Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-31
Botts' Organ.

The Soft Shell American newspaper in this city.
which is very proud of being the special and conf
dental organ of Bolts begins to give signs of trepi
dation and affects to regard the " voice of the pcO
pie" as of no moment at all Condemned and
secuted 10y every American paper in the State, back
ed by the whole body of the people it yet expresses
the hope that Nirginians and Southern will
tain it in its feeble upon their rights and honor
The Soft-She Black Republican organ is clearly mi,
taken in its suppoSiiion. Its only reliance is upon
the handful of Bolts men in this city and time " al
prove whether they can keep the organ in motion.
We know the fact. il the organ does not, that the
patriotic people of Virginia will not sustain any Jour
nal devoted to the propagation of FreeSo doctrines
and the personal promotion of FreeSoil demagoguc
We take great pleasure in giving the dropping
pning starving little organ the benefit OF adveI
tiselnent in our columns of its whining appeal to
the SyInpathies Of the public in its Yesterday Issue
We should he glad for the little Bolts organ to live
lust FOR the personal amusement it affords every
day hut we regret to tell it that the people have
wied its death They don't mean to countenancc
the publication of Northern Abolition sheet right
in their midst They can't afford to have the South
Abolitionized, or to make Bolts President The
thing is entirely too outrageous and degrading
But here is the National american, appeal and
crave for il that respect the hands of readers
which ought always 10 he accorded to the lamenta.
ton of a dying man:
1--WE have lived too long in this world to DO frightened
from proprieiy 10y paper pellets can never be
bounded from the which OF duty oar
party aud country prompts Us 20 pursue, 10y the CLAIM
noisy cmagoEue- or induced TO yield one Ot tut
tie OF convictions the proper 10 be pur>u-
ed by the American party, at thc present crisis G."
avoid INSTRUMENTATION at the hands OF those Who ought To-
l.. - J..
towards those who have been mi-led into n condemnation
position without having taken the trouble To
derstand -iud have therefore those eiitor-
who b~iplg to the American party, nov PLAYING iu-
10 the hand, Of the democracy by as-lung that position.
that regard their course more In than in
GER We shall pursue the even tenor OF our way, RELY
ing upon Intelligence uud fairness Of the people of
Virginia tor vudcaon. Already the Journals which
first condemned beginning acknowledge that
w "hlvc been misunderstood, and every mail bring, L.
confirmation strong" OF fact-we have doubtri
that the conservative aud union loving people of Vi
Cin mean Sustain US efforts advance the mo-
Die aud patriotic principles OF the American Party
The editors who have assaulted the position" OF
the Aaeriea0 will no doubt be gratiicd to learn that
the little organ is not angry with themhat it looks
upon their course only in sorrow" The poor little
organ is a kind tender mercinl, generous thing AMI
Is therefore entitled To BE- considered a great
misunderstood little organ.
The little organ contends only for these harmlr,.
little doctrines, namcly-that Congress has power 10
abolish slavery in the District Of Coumbia-that
Congress has power to prohibit slavery in the Terri
tores-nd that Congress has power to reject slay,
State applying for admission into the Uuion bccar-,
it is n slave State In a word the little organ j., alto
gether FsecSoi little organ aud ought therefore to
be sustained by " the conservative and Union-lo yn.
people Of Virginia"
Poor little organ Poor little organ,