, 1859-05-18

Au OItAaaO4AA correspondent u LIZ A44A-
1clphia Pres thus disconrscs On politics:
The canvass iu Virginia las become raucor-
Gus in the extreme. Attempts are made ~ show
that Mr, Lctcher, with Houston Of Alabama,
aud Phelps Of Missouri, purchased tract d.
land near the National Capitol, and then sup
purtct, out of his usuul rigorous ecuuonlv, large
ard frequent appropriations for tile ex1ensun
OF tie Capitol bui uildiugs, tLat that private 1nr-
chase might 'ht tnhanced in va}uc. The o1l,er
side show that tue property was purchased bc-
fore the extension was agreed upon. Nlcle
this personal tight viii end nobody can tell.
The dvIicitc >rlsiiits Of airginasls to such
i,lsiruntun has heretofore ri sorted for redress
10 tic field ot llounr. ! Aun't know, however,
whether Mr.. I-t.clicr Asa ='ickltr for ti1c cudc
dnellp. 1u Alabama the contest wakes furious.
Tue terrible threats that di$sulutlou vi tie IL
ion, that fire and blou, that pursuing tlcnds,
tia, " Gursons and llydras Dire and 1llut HIM..
btrlcss other triGhttu circumstances are /" b.
til ever, body and surround everything, unless
the tire.caters are to hare sway md their dny,
mas 10 ht saic1itied, would horrify and lutlnIl-
date were it mt that they hecD1ne uIjtrous,
whcu it is rccolIeceI tllry are hut re!,:s>h Vi
the screailss sahd'dtuunclation3 Ut l>:, tr"m tue
SAINT quarter when the Conservative cltizen5
rose up, tl4.w of tht. trammcls If party orgau~
izati"n, u..f :art a1o.i i dcatl4-llow to The
ce>sion movement. This il tie flicker bcfnrc
the light If us life Is, entirely cxtinguishe.'.
good effect, however, ol uAppsinG tile 1rcachcrr
IF pretended friends to tl,e EAlun, iike Howell
Cobb and others
The last Specimen OF these personal eontro.
ycrsics, is q card ISSUED By Nr. q. Jennings
Wise, through the columns Of his paper, tho
'Ricl,tn6rd Eh1ntr<r, leycrd 1T the Hon John
H. Bolts, and treating thu, distinguished gen.
| t}c,uan in tLo most disrespectfn manner. 5lr.
| Wise rejecss With great disdaiu the *'insinua~
ton Of MIR. Bolts, that he is striving to make
atoncnent fur his ardent opposition IL Mr.
| Lctchcr, md turn4 his batteries upon Mr.. Dotts
after 1Lis violent aud extremely personal man-
ner:
As to my ..'juvcnile" age and imputed want
! Of discretion, ALI past twenty -eight years ot
agc. Since attaining. nllnlIood, have SUCCESS
| ivcly received from the Chief Executive of my
| country two commissions Of high trust and con-
I tdcncc. During four years, hare served that
country to the entire satisfaction Of INV official
superiors. aud it involves csotism to say that
| The service was rendered far more faithfully,
| inotc uscfully, more efficiently than Mr. JOHN
Minor Bo.ts has ever served eren those whom
nature has contdtd TO hs guardianship.
Worse than au inddei," he has failed to make
provision eFen for those of his own household
II ] am wanting in discretion, ccrtauly Mr..
Bolts is not the man to Instruct INC in that yir-
tue. If discretion be the test, conf
IDENTIFY assert TINT ut twelve years Of age Was
superior to Nr. Bots past maturity.
After column and-a-half of denuncutious
Ar. Wise fires this parting shot:
At the rcry time that l npposcd Mr. J.ctcher's
nomination, did not full to ayow publicly that
would yote for him. if nominated. have de-
ccived 10 one ; my support Of Mr. Lctchcr has
been dictated solely by conscious motives Of
duty and patriotism :; and auong the numerous
friends upon whom l rely for advice, not one :
as to the entire propriety of my decision. Ger
talnly shall not vecr from it because Of the
sncers Of q u1an whom do not recognize as M
equal in any respect, mental, moral or social
| and whom do not consider entitled or capable
| to express decision on any point of morality
private or political.