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

head and Fred. Douglas at their tail.
Mr.. Bolts SAYS: We have troublesome ques-
tons complications they are called, with no
lc,s than nine different powers. any one OF
which may At any iimc involve II. in general
war with the whole And then he says
What is il that Ia, involved u in so many
dihicmltr,::" :" lie says it i either want Of en-
crgy or want Of disposition 10 discharge its
duties faithfully: either culpab!c timdiiy in
thc execution of laws OF criminal desire TO
acquire strength and popularity with pecu
liar class Of citizens by ignoring all laws and
wnkinc a; ''agrant violations in open day
Eat, he concludes, at is the countcnancc that
ha, been given +" n" iawicss spiri! Of f'ibus,
tcris,n."
ii other nations refuse 10 acknowledge pur
Just claims. the President states the fact to Con
grcss. ami the nation ,loes not declare war 10
enforce them, this is want Of energy. lfthey
make demands upon our Government which
we deem unjust and, therefore, will not admit
Mr. Bots says il i want "f 3 dSposi
ton 10 discharge our dniie, f,ithtuly.-
If the President in his message states
the dllicultie, which have prevented a
speedy settlement Of questions between
this government and other Governments, and
show, that negotiations are being carried on
for their adjustment, then this is want Of encr.
" again: and il he urges settlement rs neccssa-
~ and important, then he is involving us in
difficulty which will bring on general war with
I'll nations. Ii the citizens Of our own country
exercise their undouhtcd right to form compa
uicS for settling portions Of other nations with
peaceful designs avowcl but under charges o.
hostile intent and the Government does no,
act against such movements. without evidence
10 subStan,iate unlawful aggression upon ma
tionS with whom we are nj peace, then they arc
guilty OF culpablc tniiity in the execution ol
laws nr criminal desire to acquire strength
and popularity with peculiar class OF citizens.
hy ignoring all law and winiing at IFS fragrant
violation in open day. All the ills under which
we labor, according to Mr.. Bolts. proceed from
'ihe conItenance that los been given to the
lavc>s >Iiri; Of iilbus'crism. And this is
asserted IN the face Of tie President proclama
ton after proclamation, denouncing all such
proceedings. aud putting an end 10 several
expeditions notorionSly. mourning thereby
the ccnsure Of many for interfering in cases
where The interpositon Of the Govern.
mcnt was uncallcd for and improper
And after such statement as this, he then
asks. "how : il that man has been permitted
To- set the whole Government at defiance. to
raise his troops. charter his vessels. ship his
men and muni.ion, Of war and sail from the
ports ri New York. New Orleans and Mobile,
in defiance oi the law AMI I'LL It's officers and
when he is arrested by naval officer, in strict
obedience to the spirit "f his orders, for it was
no more violation of the laws Of neutrality to
arrest him on the territory Of Nicaragua than
on tn. waters within the jurisdiction Of Nicara-
qua. and 10 which the letter Of hi, orders en-
tented and when hc is brought home an Of
icnder AGAINST the laws Of his country, he is
discharged not only without punishment. but
without rcproach, and is turned loose only to
rtrc4t his former offences
md this Is said when Mr. Bolts knows tina:
Walker Chained To have been the rghtfI Prcsi-
dent Of Nicaragua that he liad been brought
ava, a.ains, MS protest by = national snip Of the
! United States. ard that he was cndcavorinc to
regain ihc power which, righl(uly or wrong
fully, he claimed To br his by virtue oi author
! tv from the Ncarasnan people; that ne was
! hrough, brr,, a ,croai innc hv stretch OF
mower Which ,hc President did rot and could
no. iu,tiiv: ihat when brought back it was the
cause of the entire failure of his enterprise;
( tia, hc was subjected to immense loss and dis
Grace. and II 40: punished hy legal proceed.
iprs. il was because thrr. wa, NJ law to reach
/ the case But nc has hcen punished by the
/ disgrace Of utter failure. and has been ever
since sunk into oblivion; and his followers have
been rm;slc,l in way 10 enlist sympathy foI
| their fate And then Mr.. Bolts ccns,irea the
Executive for no; punshing General Walker
officially, when all that the Executive could
possibly do was to turn him oyer 10 the judi
: ciarv. in the custody Of whose marshal nc al
ready was: showing no; an ignorance "f the
Constitution-whirh requires the Legislative
Executive and judiciary 10 he separate anc
distinct. because Mr.. Bot', knows that-hu'
a reckless disposition to ccnsnr., whether cen
sure he iustiiiahle Or not
These arc few Of the icttinss in our peru
sal Of Mr.. Bots speech. Space and time vii
not allow us to proceed further at present, W.
shall continue the review ol the speech, re
plctc as it is with improved charges. bold as
sertions bald facts, and 1"nunciation and cen
snrr without reason.