Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-05
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in assault upon his paper and its editor we should have
interpreted no lection 10 its insertion We nov take
Other ground Since the assaults Of a portion of bis
friends upon an overwhelming majority OF the members
of the late Convention, and especially upon ourselves
which assaults Bolts himself has endorsed 10y bis sgu
team. refusal in his letter 70 discaim tbem) We have Ia
Ken the position chat he has claims upon our courtesy
OF our respect aud that consequently, our columns are
closed against him, for any purpose whatever
We repeat chat, by bis studied omission 10 disclaim
and repudas che charges preferred by the several cor
respondents of the C'rra against the Convention and
-.us. ourselves be has approved and endorsed them
a ag th.ir length and BREADTH and Is therefore enii
d to- no more courtesy or consideration at our hands
the hands Of an overwhelming majority of the men,
bsrs Of the a.s Convection, than the aforesaid Clipper
correspondents.
Having been excluded from our columns, Bots pub
fishes bis Ieter a the Petersburg Ls,gacsr, OF Tues
sy lass: but not as We believe without some verbal
alterations which have materially changed its character
from What 10 vas when read by OF course we had
aa opportunity of oly reading the manuscript cursony
and Hastily but our memory is not az i1uit the letter
s published 10 the ltqscsr is not the letter as seen
and read by Use For example, the letter in the lni.t-
.-- concludes With tie words "a rciatauon OF your
,r--fraeis5 AID wild conclusions whereas our reeo'-
Is-..o. i that. when we readu u concluded with the
words oa rsu.stou of yoUr malicious and wild couc.u-
oas and We think the manuscript itself would vndl-
Gaze .be aselty o, our memory II correct 10 our Opt
SON then the letter that Ieai contained an allegation
.., u, Of malice 20 Bolts, in asserting the belief
-- De was i'm some macuer pryy 70 the charges Of the
Ctrs-s correspondent, whereas no such direct ale
ioa is found IN the letter Published 10 the I'te'i-
;.,...t.l .r.s-,t;ors Of the character des.
w. Co. &. 800, ,,, of ,rr
i-alcd Nee made in l- letter. ''e' s''s'' '1' ~
L.-is, VIA. motive prompted those alterations Ile
sc, undoubtedly vas, So TO soften It's tone anu emp
as ,- maxi appear chat ,',Ie vas -'.1. '' '.'
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...-.....-.. s. Bots .rsss.. soar appeals TO t1e
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s -. ,,.rf... Weld t1 OH. suggestions 10 a spirit
-r..,.. .-, ,,-,r,.., shat becomes OF the
,... .-..5...-r.. .lo-s member, of the Couyeu-
.. ,-,-si 20 Bots, Presidential rrc,susiousg Where
- .s.,.s of t5.,- psrps.ra.iae fraud with a view 10
.r...-.5-. a1 sd.latase over men. who had already
..srr5-,-f Surrendered" 90 t-ei- appeals or their
s..-... -is Obvious chat e..bc- ,as wedding idea
.s, .ssir iIel mast be- abandoned 10y Bolts aud bis
,--f. old. t,oiisss beia. utterly conflicting and im-
d. ,.,. .- lid, other 4Il-t De given uu IT these
5- . -.r7 ,-s.ssr.. even a decent show of con
- p... ,.;.t.- assertion is trls-there was no
- .t,.,,r. Mt tbs ,,u.f,tt. men. and 10 .si--
s.-..r d, mart of the friends of Bo,ts These
l- ,.-. .tf-..f and whipped on. Of their boots as
..., On. ia vote ON Crane, substitute sufficiently
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