Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-02
MIR. Bolts and the Presidency.

has been blessed with such staunch, perse-
vering and indomitable friends as Mr.. JOHN
MINoE BORIS. Through good and evil re-
|pute, in adversely and prosperity, they have
stuck to che Immortal +" Adversely, that
terrible solvent which dissolves the frmest
friendships. has hadnot the slightest effect.
upon his band of faithful rctainers and adj
mirers: The repeated martyrdoms Of their
chief, the frequent rebellions Of the more
saristocratic portion of neutrality-suspicious.
party, have only served to make Mr.. Boris
friends more clamorous in his behalf, and
devoted to his personal and political fortunes.
However Objectionable we may regard the
political opinion Of Mr. Boris, we cannot
deny to man whose friends are SO devoted
and faithful, some good qualities. +
The activity, sleepless labors and enthu-
siasm Of sthe Immortal's" friends, have
made his prospect for the nomination Of his
party as candidate for the Presidency in
1860, anything but joke Heretofore Mr..
BORIS sphere of usefulness to the Democra-
cy has been limited to single State, now
We are happy in the belief that there is some
prospect Of its being extended. VI
I
Mr.. Boris have not been enthusiastically
seconded, either at home or abroad. A dis
NAL little newspaper somewhere In New Jer-
| sey has, it is true, never neglected to blow
its trumpet most voiciferously both in and
out OF season, but the leading organs Of the
Wing party coldly ignored bis claims.
1 There existed, also, for many years, a
terrible Sepoy rebellion in this city, the lead
ers of which were most active and vindic-
tive in their hostility to all Of Mr. Boris
aspirations. From about 1913 until very
recently, he was more harassed and badger
ed by lnutlnous lientenants than any polti-
cal captain Of the Fineteenth' Century
They Waged a most acrimonious war upon
rthe Immortal, and the African Church
has again and again resounaed With the din
1 OF the contending factions. If Mr. BORIS
declared himself candidate for Congress,
Istraig htway the rebels would take up arms
against him and compass his destruction $50
Again and again have we seen the rebels
sWarmingto the attack, as hungry wolves
flock around wounded buffalo, and regard
ed ''the Immortal as irretrieyably lost !;
| but after such long and terrible conflicts we
have more than once seen him, after tossing
half dozen of the rebellious Sepoys into
the air, and crushing as many more in the
dust beneath his feet, emerge from the con-
fict mangled and bleeding, but full of vital
| ity, ferocity, and indomitable political pluck
| The frequent recurrence Of these terrible
conflicts, and the intense hatred of the lieu
| tenants, led us to believe that there would
always exist in this city number Of talent
ed and influential members of the OPPOSE
ton bitterly opposed to the advancement Of
Mr. BoTTL. We never expected that there
could be gathered in the African Church a
large meeting composed almost exclusively
Of the friends Of the prosecuted ''ImmortalD
Yet we have lived to see all this, and to wit
ness the rebellious lieutenants submitting to
the wishes of Mr. Boris friends, because
+ they were powerless, and giving in their
cordial support to his aspirations. With
the exception Of a single, faint remonstrance
which was strangled almost before it was
audible. the great meeting at the Africa
Church was as a unit for Mr.. Boris This
is an important point gained BY '4the I'm
mortal" He has crushed out all rebelious
INSTRUMENTATION in Richmond Even con-
tumacious shockos Hill and Grace street, So
T long the strongholds Of the rebels, have sur
rendered From Port Mayo to Sidney the
Opposition now swear by Boris The
splendor Of this conquest is greatly enhanc-
ed by the fact that the natural order Of things
has been changed. Tie Mountain has
COME to Mahomet" the Opposition rebels
have surrendered to Dir. Bolts without his
having yielded up anything to concliate the
rebel chiefta;ns Those Objectionable opin-
ions which Mr.. Bolts once entertained he
still entertains-yet the mutineers have sur
rendered, and apparently given in their ad-
hesion to their former adversary
Norfolk. too, has declaIed for Mr. Bolts !;
and from the demonstrations in his favor at
the late Opposition State Convention which
was held III this city, we infer that he is the
unanimous choice Of the Opposition party
Of this State.
Ifthose neglected and ''retired states
men," Messrs WIN. G. Rives aud A. II II.
Stuart, have any friends il this State, It IS
time they were getting up Representations IN
their behalf Richmond and Norfolk have
declared for Mr.. Bolts Let Stanton lose
no time in declaring for Mr. Stuart, aud let
Waynesboro' second the movement with
promptness. Let Charlottesville, ably SEQ
onded bv the hamlet of Gotham declare for
Mr.. Rives. Unless this is done, we shall
feel constrained to declare Mr.. Bolts the
choice Of the Opposition party in this State.
Stanton, Wayncsboro', Charlottesville ard
Gotham may save their favorites bat We
fear it is now too late. Mr.. Bolts has bag
ged Richmond and Norfolk. and BY a Sc
ries Of rapid and brilliant movements, he
may capture Petersburg and Lynchburg be-
fore the forces Of Messrs. Riyes and Stuart
get their eyes open. Richmond, Norfolk,
Petersburg and LJnchburg would give him
formidable "strategetic square" Of politi-
cal strongholds.
! We cannot refrain from expressing our
surprise at the total neglect Of that gifted
and lamanted martyr, Mr. Goggin. Is there
no scheme on foot BY which he can be put
on the track for the Presidency? Are our
friends of the Opposition so ungrateful as
already to have forgotten that gentleman's
labors Does his long and faithful pilgrim
age through this State merit nothing? Is
it right that he should be allowed to mould
er, forgotten and UNDECIDED. in Bedford,
whilst Mr.. Bolts looms W as candidate