The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-07
go, 1o~. JOHN NJ. BOTTs.
t" sresNoNp, March 80. 1850.

~ oil hs ri ication y. .Jrrsxed to the editor q!
ssss,"a viii .s see, called forth by mos. sm!"sa
Ngslg. ana ssstt,n attempted 10 re c~s. r "p"
Il N5rs,sl ~ ps 70 ne tae authorship ol soa, cor
81 4, ibnk In than which H"s s"o" ~"
Es..psdens y. more unleu AIDED. am" ia. nv card |
~. g A. thine. ~ iansuaze, and al Ia same
IA saA ter4fsnd inoisns,vc IN spitI .' ,an
81 sANi "s.,cuue !" nts. ard Net am ueniio~ .i.
- = s,r tscs f,,ns el ths most tuniust acc9ss..ai
glese % - be psper IN whieh u - ',.s, ia 10 n.
~ .ssr pfotess,nkS bsve devoted the iabori-
~ psrA - 'e,anIous services al IN. who'e w
- sN,sienc',,.u, leave 1t to all 10 jhase ny
- AT ermileH' ..,sxs has been. and is likely
= .as,os ~"u u,n,sd ,ut Ia ne tom that soo'ce.
sssf 70 ~ ,hare is another man IN Ins .r W.,
sags s'..t1n1. 10 wh"n, s"t" Is ,here Is another
| 4F siV" been denied. ana u .ne's 80 r,ranu
"a Rre 80 tha, under the same ciF.%ans %
sla s'G se have denied II To re coarse adase.
,.s.i taeEs are more ,,,s,, s"','
| tesss s!"" s,!" Mas large number ok re'ue. sm
| is'se " onx - of reaching. and as the cnn,n
..gs 90 means :" aud calculated to prove lnJu-
=, rs e,si'a s,.I nader great obligations 10 ahs
shH.t extend 10 me the jush,9 ,h anq this ,h,.
,.psf isst hung the card toGethef Win .''''
n, oi sab! s. las done me all the harm II can
s Ijs,,"n .hg at It's attacks vii Re r;'"sot = "ssoTTs
| , ;hsn oihfr"is', TINS mornins does not even
| R>-i ,hd,svai of the persona chatn ct,o.t
,ttsis ",tn"oai rf which have teen retuseu
r'df..ipn 10 make my sell, through ''S n B.
p,cpxosp. March soth. 1860.
r.,s,rcy. Editor q iht Ha's ,,,seu I'M
| hni,b painful resret thai J . hnu ~, ~, f,ands
- F'n ssnse az duty To myself ana my i'ieios'
q ID hi = - ~ ynna hout the State, TO write
- ieaH y. In, ,our editorial oi ihis m.a y, ,Is
% 60 me M alternative but 10 suutis STUNT W ., "a
se, ab."m bsm 81 the threshold with the most u'i-
F"sed and absolute DENIAL ,,;.,-.,s op,u-
sTO ,on sas Ill your deihera,s s 90 epsr
q ~ Inc Cnpper were gotten up aau "a w. ~
srs IN Richmond, II not ~ ~ ms,sr;s vsinai lie
~ :, east by his ours win ,nt III. he misunder-
,sace )" yonr meaning cafhos , ua "n,, thinh
.,,dept:, intend 10 sa, th',t YOU n,s
f,..swork OF my hand, or that me te,ts' @ axsnry
SsRo ', my SUGGESTION, or thrnuEH ".
srIffr ~ ~ car,a1ity-eU of which | utterly ana
ksa s re Gs.laim and disaVow, In the " . e.
Fle'r eg'r1ena.tc and coHiprsheHHife ,.rea H. vio
ne aufp,sts, ts,',nc,ation which. where So unJus'ly
fuettn 4'ree,sd. vii! always recon apn' ,tn, my
seli bssd: bat because uo hot , Snt,o - l., tbs
l9i IN st ali be SO srossl. Hisurusfsiooo o' '"o
Fas.c. .lsotosay, do rot believe there Is
..,sar M Richmond who MONS "nu MI hecamse 7
+: ea' ~ nss been IN the hal,t ot WTltlns tor ths
Aa's 4hy yer u that signature from Washington,
81 ersona aainssWls. m, which was pri-
il "a, .am,est.ns OF the Convention oi last month
o. - en ~. wT,ttes a number of very ahie ana c9liI
msn,afy letters IN the oiippur uu,," ~ The presi
isl and WHY 81, na,ural desire to make hIs ac
cen :,,ncs puung fortnight stay at " ASH
tat'ut ~ vas three times at my room, as recon
ls'en ~, no HIM To he most respectable and IN
t5~,t t5~ ssnt einan, VINO Is, IN 81! respects apie'
f4'.'aiunt ready, to protect his person ana caa
IssieF ron , - 'o,npinn,cp,ed with him by letter.
!.,s nr otherwise: he obia ned no part OF nis
h59s,,on from me. directly or indirectly htl
a'. a'.',a tonved-e OF his purpose 10 WIite any :
f'H"r ~. sutiect OF the proceedings OF the
~, than YOU had The first in:lmston that
GAS8nllt vas FROM rcdulns tEt eitet iise,I III ,,io
,,ast / am sure hadn't lriend IN tHls Gt,t
1tFcsu, any more about Ii than ! or soursen.1
.iirs incarnation he had. AS evidently cetiN.u
sl gea.els of the Convent on Q, fr pStsohs AZ
tr-.rg \ on tAeir return Through washington
'v!a.,syer ma, have been my reflections ant:
t,st"'s N regaTd to the proceedings of the Con
yeaon, have endeatolsd 10 c"hnns shei ns ia. Ia.
t,,,tt,l II there should he any q IisuI bance Of te
I,rnony Of the party. part III the Tesponsniliy
.arIA he ald 10 my charEe. no matter what tie
'ca,iop hut that It should rest where 1t prop
t., h, 'ugsed-or those who commenced the war
sts have therefore. uttered no complaint; be
1osd perhaps Az xpresslon Of regret In very pfi
'tsvay ,hal N, friends. who. had reason to lie
lsgs eous tuted an overwhelming majority OF the
fopgen,Ion, should, for the want cf Organization
ss4 eeuseir ot action. have surrendered To SINAI
corps Of disciplined ana well Falhee 'p'etfSo "a 'i''
That the party IN this State had no preference
s1,-,s tus many distinguished gentlemen whos'
g,gieS had l.eeu from time tC E.te presented, Y a.
hcfed be-tb2t nat preference should nave bsei
expressed. 10 matter fer whom II might De;
th.ught was rlgit and proper, and earnestly de
lrsd lf-ln th,s / confess | WAS disappointed
taefe re M doubt and Is non, H0W upon my owl
Hnl as Ia wha; That expression would nave besh
idi that Your own constant appeals To The party u
i1'telr the ex pression OF preference lof anf one
l1area NV friends To yield to your SUGGESTIONS Il
ssPrt oi Cancellation and harmony, title dream
a5 tAat II WAS Ia he afterwards used as an aTEu
hel.asansi me or my strength IN the Stale.
Iea seem 10 attach much To the fact, AS evi
deHce that Frankln's second letter was gotte
M n hphm t,uG "a al n
lli mes; Jealous toadies' proc laiWed puDHcly @
"Wednesday morning, many hours before IN
C3pper reached the city, that the clipper OF ina
GsT you'd contain a crushing reply to your artici
Of tue Elh. c., and that 500 copies oil the paps
lsa ieen ordered by my friends tor circulation
ibls sct,.' do not know to what toady 80
ieief rs ain not conscious OF there i,eing an
sca PERSONS IN the cltS but his krowiedge OF IN
,ipcaalce OF the letter IN the Clipper oi that da,
teipTe It's arrival, is easily accounted ior Dy IN
lsalbst II was announced N the Clipper Itself {
iaesia!, that It would appear the next HloInin
s'onFaned by the remark that "it teea'a
Lad st lFhig roald make aothtHs ~ lhs r"i
i'srGsy.' A for there having been 50D COPIES o.
s'red by my friends, know nothing about ~ ~ ,
Do lot baeve there was a single copy o~rueieu ~
III one: some were sent here gTatnitouslJ, :,
ira $50 say that the invitation eAIenueu W !,
%e Conyent"n 70 aoatess SUD ,idi he ""n more uniu
~Gtioanded. The gem iemaD VINO nlefed me r
s5aoG, DR.. Fisher. OF Fauquier'l was not on =,
.:lhaya TO me, hut ! had no hnowiedss Hi I'll u
CGsure of such person, and least OF all Tn
aal the good fortune To number MIN amor
aese whose friendship highly appreciate. b
rsy one who writes, speaks. or thinks kindly
a'lh the State, being stlgmatIZed as f0ddtsS
tnI y It had as we'll be DISPENSED with Tor u
a,ae, never heard of DR.. Fisher until he pr
tE,et hnself at my house IN company WIN Nj
a'laarshall, to INFORM me lhat they nau pet
A,f6cied hy the Convention to communicate u
lssase of the resolution inviting me 10 azure
asn-it took lie greatly by surprise-yet pfomp
J aad unequivocay. as both gentlehien va
AaoS, declined the Misunderstanding ~ was aus
a.ay impossible, &c; ;but at last | yielded mo
'saeial'iy to tnelr persuasloEs ara bnaiiJ d
ssed
AZ Ar az the speech Itself is concerned, you W
Aes ne 10 apologize to you SpsctdHy aha th'
"lHa'g, ior the Poapons e. ol'sM ara s"aslten
rFf'u;." IN which INDUCED. thut ot which
sstlen, aud am now. wholly unconscious, ~
saea seems to have affected our rehned ana ds
ase sensblilties. although | am happs 10 knn"
a. aa.Aetent estimate WAS put upon u Dy the 20
,ssaen. shall offend IN IKE manner no mo- ,
-+s taprRasHcss' of the party which nave laii
,,s.sa. on my shoulders IN this State Tor the Ia
s.asy years, and which have placed me IN tne =
'ach OF teing JorsnleM m ertry hehi dra mn
%s'' al srtry J,dst, cheerfully and gladly resi-
rah! one of the numerous well auaiiiied perSo
s ssao Elay desire to occupy 1t; henceforth the IA
s.sahE OF the party Will have to he done. ana
ssH s.aH hows OF the Democracy VIII have 10 De J
'.'ed % somebody else, who may reiish ana Q
ss%.Vi the. do not prof. BY it, more than ma
,.4 "a your editorial cf yesterday you said Ii pc
a9eAafmany are TO lc pre- served 10 the par
.,h s'h and the bulk Of HIS friends must .eaU
s,s oesS" Let me 81, in reply, that Keep
s6.ol hounds have set 10 dogs on anJ Doc
lave nc authority or power TO call any oil.
Is., I,' xehtor aEd uuprovokec use Of my name 1
- sa .aNoateef into a controversy, with |hici
h.olot .o lot share or part, agency or instrument
o., acftel and embt,efed warfare has 5een,wii
,.anse ~ offence ,wagct by paper that haa be
ss.hed rs the organ Of the party. IN this sta
lNa.s l.a NE aud my irends-such as, was assure
t,s sn.aia'ei, after the Adjournment OF the Conve
az ~ X sea had declared to 4 Dcmocralic memt
ss5 s senate OF this State ynu Intended to wa
ts-Ffssue 'rtth b,ttern.ss,' long before the u
is-w%.hif fanklin" appeared ;-thatletter, il seen
vel laeu ,a The occasion or tbs pretext. | 90 Z
Lar say your arm-but let me tell you. VIII
t,s,aaas lave :. carried it far enough to provoke
ser,ms sus throughout tins State into 4 spint OF
Of ufts.ehl tss and retaliation, there will be little
psf,, TO support the ofkan. and the org
kli f,, 1fn,,ou out sorry party to support. Fer n
AIN =" sae present, d. least,) shall abstain fr'
al{ part ia IL.
c,es.ss ssuiItorship of the letter signed "P.." in
tsii ~ III nave no more knowledge Of than oi
IAN laugh nave taken some pains to asc
se. nave written to Baltimore to try to y
sad.. uoapt II that letter was written in Ri'
eyaass he p doubt Franklin is mistaken ~ ~