Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-03
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THURSDAY MoRS.Sc. OCTOBER :. :s5t.
\ MODEL. "UNiON" MAN.


,ion) of No Bots speech HE African Church Mo~"y
night. lIr thoroughly ana uinphan,ly a':swcT;"
BY At. cassic the report oi whose speech from The sam!
source, shall publish Tomorrow, that need say t H.
lie the subject. There is however, !ca!ur" in III
Bots political history which we cannot wl any degree -
justice the Democratic Whig OF the Dstic with
hold from tcr gaze. Nj BJl- is well ku,"n boasts q" ~"
superior claims Union nan aud ,huIdcrs ""ln'
Mr.. Caskie BECAUSE though asowng IN: deep dc oon Q"
his heart t!C Union he docs approve OF all the com
promise We have evidence To produce w!'ir
must forever crush all such peculiar cns OF Unnnsn pa
raded by Mr. Bots and the Wing press here which, speaking
for The Wing party of The whole Stale be regarded rs
occupying the same platform as =" the Immortal
In January, 1872 John Quincy Adams presented to tie
House OF Representatives the following petition Of nuer
of citizens Of Haycrhil Mass, for the dissolution OF me
| Union:
"Io the Congress Of Me United States Tho undcrsisn-
cd, citizens Of llavehl in the commonwealth o! asat-
chuses pray that you vii! Immediately adopt measures
peacethly tn dissolve The Union OF these States
"First: Because Union be agrccabl: permanent
which does not present prospects Of reciprocal lcnr
Second: Because proportion o the resources 1l
section of the Union is annually drained 10 sustain 'e
views and course OF another section without any adequate
return.
"Third Because Judging from The history Of past ma
ons) that Union il persisted in, in the present coli>s OF
things will certainly ovcrwhem the whole nation III "e'
destruction"
tensest excitement, and Mr.. Hopkins Of Virginia "'Re
whether in order have the petition burned in inc
presence Of tho House.
| Mr. Marshall of Kentucky moved resolutions oi The &C.
veles ccnsure upon Mr.. Adams whose conduct was pro-
nounccd insulting Congress. The result % the
whole may be gathered from the following pro-
ceedngs, published al the time: ~
4 MoxpAY Fee. 1TlI ISL
The House resumed the consideration u the resolutions
of ccnsuro against Mr. John c. Adams for presenting -
tton from certain citizens OF HIycih Massachusetts 10
dissolve the Union
Mr. Boris said he were 10 satisfy his inclination he
should prefer direct the rcsouons but lnas;c
both the House and the country were extremely anAos
10 rid Of the subject he win. 10 take upon nil-
sell responsibility OF moving 10 lay the whole subject On
the table, and, in the language vi the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts. and forever
The question was then taken on laying the resolutions
the table, moved by Mr. BoTTs and decided iii the afha-
tive-yeas LOG, nays Vs.
The question then required the motion of Mr. TrhSEy
to reconsider the BY which the motion IL receive tie pc
on presented By Mr.. Adams and which gave rI;c to The
proceedings in his case was LAID on The liable M isL
called the ens and nays which having been ordered the
question taken and resulted in-ycas lti, nays o..
SO the vote laying the question Of reception on e taoe
having been rcconsdered,
Mr. MERiwETHER who made tho motion to lay he lncs-
ton OF reception the table, Withdrew thus bringing the
question direct The reception OF the petition ana on
that question Mr. NJ, moved The previous question:
Mr. FILLMORE appealed him withdraw his call tor iNe
previous question: enable him TO make motion 10 iecct
The prayer of the petition.
Mr. MEnIwErnER declined Withdraw his call for The pre-
vuus question: and it seconded by the House.
The question Of reception then taken and decided in
the negative Ayes 10, nays l6G as follows:
YEAs-M Messrs Adams, Allen. 5. J. Andrews, Arnold Ay
crigg, Babcock Barnard Brdscye BOrfS. Blrna, Wnl.
B. Calhoun ChIds Chitle,dcn John c. Clark, Cooper,
Ctanston. Cgavens Richard D. Davies Everett Fcsscndsn
John G. Floyd, A. Lawrence. Foster, Gatcs GadnGs Gran
ger H,sead 5. Hastings Howard James Linn, My
nar, Morrow, u. Randall Saltonsal Sade Stratt0n III
inchast, rnIand Winth:op and JOHN ioun2-iV
j NAys-Messrs l.. W. Andrews Aleron. Blacr Barton,
BHeson, Bdlack, Blair, BnaIdnan, ownr, BOYD e"aer
NJ Hr.r H,r',a YIN
Butler WIN. o. Butler q. ". Caldwell. p. &. CALDWELL Jno.
Campbel Wn, B. Campbell, 7. j. Campbell, CarutIrrs,
Cay Casey, Chapman Clifford, Clinton Coles, Cuinitt,
Cowen, Cross, Cushing Daniel Carret, Davis, Dawson,
Dean Deberry Doan. Doig Ersunan Jnnn Ecmands, John
nance, T. T. Foster, cianoc Gentry, Gerry Giime G.g-n
p e. Gnode Gordon Graham Green Cuisine GwIn IL :)i-
shan Harris Hastings, ilcnrv, il,nSn t!"ack Houston
iiunar, Hudson, Hunter lrvn, W. \" Irwin, D. Jones,
kc.n John p. Kennedy, Andrew Kennedy Lane, Lnwrcnr
Lewis LiltleiielI, Lowell, \. McCcnn, K. MeCk!i.n.
Mallory tlarchand a. Marshall 7. s.. Ml;sha, ). Mason
John Thompson Mason, Maiiut, Mathews, Ma;toc&s IiX
well, Mcdil Mcriwether, M!er Moore, Mrgar Morris
NcwharI Osborn, Ow$ey, parm.ni.f Partridge, Payne,
Randolph RciIng, Reynolds, Rlc,t Rltway, N-Es
Rogers Roosevelt. W. Russell J. NJ tGss"ll Sanford,
s.undsrs Shaw, Shephcrt SheI!s, Si"pn'on, st"A'Iy
Stuart, John T. Stuart, S;ecnrud, $um.lcrs Sumter,
Sweeny, railrno, john b. Thompson Richard w. naG'p-
son. Jacob Thompson. funinsnn, frlac iurncy ta3"f-
,,ood vanrcnsaaer. "a!Ice Ward, Warren Washington,
Waltcraon, Wc-orJus, l.. &. N!!e t. " Williams, los
". Williams, Lewis Williams, G. H. Williams, Jo>: L.
II will be that Mr.. Ets alone of whoe
Virginia delegation aad (wlh the exception Of Nj Arnold
OF Tennessc) the only member from the slrelut!ng
States soemny voted for the reception Of petition ~ DIS
sore the union ortic States. Even Mr.. Fillmore, northern
man. and whose Erie letter in ISIS showed him good
enough abcionist for any purpose could not stomach 50
gross insult upon the nlion but voted against the recer
ton the petition Yet Mr. Bolts and the Wing press o.
Richmond which sustain him. donouncc Mr. Cassc and his
friends for "dsun:on.' Need we say morc prove ih
uttc- absurdy and monscus Inconsistency of Mr.. Bots
and his organs? BE it further remembered that in the tS
cited debate, the OCCASION Mr. Bolts declared That
he coud no, bring himself wound the feelings Of that
venerable gentleman, John Quincy Adams The mischiev-
Gus and e!n5i,tcrcd enemy Of the South!
How the intelligent people Of this district vote for MI
Bolts who not only voted 10 receive abolition petitions and
defended the consltuonaly of the Wmot Proviso, and
the expcdency of its application by the North but who
the only man from Virginia. voted throw open The doors
of Congress to petitions praying for the dissolution Of the
Union? Strengthened BY the councn!nce Of Mr. Bcs,
John Quincy Adams followed uphis blow the EnqrIre
said at the time, by empying the table Of the House o
Representatives all the abolition petitions that had been
seepnn in his budget These were directed TO laid upon
the table This dogged nccndiay stated that he kept in his
possession two further petitions (onc from New York, and
the other from Pennsy gania the import the
ton from Haycrhi. These he said, he would no, submit
at that time but would reserve them future perod(or
a new combustion presume)
Mr. Bolts quotes the Enquirer of 1914 (no month or day
men,ioned juslifyng his views OF right Of secession
We have had time TO examine the files Of thy-scven
years since-bu in The Enquirer oi December 1882 the fol
lowing language is to be found:
awe regard the right Of secession in the same light as r
Jefferson does in the memorable passage have quoted
above-and contend that ought "Scparate from our
companions, not nuyy) only when the sole alternatives
| Ia Tho IN vh
sion to government without limitation Of powers
With these few words dismiss Mr. Bolts speech ear
nesy requesting the people o all parties read in toor
rows paper Mr. Caskies admirable and Overwhelming re-
ply They then but arrive at the conclusion that Is
Mr.. Bolts and his organs that Justly amenabe to Inc
charge OF encouraging and fomcuting 'disunionism
Tor he Enquirer.
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF GOOClliAND.
FelowcilizenS: Having been raled upon by many CT my
friends to become candidate the ensuing eec'ion of
members OF the next General Assembly Of Virginia. ana not
desirous bea candidate unless should meet with inc ap
probation OF majority of Democratic party take this
of inviting the people from all parts OF the county
na .hArf