Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-26


the resolutions Of the able committee Of both partios in ia
yor of the Nashville Convention We that the
ing tonight will respond cordially their wise rcconen
daon We give to-day strong and able letters from dis
tinguished Southern Democrat and also from an influential
and respected Wing indicating the movement against the
false charge Of dsunion. They speak like statesmen and
patrots-Inay their words be- needed
THE WING PRESS on MIR. BoTTs.
The Fredericksburg News (Whg) scathing style
MIR Bolts ta letter TO the New York Clay Festival Will
the meeting tonight endorse Mr. Bolts nsstatement OF
facts gross vtuperation Of the South and ogc!
The News says;
We had not reud did intend 10 do So until the
following little excerpt from the Baltimore Sun induced us IL
change this determination. The Sun says:
Mr. Bolts Southern nan in his late letter 10 the New
York Clay festival that the Union has been in
danger and all the agitation al the South was up by
c Democratic Tor party chfa anu thai wing press
and politicians 'fn.d - expose the hunDu.
We have several warm euosies Of this letter IN the
Alexandria Gazeca journal at tact ami prudence as well
~ ability This comurndaon las much perhaps rs the
tract from the sum induced read The entire letter,
which we have done with ceilings tar different from tho
exercised by our contemporary Al Alexandra. We have
read il with mingled feelings o shame ana pity Shame ai
slch man claims nativity al The South, AMI Is still OF
-; and pit" the incXpros-ib folly Of HIM Who could
c senrlcnts - deeply duplicating the moral honesty oi
u,p. wh, whatever he said against thrm)
have charged with tbs practice q contemplate and DIS
reputable t.ieks.
will not hc indignant when he reads the following extract
The truth plainly told is simply this. In The South the
Democratic press and icw aul politician, have for years
past struggled make political capital out ol the slavery
question operated upon recently by distinguish
cd nsgaors of mischief Through ihe memorable South
ern address of the last winter they went ~ work svsenn
cay and rather unscrupuously charged THE Wing pari
with being allied with the Aboitloniss ut the North "a
charge not less stupid than iounded) Smaller politician,
took the large portion OF the Wing press and po-
cans md they have ever BEEN apprehenslve 81 the
consequences and fearing dcnunciaons 81 their advcr-
aric (Which they should have despsed Joined in the
scramble popularity and AT once The and politicians
on bon sidcsStac and Fcdcral-secm 10 vie with each
other 10 see which could do The resi- professions n de
yoon 10 the institution of slavery and LOYALTY the Souh
until each and all have been carried greatly beyond III
point cone al the start Indeed seems that many
are now afraid express their attachment 10 the MON from
apprehension tha they mny be suspected o want 81 loyal
~ 10 their own particular section OF the country"
As VIC have said nothing thai Mr. Bolts could say
woud surprise Ms But that he should be Landed for such
declarations those publish above by any on the South
of the Potomac does ccac profound astonlshncn ~
large portion Of the Wing press and politicians he tells
us "nid they have ever been, have gotten up this
cclnen merely ior popularity II was mere contest IN
proessio OF devotion 10 the institution at slavery In
plain ENGLISH both parties wanted humhug, they found
slavery suitable one, and se7ng it, each Wed with The
other in pushing il To reasonable extremes.
How do Icts sustain Mr.. Bolts in ii- sweeping and
damninn CHARGE Is this excitement n the South about
slavery all humbug, Let Mr.. Bolts late constituents
swer There part OF the State which has suffered more
we imagine than Rcnond by tho depTcdaton- Of North
crn fantafcs IL is Of course mere conjecture, but W"
think the moderate when place The losses
tanned the ." that city in slaves who have escaped
10 FREQ 100000. Virginia has lost 200y0000
and yet This ex and would be agan member nj Congress
fran the strongest slave district in the STATE s"oars the
efforts The South protect herself against snch aggrava
ted and unprovoked wrongs.
We could other and great grievances Of which the
South has o complain, 10 which have before
peacy referred Ne need not rclteratc them they
familiar our readers and all the world beside except Mr.
Bolts.
Mr. Bolts gives long md runaen dissertation upon
Moral courage which he deEes t.a' fearless iniepon
dence that freedom thought that Gnresainei habit
saving what nink that readiness resist and com5a,
public opinion whan think public opinion in error; that
indomitab self viii and determination 10 do what think
right without calculating the consequences to ourselves
This quality he thinks Mr.. Clay possesses in pe-cninent
degree II was this which first attracted his admiration on
his confidence and finally commanded his services in be.
half of that eminent man.
is precisely this moral irInncss skechcd by Mr.
Bolts which has proved the downfall Of himself and the
blight Of Mr. Claws Aspirations. TIE iGomitaoe sell
will AMI determination 10 do unwisc acts has marked the
conduct nc only Of the bitter embodiment, Richmond
but Of his lGs'rios prototype Washington II dog
gcd obstinacy and mistaken mora! courage which lost Mr.
Clay the presidency, Mr. Bolts in Congress, md did
injury 10 the wh2 party.
MISS ROSA JACQUES.
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