Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-30
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JOHN VI. BOTrS.

Bolts has at laat attained the notoriety he has been
assduously seeking ever since the Wing party Of
Richmond 'sioyghtG" him utT. This political otfcast,
bankrupt in purse aud character has lately been
humed from the political grave TO which his own
party. ten years ago. consigned him, and with the
spaslnodc vitality Of abo!i,.vGsin has been lately
"deliv-red" vi speech tha: has Sc, all FremoDtsm
in III uproar of delight. This political Lazarus, after
lying at the doc: OF AboIitionsm for long years. uu
noticed Hi:. unknown, has a. last been taken IN, and
il re, already fed with the recompense o good lee,
. las been well satisfied with high expectations.
We propose showing Mr. Bots W in the language
and dress of his own political colsbo-ers.
| The Richmond Nhig, Of January :. 1876, saye of
Mr.. Botts: 1.-The AMerlcaa il the course 81 i,s ar.
tcle, is pleased 20 suy We have ye. TO learn that the
political principles OF Mr. Bolts materially dfler from
iaoae OF the Whig.' Our reply is, that If by Mr.
Rott. political principles is meant his views on slave
ry and hlS s1H!Hsn'sS 10 put m" Sowh IN The E"cpae
an. 1T He nsrcy Of lie N0rth, for the purpose Of ma
king himself or any other man President, then We
protest most sOemny that his principles are not our
principles and that he and We, nov henceforth ami
and forever, trnve! different road altogether
His idea is 70 aEr POSSESSION OF THE sPoIIs WITH
! OFT nE.EREScE TO ANYTHING But THg srolLS -
| ~ SHORT TO cAKkf THE ELECTION ~ DEFIANCE
! ANp CONTEMPT OF rRISCIPLEs, AND WITHOUT THE
! SLIGHTEST REGARD FOX rHE HONOR ASp VITAL IS.
rEKEsrs or THE SuuEI,. As .ur ourselves, We say,
in all deIiharon ondlcandor, that hold the rights
Of tho South paramount 10 every consideration OF
party and that before yield iOt title OF
these to the unjust demands Of the North even for
the ssk6 of the Presidency with all H. honors and
patronage would John Minor Bolts, his TGils,
and every party the face Of the EARTH s3Ls co deep
that the hand of the resurrection could reach
them" Thus spoke the leading siHmore paper in
Virginia, the Richmond Whig, on the sth o! last Jan.
uary, aud endorsed by eiery American paper OF
any character, III the Slate
And, again. January II, 1856. in the Richmond
Wing we t,nd the following reply to the South Side
Der.ocrat
! Now, we submit to our Petersburg ncghbor that
common usce requires that he should not held either
the Know Nothing Leaders in Virginia, nGr the mass
of the American party in the State responsible for the
abolition cagdrpS and hcresJ Of Bolts and Bolts
council of 40 in this city Their principles and re
Communications are lCfthose Of any respectable NUN
Der Of Americans i'll any portion Of the State.
Charge disloyalty to the South TO Bolts and Rotts
baEera dozen Of friends, but for Heavens sake lay
il not to the door Of the American party IN Virginia
Again, the same paper OF January 10Th, 1896, says
"Uur present impression is that whether the Bolts
faction 10 i not, 10 due both 20 the char
acter and interest Of the citizens of Richmond that
they should vindicate themselves against the susp
onn, which the action os the Combined Councils and
:he Of the National American have cast upon
them of being willing to affiliate with and take tC
their bosom the Black Republicans OF the Morrill,
Rchu:ond has already been injured by the charge 81
industrously circulated by the Democratic press and
confirmed in part by the course OF Bolts and bis
! friends of being an abolition city,
per says that the State Council Of the American par
| ty teil "the ignoring Mr.. Bolts in SO many words
that l.s ID disturber Of the peace aud harmony o
! tbs party. an afIiicuor and Sympa'h,S:r with the
Black Republicans of the North traitor To the rght
and honor of the South, and unworthy either OF tbs
confidence or the respect of Southern men and South
! ern gentlemen.
| All this Was most emphaticaly endorsed by tbe
Alexandria Gazette, the llarriaOnburg True Ameri
can and the Danvil!e Register which last paper ha
| the following:
That the effort TOT Rots) to DISCARD the l2th sec
ton was q manifestation OF an abolition procvityto to
which tbs American party OF Virginia cannot and w
| not bo responsible
| The above shows the estimation set upon Bolts by
the American press-let Us see how he agrees WIN
| the members OF the American party, and first Win
| Mr.. Fillmore himself.
Bolts SAYS: "T'he Eaion * IN dlng.r ~ d'f'o'
ntion." But, Mr. Fillmore, at Albany said: 81 con-
tess frankly, sir. that fear il tthe tuonl !s ~ Hai'
| ger" (seeJ. B. Thompson's speech July lstl Bou'
Gays: His Fremont y eec,ioa by the pe"pe' !a"
fully and constitutinnay expressed, iurhisneS ho
| ground for dissolution, and ne Is insane WHO CAL
contemplate sny such 'ang.
Mr. Fillmore, At Albany, said: az this sectional
mart; ,ucc.-,s il leads inevitably 81 the destruction
ci hi, beautiful fabric" Bots says Mr. Fillmore Is
: .iusa,,' TOR contemplating dissolution.
! Aran Mr.. Fillmore SAYS: ''lt seems TO me Impos
s;bs that those engaged in this 5isck Republican,
movement can have contemplated the awful c"nst'
uuence. OF success. Ii il breaks asunder the bonds
| OF our Union, and spreads anarchy and civil war
through the land what is it ess than moral treason
Hence Bot;s is traitor, by FIllmores logic: De-
npunced traitor by the press uf his party IN IIr'
aiuis and proved 10 be such by his candidate, MI
Fillmore, we dismiss the creature, hoping that the
November election
'.Wil pu: in every honest hand '"aip
To iusn tic riscal naked through me world,
Ey.,, from m Ear m. .Ip WOE