere in his belief; but ne IS
too impulSlve and passionate 10 succeed 10 pro-
phesy; 10 which coolness and pefseVeIihs pa.
lience are essential MIR. Lee came near por.
lrayins Mr.. Bots temper OF mind and wonder
:ul sell-complacency, when he said that, Il Mr.
were betting on horse-race, he would double
his BET, il las iavofie horse were 10 break
leg Thus, The more he Wing organ oil the Stale
resisrs his pfeten >ons the more wildly elazes the
torch OF di>cord in The ranks; the more san
euinc o. the success OF himself and body
guard" ,lr B. becomes. We NEE! scarcely
reasonable nan since "lhe Bots Convention"
who does moi ldcue the idea Of his election;
yet Mr. Bots will swear to you, by The hour
Ia, nothing is more cerlain-ihat il is capable
OF mathematical demonstration
An addres, was moved by Mr.. A j. Crane, ou
i, was so v;oenl and tenunciaiory OF the anti
Bots Wbies that Mr. Braxlon OF Hanover, nc
delae man, objected 10 lis publication a imPoI'ic
and unreasonable. TheIeupon, MIR. Jno. Page, OF
Hanover, who was indeed The masier-spIrlt oil
The body, The Ledru Roiin Of the impracticables,
declared with much emphasis, that ii their cans
didale twas 10 be defeated by telling The truth,
whv, then, let him be" The masses were with
Mr. p, and the address was carried in a storm
oil applause. The .ext scene was the printing
OF This combustiple documeni-and when il was
moved TO publish il in the city Wing papers, a
volley o! "Boes" was poured form when the
Wing" was named Finally, the "so5er Sc
cond thought" prevailed, and the Wing was sra-
ciously requested to give circulation 10 the
mild and pleasing STATE paper!
Thus ended The last "Humbug" of This cam.
paisn, we presume. The 26h April next vii!
witness the political en,ombment Of its actors and
its fruits. The weakness Of lis foundation was
evidenced by the marked absence Of the leading
and Influential Wings OF he metropolis
Scarcely d Captain was pfeser, out Of Tie many
usually seen IN times Of danger 70 cheer them up
or lead he hosts 10 battle. The great Wing ar
my is indeed disbandet The Wing and It's par
" assail Bots ami MS supporters as worse Than
Locoioco>;" and he Dictator Bots, from MS ol.
" seal, thundeIs his communication asainsl
all vho will not fall into The ranks OF his tail