The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-18

He referred to the expenditure of $40 900 TO nav Gales
Seaon for printing the American State papers which
the republicans responsible, and Crows Homestead
BILL with other expenditures, chargeable to that party,
and not the administration. He referred at length
TO the position assumed by Bolts in the Wing Convention
at Richmond which nominated Mr. Goggin and read from
his speech reported in the HERALD the passage where
in ne expressed Willingness to coalesce with free ne
democracy. This is producing decided eject, and is
lucky Offset for the charges growing out of the Runer
pamphlet He asked If such sentiment as that refer
ring to Bolts remark would be appauded here it
in the Wing Convention-a sentiment in which it
avowed that in order to obtain power get hold Of the
the wing party with any State composed Of free negroes
Are you willing sad he) TO form such coalition this,
and proclaim 10 the country that the only object have
in view the spos of Office aud the administration Of the
federal governments He apprehended not He knew
he imagined that even they would not desire triumph
upon terms like these And yet this is the partya par
ty which endorsed this sentiment of Mr.. Bolts that
sailed him and his constituents for want Of fidelity to the
interests and institutions of the South Mr. Letcher closed
with further reference to the Hon. John B. Preston of
the late Wing Convention who, in the Legislature Of 1882
declared that man had no right Of property in man.
Mr.. Goggin opened with dsavowal Of any RESPONSE
biy for whatever Mr. Bolts had said and regarded this
reference to Botts sentiments as decoy to draw him off
from the other important issues involved In the
He regarded this attack upon Bolts coming with bad
grace from gentleman who supported Mr.. Van Buren,,
the advocate Of free negro suffrage and voted for L. D.
CAMPBELL Of Ohio, in his contest with Valandgham for
seat in the House of Representatives. He maintained that
r. Ls) the admission Of Oregon was not justi
fable in view of the fact that her population amounted
only 1000 while Virginia was required 70 have 95
each representative which she sends TO Congress- and
braided him with his efforts in l847 TO apply the Wmot
provso to the State Of Virginia. in other words to d.
vide the State He then referred TO the of Congress-
in failing TO pass the Post Office appropriation thus bring
ing to sandstl that branch Of the public service in
which the poor Of the country were particularly interested
and to their efforts to raise the postage TO five cents This
he charged upon the democracy After abiding to the
relative character Of the conventions which nominated
Mr. Lecher and HIMSELF quoting from the Valley Demo-
crdt description Of the rowdy scenes which
the Convention at Petersburg he proceeded to charge Mr.
ss cry WIN aavg Soea agSrs no Sou Land p
slaves Of the Echo-or as he sad for suppessng the in
famous African slave trade-from $4,000 TO s45 OOO
The gentleman, said he, was seized with economical
grpes when he voted for that reduction He Mr G If in
Congress- and it required ten millions Of dollars to sup
he would gay here that he got be Governor Of
Virginia. as he inevitably shall, the last thing that he
should ever do would be to recommend the rivval
Of the African slave trade He would have the
Governorsbip of Virginia II IL 10 be had at
any sacrifice Of feeling or principle. He pro-
claimed himself now and forever the friend OF tariff
that will protect domestic industry and that would
impose heavy burden upon the people lie asked the
gentleman II he would permit foreign iron TO come in and
compete with home producon9 Indeed he need not ask
that question. He knew he was opposedopposed TO it
too, in the teeth Of the fact that Mr. Buchanan himself
says he is in favor of IT, He (Mr L) will tell you that
upon this question he repudas the platform Of the Pres
dent and yet he here and asks that you would vote
for him in preference TO him on Of course on no
among you. He did not tell you whether no opposed
to the bankrupt law He said that during the panic Of
AZ he had the he would the operation Of every
OF those banks that suspended and require TO
pay your taxes in gold and silver and yet the gentle
tell how he stood uron the Cuba policy Of Mr. Buchanan
and the Sonora and Chihuahu proectorae ine racine
railroad and tariff policy Of the administrator M Bu-
chanan wanted TO become the guardian OF poor Mexico
like bankrupt in his country who wanted to become adj
minstraor for somebody in order 70 put money IN his
pocket He asked the gentleman in his reply TO state his
position on this question. Mr. g. closed by reference TO
the fact Of Mr. nchcrs having voted against the senates
RESOLUTION 70 provide wood for tho poor Of Georgetown,
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