Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-26
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Another Batch ofsRoorback.' Exposed.


concluded bv saving that there others OF the same
is who preferred INSCRIPTIONS Gsehoods TO uttcrug
the simple truth, let them come forward and should
paw our respects to them an with great cosjlity. ouc
of the same stripe precisely, who writes from Richmond
has manifested himself in the Clipper and proceed
70 dispose Of his deliberate usreprescutaous and false
hoods with much brevity possible. He signs HIM
self P" and here is his communication to the Clipper
uuder date OF March 18th, 1860:
The letter OF YOUR correspondents from Washington
aud Abemlrle, Va are hailed here with delight The
Richmond Wing, the only Opposition paper which we
have the Metropolis Is o0Ned upon as an unsafe auc
unreliable organ. Tbs paper though pretending To-
have no preference for the Presidency, IS on fact quietly
wOr1i1g forward Bates of Missouri The Editor play
the num- while an OF the persons engaged about tle e
ta5-huent are for Mr. Bates aud DO not hesitate Co
proclaim for hiu Such being the condition OF things
with the Richmond Wbig YOU viii 40 once see how hard
it IS for any other than Nr Bates % gee access 90 l>
columns Looking upon the Hon. John Minor Bots as
the frs. man before tnu people, the Richmond Nhig sd
vocttes no expression preference for fear that ST.
Bltt5 might be recommended 1y Virginia, thus damag
ing the prospects Of It's own iavoute. The result u
th course on the part OF the Wing caused Che Couyeu
ton recently assembled here 90 adjourn without dec,a
ing p-eiereuce-not because Virginia did not prefer
Mr. Bots: bu, because for Che sake OF harmony, many
of Ar Bolts friend, voted against any expression.
"The Wing 90 carry It's hostility 70 Mr. Bolts i,f,,
further TO-DAY announces what Is not Tact, but only
what IL wishes 10 Doe tbe case namely that ONLY two Of
tbe deegatesto the Nstioua, Convention hyorNr. Bots
Oi che fifteen delegates the Convention, the following
gentlemen are known Co favor N-. Bolts,
.'lst District-S8muc. Watts. Oh District D. Chris
tan. 5,h D.-trct-Uo1. w. L. Goggin; Sch Ds-r.c--
MarmaduSe johnson, S,h Ds.ric;-E T. Tlyloe; lol
Distr.ct-W .. Dickinson; 10th Distinctly altman T.
WILEY OF the aternltes ten OF the fifteen not
ONLY in favor Of Mr. Bots, bu, urge him as their hrs
choice
.Iis a great misfortune that the Opposition OF Nir
gnis have not only hight the Democracy but also the
"B1ckngham CLIQUE q mere handful Of old fossils W.
der the leadership of Jack Peud.gon. lt generally
supposed the aforesaid leader had been pretty well done
Cor by Mr. Bots In lS4S. The drubbug which he re-
eiysd at the hands OF Mr. Bots l the Iay.O- COuver
ton seems ouy 20 have increased hs animosity henc
we 6ud that Le figured here extensively during the lat,
Convention ] only regret that NJ. Bolts not pre-
sent
OF our party enthusiastically demand the nomination OF
Mr. Bolts for the Presidency And should ne be the can
ddate. you NAV rely t Virginia niil give good ac
count of herself for the bon and snew OF the State
for him. the working men for him. and al. those who
do the hard work OF the party are for him.. Z.
L.. us inquire 40 the outset, why the Richmond WhIg
i. 1.-The only Opposition paper published in the Metropc
lis There was another Opposition paper here not long
ago fauntag a, is masthead the name Of John Minor
Bolts for the Presidency. H was too, in the opinion
this scrbblar an altogether cafe and reliable organ for
the reason that It svore by Bolts day in and day out
What has become of it, Why after s.ckly existence
OF only a ie, months d.i :, shuttle Oh It's mortal coil
with none 20 regret It's demise but handful, Of Bolts
deIuded followers, II Bolts is the popular man i'm Viz
einl be IS represented TO De by ms bakers dozen OF
peculiar friends Why has every paper that has linked its
fortunes with bis in Richmond 5ce4 compelled to give up
tbe ghost after very brief and prCao1s existence -
WHY havnt the bone and siueS of tle S.le-a those
who do the hard work Of the opposition party and
who We are told eutluslsticsly demand tle uomila
ton OF Bolts for the Presidency raed to the support
of his o-a organs 90 ana extent SO least, Sufficient 90
keep them alive fog the spae. Of few mooast "Itaia
the las: four or i've years two three papers Of differ
en-. names and under different auspices have been pu.-
u,1sd in Richmond the osgsus a1i advocates Of John
Minor Bo..s aud, what is morg bis friends have sunk
perhaps from tweatv 20 thirty thousand dollars first and
last 10 the vain eH5r, sustain them Where are these
,.slfs and reliable organs now E:ho auswers-
,sIsrs2 They are an jesl-dead-iead. Isn't it time
20 start another devoted 20 ac high, patriotic and
comprehensive obec-tbe single object Of eeyatiug Mr.
Botts aud nobody 5at ar Bolts 20 p0i,.caioiice: We
commend the suggestion TO che consideration Of those
whom &c most concerns.
Touching the charge that The WHO, though pretend
Ing 90 have no preference for the Presidency is quietly
working forward Bates Of Missouri we have only to
saw that said charge, ia an is length aud breadth, is
no.bir. more nor less than wul and deliberate false
hood We have never on any occasion, in public or in
private. expressed any pr1rcs for Bates, or for any
other man and for tle mos, conclusive of an reasons
tha. We have never bad preference. We have iuvaF
abs announced as our preference that man whom he
Naa5nal Convention after free and Intelligent coasulta
Noa among los members, should deem aud proclaim as
the best and most available candidate. That we have
often had i4urs,y7ss aud only impressions and differ
cnr impressions at different times IN respect 20 the per
soa suitable 90 be nominated readily avow. But as
20 the expressing or entertaining any prs'rres wha.
ever tb,, accusation, we repeat is wautoay and wick
euy false. and Fesra 20 Dc false, by this Richmond cor
respondent Of she C'Pt0.
Bs. we "pI,v the igua. &c is alleged, "whIe all OF
t persons engaged about On, establishment are for Ar
Bass and DO 10. hesitate TO proclaim for bim'-a.
5i.6 assertions IN whole snl in detail gross false
hoods This scubbIer taus adIs-"Sacu being the con
daoa of the Richmond WiG go4 rH az once see hor
hard e. d, for rg other than Bates 20 get access 90 ia
~5raris" /. i, not now obvious that the autaeiou'
mendacv Of this Cipusr correspondent halts at moth
i9,s For does no. every of our readers know thai
NOT word or syllable has occurred .u these collms j,
reference to Mr. Bates pro or con- except such news
items AS 6ad tbeir way iato all the public journals o.
tse day, Isuot nov fully and absolutely deihonstra
rcd that this correspondent "P" IS l1r and sande
rer and that the truth is nos iu hls Why Bot,s him
self has occupied more spsc, u the Wig during th'
last twelve months than al the other eminent men il
the United States put together reference to our he
will satisfactorily attest Aud n face OF these facts
what is the public % think Of the character for veraci
OF ibis correspondent P2" II be thus deliberately an'
vlfily l,s would he not steal a7, perperate arson
or commit murder If he thought danger of detection
aud punishment me1aced him. We are sure he would
for. DO man on earth who would utter wilill and de
Gbera.e hl,ehood. 40 matter what the temptation ou
would ch his ueslbors goods, apply tie torch TO hi
neighbors dwelling redien his hands IN his neignoor
blood Ia word liar Ike this fellow p has PROVED
himself TO De- Is necessarily rob5er and an assassin a
heart and the gllovs viii be fogy cheated OF ITS due
unless be is soon made 20 vibraJe in the air between
heaven and earth.
As TO the allegation that the seven gentlemen nam
ed vho are delegates 70 the Baltimore Convention, ar
ssosa 90 favor" Bolts nomination 70 the Presidency
that is another mons,rous flsehood. Why didn't TIN
scrbber add another 10 the list Mr. Meade of Clarke Wit
is in fac Bots ulsu and he would then have given
Bots majority OF the delegation that t. oui ofl5:-
Ifhe bad done De would have given the Of Nir
giuia 10 Bolts al Badmore-what no Bolts man in thi
Commonwealth had claimed for him, and what ever,
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