Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-27
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Sion 10 the new regime OF The bous "ohoys.
THE BOiTo ORGAN.
Of one more glarine Inconsistency IN Inc Ne
publican we teel induced TO speak this morning
That paper it will be remembered in The 1881
campaigl appealed TO the Democrats 10 vote ioi
Gen. Ia jl1r, not as party man, but Tor ms n
shaken honesty, lofty patriotism and elevated pei
sonal virtues. ln the election Of Gen. Taylor all
party feeling was 10 be buried, AMI an ho es
patriot unpledsed 10 parry schemes and entirely
independent OF parry considerations, was TO ofeaH
down parties and restore the pure and quiel age
OF Washington 1asn personal virtue and pa
,rio,ism were 10 be The sole tests Ste how that
paper has nop changed its ground, in advocating
che election OF the ultra parizan, Mr.. Boils:
"What have we 10 do with personal matters in
poliucs7 We ask The masses, is there one cleo
lion in hundred, whefe The canu'd ':e Il con-
venlion has aay ela'ms toom pers NIL regard
or csresa saaw for as or oarJsehags eI>ept u gel
or tes? Not on OF 1t. We o len vote hr
a man, as the embodiment and representative 81
our cause. Knowing iull well that personally he
may look upon US either with profound ndher-
e.ce or aristocraiic contempt. Why, then, ny
~..-, nv ether Than the pnreiy POLITICAL
didaes} Admit that ne ..onaiy 10 o,ner cam
IN the Presidential canvass which was II, ,.ass,
obstinate ana head. slrons-admit il all he has
reinrmed-he has arowed himself for TAYLOR. /"
Did ever language CONAN more Lhoroue h
essence of uitra-partyism or more unjus,
and sweeping imputa,ion upon the intell-
gence and purity Of the peope' No matter whe.
Their candidate hos or has not "aay claims 10
our personal regard whether he treats the
people with contempt" and hypocri,icaIIy
aatters Them ito get our votes"-- no matter
whether he is "ill.judged, obstinate or head.
strong" and alike de6es the laws Of God and
man-let him be all this, says this "no parry"
Republican, We must violate all our torder
professions of decency and patriotism, try him
oy 1.-THE purely political Standard" forget ccun-
Try, all, for the sake Of pa,tyi We dc NOT
know how Mr. Bolts will like such comp men ),
but we put the above on record, as proof of
what signal regeneration may be produced
by party madness. However the Repuhiicaa
may regard its own candidate, we are proud 10
say that Mr.. Seddon can be tried by other ina
a "pnrely political sta ndard'-iha, in voting for
him, men OF all parties may support man
whose personal qualities and patriotism no one
has ven'ured 10 doub!
But there IS another point on which The Re
publican exhibits the most glariug inconsistency
Thct paper, during The discussion of the Con.
way resolutions" before The Legislature, man.
fully upheld the course Of that body in denour.
cling, in the strongest terms, both upon grounds
OF eonaituttonalify and expediency, tho Wilmot
Proviso outrage For its bearing, then, we
took pride aud pleasure in commanding the Re-
publican. By the same measure of justice we
now feel called upon 10 arraign that paper be-
fore the bar of public opinion, as forfeiling It's
words then spoken out in favor Of Virginia and
the South. II the Virginia resolutions were
based upon truth and wisdom then, they are so
aoD-and yet we see the Republican NOV
ing Heaven and earth TO elect MIR, Bolts.
who constantly ridicues and denounces
these resolutions as "foly and Madness
rs full OF disunlon, faction, disorganizatiou,
who openly avows his belief in the COT
s'i,utiona!ity OF The Provso, and says, tina, any
Southern representative who would in Congress
maintain the Contrary would be Laughed II .
and who on Wednesday nigh, employed The ex. |
traordinary and discredilapie argument ,,r !
Soulhern man, Ina, he, Mr.. Bots, agreeing
with the free soiers on he constitutional cues |
ton, would have more Influence win them IN de
precating their schemes, than Mr.. Seldom who |
was out and out opposed 10 Them! Never shall VT |
Jorge! Inc mastery and scalhing response II
Mr. Seldom, who exposed lhls afilia,ion o, |
Mr Bols with his Northern friends," humblne |
himself, Southern man, al their ieet, and inn. |
plofing them for Gods sake, no, TO hurl lh,ir
mschievous iaoaticism AT the South Such a |
course as Mr.. B. pursoed, Mr.. mos, lus,y
eonlended, did more harm 10 The Souh than a
thousand ianatics-and he asked, whether this
The Metropolitan District of Virginia, would en-.
dorse the odious position OF Mr.. Borts The on.
~ sure means OF justice and safely TO The Soulh
was union ana hfmness, on her part, asains.
the mad fanatics. To give away, as Mr.. Bon.
was doing, was 10 invite aud encourage their
interference and ourasesl This is the voice
OF truth aud wisdom-and so once lboueh, Tho
Republican - but x0U, Tor a partv trnmpb
/ snslains MIR. Bous, abandons The Sonb
orgets Virginia and its own words If a>sen
o the unied voice OF her legislature. Bur
be Republican cannot save itself upon The
Eround OF It's devotion to its party. The Whis
'nd The Times are as decided Wing journals as
'seit-yet one o! them takes 90 part in the con.
s"' ~ni'e Inc other dep'ecales the success of Mr.
'o''' in the strongest terms. Does it ithe R,pub
CAM represent The whole Wing pauy-is IT like ,
Or. Bots, another embodiment Of all the WHO
efy' II SO, what miraculous change has come
yer Ills District -