Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-21
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
TIL Il IEA TIES OF HOTTS.
,CIIE plMII arAN SpEEI,u

The more intentIy we examine the past history Of Mr.
j. NJ Bolts the more striking and startling The discoveries d'
we make o his wonderful WISDOM sagaciy and constitution
al SIKH IN detecting the gross bundcrs and errors committed
by both parties at the South in making false issues with lh
North alabsorbing questions Sec for instance, how
Re announces the garng absurdiry and uncnnsulionat
of the claim asserted by both parties in the Virginia Lcss
atu:c, and throughout the South any participation in i
public territories:
"Mr. President, not in the habit of taking positions
or forming opinions lightly and without reasOn still less dc
choose, when am acting your representative 10 taxi
grounds that cannot sustain by argument if required ln
that would reflect you, well me. These then,
for entertaining the opinion land for having
pressed when was called on) THAT CONGRESS TN
CONSTITUTIONAL POWER PASS WILMoT PROvIso" ~
(f'onhdtan Speech, p. d.
But comes another notable discoyery-Cuhoun Bcr
rien Soule, Hunter, Mason, Toombs Stephens in
short the entire array of great statesmen bright nacs
grand inclccs the South altogether wrong alto
gehc In the DARK acting most absurdy in creating all t:
immense excitement about the Wilmot Provso. 1t e
to Mr. JoHS MSoR BoTTs to discover that "ot the SLIGHT
SsT practical importance 10 be attached to lis passage or
rejection" (Porhatan Speech, p. 81
One would suppose that Mr. Bolts, when he had goi'cn
thus far in that famous Powhalan Speech would pass on to
some other subject but no! he could without
showing that the subject of this Wimot ProYiso e'ery
body but himself the South had adopted the
asant and opinions All the great Statesmen
whom we have named, and all Southern incluiIns
those who with Mr. Bolts admitted the contituonaIity o the
Wimot Proyiso and including Messrs Alex H. Stephens,
John S. Pendeton, Raleigh H. Daniel &c. for whom the
CLAYTON COMPROMISE not good enough because dd
not secure sufficiently the rights OF the South in the terrific
res, utterly entirely mistaken in regarding the
Proviso unjust unequal and oppressive They possessed
neither the fairness mpariay ar-reaching s,acity
of Mr.. Bolts. Hear him:
But complaint is made of the inequality and injustice of
this measure, (the Wino Provso) lHAvE ABLE
TO VIEW IT Is THAT LlGHr."-( Porhaaa Speech, p 81
Blind is Bottsi blind utterly; can't sec, when the rights Of
his own section at staken the way that he was
blind could rer the subject in the light with his
constituents and his Eastern brethren, when the MIXED GA
was before the Convention. But hear him. farther
But the South complains of it great hardship that
they not allowed to CONVERT (conrer" that Is the
wod) the territory Of California and New Mcxco part
Of it now FREE into STARE territory There are two SIDES
every question: and fair man will look al both before he
pronounces his Judsnient."-(Fagc5 81
Two sdes did you say Mr.. Bolts? Blu, you always gel on
the nrong side the side OF the North ynu look hard
that side; your optics keen and you TOO iad in
looking on The other side.
Hear him, again:
Snow that the South s responsible for forcing this terri
tory upon the country, and taking free territory aiIc
Mr. Botts they threaten with dissolution OF the Unoi
unless they allowed 10 carry slavery into H. For one
say, Southern man, just man, the hardship is mag
ed and Historical 1t all oretod and the South wonl
listen the preict0ns and, honest nla, cASSG
ATTACH THE NoRTm for resisting the extension
slavery To this territory.
"lF | WERE NORTHERN WOULD RESIST ,ivsEt.
No, gentlemen in my opinion, This is false issue we h"e
made with the North, and rW not em5urk in H"-(Pgs
) and 60
Now MI Bolts claims TO be great Compromises Sck
to the Compromise. for the sake Of the Union-down wlh
Gqsks s Rpt P 1 Ggc5nf6 s c5n6dmss is his strong sa
don't all follow that what he approves, he viii AZ
prove when he gets Congress Under the aSr Of his co..
suents he could be made approve the mixed bass
longer than areek. Suppose proposition should com
from The North las believe certainly wD to attan
the Wilnot proviso Utah and New Mexico-md the ~
versal cry of Indignation coming from Southern mcmbc,
where would Mr. Bolts be found Hear him rise from $
seal:
"r. Speaker, {regnrd hs measure ENTIRELY coNs
ruTIoSaL Southern men, don't be h1 Ito not attach nc
slightest practical importance 10 the question. iouinh a.
Just unequal and oppresSre but for The life Of me- cASnT
VIEW IT ~ Northern men, you are right IN re 81
ing he extension of sarcry Sow FREE Iers
t,ro sides 10 ercry question, and fair man. Just :a
and an honest man. / cannot blame you: IF | WEE
NORTHERN MAN WOULD RESIST IT MYSELF"
Pu, that in your pipes and smoke it, 1hnndercrs the
African Church-yc Nashville COnvention traitors"