Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-10-24
ANOTHER BROADSIDE FROM
JOHN M. BOLTS.


ent campaign was delivered by John NJ
Bolts, at Petersburg, Va, on the z'th
ult. 1t is reported in full in the New
York Herald, and makes ten columns OF
the smallest type. The speech was IN
reply to speeches made at Richmond by |
Mr. Robert G.. Scott-the same man
who obtained some notoriety by his IA
nous letter to the Presidential aspirants
in 1S52-and by Gov. wise. These
gentlemen took occasion to denounce Mr..
Bolts in the most vehement manner, and
Gov. Wise even went so far as to advise
the Mayor of Richmond to prosecute Mr..
Bolts for treason.
Mr.. Bolts in commencing his speech
defended himself from the charge of trea-
son, and turned the tables by charging
treason upon Gov. wise himself. He
discussed and denounced the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise; the doctrine
of Secession and its author, Mr.. calhoun,
blaming Mr.. Clay for having interfered
to prevent Gen. jackson from hanging
Mr.. Calhoun when be raised the nullifi
cation flag in 1928; and fully and
thoroughly dissected the Texas question
and compromises of 1850, and the effect
which the legislation in regard 10 those
questions had had upon the country.
He declared that Pierce had given great
dissatisfaction to the South, and charged
the Democracy with all the evils which
now affiict the country, and those which
seem to be in prospect. The whole sla-
very question was declared to be an ar
rant humbug, in the following emphatic
language:
There never was so arrant and so
impudent humbug attempted to be
practised upon the credulity of humanity
as this question of slavery. Why, gen.
tlemen. slavery is in no more danger than
the coat on my back is of being taken
away-not half so much, because they
talked of lynching me, believe. and yet
l am not afraid of any body taking my
coat off; nor am l afraid that any man in
this State will dare lay the weight of his
finger upon my coat.
That is all baby talk. 1t would not
have alarmed me when was in a nur.
sery, FIVE years old; and it disturbs me
just about as much as that singular noise
my friend made over yonder a while ago
(Laughter.) How is slavery in danger
Who is to trouble it? Who proposes tc
trouble it? There is not man in Amer.
ica-I won't say that, fer there are some
fools and madmen in America wa:
about to say that there is not a man il
America that would disturb the institu
, ton OF slavery as it now exists. (cheers.
l dare say that such men as Phillip.
Garrison, Smith, and others of that stamt
would do it. They are party in them
selves. They don't act with the Repub
lican party at the North.
But where is the man that is now il
Congress, or that has been in it, tina
would interfere with the institution q
slavery as it now exists in the States
Not one. No, gentlemen, that man ha
not been born, nor has he been begotter
that viii hereafter dare interfere wit
the institution Of slavery as it exists III
der the construction of the States. NJ
one. Marshal Ney had not the on
hundredth part of the boldness that woul
be required to do it. Bat they will d
this. They will resist the extension
slavery. They will resist the admissio
of slave States; that is what they wi
do. And why? Because of the repe;
of the Missouri Compromise.
In 1854, when they repealed the con
promise, what said the North of Ii
South? Were they in favor of that r,
peal? No. They said, 'Gentlemel
we beg you not to disturb this ComprC
mise 1 speak substantially. TIL
question has been settled between til
North and the South for thirty year
and in the name of God let it renal
settled. We know we have the powe
and we have no disposition to use
No, says the South, we will have +
IAN Compromises. Compromises are uncor
ian stitutional.' well, then, what will vo
do? the North said. You, who are
AK the minority, will have to control Il
ioH question; or we, who are in the maiorit
have to control it Very WE'LL sal
the South, go on. We, of the minorit
will control it,
al" You can readily understand the NH
osophy of this position. l might lin
I, 's trate it, if necessary, by saying that
nat two of you say to five of US. we wo,
compromise the mattel, assuming II 10
ceS some point of difficulty between US. the,
10 W0uld ha IiftIa No.