Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-22
TKE vESAcIoUs STATEMENT OF MR. JOHN
MINOR BOTTs.

IKE vEaAcIoUs STATEMENT OF MR. JOHN
M1NoR BoTTs.
We clip the following from The EXAMINER
If Tuesday
H. II. Eitor..f IL. Leda..,s:
I'I,rg"Sp, Juy 9, ls5"
In your lager q: ;!ia morning. ;l.e following arti-
! SIC appears
ME. Boris Cn,y"E, fa">r-l see hy the
'"i!""ln5 extract from lhe "EnqnireF" that Mr.
.iott> l. charged by that PAPER with having occIi-
ned Position on Tie Naturalization Laws the very
'i'l">c 81 what hc uyw ni.iLt,iu-. aui glad IL
cnr IL !r think lii rrsc:i: position on that Iics-
tlc! the ~ -: "rI"':~ INSERTION IL the onc man pow
This iiyu.itr nnrrng-I navr ever known TX i,
"ncc'!ing the ri..t "l any foreigner who may choose
- 'io -" TO inyohc tie United States in u foreign
Har. Will Dot Mr. Belts reconsider l:s prc>cn. posi-
ion: ihc :'!l"wlns j. the ''Fuq,,ircrs' charg gc -
lie Mr. Is .u- cannot deny that when t,pv. Wise
'u t:ic question 10 hin III i,.r.: 'W.iI Won agree
NJ '' '''''''''''' '''''' 80 ''''' - '''''
The same article had seen before rovi-i into the
Daily News OF New YORK, accompanied by II very
characteristic AID ,,lcar editorial which lid not
!ih worthy ~ i1cc ur contradictions: bUt >Incc II
is appeared III .o,r a."r, aud for fear riiw my 81
"ncc might bc construed ILtpacIiil, >crucc feel Col-
tralurd tv ~iy. that s"h question was ever put
'"n l'y LAY one. 'n @'7 mqens". .h4p, "' Iorh'-
,i Consequently t!!at could have yc,I lp >tic a,.-
, ,wer ~ j. therein charged.
! had Oh" political GI-cl;s~"n with COY. wise IL
he subject Of protection to adop;rd rirlcr,' Snc..
49,. nave had no correspondence, conversation,
! !. d'Nr,>>'oh, either ruhhc or private, with Gov
"i>r. '' cI ipr: no Idea 81 ANY circumstance that
it me, MIR w.. .'I'''t. in ,,. .,rr,t, ws. III, II;
,Iciu"ld aid exchange! ;Ac customary -niut"t!cn,
hi. c, .nm m for l.".:.t l il, the pemYcrat.c
|yn,el''.". eNei,a,ssd >aa'a'i", again aud parted
% th-.
', ,''j> rr ' -" ',,r u'". Wv - s''c WV,
New also c!..r.s,, me win h:tins borrowed
! taken my si.s- o: naturalization aud protection
ron ir''Sr iGi to have been "n;icn T.! H"v. Wi>e
~ ,' ~ ,n,. h",G ',, on! 70 say t''"' ,' i.i
80, L.,,, ,,h.. ,,rr. T.. t,I AN JiyiL,,n VII, lad
read it or car "iii d, not niyalr by ,.> To ,uy,
40 such letter ""s written, hnt only that Ii II ":'-,
''' HI NL""lense L,...',.ii:. ~ T.. .,,.- s.,
''' iTI', " HoTTS
,
III the li'St pace II VII! oc seen liial Mr.
iiot;s dodgcs oar charge against him, by de-
nyn, tina, h. eyer answered "un" TO Gov.
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IN''V'' '' -
Frtf"'' c""f.F""''"h' No" Mr. l'"t'> Knows
q
ever charged him with answering in Mat f1rn.
Tb,, H.. ,I,,, ,rswcr ..n," M ,ie ,,oU. !. wha,
.,,'u.,
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We rcpubIisl the entire article of the "En.
or;r.r" - ,rho,, ,h, .-,;.l. ,h.. ..v..,. Y ~.
y MS am the LNa''i'her ha' re'eici'ce'
T'i> article was published, It will be rclucm-
b rcd. a month ago, nor did Mr. Hut,s venture
,bcn to d.uv line or L.,,cr IF il.
Boris AGAIN.--ttom the foregoing publIca-
ton 1t Wi! he seen that Mr.. John Minor BotiS
Is again playing his fantastic trick oil a politi-
cal somerset, with the same manifestation oi
mingled ignorance and arrogance which he is
80 well accustomed to expose, and with clum-
>lness too, winch IS e'en more than ordinarily
ludicio
we VIII not inii'ci on our readers awning
ne H.: !"'E 'e'le" q, MI h",'s last eh''Sion'
We cnE c-~Ifc 10 call particular attention 10 II
lew lacS. 80.
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letter which was reau by every man oi any
political information throughout Inc country,
AID when las been the SUBJECT oi pohticai
contest and constant reference ever since. ID
TINS letter he c'tcd the case then Pending, OF
an American natnrai'Led ct'2en '"fciniy held
to military service III Ir,isSIa. "1V ise en-
r'>He" 'h 'i'c S:f"l'seSt .i.l "Ssei 'o',
ti'' 1t VIZ, NV ''nr.'"''c "s. NY ., t'.e 1917
'''''''i' " l'u.,.' ''.', '.",i ~
service anu l"'' ever! l'e''''e" .i,''.; ~ any
r.e ,i,a,,' ,l,o L,noo, ,,aI,;on. .Wonid n.
rhen 'S.'o|s at n're'' Iu.I';on "u,u Wv ~
N'v" .I''.sr ','.' II, ,J., "' W iI'
IIcA'''''. n''i'o,e ''"u "''V""H' '"o"S" -"
secretary o' o'''e' '"r' r'"a'u ,''e'I''' uee'"''
cd tlat nc m",Ln NOT INTERFERE ,or ''.e P,ol',-
u"" o' our 'ro"'r''He'n '.o'" ii''>S"'l, "%'u
( ase. WI: 'o"" Mn"' io'':' "''" n'o'. ''.''' .I
'";ooo ol ms P"',o%al a,>oc'".eS' wen. !" T .,,e
".is '',n asr,,.n .". Wv" v;y";r;a % "D, WON, ~
.'''"v D>'',L a'J ',aa,.'I p IL, ,La,,, ,.n,u
the p"llS ana oec'areu IT., ,na' "rg ""n"'
I Mr' hN-i'e>''eNt ri''no'e was '"v,l Io'h'
mated ior circ'io', 10 'he rre>'uGhcy' MI bo,'S
ana Ms Po''''' aSs"c'a'es s 'nrn,'S"'il ,,:,, tn'
,"o' 'tP."."h ": ".". n'. ' -,
vlouS decision. Again II was repeated 1T 'i'c
l'lS' WITH ''''l 'o'c' 'o' va '''''o'e WV
'ion' ,, W. ..,. ,....
Oh 'S ''h 0. MA! ir>,; W. ''I.1t."s r;as. @ and
r,'''o'H'' -. I,',:aJ Il, W., ,I,;.
h"''> anu ''''' p"','''"' ,.i,;. ~, sn
ict'er appear" u, '''e P"''' l'"'., WV 'o.'' :
ern I'''He' Df'';o''ilt'r "emSpaper, 'l'',',u h
d"'e'y ro"'ie'''eu ~ .,.Hr '','. en- w. W..
rlght o 'ar' ''a''ia''"e.' e't'he'' " '"'' 'o'''
ton abroad as wen aS at nome. ,,
Inc "Cil'zeh ol'hioIS were enrorse. :n, "a. i"
lew dayS a''rrwar"S III '.,",! a'.C' % r wv"
coi'''i,Il. III '''c i'c""'"' '''"i'"''' u '"'''
o'" 'e''' 49,, , ,.u, A.. po,..
Il "ee6 "'Eer ""' 'u''e '''''' WI. io''>
writes l','er ueho"n'.hs n's IMn p.;nns '.n'
position when hcii.d 10 ''a'u,ai'"eo cI''@e'i,
the protection o their rights 81 "ome or oo'o" .
druouncing Mr.. Cass position. asserting that