Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-28
nr. Belts and the Eaq alrer.

The Enquirer calls our attention to the recent letter
OF Mr.. Bolts the subject Of Know Nothngism,
and seems somewhat astonshed at It's appearance
in the columns Of this paper II affirms our sympa-
thy with Mr.. Bolts in his affection for Know Moth
ingism, and concludes that his letter Was not given
place in our columns from the fact that contained
other sentiments whichdid not meet our appreciation
As to this alleged sympathy on part, with Know
Nottingham, We most respectfully submit that il is
charge of the correctness Of which the Enquirer
itsslf knots nothing, and We would suggest to our
Contemporary the propriety Of acquiring information
upon before preferring positive an allegation
With reference to this alleged sympathy with Know
Nothngism We have nothing more to say.
Our neigabor is certainly right in saying that we
differ from Mr.. Bolts on the subject of the Nebraska
bill. We have been from first to last an advocate OF
that BILL Mr.. Bolts has been equally consistent in
his opposition to it. We had thought that every
man, woman and child in the State, including the
mass Of intelligent negroes, knew that Mr. Bolts
was opposed to the Nebraska BILL and did not regard
this late letter of his as furnishing the first news of
that fact. We, therefore, no use in publishing
this letter SO far as that point was concerned
But We have word to say to our neghbor Our
interest in him has been often expressed, and we
hope, properly appreciated and this interest excites
the apprehension that in his excoriation of Mr. Bolts
for his opposition to the Nebraska bill, our neghbor
may get himself entanged in mesh from which he
will find it difficult to cxtrcae hmself-n this wise:
The general understanding is, that our ncehbor feels
decided anxiety for the nomination OF Mr. Wise for
Governor. Whether this understanding is true. or
false We do not pretend to affirm but we do affirm
that the testimony sustaining it is at least rs definite
and reliable that upon which he charres MS with
sympathy for Know Nothingism. Assuming this
understanding we suggest to neighbor that il he
makes much more noise about the Nebraska hill, and
INDUCES in much more dcnunciation of gentlemen
on account of their opposition to it, he may find his
consistency involved in sustaining Mr. Wise either in
Convention, or, after nomination, because Mr. Wise
has said, that the objections to the Nebraska bill are
"undnseera6le." We suppose that Mr. Bolts enter
tains similar opinion OF it. If Mr. Bolts opposition
to the Nebraska bill places his animal nature" only
in Virginia, and spirits oil his Immortal part to
more Northern latitude, we fear that Mr.. Wise,s
"unanswerable" objections to the same bill would
effect similar sundcring OF his soul and BODY
Should he be nominated by the coming Staunton
Convention, the gathering up of these "dsecta mem.
bra would be, we should judge, a rather unpleasant
job and might require a declaration of ''martal
'A"' UT, present new question under the fu ,tive
slave law, rs doubtless the rascay Yankees would
claim to hold on to their part of Mr.. Wise 1t cost
about twenty-five thousand dollars to recover some
time since, fugitive slave and how much, upon this
basis OF calculation, would it cost to recover from
these same Yankees the 'immortal part of Mr. Wise:
Our neighbor may be able to work out this sum in
spiritual arithmetic, bu: confess to entire knou
nottingham upon so abstrusc a point.
In conclusion, our neighbor will see that he is
getting himself into embarrassments and, we hope,
will be grateful to us for pointing them out to him
before he becomes inex,ricably involved We have
. decided advantage over our neighbor We are
entirely uncommitted to Mr.. Bolts or Mr.. Wise, or
MIR. Anybody Else, or Mr.. Nobody Else, as plcaseS
our neighbor, for Governor not even the Know
Nothings having suspicion of our preference There
is not, consequently the same necessity for caution,
on our part, with reference to the Nebraska bill. AS
there is on that Of our neighbor