Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-10-23

Virginia! de Is slayeholder-an tn,
wealth ne possesses on earth is, as he SAYS
vested in slaves; and that wealth is all tht
inheritence he has to descend, in a collater
al line Of primogeniture, TO his children
He has long participated in the politics o
Virginia, and of the UNION; and has held
enviable positions in the councils of hi.
country He has always maintained him
self manfully. He has aspired TO a lead
ing position in the affairs of the Union;
and has attained his object. He unhckily
connected himself with the political for
tunes of the late Henry Clay many years
ago, and the consequence was continued
disaster.
Mr.. Bolts originally made his appear
anee in Congress in the year 1888, and al
once placed himself in a prominent and
exalted position. Though an advocate Of
Mr.. Clay, and of the principles of the
Wings generally, he displayed such indie
pendence of mind and of spirit, in the
House of Representatives, that his fidelity
to "Old Ashland" and the Wings was
sometimes doubted. He remained in Con-
gress till after the election of General Ha r
rison, in 1910; and was at one time, after
the death of old Tippecanoe, regarded as a
leader in expectancy of the administration
of Captain John Tyler. 1t will be recol-
lected that he ''slept in the same bed-
with Captain Tyler, the night immediate
ly subsequent TO The arrival of the Captain
in Washington, succeedent to the death of
President Harrison.
Mr.. Bolts failed to hold Captain Tyler
in leading strings; and finally abandoned
him to espouse Mr.. Clay's last hopes of
election. He went into private life several
years ago; and was only induced to alb
jure its retreats and delights by the fasci-
nation and common excitements of party.
Two years ago Mr. Bolts, who is not
member of the Know Nothing party, and
whose name is not identified with the re-
cord of any of its lodges, wrote a long let
ter, in which he embraced many Of its
principles. He was named as candidate
for the Presidency by many of the presses
leagued with that party. He failed, how
ever, TO receive its nomination; and now
stands aloof, free, Independent, bold, he
roic, and most manly politician.
Mr.. Bolts is now, we think, some fifty
three or four years old. In person, he is
rather commanding than otherwise; and
the whole aspect of the man is most deci-
dedly and unequivocally in his favor. He
is modest, unpretending, firm as noun
tain; courteous, dignifed,
@--------- = - = and right honorable"
As speaker, he is fluent, bold and he
roic; but never provocative. He probably
the celebrated Edmund Burke,
nearer than any other American statesman.
His manner is never offensive; nor is it
ever marked by weakness or lack If deter
mination. He is, however, one of the last
men in the world who could be intimida-
ted, or diverted from his purposes. t..
In our last paper, we copied extracts
from speeches delivered in Richmond, Va,
by Mr.. Robert G.. Scott, and His Excel
lency, Governor Wise, in both of which
Mr.. Bolts was most vehemently denounced.
Since then, Mr. Bolts has delivered
speech in the city of Fredericksburgh, rel
alive to the pending Presidential election,
in which he responds 10 the criticisms of
Governor Wise and Mr.. Robert G. Scott.
We copy couple of extracts. ls..-
Referring to an attack that was made
on him by Captain Robert G. Scott, late
American consul at Rio de Janeiro, in
speech he delivered in Richmond, late in
the month of September Mr.. Bolts thus
visits that gentleman's 'impertinence and
audacity;;" and gives rather a graphic |
sketch of his political history: ~ !
"Who is Robert G. Scott? Whr, in |
1910 he was whig-more of whig than
was. He cried over the defeat of Clay
in the Harrisburg Convention, and refused
10 vote for Harrison because of his morti-
ication at Gays defeat. In 1874 he
turned Democrat, and, when Mr.. Clay was
he refused to vote for him. / |
believe-but will not assert it for fact
that he was an applicant for office under
Polk's administration, and was disappoint-
ed. Cheers and laughter.) In 1852 he
was a warm supporter of Pierce, to whom |
he rendered active service, most efficient |
service, by killing all the rest of the flock,
and leaving him the only remaining bird
on the wing. (Cheers and laughter.) Pierce
was net long in Office before Mr.. Scptt ap-
plied for his reward, and he obtained it.
He was sent as consul to Brazil; and he
there just long enough to enable
him to get back in time to take an active
part in the present canvass; and venture
to predict that after having vacated his of
fee of consul, which was transferred to his
young son, Bob, he came here to election
eer for Buchanan, with a certainty that he
Will be elected; in which event, I venture
o say, that he will be the first applicant
or office under his administration. 1 shall
dispose of Mr.. Scott in very brief ORDER
There is an old adage that Hthose who live
n glass houses should not throw stones"
take Mr.. Scott by the picture he has
lrawn of himself. / am not the Inner
am no artist; but when gentleman
PRESENTS his own picture before me, l tell
liln, s'this is his likeness" l take it for
granted that he has sat for il at least. The
Enquirer in brief notice of
dr. Scots speech at Corinthian Hall, IN
Which he had the entire sympathy of his
audience, represents him as having said
Mr.. Bolts here read tile passage referred
o, which was brief view of Mr.. Scotts
part of it, particularly, in
which Mr.. Bolts was denounced as trait
,r for having said that the South endeayor-
ID to cheat the North by the repeal Of the