Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-26

the victim of most murderous dissection by the seal
pes OF the Enquirer and Examiner, and at the same
tine, has met with but little sympathy at the hands
Of his friends. 1t is true, last winter he sought 10
make final stand. backed by the forlorn hope ol the
| "Combued Councils" and the other Joint. Of the
Richmond tail, but the battie.aSe of Ridgway came
crushing about his skull and drove him back 10 his
ohscurity, while his followers, scattered and discom
fitted have never since dared to chirp. Recently
Sowever of those periodical spasms by which the
immortal reminds the world that he still lives. has
delighted his small body guard, and secured to him
the honor of new tayiug at the hands Of the skfu
GnatOmst of the Enquirer. The speech of Mr Botts,
spread ou, before the Black Republican world, in
some ten or twelve columns of the New York He
rald though spoken before Richmond audience, is
a remarkable production for Il Southern soil Ii con.
tans the most extraordinary doctrines, the most start
ling assertions, AMI it. as he claims, il properly rep.
rcsents the present position OF tile Virginia Know.
Nothings. we may well wonder to what point blind
hatred of Democracy will lead its victims.
We have time for extended comment upon this
speech. 1t should be read all over vIrgina-and if
does not the scales TO tall from the eyes Of
the ardent Fllmorees, i; will be because they are
wiully blind. lie places Fillmore aud Fremont on
| the same platform, upon the slavery question: aud
avows his preference Of the latter over Buchanan
His hatred Of the Democracy is violent, that any
change will be better, in his Judgment, than perpe.
tuatlOn OF its power. he denounces the Missouri
Restriction repeal, the Kansas BILL defends the North
attacks the South--drd glorites Bolts all the time
subiime; the vanity with which he pruclams his WIS
dom Is rich; and the self-satsfactiOn in which he
chuckles over the fufmeut Gi all his prophecies, is
glorious. In every thing he has said hitherto, he
claims to have been right in every thing wherein
other people have differed from him, they were Ger.
tainy wrong His Known Nothing auditors cheered
him Justify every word brought hurrah IN response
and each blow given with a strong good will, at
friends and foes was followed by the uprosrious ap-
plauEe of the tail
Ii his counse!s had been followed, Wise could have
been beaten If his policy had governed the nation
all would now be peace; he made the compromise ot
1880: he "took Liberties with MIR. Clay and ne
brought Mr. Clay around; h. came oil the way from
New Orleans TO bleeding country, &c. &c -
great speech is He pitches into the politicians
they ore false aud stupid; he pitches into the peo
ple-ihey are blind and ignorant; he pitches INTO
every thing and every body, but Boits-and he winds
up with the grand flourish, that just so far rs every
body has around 10 Bolts so far has every BODY
| come right. But hs says thing significantly and
truly. He refers to the famous Eth section battle OF
the Combined Councils, when he ami his squad de-
| nounced aud the Wing and the rural Councils de-
mauded it. He calls il humbug, nd shows that
there must be humbug somewhere, because the
Know Nohags have kicked it out OF their platform,
AMI yet The Wing and all his old enemies a.. still
stand upon that platform. Most consistent Know
Sohings! In word, referring to the herce contest
of last wintsr in Richmond, prior to the Philadelphia
meeting in February, Bolts cannot but boast little,
that his opposition TO the 18th section was fully sus'
tanned by the National Council; that he said it was
useless bungng obstacle. and deserved to be kicked
out, and it was kicked out and that the very Fir-
! GINA Know Nothings who denounced him and his
sdheren.s Black Republicans, for this very oppo-
stion to the 18th section, now stand upon platform
without il, and throw up their caps Tor candidate
who has never yet recognised lis principle.
Bolts has triumphed in Eirginis-he Is the true
type and exponent of Know Nothinglsin here aud to
him alone are we TO look if want TO learn the real
motives and aims Of the order Such is our reluctant
! conclusion. .
| If he ia not its exponent some authoritative dis
clamer should be made promptly-ottierwIse the
whole party mus, bear the responsibility OF the afro
c;oas sentiments of th. Richmond manifesto. We
! would be glad to have it sen; throughout the State,
| that quiet thinking men, of all parties may know to
what lengths OF dsloyalty disappointed Office seeker
will 90, and also how far bigoted partzans will ap'
prove sentiments which, successfully asserted
must result in the loss of the honor, equality and IN
| dependence Of Virginia.
{ We wish the Americans much Joy Of Bolts. He i
perfect Samson, every body knows, and we fear, i
they don't stand from under he will pull the par'
of the temple Of Virginia Know Nothings ism dowi
about their ears, crushing all-inside members ant
outside sy,npathisers, and his own precious sci
among them.