Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-17
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER:
tn N. Editors of the Enquire.

To the Editors of the Enquire
Messrs. Editors: Mr.. J. M. bouss Ch,u'
yonr naner OF The 10Th instant, introduces us
,,,ack nppn Mr.. Maciarland by charge o. III
cons;.,encv anains, me and "my friends, which
:, would no, he worth while 10 notice, "eiI 10
c;rcnation confined 10 this Congressional Us
lricr. But as persons al distance, au" unae
nuainlcd with The facts attending me P"in'Iai
Controversy Mr.. Bots refers 10, may oe inis'eu
by il. deem proper 10 Tclhe II. hc i"eo"
,encv charged 49, that we were wiling 10 sup
nnr, Mr. MaclarIand, should he BE- The nominee OF
,ha Convention, then abuu, 10 assemble, ann MOI
Mr. Bots. 10 sustain the charge, II is necrs-
earv ~ show that we were bound 10 submit 10 Inc
,t.c,sion III that Convention, no mater whom II
minnl nominate, or hat all the mportat oolec'
lions which we mad urged against Mr.. bn!ls
nigh, b, alleged with equal justice agalhs! MI
Mcfarland Bul as neither my friends or my
sell were in any way connected WIN Inc Con
ycption, We W.fe in no way ccmmi'ted 10 aoiie
Us action; and according 10 Mr.. Bous's own
showing, only one OF me objections urged against
him was ever, and that lof A snort time Only,
chargeable against MIR. MaciarIand. There
fore, there could b. no inconsistency IN auoPuhg
the alter AS our candidate Tor Congress- and re-
pudiatine The former. But j, is further TO be re-
memb-rcd that al The time | answered MI.
support MIR Mactarlat.d, | had never heard Of
his having contemplated, even Tor he short pc
rod he seems 10 nave done, uniting WIN Mt.
Janney and Nh Bots in any paper ohlecing 70
Inc proceedings Of the Sale Convention: 80 maj
there was not on that ground, even The shade" ol
reason 10 charge me with inconsistency. But
Mr. Bolts NAV think he cnnvicts Inc oil II by
means OF his remarkable demonstration, "tha' u
| the Convention were TAR for one purpose y was
talr Tor another and il mol lair, II should not ~
subrnrled 10 a, all" Indeed May mol man
| be yery lair witness against himself, and
| yery foul one against his neighbor, and Con-
yention very TAR for The purpose Tor winch u
was called, and very Unfair Tor one mol al an en-
trusted 10 lis care, nor coming Wiihln Inc puf-
view OF lis designated actioni For instance, Inc
late Convention rs Il l. called, Wliich Is com
mcnde,i 10 us in its Address a, an anomaly among
Conventions, was a very lair Judge oi VII.
Buus's suItab leprss 10 be the Representative Of
rs members in Congress, bu a very unfair Judge
OF his suItableness 10 be selected as candida
Tor The votes OF those who entertained con-
scienlious insuperabe and inyincible obec-
tons 10 him. But il that Convention, how
ever unfairly constituted Tor lhis latter pur-
pose, had risen above is mission, ant nom-
mated one whom and my friends deemed like
" 10 unite lie whole Wing vo'e OF the District,
would il not have been very Inconsistent with all
that bad said and done in this canvass, not 10
have withdraw in his iavorf Mr.. Bots knows
that il would. Therefore, SO lar from being
chargeable wlh inconsistency Tor The position
took al Hanover, in replying 10 his question, l
should have been Justly so. had assumed any
other. As MIR Bots knew this, he also knew
what would be the answe! 10 his question, which
is further proved By his remark, "hat, gentlemen,
i. precisely what wanei TO show you" | Ie-
sret that Mr.. Bets is not satisfied with the effect,
tnat tactics OF this sort produce Tor The moment n
not the soberesl pan OF his auditors, bu, that ne
should think il eypedient IL try thei! effect on The
deliberate Judgment q his readers, and subject me
10 the necess " Oh troubling you, Messrs. Eii,ols,
with an exposure Of them in your columns.
But Mr. Bolts further objects to me aud ny
friends "ihe captiuusness and personal nature" II
our opposition 10 him. When The reader reco-
lects who, according 10 Nlr. Bots, compose that
opposition 10 him, viz: she press, The bar and
the banks, The ars!ocracy Of wealth." he will be
rather surprized al the zeal with which MIR. Bolts
incnlcacs The belief that the objections 10 him in
the district where he has so long lived and IS
SO well anown, should be private and personal,
instead OF public and political. Thai The viz
Tue intelligence and good feeling, necessarily
comprisei in such an opposition, might be array
ed against a good and wise man. on public and
political grounds is easily perceived, but how
they should be Tor reasons purely personal, II Is
difficult 10 comprehend. As Il is therefore more
respectful 10 Mr. Buus 10 enertaiG objections OF
the former kind Than The latter against him,
hope he will consent 10 believe that mine are OF
that SORT
Now. as 10 "the capiiousness" objected 10 US,
il is perfect re.uation OF that charge, 10 remind
The reader Of our ignorance at the time il was
- 81, =
10 subiec, us 10 il. But what, 10 TACT, Go those
allegations amount TOT Why, thai MIR. Maciar-
land, under feelings Of excitement caught tftm
VIZ. Bots, proposed 10 unite with him and Nh.
Janney in al address 10 the public, exposing The
wrongs U. which they thought they had Tight
10 complain, and lha. he SO lar approved oil "a
genera! outline" OF his address, proposed and
read 10 him by Mr. Bolts thai he SAID III alr.
Janney agrees 10 what hal been read" mcanins
the protest, 1--WE will sign il and send II forih TO
the world under our own signatures" but tina,
upon cooler reflection, ne thought the paper pre-
pared by Mr. Bots might do more harm than
good, and finding tha, Mr.. Janney declined sign
ing il, he conclude: 10 decline also; and This is
The sin against. Gen. Taylor and his supporters |
which puts Mr.. Maciarland so exactly IN the same
category with Mr.. Bots in that respect, that 10 |
,uppo! the one and oppose The other can arise |
nom no motives not capious and personal 10 |
Mr.. Bots philosophy aud lingo, 10 subject the
impulses Of passion to the examination OF reason
is 10 exhibit "tmidily and doubt;" 10 turn from
hasly conclusions TO The results OF mature delbe-
ration is TO ''caw of, and 10 change rash and
unadyised views for well considered and ma
tured resolves is "all gas" In short, MIR.
Bots IS liable, and in much more serious sense,
10 The censure passed upon Beatrice in that very
pleasing comedy Of Shakespeare, whose name is
50 expressive Ct The scenes in which Mr.. B. de-
,iehis TO figure, VIZ: Much Ado About Nothing.
That he may see how old and how long ago con.
demned is his iavrrlie rhetorical Indulgence, ]
will here set down the passage referred 10 as &C
curaley as M memory will furnish u:
II meier knew man,
How wise, how noble, young, how rarely featured,
IN, .he would spell him backward. II alr-iacrd,
She'd swear the gentleman should be her sister,
If dark why nature, drawing OF an antick,
Made a foul blol;-ii tall, lance III headed,-
If low an agate very vilrly cut
Ii speaking, why yapr blown ny III Winds
fl silent why block moved BY none
50 turns SHE every man the wrong side out,
And never gives 10 ruth and virtue that
Which smpenrss and merit purchdsbih.
Every one must exc!aim with Ursula,
s.sure sure such carpng = not commendabs :"
Nv apology 10 'my friends" lor not sooner |
pubII.hng hrs defence oi them s, thai did MOI |
see Mr.. Bots Caro- unit yesterday evening, or
nv return fiam Louisa. | hope he papers |
which published that will insert Ih's.
BRooxFigLp, April l2h 40. Y. G. LEE.
MEETING IN GREENSViLLE COUNTY !
u, a merIing II me ci,izens OF GrerGsvllle
county, without distinction Of party, held on The
81 Of April 1916, Al The Courthouse
On motion oi ID a. Claiborne. VIM. II. Wal
kcr was caed TO The chair, and Stephen A. Good.
wyn appointed Secretary.
Pr. ,hicrt - hp meeting exclaimed by |
he President 10 be ior he puEPy>c .! adopting !
rnAnlnlinns On lie sntircl al SlaveTY ami the |