Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-25

of tie delegates appauded hesrty-ohers fon the s:ou
cried oul. ats TOO late nowwile Louisiana remarked OF
Ine ABSENCE OF specific reference the Fugitive Slave law
10 meet the last objection Mr. Boris produced ann;c
pocket copy of resolution in support OF Compromise
and deprecatng all sectional aeitaun agreed upon BY til
New Jersey Convention and being in facl the docuen:
20 which General ScoTT's letter alludcs The reading OF til
resolution followed by rene,eul of The cross firing
Dhich Mr.. Bolts had been subjected throughout The seen
10 highly exciting. und altogether Gninsiructvr; b
your Reporter with tecgraph!c assistance must cdpet
the narrative.
MIR. BOTTS AND THE "BREECHES. POCKET
LETTER"
letter in the ~ y. Herald gives the following graphic
and amusing sketch of the scene in The Whg Convention
on Friday:
The scene or rather the scenes which ooa place in hC
Whg Convention yesterday particularly rich ani ic
strucve. MIR. Choacs aIluson 10 Gem Scott's running
Without Paic!m bat with letter in every mans brccch
cs pocket broke up regular California Placer OF GOLD dus
with regard the crrullns Of Gen the Cumpro
mise question 1t was exceedingly rich throughput. Mr.
Bolts was Indignant at the SANDER, that while Gen. Scott
refused 10 wie public iec. the slavery question: eve
ry member o! the convention had private letter from ln
in his brooches pocket Now. said AIR Bntls gentle
man in This convention has letter from Gen Scot in his
beeches pocket lei him produce it, Ceres OF bin. IL oat
bring it QUIZ "Nh1 has such lcct?" 'Why," says
Fcdan 81 understand that colleague Of yours has ac
letter. "No" says Mr.. Bolts, .e has not got any such
thing But hare got letter" (tin! La! hal Shricks q!
laughter all the house The ladies in the galleries we
wing their handkerchelsj "But it uin in my breaches
pocket; il happens to be In my pocket" (Oh oh! hal
a-whoop!-hurrah for the immortal Botis) Yes Anl
here it Isl" (Sm0ked il ont-smckcd il ou') Mr. Bolts
explained amidst Utmost unhoken current OF laughter
dicule and applause from the thousands Of people on the
floor and in III" galleries; bat when he came to read General
Scos letter. announcing that his opinions on the Copo.
misc we've about ID. same that Icy wcc two days nroTt-
as expressed in private conversation the subIcct- was
the climax Ot the most irresistible farce ever invenr--
Delegates laid themselves back auah the reporters slap
ped their hands upun their tables in gh and ia the
midst of oil Of cries. shouts and SCREAMS the Presi
dent o the convention wiped The rars from his eyes Ne
yer since Tie world began was there such climax TO such
formidable preparation that of Mr. Bolts Tor something
great and strong on the compromises measures
But there vas question proposed by Mr. Cabcil OF Flo
rda, in reference Gen SCots elcconerrng at Wasting
ton ~Icn was rather curious had not He:i Sco WIZ.
ten pretty stiff letter the Compromise 10 somebody and
had gentleman rom Syracuse succeeded III sup
pressing H. the ground that il would do 10 pUmul-
gaze such letter Furthermore had Mr. Butts another
letter from Genera! Scu somewhere about m in M coat
pocset wascnat pocket, b.ceches pocket. tlimensc
amusemeni) Mr. Bots could Eat answer Tor i; gentle.
man from but for himself c could that liz had
Scott letters abou, him. ntithc: IN his coat pocket!
SrsIsi na "ses sGo oIa Ha h. Mr. Bots "a
down after taking hasiy plate Of soup nther too hoi
and amidst c in 'front.' and 10th sides, and in The rear
all the time.
The final explanation OF Gov. Junrs, OF the Scott letter,
though entirely satisfactory "a: Mr. Jones is concern
cd in tho matter did not exempt Gen Scott from he I'M
puItion that his round a6Ou letter 10 Be used in
roundabout "ay will the Southern mhsrs OF the Cnreii-
iUn, 10 impair The position Of !hc old cEie; among
The free s0ilars OF Cayuga B,idgc Tic impression
lett by this Scott letter altogether bad for the oil Gene
raj Nothing worse could have donc for him Ihd sir.
Bots exhibition and explanation OF that ridiculous
letter"
The following is the letter from Gen. Scott read BY Mr..
Bolts in the Wing Convention, ard is curious specimen o.
Is,cr-wri,iug II is remarkable recipe of "Flow not to
write letter.
"Nly Dear Sr--I have decided write nothing 10 the
Convention, individual member before nomination.
but should that honor fall 10 ny Ui shall in my acccp-
tance give views ihe Compromise terms
least strong in their favor those read to y' wv"
days since Please much 20 ny friends, Gov !os
| Nv RnIfa Mr. Tprr
"To Hon W. S. ARCHER"
Gen. Scott eays the Albany Atlas pledged by his
friends not write bu, the cccnccs tco virnen ard
he could foeeo it, He say he would no. write,
but, If he should write. would write thus -!
There is no parallel for this but the reply Of OCnnne to
the autograph hunter:
"sir-You ask me for my autograph. As have made a
solemn resovc never grart request you 10
any nermedder Of your prossson refuse yGar rIGngst'
| Yours, &c, DANIEL OCONNELL."
General Sco,,s rcn in the language the Erenng Jour
nal, "di,as the gories of his sword"
will be seen tina, the nominations, for President and
Vice presdent undnmoutiy ratified by the Curcn-
ton. This removes all danger oi schisn IN 'ie WIG
ranks.-[ Times
There is some mistake abou. this matter. The Baltimore
Patriot, Wing, has the following statement;
The resolution 7cnding from this morning declaring the
nomination Of Winfield Scott unanimous was taken mp,
when the affirmative side of the question was taken ne
vas deaenng and the president declared IL 70 he
unanimous " -. Ia,
ping OF hands and throwing Of bouquets from ihc gases'
II thus seem. that the motion entirely one-sided the
ormape vote only taken, and the negdttre was MOI
putbu ,hc President declared it to be unanimous" We
seen the same rue. rcuoed Vhlg meetings here
| 10 get tight place
| Tho Times will hardly contend that the platform was
adopted with anything like unanimty The votes OF siFy
,ir delcracs-neaty oneour,h Of the whole Convention
arc solcmny recorded against itand though its adoption
has served its purpose aordEg excuse 10 South
ern men 10 violate the wiscs Of their constituents the
Northern friends of Scot, fully privileged 10 declare ha
they arc no, board by -hat it s the expression OF
sentiments portion Of tic Convention and
the voice Of the Wing paryand that doos not tic The
hands of future Congresses but the whole subject Is still
ef omen for agitation Such s the language and the argu
,sn,s which the Sewardes already employ and how can
Southern men trust an administration which s TO be direct
ed oy such men these?
- '! ~ ---sses-------
/ WHlG CONFESSIONS.
Tho following avowal of motives governing the Wing
~ in their selection OF candidate for the presidency, made
bv the Richmond Whg deserves the attention OF all pario
tic citizens and commends itself TO the special considerable!
Of all Wing oficcholdes under the present dynasty. Sew
ard and his clique have prevailed Hungry Wing outs az
n be lie, loose upon dursd Wing and .hould Stewards
bo General get the l,dc of Uncle Sans soup Seward
Potts & Co. will at least get 'hasly plate Of SOUP.
The Democratic party have such corrupt internal an
t,uonisms. Buthear the Richmond Wing:
nTHE WHIG NOMINEE.-Atl laa, the struggle is over
General W1syIElp SeoTT the nominee of The Wing party
Of the Union This result attained yesterday, on