The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-20

and comprehensive. We do not despair, even of
Mexico. Let US wait and see.
Another Southern Gentlenan-Botts Out
done.
We really do net know what to make Of our
Southern friends. They are becoming perfect rid
die. There is the honorable John NJ. Bolts, for in
stance, whom, setting aside his ockeyish propensi.
ties and his peculiar attachment for the stable, we
had always considered fair type Of the Virginia
gentleman; and we find him telling kitchen tales of
the private life Of lady at political meeting, and
STOPPING to assa Gen. SCOTS character as gentle.
Now, we are told in little ridiculous Tennessee
print, called the Memphis Enquirer, tina. the same
absurd story, invented by New York socialists was
first circulated by Ga Southern gentleman of lofty
and unimpeachabe chara,ter--a gentleman who
bears name Of high renown in the country, dis
tinguished no less in his person than in that of
great ancestor, and who, although he did not fur
nsh the narrative fer publication is ready to verify
its authenticity"
Are the ''Southern gentlemen reduced to this
Is it usual in the South for of lofty ard unim.
peachabie character" to go ABOUT, as some old
maiden ladies do here circulating kitchen gossip,
and inventing or retailing twopenny scandal? We
do not pretend to such thorough kno Hedge of hui
man nature, or the intrieaces of the English lam
guage, as to be able to define what exactly cons.i-
tutes "lofty character we compelled to class
it with some other expressions, such as stall
voice." and 'loud eye,' which we humbly admit
are ineligible to US; but do think that if the
character of the Southern gentleman alluded to- has
hitherto been ''unimpeachsble, i. may now be fair
ly impeached, on the broad ground of want of We.
racify nd lnva of dol ot1
deem it here, where, as we have said above, such
stories as the referred to the exclusive do
main of ancient females of Morbid turn Of mind
The gentleman of lofty and unimpeachable char
acter" is further illusrious We told as clearing
a name Of high reno~n in the country A Washing
ton, jackson, Madison, beyond all doubt! Hob
nobbing with servants, and ante chamber gossips,
and retailing their interesting anecdotes to newspa
per editors, is exactly the style of thing we should
expect from the descendants Of these great men.
We had fancied, at first, when we read the words
"name Of high renown,'' that the writer meant to
convey, decately, the mpressi IN that the ''South
ern gentleman Of lofty character was a male Lady
Teazle but on second thoughts, we must no. do her
ladyship the injury Of suppospg that she could
stoop to style of scandal of which her servants
would have been ashamed When Lady Teazle and
her clique talked scandal, there was refinement in
every stab which murdered a reputation. In the
story which Mr. Bolts aud the s'Southern gentle
man Of lofty character take delight in circulating
there is nothing beyond the conception of n cham.
bermaid. We are compelled TO revert to the hypo-
thesis, that the representative Of Of our great
Southern families finds time hang so heavy on his
hands and is sadly at loss for topics of CONVEX
sation that he has devoted his faculties to the task
Of gossiping from house to house.
The gentleman of lofty and unimpeachable cha
racter," is "no less distn guisbed in his own per-
son than in that Of great ancestor" As he is uu-
fortunately anoDy mous as yet, are deprived the
pleasure Of expatiaspg on the great qualities and
doughty deeds Of his "ancestor,' whose descen-
dant is thus emulating the greatest gossip of scan
dal dom Ddt we have no doubt that if he were
really entitled to the encomiums Of the twopsnny
editor, he was in the habit Of displaying more ia.
niiar acquaintance with the ninth commandment
than his representative. 1t has not come to our
knowledge that the Franklins, or Kings, or the
Madisons, or the Livingsons, were famed for their
familiar acquaintance with the domestic concerns
of their neighbors; is it matter beyond dispute
that Mr.. Jefferson used to tell tales of Mr. Adams
wife, or James Munroe amuse his neighbors with
The prudent obscurity in which the gentleman
Of lofty and unimpe achable character has thought
fit to veil himself, likewise prevents our bearing
our personal testimony TO the distinction" which
shines, according to the Memphis editor, - in his
own person" 1t i: quite likely, considering the
sample we have Of his fertile invention, that he is
an imaginative writer of considerable power and
fame and there is no doubt whatever of his being
leading politician of his party. To borrow an
energetic expression from the paper to which he
confdes his treasured titbits Of scandal "it takes
a Wig politician to blacken General Scott's cha.
racter. by way of advancing his cause plain people
like ourselves are rather sverse to eliminating
those whose success they have at heart. We have
yet to learn those higher branches Of political
tactics which teach that you serve your friend by
abusing him; we cannot zee tna il is my recon-
mendation to a to be destitute Of ordinary po-
likeness; should we deem ourselves an efficient
ally Of General Pierce, were we to assert that Mt
such place, on such occasion, he grossly insult
ed lady by attacking her husband before her face
These are matters on which Mr.. John NJ Bolts the
"Southern gentleman of lofty and unimpeachable
character, and other wbig politicians, hold peculiar
opinions. We shall hear Of them presently assert
ing that the General has not paid his debts, or has
committed some other act Of meapness or dishoncs.
ty and when they have Get the tale foot, thew
will plume themselves on having rendered good SER
vice to the marty. If the prpcdoIa bon % -