Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-22
Mr. Bolts In New Hampshire. and Gov. shan
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the newspapers We do not vouch for the ao-
cnraey of eiiher-indeed we much question both
Each is evidently reported by some person hos
tile 10 the speaker. and it is not improbable that
there is in both cases some Misrepresentation
Mr.. Bolts is known TO have opposed the Aebras-
ka-Kansas act, but we were not prepared TO hear
of his encouraging the free sellers of New lamp
shire. in their demands for its repeal, 10y denoune-
ing it as iniquitous nor are we. on the Other
hand. less surprised to find Governor shannon.
appointed by the same administration which had
previously appointed Reeder and Dawson, avow.
ing himself in favor of making Kansas slave
State. But without further commentary we give
the two speeches as we find them. II will be
observed that Gov Sbannon's differs in time
place and sentiment,from that which we publish
ed yesterday.
A QUEER SPEECH ToR AN AGRICULTURAL
FAR-The Hon. John Minor Bolts, Of Virginia
at the State Fair in Manchester y. H.. ON the
18th made speech. of which the Travellers
correspondent gives the following account
Coy Baker introduced Hon. John NJ. Bolts.
of Virginia, with an allusion to the time when
Virginia and New Hampshire stood shoulder to
shoulder in support of the sacred cause Of hber.
ty.
Mr.. Bolts responded with speech intensely
political.-as appropriate 10 an Agricultural Far
as Pop goes the weaze' from church choir du-
ring public worship. He said The time is about
to come Mr.. President, when Virginia and Now
Hampshire will fuse together again. Why can't
we fuse together as our forelatbors did lie
had been invited TO deliver the annual address
before the Society. but it was with an unaffected
disirust of his ability that he declined the honor
and the Society had reason TO congratulate them
selves upon his determination. lie had seen
nothing in New England in which fair eompari
son could not be made between the North aud
the South, except in men and women, and ON thai
subject the South were n dend match,
j.. In reference to the politics o} \. lIampshire,he
had said he never seen man from the State With
whom be could agree, politically, and since he
had been in the state he had asccrtaned the
reason,-you send your worst mon abroad aud
keep the best at home. The sooner you mend
your practice in this respect, the better for your
reputation.
l am a compromising man, continued Mr.
Bolts. by nature, temperament and habits and
he who is not compromise man is self-willod,
obstinate, peryerso and dangerous, Why. there
is not man before mo who could live at homo in
peace for thirty days, if he did not compromise
with his wife; if you don't believe me just try it.
Now If Il man and wife can't live without com.
promise, how can a country like ours exist with
out compromising spirit am in favor Of all the
the compromises which have been made to settle
disturbing questions.
There are two kinds potics--tho politics of
the statesmen and the politics of The partizan.--
The politics of uio statesman, all men are at lib
erty to discuss everywhere. Party politics |
have done with. | abiure, repudiate have done
with them. | have not been party man since
1918, and never will be for the rest Of my life
| will never vote for any man who is not a union
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nation.
shall make short speech. If you are patri-
OTIS you will not be dispeased with anything |
shall say if you are not PATRIOTS don't care
whether you are pleased or not.
Kisses followed this declarations; and vo ccs
were heard-"We have had politics enough! Talk
of Agriculture !"
Botts--There are three political parties in the
Countrywide State rights party of the South
the Slave rights party of the North, and the great
Constitutional, Union loving party of the whole
country, to which belong.
There are two questions calculated to destroy
the peace and harmony of the Countrywide re-
storation of the Missouri Compromise, and the
execution of the Fugitive Slave bill.
In regard to the Nebraska bill | need hardly
say to you was the first man at the South who
raised his voice against that iniquitous measure
have never failed to denounce it and never WILL
whether at home or abroad. Who is responsible
for that enormityl You say the South. Ii is not
true. The South had no power to prevent its
passage. The North passed it, Ayel and to
come nearer home, New Hampshire is respon
sbe for it. The little giant of Illinois was but
n cats paw and he was scarcely in the ring.
There was but one man in the country who could
have done it, and he had the whole patronage of
the executive at his command. Let no man blame
the South for what your own Franklin Pierce has
done.
The politicians at the North do not want tho
repeal Of the Nebraska bill They are not sim
cere in heart when they say so. They use the
cry forpolitical purposes. They know well there
is not so much danger of making Kansas slave
State as there is of making Missouri free State
Mr. Bolts passed from this topic to the discus
sion of the Fugitive Slave bill. He remarked:
"If the Supreme Court of the United States de-
eide it to be unconstitutional, the South toiH sub
nit. IL they decide it to be constitutional the
South will make you submit" To secure the
execution of the law. he WAS in favor of n force
bill against the North if need be-
Bolts said, although he belonged to the Wing
party he greater Democrat than they who
had stolen the name. He said New Hampshire
could not lve'without the South she would starve
without that aid.
The speech was rambling, and i'll digested.
have given fair synopsis of it.
lCorrespoddence of the st Louis Democrat
Reception Of Governor Shannon at westport
WESTPoRT, Mo- Aug. 81.
Gov Wilson Shannon. Mr. Reeder's successor
arrived at Kansas City this morning,in the steam
or Martha Jewett.
In the evening he serenaded, and called
out to address the audience, who had gathered
around the steps of the hotel.
Governor Shannon began bis remarks by thank
ing the audience for their courteous reception
1t gratified him he said, not because it was per-
sonally hatterng but because it showed him that
they were not disposed to decide on his official ca
reer in advance. 1t showed him that he might
rely on your aid in endeavoring TO overcome
obstacles which he was aware existed, but hoped