Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-08

RANGES ol thc aooNe cAt!ict Win peculiar s''-
isfacton. The more especially i, ii pleasant 10
us to be met so good humorcllly, particularly
since the late declaration Of war to the knife,
the knife to the hilt," by our neishLcr Nor
are We disposed 10 complain Of the Wings
retaliation, the Ter taiiouis Is ALWAYS legitimate
when fairly conducted. Our articles, written
against the nomination of John I.,tchcr. Were
never designed TO be placed under bu,hri"
We have therefore, no objection whatever 10
the reproduction OF them b. the Wing
Those opinious advanced against the nomi.
nation Of John Lctchcr having been honestly
and con>cicntiously entcrtaincd. have meter
been rec1,,tst by u, and "tr"r .o;N tr. We
10 not writ. t,,' and loo,. W. advocate the
election of Mr. Lrtcher, not brcaus, we have
changed our opinion upon the R"G"sr Pam
pAlet, but yielding to the will of the party. w.
waive our objections 10 the n"lnnr": and We
have done this the more readily since We had
the a5srirancc Of every opposition paper in the
State rs to John Ictchcr'| s"undm"sS upon the
slavery question.
While We have not that remarkable facility
for changing opinion possessed by our neigh
Dor Of the "W'hig" vet we cali waive or OBJ
.cctionS to the will OF the party and support
Mr. I.etcher But hal we been disposed to
oppose the election Of John Letchcr--Vieit
could rc iare gonc' Not 10 Mr. 'oggn---
for there We would have been compelled
to have affiliated and sympathi>ci with
al '.aifiliator and >ympa,hscr with the
Black Republicans Of The North"-tha'
would have been folly and acctaion indeed.
Object 10 Mr.. Tcirhcr for III" EniIner Pam.
phlct, and then join Bolts, "a tr:.ito. Ia the
rights and honor Of the South, in supporting
Mr. Goggin! The Ruilner Pamphlet was bad
4nough-but save us from Gogg;n-Eottssin.
Bu, there i, q point in the "Whig'S' article
10 which We would call especial attention.
The "Whi:" says, I'VE have publicly setrart-
ed, without condition and without qua!;iica-
ton, the opinions we ;hcn expressed in relation
to Mr. Bolts and h> course The ''0psnI"H
Of the Wing is its own property. with which
it can 10 as 70 it may seem best j, can either
devote itself to the welfare and honor Of Virginia
IS it did in ls55-or prostitute il, columns 10 the
success of Mr.. Bolts in lsj2. BIt ''FriaciplcS'
are eternal; they remain unaltcrcd and unalte-
rablc If from fidelity to principle the "Whis'
denounced Mr. Bolts in 1886. how can the
"Whig" rctrac: when Mr.. Bots avows the
same principles in 1859 that the Whic' de-
nouncci in 1856:
The following is from the "Richnond Wbis'
Of January stlr, 1856:
The american. in ;hc :Our.c Of It's .,r;icic, !,
pleased 20 say: W. haze sc: % ieara ;Ea,'hc o:-
,ai principles of Mr. Bot, materially differ from
those Of the Wing Our reply H. TINT II 1y SiT E9,-
political p:inc:plr, is mean, MS views on slavery.
lni his willingness % pr: tho Sol in tie keeping
AMI a; tire mercy Of tue North for tue puinGse Of ma:
PIC PR01TEST MOST soLEMSLY fiIAT MS
PEISCIrLES, ARE NOT 0uE rRlSGipLES,
A6ErII AS9 IAt Ayp n: FoEEvRR. ANG + &RivE M i Df
fERENT ROAD ALTOGETHER Hi. idea.
Exc Tho Washington Organs j. q rci.c; and -cp"-
diate The ..ih section OF the Philadelphia platform
and 70 ignore The question oi slavery ont ana ont
An! :or what: Why IN order simply - carry The neIi
Prc.idcn;a! lection Tkat il. % gt' pos:ss:.on o'
ii. spy.i. witlom r,ttrtao. u ormi!eg ;a:tie fnoi.
n .Sr"t to rauy tsot f!rt.on IN az, ~ and t:.-
tayi Of nriGrpit. o1i tsHbo"; H. 'light'h rtgdr =
tic i.o,:oc asG .tai int.rests ci tie sovM A. I"f
that We hold the rights ~ he Scu.l: ia:amol'n: to
every con-.deration Of party, ar,! ,ha; he:2ro *c
would y!e one 10: ;,:.e ct ;!icrl 20 lie GjaS:
d,mGnds -: the So.h even fo- the sake 0i The Pres
ioe,cy wi; al! is honors and patronage, "n would
see Joha Miso. Bolts. hi, tails and every party oa
tie face ot the earth s:rl, 20 deep tha. tho band q
resurrection could never reach them. The American
vii! pertap. pcrcrivc by tr Zine t!la: w. Bot- ana
nnrsclve, do 'di!.r :uoc,s'iy.' rde!y. irre:onc a.
bly,"
If Mr. Bolts course in $50 was iii defiance
and contempt Of principle anu without 'hc
slightest regard to the honor ond vital interest
| Of the SOUTH how can the "Whis adhere
| to the rctraction e. There must nave hccn
change somewhere. Either The Whis ny Mr..
Botts must have changed Mr.. Bolts empha'i-
callv denies all change OF opinion, and candor
compe!s us 10 say that VIC have never read
speech more "in defiance and contempt prin-
cipc. and without the siightcs, regard ior tue
honor and yital intcrcs; Of the South than
that delivered in the African Church last tc-
br,iarv. We cau. therefore, acknowledsc Mr.
Bolts consistency to all afiliation and symPa-
thy with the Black Republicans OF the North.
How. then, comes Mr.. Bolts and the NV hiG
torcthere Mr. Bolts is none the less Northern
in the "treason'' or his ambition. lie ha,
lately affiliated and sympathised with tho
Black Republican, Know.NothincS Of tho
North. We cannot account for the aflla
ton and sympathy Of the "Whis and Mr.
Bolts OIL any other ground than that thc
"Whig" in order to unite all the clements Of The
opposition. begins with 'hc Southern clement
of Black Repuhlcanism MIR. Bots. Has th[
"whig" affiliated with Mr.. iotts, to attest ih'
sincerity Of its declaration for "a union OF al
the element, ofthe Opposition: lf>", while wi
lament the abandonment ofit5 Southern position
in 1870. W. must admit or neishbor has fa!lei
upon plan that cannot fail TO carry conviction
I, every Abolitionist at the North that there
are many influential Southern Wings wh'
would look upon th" triumph OF Seward viii
no li,,l. pleasure. We have quoted the entire
editorial ~ the "H'S ~ F'S'e''' W. pN'''
biiity OF Misrepresentation. Ii i,a grave an'
serious matter 10 misrcprrsen, paper OF In
influence Of the "Whig," especially in the pre-
sent unsettled condition of the rights an
honor of the South" And. surely. this is n
time for journals like the "Whig 10 abando'
its high Southern positions Of 1856. Admi
that the Democratic party is responsible !Dr Al
the evils that AT pre>eut he-et the South, doe
the Wing expect 10 advance Southern right
and honor by the defeat OF Mr.. I.ctc;ic:, an
the success of Seward in 1850: Surely not
Then why this unncccuntabe change on III
the part Of the "Whig" and the present at
tempt to further divide and distract the sou,'
bv attempting the election Of Mr.. Gcggin