Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-11

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the object IS plain enough. We are told, by
Blackstone, that even in England the witnesses
of the overt act were deemed necessary 80 S.,-
cure the subject from being sacrificed to .fc!i-
tic"s t",sri5uci,S, which have been the engine
81 prcf;gqte aHd rrgrty yolnicio", III al!
ages"
Mr. Botts says Of this League NJ notice has
been taken by those who are entrusted with
the sacred charge of preservin. the integrity
Of the Unioa' And for the simple reason that
it never entered into the brain Of The widest
goose OF lawyer to undertake any such wild
goose cha,c rs 10 prosecute men under such
circumstances, criminallv, under any such L.
7ql defnition. The learned judges would scout
the lawyer out of court. Mr. Bolts not except,
ed, high chief as he is in the great or,ier Of
| United Americans, who should attempt il.
And what could possess Mr.. Bolts TO declare.
as a fact dcfying contradiction, that that body
OF men is composed entirely Of Democrats 2
when the fact is notorious that some Of the
hest and purcst Of the old line Wings n the
South have become members of this League,
and are, no doubt, proud to be regarded wor-
thy members But We cannot dwell.
Whether the votes Of this entire body Of
Democrats are necessary or not TO the continu-
,ncc of the Democratic power, depends upon
100 many contingencies to lie affirmed or de-
ned. simply because Mr.. Bolts saYs they are
unleniabic. 1t may be affirmed with equal
truth that the votes OF the entire body Of Black
Republicans and Aboitionists are necessary to
the acquisition by the Opposition Of the power
Of the government; and, strange As II may
seem to Mr. Bolts an,i.Southcrn feelings, we
would infinitely prefer TO be dependent up.
upon thc fellowship Of the Southern League to
dependence on abolirioni,tS, with the free
negro votes to back them, which Mr. Bolts is
SO willing to WOO and To win. il perchance
they might he found entitled to vote. How
ever Mr.. Bolts may dcnouncc the Southern
League we find he is proud TO be regarded 8
worthy member OF ai order which was begot
ten. conceive |, born, nourishcd and reared in
the North, where it Aourishcd in all It's olious
proportions---an order which would, ii any
body Of men ought bc liable 10 Mr.. Bolts le
gal definition of a conspiracy to levy war
against the United States.
Mr.. Bolts continues: That there was Nor
mon war which In, been discreiitably cornpro.
missl none can successfully dispute" That
there were Mormon disturbances and violent
opposition by the Mormons, TO the exercise Of
Constitutional government over themselves or
their territory. is true; but whether their pro-
ccedings, or the proceedings against them,
could be designated rs war, may DC questioned.
But if it was war il was not discreditably com.
promised, bnt energeticaly and humanely sup.
pressed, and that it was so suppressed without
the unnecessary shedding Of blood and without
cruelty to the misguided religious fanatics and
the helpless and unofIending in the Mormon
territory, we consider feather in the Demo
cratic cap and hope that all wars in which we
may be hereafter engaged may be suppressed
with as little compromise the National honor
with the display Of as much humanity, and
with the establishment Of law and order in .hc
place Of superstition and higotry.
Hear Mr.. Bolts again: '''rfst the country
has suffered from the Kansas troubles, and
from sectional strife, which threatened to de-
s,roy this great temple Of liberty, and that it
was all brought about by the aggressive and
encroaching spirit Of Democracy, by the dis
turbance ola long settled and satisfactory COM
promise, for their political aggrandzement on.
Is, few at this day will venture to gainsay."
Here VT have again fact and unsupported
assertion so mixed together that Mr. Bolts con-
Guides if WI swallow one We must swallow
both. When liquors arc so mixed it is difficult
to anavze them The 'hccl taps" thrown to-
gether arc called "aN sorts" in New York, but
Mr. Botts' glass is so 'villainous a compound,
that the lowest tiplers cant fail to taste the
worst OF the ingredients and be nauseatcd.
That the country has suffered from Kansas
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sainsay but that the sectional strife existed
lon. before the disturbance of the Missouri
Compromise that it was rife when that COM
promise was entered into, and that that com.
promise was made because Of the existence oil
that strife and to save this great temple OF
! liberty. everybody knows history has recorded
folly now to gainsay it. That the repeal ol the
Missouri Compromise was effected by the De-
mocratic rartv, We believe and we rejoice that
il was. because it was measure not warranted
Nv the Constitution, and for which there vas
M adequate power. That the sectional strife
continued after the Missouri Compromise was
adopted, until the troubles in Kansas com
mcrced, and up 10 the repeal Of that com
promiS.. and that it has never ceased
and exists still. We do not intend TO de-
nv. hut tha, that strife which existed with
intensity before the compromise was made
in $500 became hotter and hotter ur
to its rcpcll and rolls on continually accumula
ting force. was produced by the repeal OF the
compromise. which only took effect in 1864, Ii
suprelncy ridiculous. The Kansas touble'
were produced ny, and were the necessary con
sequence oi the sectional strife, Of which ths
great Northern Whis party ~ere n"torIo'ls'y
the head an; 'front.' The aggressive and en-
croachir: spirit Of aboilicnism. which endc'
vored 10 prohibit the Southern people from
carrying and enjoying their slave property II
the Territories as guaranteed TO them by tho
Constitution, was the spirit which gave life t.
! the strife and animation to the troubles Ant
this was done to gain politicai power still fur
,hcr in time to come, 10 he syerted against th'
! South at every turn
/ Moreover. Mr.. Bolts forgets tina; ne is es,op
! ped from all complaint about the repeal ot 'h'
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