Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-08
Bolt, and the National American.


it can divert from the true issue between
selves and the fifty sixty individuals, who have
assumed in the dark and without authority speak
for and in the name of the thirty-Rve hundred
American voters of the city of Richmond. And
when for the sake of throwing dust in the eyes Of
its readers, it asks us the following questions:
Are YOU prepared charge i, a "clear unequivo.
cal aud shameful misrepresentation OF the views and wishes
Of Observation-Disclosures of the American voters OF this
CITY, that in the opinion Of this Council the agitation
SLAVERY should cease Is it pdipdLie misreprescnti
tonto say that the rights OF the South plain sud pal
pabl well defined aud understood and that they should
no longer be treated open questions by the South 3
Where l. the harm in saving that will maintau guar
vntecJ constitutional rights and our right ofpopery in sa
yesF 10 believe that the continuous agitation at
this subject is made 10y selfish politicians for personal
party promotion aud huitul to the South the inStitu
tons OF slavery and the permanently of the Cuon2 Are
YOU ror OF the introduction of this any other qu,
tOq into the American platform, for he purpose Of "
tracing orr party and cdd"gcriHg tie success Of
pri"yGiciy''
We say, when the American puts such Quc>-
tons these, il certainly expects reply and We
shall certainly not condescend TO make any. We
know not, neither do care, whether the first re-
solution quoted by Saturday was adopted by
the american Convention Of Georgia, not That
has nothing to do with the question. The question
is, whas are the views and sentiments of the Amcri
can party OF Virginia. To portion of that rc>ou
. tion however, we, nor no other Southern man. have
any obiect"nS- to urge. But the latter part which
deretates the introduction into the national plat
form" of any aluSiun to the subject Of slavery and
Southern rights we do oppose, and shall oppose To
tle "bitter end We are not prepared to surren-
der every thing worth maintaining for the purpose
of making BottS-Ieaven save the mark President
orthe United States. We pay no tribute TO has van
ity or has ambition at the expense of principle and
the dearest interests of the Southern people. That
is our position and we mean to maintain 1t, though
the world the flesh, and the devil all say nay. The
A4-ri is at perfect liz rty To adopt any other il
may ehotSc. Zee
After denopneing their action in repudating the
18th section our remarks on Saturday were special
'lS directed against the resolution adopted by the
''conbined councils, which contains in the language
ofthe An.riecA~ expression of confidence in Nr
Bolts, and admiration for his public character and
an expression Of Preference for him the American
candidate Tor the Presidency We repeat that if
this resolution adopted in the combined councils
by vote Of IA to 10 is intended to be understood
either at home or abroad as an expression Of the
opinions of majority OF the American voters Of this
city then is it "a deliberate and unmitigated fraud
AMI we iearlessly denQunce it such, and challenge
adv erti,edof our citizens We make bold to say that
majority Of the American voters of Richmond have
no"cohadence in Mr. Bolts, no admiration Tor his
public character of late years and, least of ALL 10
obey Rreftr him as the American candidate for the
.. Presidency" These opinions and the opinions
Of those with wnOm' we act, and this Is the issue
fairly nade and fairly presented, and it is the issue
(which wewsh to be fairly aud distinctly decided 10y
a. fI,
African Church, after the weather clears up, will
suit thcsconyeneuce of the 18th section, anti Bntt.
Americana for the trial of this question. But we
=. epldiaie, and cut The action Of the combined
councils on Tuesday last and denounce it, and
foteter, as Iitifnl snap,judgneBt, miserable and
revolving fraud upon nineteen tweenteths of the
American. soters of the city of Richmond.
We repeat that the 18th section Of the Phaicl-
pha platform las been endorsed 50 TAR as our OBJ
seryaton has extepdeI, by every Wing and Ameri-
cah newspaper in the state, with the single excep-
" ton Of Tie NaGohd Americaa under its new cdi-
tors-uia it was endorsed in distinct and emphatic
terms, by the American State Convention held at
Lynchburg and hat it his also been most cordially
endorsed 10y the American members of the Legi,a-
ture And what We mean by it, being thus endors-
ed is that it has been approved Just and right in
itself backed by pledge on the part Of the Aner-
caas' of Virginia ~ adhere and stand by il them
selves and insist upon its ihthiu observance by ty
Northern American, as an Indispensable prcrcgui-
site to cooperation with them, And yet in the
face OF NIL thzaMr Bolts and his friends seek to
produce the impression abroad that hc and his view,
are approved endorsed, aud sustained by tie Ane-
'rican party Of Richmond aud the STATE at large
Nothing could be more grossly absurd nothing. 50
entirely foreign to the real facts Of the case And
nobody knows this better than Bolts himself and the
small squad Of olicons noisy perscvering indyidu-
ais that hang about his skirts and minister u his
vanity.
The ADi}ricsn, in the course of its article, Is
pleased to say We have yet to learn that the po-
Itical principles Of Mr.. Bolts materially differ from
those Of the wig" oar reply is, that If by Mr.
Bolts political principles i7 meant hs views on
slavery, and his willingness to put the South u the
Keeping and at the mercy Of the North for thd pur
pose OF making himself or any other man Prt-idcnt.
then protest most -oeinnly that his principle are
not principles aud that be and We. noz hence.
forth, and forever travel different road altogether
His idea, like the Washington Orgoe's, is TO reject
Hnd ppudrts the I2th section Of che Phiadt pnil
platform, aud TO ignore the question Of slavery
out aud out And lbr wh1t. Why, in order sim.
ply 10 carry the next Presidential election That is,
10 get possession Of the spells without reference g.,
anything but the spoils' n short 10 carry ti.t
election ia defiance and contempt Of principle and
without the slightest regard to the honor aud vital
interests o. the South As for ourselves We say boz
alt dcberation and caudor that we hold the right,
81 the South paramount to every consideration Of
party and that before We wOod yield one lot or
title Of them y the unjust demands Of the North.
even Cor the sake Vi the Presidency With Oh IT, no.
nors aud patronage, We would bee John Minor Bott.
his tails and every party the face Of the earth.
sunk SO deep that the hand Of resurrection could
never mach them. The american will perhaps per.
ceivs b. this time that AR Bolts aud ourselves do
differ materially, widely, iucconcilably.
We quote from the AisCriGdn the following clio
snug paragraph
'As 10 che member, of he combined Councils Of III,
cny Of Richmond-We have bat TO say, thst W. have
greatly mistkcp iich hcJ are the Sworn cgct,,u d
any man, on the contrary. think We Iu.uhtd ,,cu
by The short acquaintance We have had with dem and
our Hunted opportunity Of forming estimate 81 uer
character 10 Piunouuoine thcu-- -