New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-07
Tn. Defeat Of Mr.. Bor.-cau.e. and Enecn.

The Defeat Of Mr.. BoIts-C aHses and Erecu.
Correspondence Of TIE Tribune.
RICHMOND Va Monday Ayul 3o
Horace GRRELEr. Esq.-Desr SIR. Our con-
tssts over sad the result has doubt been gwen
70 your readers. We have fought the good hgbt.
AMI have been beaten By intestine feGds. Vow
tlst the smoAe OF the battle nas cleared away,
and the immediate cagses Of TIE excitement
passed, II is well that We should review the
ground calmly. aud reflect seriously upon the prob
able consequences resulting from our defeat
Jona Minor Bolts was made a victim 20 Loco
FocJsm, eight years ago, because Of BIS services
u the great Whs party. reckless and u1scru-
pu.ous ma 0rliy re-dstrcted tie whole state ii
the .o'e view oi legs.atilg him out Of Congress.
{ Re entered into the canvass then nth clear 10
o. 90 majority ~ the District 0t 80. against TIE
/ most popular man us opponents could bring .of-
/ WAR. and succeeded iu reducing the mslnH'y
t. 11 he cs1vassed the District again ~ l-i'.
/ ami ass beaten 90 account OF nis uncomproD .sinS
/ hostility O. the Texas lnigg.ty AGAIN ~ 1850
/ hc entered toe canvass aid achieved most IT,
gmphalt victory, bis majority being $685. soon
alter this election, the great struggle OF %. ne
! came the absorbing po.itica topic. and Nr Boiis
a. found with the ms 0rity % the W lis part! In
/ favor ~ maintaining tle principles i9T WL.cn lnt
party had 50 long and 80 MANU- 3 sirug- led-ihose
]
/ cncc and nich gave coutllued vitality q H.
! those principles which constituted u the great
! Conservative party ln this country. Mr.. Botts j.
| 10 expeaiency man II the expense % pr..clple.
He 30, the man o. eAteavor D. eaten the fan! %
! tue .utalnhing masses. by appealing % the worst
! passions OF human nature. Aud could II be *
! pectrd that he would bee wiling 20 yield Henry
| Clay and with him those conservative features Of
tue Whg party Which have given u life aud
strength when all the patronage ~ the Government
/ mad been employed against It ior twenty years,
without res SUNG 10 the As, moment
| NJ. Bolts hes now been sacrificed for his af-
! hereuce 10 Sir. Gay ard his principles. The i'm
preston las been given abroad that Mr. Bolts VA
! sn indepe tcauiifatc, brought out against the
| " regularly nomissied cand ate. Mr.. Charles Car
ter Lee Let the vote given for the two men
answer such abs1rdity. When Convention
| vas first called. it was publicly stated that the
! object was to rule Mr.. Bolts 81. Such COnven-
ton he very properly refused T. have anything 70
| DO " tn, but expressed his willingness 70 submit
his claims T. a fairly organized Convention Of the
| Wings Of the District. such Convention was
called, and every Wing in the District vas author
| lied 10 attend as a dele cate. The Convention
assembled on the 9Th of April and unanimously
nominated Mr. Bolts for reelection Previously a
Convention OF 6l persons opposed to Mr.. Bots no
| friend Oi his beng allowed sestl nominated Mr.
| Charles Carter Lee. aud recommended him 10 sub
mt his claims to the proposed Convention on the
| The members Of this Convention which nomiu
ated Lecl called themselves the "I'0gi0r " hgs
thus making an ~ gustlIate aud disastrous lac Of
division 10 the party The avow ed object oi the
" I0Vlor Wings, being 10 hunt down John Nj
nor Bots those who adhered % Mr.. Bous as
lVlgs. were denounced by the " Rictm0ud
Wig. the organ Of the Taylor Wings = rs
Moborrats and Red Republicans They
were denounced by Sir. Lee, 80 his speech In
Richmond, p "man worshipers, and were COM
pared 10 " the i0lo-crs oi Miller, and " Joe
smith During the canvass the Richmond IIhig
.which has wooiully dcceuerated, since the death
Of Mr. Toer in talent, temper sud every thing else
that would distinguish iuiicols paper. has been
pouring forth the most situperAilye abuse the
most malicious iaschoOds. aud the most filthy
slsn- that ever tisgraced tie columns Of news
paper II has done more g. cngenccr bitter s.rifes
aud chickering's between the friends Of Gen. Tay
Dor and the friends Of Mr.. Clay, tnsn the most VIC
lert enemy If tho5e great men could Ia the mali
cousucss o. his seart wish o. produce. IL has
seized upon every uItimely remark or lnjudiclous
aci that could pee Wrun, from even the most OBJ
scure o Mr. Bolts friends. hy the bittercst provo
cation, and parnded them daily no It's columns, at
the same time giyio; Them the most illberai spd
false construction Which their ingenuity could iu-
vent One would suppose that an editor Of a
W big organ. it has heretofore been, would have
exhausted every effort II sllay the passions. aud
qucuCh the burning fire. instead of constantly adj
They have not only beaten Mr. Botts, but they
have beaten the Wing party throu shout the State
There Is every reason TO believe that We should
have gained one ar two members Of Congress 10
the State, 1t the Wings OF the metropolitan dis
trct had been united. They have sent n man 10
Congress who boldly avOws his adhesion 10 the
worst doctrines Of John c. Calhoun. one of the
most ultra iactiouists and dsuIonsts iu the South
What Will be the result, time must tell. Certain
u IS that those who have been prominent IA their
opposition % Mr.. Bolts can never be- elected O.
Office hy the Wings of thus district. The deep
seated. never-dyin- friendship existing toward
John Minor Bot's 10y the mass q the Wings Of
the Richmond District is equaicd only by the az
lection still living for Henry Clay. o, | shall
never forget how faithfully. how earnestly. how
enthusiastically his friends labored aud toied for
him through three gloomy DAYS with defeat star
ing them constantly On the face with reports from
the surrounding counties pouring IN against them,
well cal cuiatet 10 make them despair and yield
10 the inevitable result But sli did not shcc,
them they did not slackcn their efforts They
continued to strike every bow which an arm en-
courared by almost certain victory could st-kc.
until the final close OF the polls. IL is victory %
Mr. Bolts 10 receive such an ovcrw hcmng vote
in the City of Richmond. where he was born and
educated. where he has spent his whole life.
trust that some higher distinction is IN waiting
for him than mere seat IN Congress A seat 10
that body can add no luster 10 lis name, hut the
whole country viii have O. mourn the loss % such
a man from the councils Of the nation. MI
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