, 1859-02-28

The very elaborate and able speech of Hen
John Minor Bolts, Of Virginia, in New York
q few days ago, is descrEcdly attracting thc
attention Of political circles throughout the
North arl East. More heed is given 10 lls
opiuious and positions from the fact that it il
uuderxtool that he is The mouth pit &C of tLr
able md influential, il not numerous, party
to which ho .Lclongs-tbe Wing -!americar
party Of the South aud Southwest. H. j.
supposed to re ocho the views Of such MN Al
Critteuden II k"atuek.s, Bell Of Tennessee,
Rayner Of No,lh Carolina, aad oher less dis,
ttngutsllcd but hardly less powerful leaders
in tic organizations CT the past, ps we'll a>
the views Of journals like the Richmond JElig,
tic Louisville Journal, aud t1s ST. Louis
trt'sing A<Hs-irfluentiaE cxponcnts Of the
political opinions Of The day. The SPEECH
is to be treated Us IN overture Of The minority
party Of tho South-tle opposition, 10 mat
ter how desi guatcl-to The majority, the Rc.
pub1icans of the North, ,1cr an union y vh:c,,
tho Democracy may 10 dispossesscd Of the
clouEly abused. The pivot upon which Mr.
Bolts turns toward his would-be Northern
allies, is his incxtinguishablc hatred Of the
Sham Democracy, which blazcs out in every
paragraph Of his lengthy laranguc. With
that, and with the conviction which most en-
hghtcncd men share with lin, that there ulu.t
be speedy change in the management of
our national afai1s, or an end Of our attetnut
at self-soVernmcat, Lie CONES before Nor
the7n audience, and indirectly, though not
IN terms, asks their cooperation in the work
OF national regeneration which hc proposes
to commence. Nr. Bolts, with less ol,.cu1i,y
On that vcxed Hibject which divides the No.,h
from the Souh-that everlasting slaycr,
question-might mike his wny easy and his
triumph certain. The North will demand Of
him, and his co.laborcrs. If VIC understand the
position of Northern Republicans, tue fol-
lowing:
I. An admission Of thc power Of Congress
over Slavery in the Territories.
H. 4 concession Of the right Of tie ma;or;tv
in Congress, when fairly constituted, 10 eyer
cise lis power in any way not inconsi.t, Mt
with the constitutional rights Of the North II
South.
III. A denial Of tue Dred Scott doemo .,,ot
there is. BY virtue ofthe Consntutiou. AM, In
defiance, or lack Of. local Law, property in
man.
These points conceded, the un on which
lr. Bolts desires is easy. they cmbcdy all
tue principles to which tho Antl.6luycrv.
aati.Demoeratie feeling Of the North, las,
91neo tue eubsideoce Of the wild excitctn, ut
raifed by tho repeal Of the Missouri Cum.
promise, fallen back, They carry US back 10
tie days in which tie North and, soulh
Wings and Demoeratp, were SUBSTANTIALLY
united in their views Of the propcr po1itic i
treatment Of this Slavery qucstion-to = time
anterior to the rise Of the pcrniciouz hercsics
by which. tha North and South hare hem
drawn asundcr, aud the integrity Of ihe Re-
public seriouEly threatened. The princfn,es
which once commanded the devotion Of yir..
Ginia aud Kentucky, and which hare given re-
nown to their most eminent Statesmen aud
patriots, may be re-estab]1shed in those States.
Tbs flies kindIed By Jefferson and Clay may
be made TO burn up anew and give Light TO
the path and hope TO Tie hearts Of tens Of
thousands who now, discouraged; grope their
wny in tho dark
Af: tetts viii tind that ct the North, con
se17atisn Is The centre Of the Republican or
ganisatiol- We do not mIs.tnreseut the
principles Of cur party ffichds ot tbs North.
Wsst, when ne cay they will meet lin in tba