Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-21
MORE BuTTSIANA.

We continue the items of the Powlatan Bots festival
communicated to by eyewitness. Mr. John Miller
presided and announced the toass which were mostly OF
the usual character.
The one abiding 10 President TAYLOR was received
in almost solemn and mourn III silence. The 9th toast
called up Mr.. Bo,ls who Commenced by acknowleig
ing his MANY obligations 10 the Wings of The Dis
tc,; and abiding to his late letter, said that il was
intended only for those who had knowingly misrcp
resentedim Under the circumstances il was wonder
him that had not been deceived For those who had
been mscd he entertained unkndnessbt 10 those who
had intentionally deceived he he had propositions to
make But said hc let look al the present and the fi-
tue. He desired present his views upon the question
which had long distracted the naon and disturbed its
tranquility He considered slavery It. GOT Of pre-
sent evils produced by the Aboonists nc North the
one hand who think that the Union only be preserved
by extermnang slaveryand the dsunoniss Of the South
on the other who think that only be preserved by
tending slavery This is Bolts all over He would moi;
be led astray by popular he believed that Congress
had the power pass the Wlmot Provso lie had been
forced this conclusion by rigid examination He found
that it had been sanctioned by every President from Wash
ton Polk but he thought that IL would be nnwisc to
exercise the power. While in Congress he always voted
against il, and he would if there. Mr. b. said he was
decidedly in favor of the compromise reported by the Sc
nate committee of thirteen, and considered almost wick
edncss in Southern oppose Neither the admission
nor rejection of California would enhance reduce the price
of negroes Mr. B. looked with utter contempt upon all per-
sons who counted the value Of this Union by dollars and
He thought the in which California had proceeded
was all wrong illegal well informal but he wished quiz
Ell the business wished end put 10 sagaon and
hence better ALL that the whole question should be set
tied at once Mr. B. argued very fully the whole question: and
conended that the compromise was quite ms much rs we
had right to expect The greatest objection he had 10 it,
wns the payment 10 Texas of such large sum of money
for territory that she had right Iere is another
strong dose Bottssm) But concord and harmony
worth many mions-and he yielded his objection for the
sake peace Many persons (said Mr. b objected TO the
clause aboishng the slave trade in the strc OF Column
bia" but that was that had long cherished by
Southern JOIN Randolph the largest STAKEHOLDER
in Virginia. the first propose it, and many other dis
tingushed Sou,heners of all parties had favored it, So
long as the abotonsts kept their hands off from pro-
perty the States there Danger and they ever In
terrred in that particular he would go far he who
arthest, to resist Them he would upon them TO
the knife it nscessarybu there danger from
that source.
The rest Mr. Bolts speech (Which we sketched yeser
day) devoted defining his position towards the
district and using up Old lacks improper interference
with the independence of the peoples representatives. and
the misdeeds of the Galphin Cabinet for which Gen.
TAYLOR Mr. Bolts truly said responsible This demon
stra,on in Powhatan adds another the thousand proofs
throughout the Union Of the low depth which Tayorsm
has sunk in popular opinion In Congress the Regency
have not corporas guard to stand by them-and in the
masses of the people there is left scarcely vestse OF con-
dence respect for the honored hundere OF buena
VISTA Can be wondered at when the whole field is
viewed and the broad fact stands boldly forward that the