, 1859-10-06

pattr, VIC beg leave to advert briefly to vour
editorial Of iase date in reference 10 1hs letter
Of Hon. John II. Bolts, which you published in
the same issue.
The communication from Ar. Bolts ne had
read With much care some two weeks since, in a
series Of letters addressed by !" Hancock" to the
people, in WHICH the merits Of al1 the gentlemen
whose names arc associated with the Presidency
Of the Opposition in 1860, hare been fcarlcssly'
and ably discussed.
"uaocock" is not less deyotcd, personally
aud politically, than. ourselves to TIC integrity
Of our political aud party organization, and to
its great founder aud lender. Ion. William Il.
Seward. But he is TOO sincere in his derotion
to the Republican pr.ncipkt to riyet s!ate code
upon The {ree territory Of thi, country by giving
the Democracy new lease Of power in 1860
lie conteuds that The crisis is too cmin u,y ritat
to allow moments daIliance, for the sakssof our
dearest friend, when great principles ut stake,
and The last occasion tosase it is presented.
Now, while no injustice can possibly cnsuc
to any gentlemen of the Republican party, We
dscm It simply courteons and fair that Ar.
Bolts should not be misin!eEpEeted or n1isrepre-
scented.
Lie IS not, IS true. BY name Republican !;
indeed bow could be beT Have we any organ
'zat1on in Virginia to which lie could attach
himself: But, without The name, he las been
tue bold and independent advocate Of our pin
c'ples 'or Inc Inst twenty i've years.
lou say 'ne o1uefence netHcen AF' botts.
p'a1ofm and TIC doctrines Of the hePnb'lcan
p" 'oaou i'a9"s III ""a' ns says aao purify
80 "' ~ o'4',ss 10. 80 e'' :" @''. VIC ~ 4a'c
w ue. 'tA u'"' 40 '. 'ne ''e,
p@D"~4' f'31t! ~ 'o4' .'4o1'. wv "A'u nao
oP.''o" sou'''a'su " .nnn5 ols'ln-
E"'su.u .ea '., ~ =, out pa't'' "n' na'e ae-
~'41 1eo saa' 'n' nePup''aa parry asA no'alng
-" % ''"'1'eo - 'nA' 'e''et u WHICH
~. 4NS-Da'''
| u.s. .it' oo,As o. o"at '"o 'oings
"neA nc '"ou'o na.s ss'a r"s' ~ 10 1oe guy
I :. p'"A'''%as e4A'e's "on' Aae .te e.
i'lof'eS' anu ne1'. toa' " ne stops snort IN say
ing VIVA. Tie patriots ought 70, do in 1852
| Ho"' IN fegaru 10 LIE foru'cr. Mr. Bolts, af-
's4 staring IN .n's leuef' .an as explicit terms
Us Tue knensh lanGuage can furu'sh,l that
slavery nas neen eaeiaaea from all the Tree ter
ritoty o. 'h's unlon' ny tue passage Of the kan~
sas:e eoraaka Dill. and TINT that legislation is
sun u"rt0fo'fa ~ la"' says that he IL oyaias:
"a"y demand tor congressional code for the
ploicc1oa OF slavery IN the Territories, and
against al further legislation on the subject by
the National Legislature
We confess flint re sboutd In .,od n d;,cov-
=, n.-.,. eAo..4 49, W s'1u ~ a'seo'@
- 'ae Aepao"can VINO eon'o OF would say more
on this point. Does he not emphatica1ly de-
r1are that fc rccoon;7es m ca;r, rf .hs ;..+;.,
49, -. ~ AA'N'a
lion o' s'a'e'y upon tne feoefat Government,
beyond where it now lawfully and constitution.
ally cxists.-that the territorr Of this country
- -. t..
% "oOt'ee " su~' auo l'at ne"oo1o resist any
demand TO repeal this law.
This is the duty he would iuaposc on Con-
orosx. ,,d 4h;e - ,;x o,.. -.
e' w " '' -AssN :. .ue "ue Pas.
Flots OF the country 10 1867, VIZ That we should
elect President in 1860, to keep Congress from
lcp;s1atinr slavery ;,,o tho Ta~r;,or;a, ~ ~.
...c ~ .,e
sooa''s ~" 1'ce' W fepeallng Tue ~" which
makes them so, and thereby enacting Stare
code for tlc territories, rs the Democratic nnr.
In <:r..,
...,.,;.,.,
~"''Pt'e"'
In the same number Of Hancock" from
which you extract Mr. Do.ts' letter on slavery.
,ro would ,,u ro,,- .tt...;,. ~
.''A ~ A'' e"S's 1ec"
ofo, nno esPee'ah5 10 us arguments against
the Knusas~Sebraska bill from which we make
brief extract:
49, .so,,,s -.
~ hnoulo oe feeohec1co by the public that
.'tr aa.a ~ papct - " conhana enaef 70 de1cna
~, ~ eSM ~, VI ass1 o'1gE ano gao, should
m"n ~ y. a.a"ant Ut 70 s;s nssam my gentle
aiTardnc 1 h;r, ognortmn;,x VI pus,nons; "tnon1
he hnrn6 IL ,n;nd ton ~a} ~. 81 Snon!a
s,ua..;a,s aa, ~; .aa! On tals Neoraska
Gsa,eJ i..,I -. s.o:d lug olate Us az w.
.s5 "'eI 1a'l ~ Aue us1 u Aesl OF assaatahts
-ars ,,,hi;h Iai ~ ~ ~. oi sesen neWsPo-
Inv s;ds 1he oet;n t,s e, ~ nos o one nag takeh
l;He thot ,xro,a n1s;ust ~ @ VIZ e'es !'n'ea
ihora e',r. 49,. w.. "Ioee Ag eotaska WI; ana
49, "as ~; o.E "nSse columns were open 70
Enn ~ I,,, a..,t ~ y. My cu91ss; 11F rePel'
80, udu5 a1tus.s' .aouen assa1lea u ali: Even
ra,,t 49," tn.s alt:ee, t. "ho''y 'sho.
r nor;n a. eu !. eJsae,;s;p 5 p"onsason,
,1,r H. Is,'t,,f., "' TIas P.ceS, ano tnat
,,isi s,ot, cb"o &c" puonG msn aase oecu-
iea i"s.a s sacn ros'.on: espeeia'y where therc
,ono o. tl!up; lRap;te sh;at nts oooI; 9ut
~, ~ ou.S IT. ~ a.'nA hce some stens
~ t,,a Ssst Tx eo'aine' !" 'ne lansuage
- >Ae 4l'4'o' '@' Dafu'-
Gone vhat Will. come what n.y,
T.n' and TIN h>u1 run 'lrruEh tie suuEhazt day.'
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tttl1er m argument. or concession Of judg-
Ment; l am indifferent which. l assert, rs a
legal proposition, what think 10 respectable
lawyer {not politician) will hazard his profess
sional reputation by denying, and that is: That
slavery IS now also virtually excluded from tho
territory Of Now Mexico and oil other territory
south 0! $3.50, now held BY the United States,
or hereafter TO be acquired. in which slavery
loes not already exist. By the Missouri Com
promise, slavery was lega1izcd south Of the t
Compromise line. Aud, in forming territorial |
governments, Congress would have protected
it; at all crcnts, we should hare had a right to
demand it; nnd if we could not get it there we
could not gctit Mt all. That Compromise is now |
repealed:. And, with the power denied to Con
srcss 70 leg1slate On tue subject, there is no |
necessity for territorial law to prohibit it, for
slavery stands virtually excluded for the want !!
Vi legal security and protection.
"ror it Is manifest thAt. il slares are carried
there without LAWS to hold them in subiection |
and putisl them for resistance to the authority |
If tile inaster, they At once become free And. |
ii yon wait for the settlement Of territory
Until lis population becomes sufficiently l1rec |
10 cntitle it to admission as State, before tie
STAKEHOLDER eau 90 With SAFETY, it will he settled
by thuse only opposed to slavery altogether.
ind Of courac it will be prohibited This brings
lIc buck to the point bavc afways maintained |
lud for which have been condemned that thr
"aly security tho South had was in Congress.