The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-30

paradise Of aus 10 At 2l2 Fahrenheit and
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that among the most prominent candidates for the
succession Hunter and Wise but leaving this ous of
the question: the subject Of eectng Senator Is npor
tant enough to excite all the attention and awaken all
the machiavesm OF the pipe-layiug and wire pulling
community
In Virginia, as in New York, there several per-
sons divisions Of parties and while matters of prin
cipe they all unite under the banner OF their political
faith, 1t becomes the most Kilkennysh Of cat fights
when plumber patronage is in question. At present
have the Smith somewhat nettled, both a. the
conduct Of their leader aud at the cold shoulder he
demursy received during the late Canvass account of
his doubiings and twstings Then there the Leake
men, disappointed at the nomination OF Wise in the
stanton convention over their vorite and clam,rous
for beahta equivalent for their support OF the nom
nee in the Next comes the Floyd men, psrti
west and still marting under the recollection Of certain
proceedings Fix years ago whereby Mr. Mason Obtained
be senatorhip And they CO. quite after the fashion
your Iick nsontes and sewardites and Marceyies 10
be Empire s ate.
From one Of these parties report has originated
hat Mr.. Mason win decline election to the United
States Senate and efforts are male have 1t extca.
svey circulated and believed but nothing ne fur
Tier from the truth Mr. Mason would be pleased vt
election and lam not Of better for the place
IN the whole South. lie IL q reliable, pure, consist
ent statesman, ofthe stripe just becoming rather
found The Know Nothings have no hopes in connection
with this subject their strength being conide asly
ure but in case Of stubborn emeue bet ween he divi
sops Of the democracy they may unite Extra Billy
smith, who would not attack them CHAT is the phrase
In late canvass, and run him In"
The contest for the SpeSkership In the House OF Dele
gates of the State will be between Floyd and the last in
cunbent-CIutchfeld-a promises TO be quite warm
We close to Washington that the doings and say
ngs OF the national ial felt and heard almost
House will be racy, and will ccs the country many
thousand in the shape Of pay for idle days.
The olerkship is no less subject Of speculation as
FoDey may be fairly said to have lost his throre by apd
cation Rnmor las it that he is MT altogether
good terms with " The powers" he was, his per-
sopal preference leading him TO back the Penns vani,
nag for he sweepstakes Of 1885, 10 connection with this
place the Ut Mr. A. d. Ranks, of the South Siie
Democrat, at Petersburg, is mentioned. He would be
voted for probably by the entire Virginia delegation ex
cept Carlisle, The Know Nothing member, and would
command, this account. respectable support in the
South The Nebraska men of the North mus, unite with
the South in the organization Of the House. or nothing
can be elected RANDOLPH.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. &c, 1856.
John Minor Bolts and our Richmond Correspon-
dent-IHe Richmond Dispatch and the Irish
Morement, &C., &c.
In your paper of Sunday morning, which have
Just received find letter from Mr.. J. NJ. Bolts, ami
madverting pretty severely upon my remarks rela-
tive to his aspirations for Mr. Masons seat in the
United States Senate. He denies in unmistakeable
terms his purpose to be candidate for that Office,
lie offices in the gift of the people of Virginia. while
is well known, every effort of his friends was d.
rected to the accomplishment of the very ends which
lie himself feigned to disregard. If your CORES
pendent had spoken Of him in like connection
with reference to the office Of Governor of this State
member Of Congress for this district or even men,
Der Of the Legislature, certain it is that he would
have manifested the same disregard, have uttered
the same denials, while his public actions were
shaped with particular reference to these positions
Whether or rot this is 80 with respect to the posi-
ton Of United States Senator remains TO be seen
when the election comes up In fact, there is no
Office, from that of member Of the House of Dele
gates up to the Presidency Of the United States to
which If his real feelings were known, he does not
aspire; and If questioned upon the subject denial
is certain to be given, when ut the same moment
every exeition is being made to carry out his am
bilious views.
BE assured that without due authority should
net have associated the name of Bolts with Office
Of such importance. i was myself incredulous upon
the subject, and had the information emanated from
q less reliable source would have received it with
some doubt--Goubt abstract from my conviction
that there is no Office in the gift of the people or
government for which he would not aspire. / should
not Of course have predicated any statement of par
ticular character upon this general impression IN
derftand too well the duties Of correspondent to
venture upon any slight grounds statements in re-
gard to public men, and, more especially, in regard
to Bolts, who would be anything and everything for
the sake OF Office He says Il have no means OF
knowing your correspondent but, if l am not
misinformed as to the person, he is not on
ly foreign political opponent, but one who
i wth regard 90 To den
tity; and he states what is untrue when he says
am foreign political opponent and altogether
stranger to him. shall possibly make myself bet
ter known to him when he returns to Richmond, and
he will know In due time that | am not only his
equal in all that appertan to the honor aud ntegr-
ty OF Character but his superior so far Us our rea
tons to the State or nation politically are
ed. He to dare impugn the motives Of an honest
man! He who is prepared to veer round with every
current Of public opinion in the hope later
of running upon some prominent political headland,
there to luxuriate upon the spells! Truly, according
TO bis idea of public sentiment, the star dard by
which men are judged is lowering to q sad pitch
But" says he, "that he has sinister object in
thus repeating his ceaseless fabricatons, which are
ton is manifest, but what that object may be. must
he lett to conjecture" To destroy his prospects for
the Senate or for the Presidency, is it Good hea
vens, destroy the prospects Of who is polit
cally dead rs julius Caesar physically! That would he
throwing water on drowned rat, truly No human
power, not all the electricity in nature could for
instant resusctate into life the deunct carcass of
Bolts To seek, therefore, to infct injury upon him
"a purpose which | here solemnly dscaim-
would be an attempt no less vain than that Of killing
o dead man.
How far his denial of any purpose upon his part
10 get INTO the shoes OF MI Mason II sincere remains
to lie when the election for United States Sen.
ator shall come up. If his name will not be before
the Legislature in connection with that Office the
indications, as well as the information furnished
me, are truly deceptive. The authority upon which
my statement was founded is az respectable and
as worthy If credence AZ Bolts or any other
gentleman in the country. II, after consideration,
he shall consent to have his name given, you will
have IL, with full power to publish it at your dicre
ton.
The daily Dispatch Of this city, referring to the
statements Of your Richmond correspondent, in re-
gard to the movement for the liberation of Ireland
and the spread Of the organization in Richmond and
other parts of Virginia, says-"Tbe HBRALp's cor.
respondent, We think. must be decidedly misnform.
ed. The Irish of Virginia can scarcely be engaged
in any such quixotic project" &c, &c. The Dis
news, is in fact the HERALD in miniature and sup
poses, no doubt, that inasmuch the news of this
moven ent did not reach them. it could not exist
within the city. He will probably have seen his
IN axe thrnunh the columns of the HERAI nhef ORC