Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-16
RICH MON D, VA.
FTiday morning, march I8, 1s4e.
THE RICHMOND DISTRICT.

Friday Morning. MaIcn los Ao1oe
THE RICHMOND DISTRICT.
The political cauldron of the Wing parry IN
the Metropolis boils with renewed Jury. MI.
Bolts, flushed with his success in Louisa,in IN
ducing the Wings there TO advocate p0apoAe-
.ent. until the 5lhAprii, of the Convention winch
was to meet yesterday, summoned Alne wings
of Richmond" 10 hear him al the African Cnufcn
on Wednesday night. The pr0grd"me must
have been inviting, for we found lbatlarge Duiia-
ing It's aisles, galleries and ALL crammeo 70 over
flowing with Bolts men, anti-Boits men, Demo-
Gratis. members of the Legislature, and cilIzens
and strangers. We have rarely seen larger
crowd in this city-and Mr.. Bolts proved himself
% strong s,lrump" actor, and "drew" SO well,
that the Theatre, usually very full, suffered
somen on this OCCASION To judge from the APP
nlanse. we were under The Impression that Inc
Rolls and anti Bous men were about equally d.
yided.
We shall not attempt e Z even an OUT
line OF Mr. Bolts speech, ~e listened 10
for about an hour and hall umhs nave
hitherto been 10 filled with ~ 'hai We
shall not now infct another Y 'hem.-
With some exceptions, suited asPec.
of affairs, this speech was but nc'ion Oh
the many Speeches. Protests AM siae faPers'
which have indeed rendered Mr. Bo's ''mmof-
taln in The annals OF the Stale. lie again de-
n ounced in The most emphatic manner, Inc
"fraudp which "cheated Mr. Clay OF II me
Harrisburg nomination in l8aO"-'he '''aoa
which carried The Virginia Convent II .eo.
ruary is4s for Taylor, and the "ffass~.ea. e
| leo,anbie dispatches from Kentucky aa4 Nof'a
Carolina which alone secured thai result
Though Mr.. Bolts said that he would not apply
this "fraud" TO any particular person, ye1 il is vel
known that Mr.. Preston, the present Secretary
of the Navy under an administration winch Mr.
Ro,,s now supports, was the organ OF the 'iigh''
ming flashes" and read 10 the Convention 'nest
identical fraudulent despatches," which stunned
CHE Junior" and utterly crushed "the Senior"
Embodiment.
IA hard .6sed, strong. minded Demoefai sara
,ha, Mr.. Bolls had proved the Wings TO be yefy
s'fraudulenl' party Il
Mr.. Bolts again declared 10 his admirng wor-
shippers, that his speech in New York did more
than any other made in the canvass, to elect Gen.
Taylor-for it broke up the Clay organizations ID
New York and New England, and transferred
them 10 "the mere soldier" From Ibis text MI
2. proceeded to recapitulate his own course to-
wards Gen. Taylor lasI year, and the reasons lor
his presen, warm support Of President Taylor
Mr.. B. said he had cordially opposed the nomi-
zion of Gen. Taylor, because he had invariably
refused 10 be the candidate OF any party, or 10
| ayow any political principles-and because be-
| in Mr.. Botls' opinion, had no practical expert
ence or information, TO qualify him for The hign
Office of President. He had voted for him, from
necessity-bnt still entertained the most painful
anYe,y as 10 the policy OF his administration
until the 5,h March; when he, Mr. B., standing
within six feet OF Gen. T., drank In with pleasure
every word Of the Inaugural. That paper had
convinced him that Gen. t. was an upright
and DOWNRIGHT Whig," and be therefore would
sustain him. The Wings had placed him, Mr..
B., as a sentinel on the outlines OF the camp--as
snch he had demanded of Gen. Taylor The eoun-
aer,;eu. Gen. T. had refused TO give the counter
sign, and he, Mr. B told him he could not pass
nOn the 5ih oflas, March" said Mr.. b. "Gen. T.
gave me the counlersign, and lei him pass p
We shall leave it TO others to reconcile The
course OF Mr.. Bolts in regard 10 Gen. Taylor
But this we will say; that II Mr.. Bots saw no.
thing in The Allison letters TO develope General
Taylor's Whiggery he must be keen-eyed In
deed 10 detect 10 The Inaugural any thing to throw
lieh, upon The political principles of The new ad.
minislration. [Mr. Bolts read the Inaugural
with snew lights" and, among other discoveries,
con,epded that it contained condemnation o
the Mexican Warl He stands alone in this
latiludinous consruclion.l We believe The
Administration 10 be Whig-but for This
opinion we look NOT to the Inaugural, but to
the composition Of the Cabinet, which is ex-
closively Whis Bot here Mr.. Bolts estops him.
self-for, 10 his famous "Proes" last March, ne
denied the Whiggefy of one member OF The Ca
binet, Mr.. Preston, whom he characterized as
having "slided off from Jacksonism TO Calhoun
ism, from Calhounsm 10 Conservatism, from
Conservatism 10 Whigism, from Whigism to
.,No-paytrsm;" and whose course, for opposing
the CID Wing candidates and issues as "obso-
lete,n MIR. Bolts, in The same memorable docu-
menl, procla lined 10 be ian abandonment, clear,
open and undisgnised, of The principles OF the
Wing party" Admit, however, that General
} Taylor is now an upright and downright,
Whis," coming up to the standard Of Mr.. Botls,
an ultra Whig;'. is not this a sufficient reason
why every Democrat should be prepared 10 stand
by his arms and defend his principles2
On The subject of Dislric, Convention Mr..
Bolts proiessed to entertain opinions perfectly
/ copsonant with those avowed tn his Bosher's Hall
4 speech, viz: TO abide by the nomination OF a
| Convention "fully and fairly organized" As for
the Convention 10 be held yesterday, i, was, he
said, a "sham" affair, altogether one. sided-the
delegates being appointed by misera6ly small
meetings; in no place but Richmond amounting to
ga jury"
Much applause was elected by hit OF Mr..
Bots at his ''par excellence Wing Taylor" OPP
ponents 10 this District. He declared that his
determination to support Gen. Tayior's admins
,ration had been bitter pill 10 hem-as bitter as
the physic" he had himself been compelled 10
take last year. He was open-mou,hsd in his
scaihing attacks upon the 'par excellence" gentle
men and their organ, The Wing.
4 We did not hear MIR. Bous throughput we
/ heard enough. He has fine person-an inn
posing manner-bu, on Wednesday night he
did NOT strike Us as speaking With bis usual con.
fdence and emphasis. In referring to HE past
he was bold aud independents dwelling on the
present, he seemed 10 Us to ''cave in" terribly.
l ANOTHER CANDIDATE.
Yesterdays Times, referring to Mr.. Bots adroit
movement in Louisa, recommending Conven
ion on the 9Th April, expressed the hope thai 'ihis