New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-30
A CARD FROM JOHN NJ. Bolts.

To the Editor Of the Richmond Why.
SIR: have recently received many letters from
different parts Of the State, asking tor copy Oh my
Powhatan speech, delivered in 1885, which 1t 70 I'M
possible for me to furnish, a. have only some naA
dozen copies left. Az the best means OF supplying
the information 80 earnestly sought by those friends
who ere anxious to ascertain rhat horrible 'enf'msS"
uttered on the subject Of Slavery, which have oesa
recently TO great extent substituted tor tho nv
negro" misre presentation, have concluded 70 pup'
sh for the benefit of the Imposition party in parties
lar. everything in that speech that relates TO me
question of Slavery garbled extracts of which have
already appeared in small portion OF the pres"
that party-Inany of them, seeming TO tbink 'nsIs
was no great amount of capital to be made Out IT.
have declined to notice it, The following Is the pos.
ton objected to. | said:
There arc Sir two p.rs. In our country. distino. fro. =
III. rest Of whom wish word The one IN tne n
;, an nov snrs for which Of tho parties have the
lees, sympathy respect and no. sure 70 .ss sson
xsich he nation has been lately afflicted; .,,.u.,
The Abolonists estimate the value o. ,os ~ -
land n hold a. condition sud price for w. sontnusno1l
H. Of SJioan Sla.y While ultra men d the ssass
D.anion seem S e5,e ,ss hsm and the Union
ssther Po neither Of thsss psrtie. have ,9y d OH.
bod the Union 70, far esr.u .na mtpsea s1sss~
hs abolition r,'p,'sa'en q ,saf eb Be dsprs-
think Slavery Ia the sostIac .,i..d In IL
c,,ed and while think that . a, Prr.en'
Southern Statsz Is humanIns civihins AZ % com,.s
all who WIN ts.e .a. l,yicsn rros,
IT, ,e.,n, condition o! our slaves with the orsiA - -.
~ r.,ard II az great calamity that 'no'a 80 a. snI
IL I'D mon as. and should look upon hsI % sd nent osf
greatest ben.sctor 70 his country 49, b, which could
10 Us . me practical and satisfactory means ~ fro
our shbors provide for the ultimate nj. a. desirable
o. q. ' ,'s, 10 the owner Of slave. wso 80 s.1 rio
sLf a.rers but, the same time a bstvsss
he
M 80, Ss,,. 10 doub, the advantage we VIVA ''''
if IL could be sccompisne' -. RI
Now there it IL; let them MAKE tne nio''
. odd that said il eli at mature age, amer iun ~.
o.,sful elaboration honestly believing ana 'n'uA
.u,hs, !, contains. have seen no reason ior 10y
.o,;on rscantat,on or eguiroeat,o". What 'ooas
and said then, think and repeat now' I" "e w.. a..
Int, t>rm.: and hold that he who oe)ec" -,
sn,s couyeyed to be CONSISTENT mist p. a
b. in favor If re0pening the African 49, mr.
- tine but must take the position tna' 1890
tb;n slavery had ever been known 70 o. e. ia
aronr us he would now favor its 80, N b
6r.t tine; for if its original introductGn = oud 10
deprecated but justified and approve, n2,ce 10 his
rof advocate a traffic that holds 80 hign P' tberc
;rJcr,ert ard repardl do 10. know now nisy I've
are in This state or in the South, who SET S c.re,
mn "a advocates Of this revolving trade, ." 81
I6ava only 10 saw that am not one OF lne, usus-
that. a tumaa,-ed, csriIised and Icr.d d
Der of the community, should be utterly -. thss
nv.elf Il could entertain any other oPane.Ss 800
r. have expressed and should deserve tn No. -
Of all men if could permit any oondHon y, a. 10 rou-
lie mind TO induce far 10 detdse mysen ~ ND.
der me CAPABLE Of expressing any other, i~ ,~r1nk
nose of catering 20 morbid, vitiaed anu Lii, q
iaste or TO an ali ,cted and artificial sentmenT -
the subject 0f Slavery. These were 1's''