New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-07
A CARD From Mr.. BOTTS.
TO THE PUBLIC.

TO THE PUBLIC.
RIcHNoyD, June J. 1872
have patiently and puTpJsc'y waited uDiii the
elections were over, and the eactemeut consequent
upon them iaJ in degree subsid.d, before
rave MY atebiion 10 The late ,currllous and scanda-
lous poductiun Of Mr.. O. Jennings Wise. | have
never Yet sten the psp-r that contained il, but have
hearo eDongh 'O justly ne il saying thaf such oocn
m.rt was Iever before 10 pint, orec.sd against
any man or gebtlrnidn, und-r any circumstance Tor
sry d, gree Of pIovocal"p for any purpose or Oh
j.ci, persrna p, iii cal, in sivzsd snc resnsd
cumnuphy. The nraTcst approach Ia n, that rave
kroeD, y he pubr cation some Twelve months ago,
in u back ALLEY NswYoIs paper called The alligator,
for which the author was prosecuted for h,el, and
sent t. Blscl wells Island for twelve mouths IL tbipk
IT ws.l q. t pnpisbnebt f,r the outrage c,nditted
ay aibst the g-pten Mt whom IL ~as aiued, IA well
as a. sinst s the rules of polite and welEega aated
society.
OF the causes that have led to this defamatory as
sault ! in utter igLorauce, except by conjecture
and as favc been informed by "thcrs. That il IL Of
too rank and gross and yIndictive nature TO have
grown out Of anything have said or written about
the author of any political difference nat may ex-
ist beiu him and myself wi ch no more nor less
than EXITS betw' himself and oil other active men-
bers of the Opposition IN this State. is manifest upon
its fce and that it must be the result of deep root
ed, raikhrg maigbity, lopg-smothe'ed personal an
tipaby for insgin-ry grevai ee or wrong, here
t.fore done TO other person. which he was dis
posed, and f. II himself at liberty to resent, must,
think, be obviOu- +" all.
Ii what little have been compelled TO write ABOUT
him. took great painr to be more civ by far tn IN
he had been to me- and was not disposed to give
=. ,t arrol
WIS very cautions to avoid the use of personally
offensive language to indulge in any expression to
which le could take ut exception
No OPPORTUNITY has been afforded me, II had de-
sered 1t, 10 give him personal ofense IN ahy oiher
node, for have had Intercourse with him; have
pever been in bis private compaDy. never all my
eyes up"L him but four times since he WAS II cbild ia
Nashii gtuD, with Bis father, when We were IN Cou-
gTess T. geher and It is doubtful II / should know him
il weie to ME, him In the street. an leit, there
fore, other conclusion arrive NJ, than that II -
prtmeditntd, deliberate espou,~ Of some oI qd,nel,
IN which rome other purity has been eng tgei, aud
which had lOug SINCE ceased to have oiy operation on
Ny mind oI feelings. II mol ir ths then for some nl-
teri, political I'D rhhl would make II etiu more mex
! cusbb.e old unworthy
| But il alters nJt abou, the cause. have no Ger
tain know ledge tor that II is enongh l. me
to kL,w tbs have been thus rudry asrailed, ny one
wtom have never injured nor sought 10 lnJUIe, ana
Who Lac bad opportunity ans OF kROUiRg any
| thing more OF niy pnyatc character and domestic
habi-, of ny t--'es ard Dispersion, Of a'y mo'a and
sOcia qualiner # my pecunlary meals aud 0bgat1"s,
| o transactions and dealings N hf., than con!i
have ( those ui the EnPerI Alexander, of whOfn,
when ] was 80 Russia quite much, had as Tree
access 10, and beard great deal II, than thl5
! young n.ar hos sesn Of, had to, or beard of the.
Fer thirty years part, | have been hunted and
bounded ptT5cculed aud saudeie a. gentleman wa
never huItet and bounded perse uied aud sIouferei
beivIe; ard oil because Of my unueviang, inveierae
and unnyme OPPOSITION To Druacracy. Every art of
soiy slahder that tue ingenuity Uf bad heart and
wicked ngu cuu invent has be, from rme time
cent forth ~ do It's work Duri'g The entire periyd
vi these ISLANDERS most rife sinej, up
h. ID anc cherished, with undnimiy and -nhusls-n
almost without parallel, by nj minded vtuons,
lte.en m,Tti and discrlu mating constituency, who
spurLed and TRAMP led them under foot r. fast - they
Manufactured GId put forth tO the world, n the
vile productions and drspicable iahoods p vooic-
tive political resentment. Ard Curing gIest part Oi
the tine was teilns OF intimacy and aIectl pna'e
regard with this young mans father that eSis, only be-
twe,n the aud musf devoted freucs. For my
pert, treated them all with tue slictt Indifference
aId colteupt that they deserved. l did not allow
them 10 rfie NV temISr or distulb my Compo-uTe. l
lUokec upon them only ga Ftdk derice Of tts eHcny
Conscous of my rec,uis and integrity | treated
iher with scorp, bt cause .clt and knew ta; ali my
habits ana walks If life would stamp them with the
neIdar! that they bore upon their face in open day.
bei,rc ;be work Ut ny sociasa and acIuain intauce
AID especially because ming the whole time that they
were IN active circus-on Jr they have beeo ourivei
L
there was no one man in the whole community VINO
he'd the reckessness 10 stand sponsor FOR any Of
fcm or to assume the responsibility Of ssseg te Be-
iered them 10 be TREE. Everyb body h.ard but nu5 dy
kn,r. My political opponents generally ~hispercd,
but none s~Oald 10re t4e EHsfc, by saying. h tc
hcrt2. le-, tLeIe sas one occasion shch my per-
sousl character was assailsi in The Ri,hH,0Hd En-
qSirer, by en.able and worthy but credulous
gen,man, lrow more,l over the signature Of
" Buckskn, ior wbiCh hc was promptly held TO q
prsohai on'ibiny, when be very honorsbly at
once publicly d..ea;Iei sad apoogized az he said
upon Inquiry Of those VINO bad toe brst night To knOs
be found Lie had been mised. aud that there was
tie ,lglies ground ioT the ;upatAi!ons he had cast
upor ne.
4, is rot improbable, therefore thst the young man
in question may Ike Buckskn." have heard much
al Of the ealuinne, and SANDERS which, upon mis-
authority, lie has charged upon me. But never
thelcss, ks comparatively mere boy younger than
my iuu;th-bO1n son. newcomer among us but two
years resident in Richmond. entire stranger
ard nipe will find that be has Assumed fearful re-
sporsibli;J, and ms taken upon hiu self onerous
task, whef "moved and instige;ed by the devil and
wiihou; The fear OF Gcd before hi eyes" 10