Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-01-31

The 'llnpcndng Crisis" by Helper, with
the annota,ions amd explanations rs furnished
BY the late letter Of his coapecr, j. ~ Bolts,
illustrated with likcnesscs and fac SMILES ot
the endorscrs of each pamphlet will most pro-
bably he Black Republican campaign docu-
ment in the approaching Presidential con-
test
DIR. johnson asked, What must be the
priest where the monkey is god = What
must he the drudscs Of 4 party, the leaders OF
which are Seward and Sumner. Giidings and
Greeley, Hale anA Helper, John Brown and
John BottS:
The same necessity stll exists for the gcu.
tlelncn who were nveiged into this 7aash-trGl
letter to cxonerate themselves from the dam.
aging effects of the yalseh9od we pointed out,
as we'll as the .rorgsry we prove to-day. The
letter Of rcques, is dated in the "Whis Jan
uarv lst. 1860" and Mr. Bolts letter january
18th, 1860" These dates keep up the appear
ance that the latter was in response 10 tho for
mcr: the fact is, the letter Of request was
dated January 18TH But from the 18th to the
18th was no; sufficient i"r the composition
o. the letter. and Il truthful date would have
exposed tlls whole affair. Hence the .t'rgtry
Of january !st 1850
Now will respectable gentlemen continue
in thu false position in which, Tor sinister pnr'
poses. they hav" been made to appear, Of
ahctlins .fctisehood anil .t"ryery. superadded
to trcachcry and treason?
Fifteen Of these gentlemen well know that
their names are already attached to letter al.
dressed 10 "rhe Editors Of the Enquirer" and
which was at one time in our possession, and
handed by Us 10 one Of them for the signatures
of Mr.. Rivrs and Mr. Wickham. which letter
was withheld by the writers until after the ap-
peararre OF Mr. Bolts second card.
That second card supplies facts tina! disgrace
Will, l:lschood and forgery the first letter; and
what have these gentlemen to say now, that We
haze pointed out the trick By which they have
hren entrappcG: Why dignity with their re-
spcctabili,y the pcriStsaLle infamy of Bolts, and
render themselves notorious by being paraded
through the country, in the bound volume Of
treason and trcachcry, ialsehood and forgery,
by Helper and Bolts:
These gentlemen have taken grave respon-
s!bility upon themselves in signing "ot the
Senate" anl "nf tie House Of Delegates. -
They now appear rs endcavoring to commit
their constituents rs endorscTs OF this HELLER
or IIELpERs,' and no meg. know better than
these gentlemen that there is not a community
in Virginia that endorses or approves this letter.
The leading Metropolitan journal Of their own
party has failed if not refused TO endorse or ap-
prove this vlanorls production; why should
these gentlemen hesitate 10 cxoncrate themselves
from the damaging effects of their association
with slr. Bolts: Docs not the history OF the
"Ruifner Pamphlet as we'll as that Of the
"lmpcnding Crisis" sufficiently prove the folly
of delaying to cxcupatc themselves from false
position by o cotemporaneouS dIsavowal OF oo'
iectionable and reasonable sentiments - hach
year increases the dlstrust Of the people OF
Virginia towards anti-slavery sentiments, and
the day il not far distant when mere suspicion
vii! he ,lanuing to any Eirginian. Why, then,
should these gentlemen delay placing them
selves properly before their constituents:
These gentlemen either Do or they 10 NOT
endorse Bots opinions; there is no neutral
ground for them They have, ny soliciting his
vicws, given them an Importance which denies
neutrality to the signers. Now all open, bold and
manly course is always The best. Speak out
If YOU approve and endorse, say So and n'ee
the responsibility as men. If you DO MT ap
prove and endorse, be equally emphatic, ant
avoid 4 life time ofexpiauations. of apologies. .tr"u
bic and vexation.
Mr Bolts second card plainly exposes th'
trap into which, for hi, orn stRsh ends, lie
inyciplcd these gentlemen. lie made cat
pa,c Of them to rake from the dust and ashes
Of Black Republican favor, office and emoln
mcn;s for himself He cared not what disgrace
and annoyance might be brought upon his en-
dorscrs, he wanted 10 increase his notnrietr il
! Virginia, in order to reap the rccompense Of re
ward in the mvors Of the enemies Of Eirgini;
and her institutions. Hence in his second card
having accomplished his purposes, he invites hi
ouondam friends to abandon him or not as the,
may feel disposed.
We know the difficulty that besels these gen
+ernen. They do not like I" withdraw slngly
and one or two whose names we will not as ye
give, refuse TO s;gn but let us remind thes
gentlemen that in matters Of political respon
sibility every tub stands upon its own oo'