Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-06
RICH MOND, VA.
Friday Morning, April 6, is49.
MORE LIGHT.


MORE LIGHT.
week since we referred TO statement OF
N, Ro,,s frepea,ed syA more strongly IN row
bstan. according 10 our correspondents 'h'e-
resting sketch designed TO involve W.T. Sac'a'
land &C an accessory before The TACT 10 the la
,,o,s Protest.. Anxious to develope The m!s'e-
,;es of the grand and extraordinary a,ior
E,;c we threw The matter before the pubic
MIR Macfarlaud's explanation, which WIZ DC
found below, we cheeriully give place 10. W.T..
Bo,,s. with his great sway over the masses
has a most illogical mind, and Jumps al co"-
illusions utterly unsustained by the premises
His course on the Inaugural is strong case III
mint All but MIR. Bolts, admit that that pa
ner is but a repetition Of the Aiisoa Let'eFs'
and in a more diluted form; and that, II Inc Al
Ison letters did not make him wing, Inc III
augural was far from doing So fa lhis s"uo
vague, non commitlal paper, drunk IN win DE-
light by Mr.. Bolts, s'within SIX feet OF oiu
FAC. effected most extraordinary revolution 10
the moral, social and political "Emoodimeh'
NJ The district Blind before, his eyes were
.uddenly upsealed 10 the light, and, his heart
bursting with patriotic JOY, he exclaimed wla'
q ploriou S "up-right and downright mig! =
From MIR. MaclarIands manly explanation, we
ore led 10 believe that Mr.. Bolts has, with his
ususl impulsve and hesd-long construction
ro;.,n,eroreted the course of MINI. But that
ia NOT matter for US TO decide We Judge
only from the lights before US. Is II not
orange. when Messrs. Preston, Pendleton,
&c in their reply to the Protest taun'ed Mr.
r with standing ..solrery and alone on his plat
form, that he did not then, the thing being fresh
In remembrance, adduce two such names as
Messrs mcfarland and Janney, as synPa-
tbzipg in his course, aud ready to go with him'
The affair presents another strange and inte-
res,ing inciden, in Mr.. Bolts chequered Pollti-
cal life:
For the Enquirer.
Me.srs. Editors: There appeared 10 your pa
nor nm Friday a statement Of something sand ny
Mr.. John Nj. Bous IN a speech IN Hanover, anu
/, 10 reported that he indugsd IN simiiar ieuia'h
more recently 10 Powhaiau, from which II Woula
ennear that his aim was 10 implicale me IN me
no,orietv he had acquired 10y his Course IN Inc
national election. OF The propTlely oil ihtronuc'
ing The name OF an absent gentleman IN puhiic
speech, will say nothing; tut II may De inferred
,bat me sneaker is not with himself, since
no wonId divide the responsibility Of an aci 10
which al the time he was supposed tn vaunl Now
,b,t he is exposed 10 The Tetrouion which he has
n,ovospd he desires 10 share the odium oi the IN
s,;.,o,v art OF the series which dissatisfied Inc
District.
He is represented as saying that approved
his Protest and agreed 10 meet Mr.. Jdnney III
Washington 10 slsnn. s.
Now !, is very true that was dissatisfied
with me proceedings Ct he State Convention, Gnu
earnestly desiring the election OF Mt. Oid', ~ds
disposed TO DO anything which was lar ana Jo-
dicious 10 advance his prospects. y WIZ oe ie
membered, however, that | announced IN ine
Convention tha, my preference oi VT. C,"s u'a
not proceed from any dis,rust OF zen iayoi, anu
tina, when h. was nominated by The National
Convention, sustained him with the eaInes'uts>
and exeItinn OF al ch was capao'e
r,v..if in relation 10 Mr. Clay, brought Us TO-
ee,her. Very soon after he State Convention
adjourned. he read 10 me what was men "tioeh
of his protest, snd desired that woua sign y
when prepared for public alton. mat did not
consent to do, though wiling TO unte III an up
neal 10 the public which ! approved. Alter
wards he communicated With ne oy ieiter IRON
Washington repeating the wish lhat "ou'u
unite in the publication he proposed TO make,
which led 10 The interchange Of letters between
US. Finally, he sent me his protest 10 sips ir IN
the press ard renewed the wish that YOU
sion il. or prepare such note OF concurrence
az 7 might be willing TO append to II. dio
neither Tor the reason that was unwilling 10
sign or adopt his paper. what o'her fesso"
could have' soa
In INV letter 10 him, may have expressed
myself quite civil about his protest "hal !
d,d in fact say. | do not now remember WIN
,pfic,en, accuracy to state He 10 al liberty 10
m he The most of ,hem-a step for which,
presume, he does not wait for my leave.
Ii true agreed toeoto "ashif g'on 10 meet
MIR. Janney AID himself, not, however, 10 sign
MIR. Bolt, pro'ssi but TO confer with them.
was unab 10 keep m, appointment. IL IS pro
liable. m nv letter accounting ir the disap
Monument, if wrote such one, suggested
that, If MIR. jaime, and himself concu,red III an
article to be published, II should be forwarded 10
me for my approval ;, ,s
Hisa li.tle remarkable, whom MIR. Bolts was
taunted By Messrs. Pendlston and DINERS io'
issuing, on his sol, Responsibility, an aruc'e
preoaIed for more signatures than one, tha' he
did not then ailege my concurrence. Inc iae's
al that period wee recent
regret, Messr>. Editors, tina, there IS ne
cessi,y for my requesting you 10 Puoi'sh ''''
note, Your obedient servant,
WM. h. MCFARLAND,