Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-18

S,i,,- cause lie Therefore requests 'he P"o'"
lion of letter OF the il November, written ny NH
"a MASS Meeting nc the American Organization
ia Louisville. Mr. Bolts adds:
..Wh II, of the American party, this il no time io
RECKLESS. impriu"si'y az Useless "bsrarti". u't '
,n,Lr,y hnye to offer l"r what might otherwise u,
CHARGED Ms captinus disposition to come III c"l''
/. with the proceedings of the Phlladephla '""''"
ii III" 800 I;
Erom Mr.. Bolts letter of November litl' we cup
sever,l passaces which show that he bid" "c''"'''o
those who, as he thinks, with ''re'k'es7 '''p''"
insist upun "us-less distractions lie says: ~
II would be n breach Of faith to the parry .tnJ
not 'hl"s."n'e n, result in defeat, and in the
,,,n,h nj ,hc Foreign party and licir be , =, ,na
Liz ,bon which Il more d'Shstro"S r1su.' ,L h
I,o Of npr Country could not occur. r"' ''I Wv
"ei".e v, nr.r only ask a fair anu unPrel'"reu
,;nn before further business 10 dohe anu oe
r. II is too late TO retrieve ia!Se VI E ,,
, Th. suggestion is, tina, You d" MOI io'I"m a'e
example Of other Southern meetings u .h Wv. stTn,m rs
nartv by adopting insisting upon inc l:inI
adontcd ut Philadelphia. IL Is not Us all "u,, i'"'
or as Southern man, tia" speak 0"l as . s'c;
Of he american party, rtSoI"!a 10 H"'"In ""a sS .,
fr II uercSr0rv srcry,hiac, i'll cnHseess eh"fl !"
overthrow the foreign influence which mas, 10 ge"'
er or less degree, controlled the affairs OF ms E!e'
nation for the last fifteen or twenty years, ahu w'.ii
if not checked, will continue 10 conro '"e'' 'o' OF
time to come . - .o,.
Lei Kentucky be governed by her own counscs:
| ,.t her lead of in another direction let her SCI an
example that her sister States IN Inc South WILL
upon reflection, be proud to follow Let het % t"o
great pioneer on the road that will lead to victory
FOR II the South SknH coatiY"e 10 persist in holding
on Ia that patt0rm (IiSca TO me entreat you when
fell youl certain aud gsior'cnS defeat 0"ats Ms
No matter what you, or nr the South, nay th'hK VI
| that platform, and no matter how right II may oe,
il Is not satisfactory 10 majority Of tie Pa'ty. IL
has not bcrn ard T cdaaoi , Fdt!h'd o. endorsed "J
anyoae free STAT, ia he Nnion and lift should be-,
il will be by division Of the party and consequent
| loss of the State. Ii Gen Washington hm"J Coh!d
h. rsstorsd 10 kE ard hoaid be nominated and FEared
| On mat p'aftOyu, h" 7ro"!J BE- dftentei.
The recent elections in the North serve to show
what we might In n united party; but We must not
forget that the elections in New York and Massachu-
sets r"rrr cGrrrd by reputation u mat P'ail1'n
and ~ spite NJ IL and that in general or Prcs!Iei'
al election ii we insist upon il, we must be divided
and consequently must be benten. Aud are we WI
linz to lose this great stake ut such time as this
Tor the qualification Of idle and useless abstraction
for mere declaration of our opinions, which at last
will accomplish no practical goodto any human ocll1
| on earth
In tho first place. don't believe in any paper
platform for regulating the conduct ct President
after n, becomes the representative of the nation:
nor did do believe it necessary in making sc'ec
ton of the candidate rho should constitute platform
within himself.
Here Mr. Bolts has the honesty and bollncsS 10
avow TO what lengths vaultins ambition would carry
him in the effort to obtain pnrIizan triumph. hp
would "hoc oriaad sacrEce, y "ecrSs"'y,'r"J h'"S,
to beat the Democracy and elevate himself and MS
party into power. 1t ia the hodcst bid for the vote
of the majority at the North, that VIZ have ever
known.
But Mr. Bolts goes farther and denounces the
Philadelphia Convention as not fairly aud properly
organized, as follows:
Rut suppose am mistaken in this. and that plat
| form il necessary evil then let me ask what con-
stitutes platform Is it not basis OF principles or
rule Of action agreed upon 10y the whole party Tor
ia own guidance and government! How then can
series of resolutions agreed HpOn by mln0rty, nnd
which drives from the convention those representing
Il majority Of the party, he regarded as pia'lorih
binding on the party! | cannot comprehend now IL
is that the Philadelphia convention could H1'm me
right or po~sr IN adDm a PLATFORM: jar %h"'e ""' rs
| h.r;ii,a1iiy niou,H lie convention mHM bc rFy dJ-
)rcn,ly Or,an -ri from that ~htch set az fhhnddPh'"
Is there on" in the cniirs party who VIII clam
that in settling upon what shall constitute the prlnr-
pies of the party, the representation from riiiua
sba he allowed to offset that of New York-Dela
ware Offset that of Pennsy Ivana Rhode Island offset
Olio-Texas offset Virginiaa and Arkansas Men,
lucky or Massachusetts,! The proposition Is IN isei
a papablc and monstrous absurdlty; and yet thus was
| the character aud constitution OF that convention
each State being allowed ali equal number ol repre-
sentatires. -.
| But suppose am wrong again, and that this was
n fair REPRESENTATION: where then the necessity
for or prupriety in, adopting any resolutions that
were acceptable only To II comparatively snaii pnr'
ton of the party! II we ARE strong enough III the
SOufh, to carry Presidential election without thc
Md ot those in the North who agree with us on ne
uuin point that first brought us iogcther TO wii' inc
necessity for arresting the current OF orelgh inh'-
ence that threatens to overwlelm uS' ana 10 pace
the government and destlncs OF America III ",eri'
can hands then il may all be well en0ugi but II on
bar han itsl,u DuGnC
one step without their cooperation, theii why dohy
hn;, that will provoke quarrel among ourselves
! aud one too, which will assurcdy throw the power
that is within grasp into the hands ot our adver'
saries! confess | do not SEE the practical wisdom
| Vi such proceeding.
Mr.. Bolts goes on:
| What have we gained by the Philadelphia r"solu'
| tons, They have certainty V'" ne parry az Z"
p;ce< and in such manner as TO leave us p"weiiess
unless that split can be henled; and so long a."
n,rsst i'm tha course which oCcasiuned the split, IN
matter of necessity the split must not only continue
| but increase.
| Bnt now having satisfied the scruples and doubts
n all those in the South VII" "a" III sm'Fo" thnt we
are not abolitionsts and that our patti" sm ana 10y
atty may be relied on let US 20 to work and do some
thing to satisfy ourselves by adopting such measures
rs will place us in position to meet the Democracy
with an undivided front. and with some show OF sue
cess and to do this let us stop physcing "SAM
! The family physicians in Philadelphia through mis-
take gave him an overdose OF laudanuin which threw
him into cow usions and he has been lying IN the
agones of death ever since yet there were thost
watching over his prostitute form, as he lay on the bed
of suffering who entertained some hope, that by the
extraordinary efforts of nature, throughthe lnstruneh
tnty of robust and powerful constitution accompa
MED with iutcious and skillml nursing, he might III
time be set upon his feet again let strange 10 say'
that each in turn, who Inns visited m since
| bns insisted on pouring more inudanum down ms
rhroai aud if is not discontinued, the patient must
die. My advice il, to give sam no more fhllaheph'a
| physc.
contains the strongest Southern resolutions that have
ever been adopted by any party IN thus country Lei
me ask was there any necessity for this Does 'nnt
commend them for adoption by national parry =
Does not that fact alone make them SECTIONAL anu
not national Would not the North have had the
same right to adopt tho strongest Northern re:olu
tiouS, and if they had, would We not have complained
Of their sectionnlity, they nnw complain of us -
Are distruStiul OF ourselves ns to hnd 1t neces
sary to obtain certificates from each other OF our 10y
atty and patriotism II the North would adopt our
resolutions then there might be something gulned {;
with their dissent, II Is waste ul Time Tor lis to Ger
tify our own sincerity,
know too il is quite bravely aud periodically de-
clare, by some that they will "slnk or SWIM VIII.
this platform All have To cay on this point Vs. at
do not see the practical wisdom or pracucai u'ly
of adopting such Il sentiment. For my own palI,
do NOT waut To sink at all had rather swim ashore
without the aid OF plank, iaau be trowned with one
| / hat tar rather s~im ""h0" - P"t"'M, ma" S.""
cah fhc best Nai ",rT '"s r0nHf"'1td' LUIS SINKING
business NAV be- supposed 10 he quite pleasant ope.
ruion by those who tried II but have huu
enough of it, in the various political conflicts in which
have engaged, TO render ms rather disnclined I"
| the sinking process farther than necessity may I'M
pose. | certainly shall not bindly aud reckless y
sec! it, nor yet do anything, with my eyes "pen cal
| culated to bring it about.
| NAV be asked, what would have nntl"na
= convention to do! | answer, ! would dec aro Tn,
American party n national party, established I" nc
compsh certain results deemed by necessary nl
The preservation of our free Institutions aud @ N'
>!,rry question rF"t &" Stc'oHW character "Hh
q, - I.-. LII, u In. Ia. q