Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-17
az COSsTITUTi0S-sTATE RIsHTS.
ID CnRREsrnNnENTs.
uisrcpresrntatIon aud FalsehOod.

ing paragraphs for Che simple ana onN purpose OF tN-
posing the miserable misrepresentation and iasehoods
pi which they teem That Iettervriter in speaking of
the progress lol thc Constitutional Union movement,
saws;
every man sentup 20 the State Conventions, as wei
AS those selected for the National Convention should De
subjected TO a rigid scrutiny and the old aXegrindug
sbeuers should be counted out We rant 90 H0 more
Generations conducted ike as rstet one 90 Richmond,
chen ne uouH'rr ,riH 0re-siIgbta, and tHs r'ts
~ me GrI rt practically s8st bg t9s Sha7sfH qsft-
IIlBirisg 0f packed co1mnHss. The secre, history
of that Convention be written, and when it Is
written viii disclose some facts not particularly credla-
bc Co Some OF the leading actors in IT,
l. is not 70 Dee disguised that the politicians are trying
Oh assume the management Of the Mon movement and
30 equally undeulble, that 10 their hands mus, prove
fure Our confidence boo the SdgacltY, the honesty,
the resoute earuestncss and enthusiasm Of the people
We therefore them, thar tits not safe 20 trust 90
others and call upon them to assert their power we
can make our meaning palmer by an example. 70 's
fr-f r-.tir l1 tgs that rl' rfts ~ t't OPP
l.t-.a a..t1 n Iria. 1r. i rfrJT of De taHitH0tiDH
81 John Ug1r Bolts t1r fis Presidency. y might '.-
,t4st sa. that hsis me tr1i.i choice ~ t7- pt1n..
and vet no man would suspect tls Co bc che case who
read The ,s4uiy report ct tle Richmond Convection ln
che eare outline o. ttc proceedings vouchsafsd 90 the
svuectuJ country bv Che tricky managers OF that Con-
velrou 5rs-r t'trg ru5rgHt 20 .bs interests ar i.
Bots rr0s rrrrfd.s Esurr.s'i "tI.r ntIg tJl tFt
c1atf f- construed H any wrg 'yHrio'Sly Co h." sf
LrrIIdsi abroad ri'i .is sPssi ~ hgh.r'"g
Impartial reporters csr. cl.iadea and Hot on. .2i
Of ne qy,rt su,e-t ti1t Do. Bots teiirfr.{ bors hc
C1ursgt1f 90 's urftT1G, one ~ me i1oft ONO
I1v. and enc enc tirt ir lgrs cIy 1A'ret Go tt
published We know only by hercsay of the storms oil
applause tLgf Greeted his appearance, of the wt enthu
sqs1 of che AUDIENCE of che triumphant colu-ucc or
the man. ElEog-, jealous, selfish polucins We're iN
tbsr Convention and they went there 90 u''ef ir own
ends sud 20 do the work of their masters The Vt
position party iu Nr-. yes moves, ANA has MS beng
t-is .,v ON Isl through the iajOmittc spirit the heroic
efforts the tolls the sacrifices and the more thln spartan
devotion OF John N,rul EJs and Yet this IS the meas
~ that the pcwics who stand upon hs shoulders womb
rr-te ont him. They are striving 90 reap where hy
BIAS sowu But justice o. TO- Che hands OF the people ana
We bide our time
We bad hoped 90 be spared any reference 20 Mr. Bolts
and his friends IN conncou with the proceedings OF our
lite Convention Blt the celse'ess Misrepresentation
and hoods with which few Of his oyerzealous
and i1jscrce friends flooding the country, TO the
d.pl5s-suea. and pr, iioe o, an overwhelming major
ity of -ae Convention leave us alternative but to
meet expose and dsaouuce tasm as truth and justice
require ta. hoy should Boz met. exposed and denounced
We affirm at th, outset then, tha. the foregoing ev
tric. from the DrUl-s Washington correspondence is
"A tissue of msreDresca,ltors and Gschools, from bee
ginning Co end as every member of the Convention, Mr.
Bolts friends and au, win readily coocedc We have
italicized those sentences which contain the most fragrant
and m5ustrous lies; while there IS scarcely sciGtla Of
truth in any sentence word or syllable
We are tol. In Che frs. place, tbat I'm the late Con
yeudou, che popular win was ovcrsaugaed, and tie
voice of tie majority practically --isI By %. shameful
g.7ga.lal.r.g of packed committee Naata huge,
toau hat em.1bers OF the Committee ON Business were
elected by he delegation, from h- respective Esc;or4,
p.s,.,s O- t.s s-.r evening of che C5rvs. .on ti,
Allocate from b, .r.r, F..or, Districts met az sc--
sr,,, pl,ss b. no the same 5ns1. of tine and select
Cd each a member of the Business Committee. TIKI,
Committee therefore was a.po,atel not by the Coavcu
,.,, rort dina P-.,ler, of PM, Corr.r.i5p bat l,.,
-.,...,-.,,,. tsr,.,.,,s of tta several Fl,
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.,rl. en-. e,.,1i.-ss alma. ,--,frtsf t BE-, ,-ts{~. +
,ot the ,,re. AS absurd AS Fl. is fses Il. there su lot.
ofru,h iu such CHARGE Away. ,bau. With tue Jele-
rife and ri-,h.e,ous and indignant a.sehood OF the
ci...y,. Washington correspondent.
AID hon, r-., MAJ. OH. ..goa..tr ,iI ovcr.lusheI
..i ,.s ,,i of ,as minority s..H,d.~ We aHrn-ths,
,r yo. %. tbs p.op'. was mo-. stHsd. for the popular
,.I,pl ,bs yo.,, of the Beo8l, were Overwhelmingly
...i.., ,,. eypr.s.i,n of Interference I'm favor of Mr.
Roe. for fbe Presidency. and tlat Will and that voice
f,3 ,,,ls and mrhi, sxpr,,s-on I'm the test vote.
,,i, VAS taken ON Mr.. Cranes minority report Tia,
,,o-.fr rsro-. was lost by a vote of f-f,srs thousand
.,,, s., and ol. sbou. n .-,..a t.saullori IT, Their
,.-,, .,, .r,..fr,r Of committees no "ove-slluyh-
., Of, M r8-arar will, and NO .,t.lis' OF the voice of
e.. ,s,,t. i'm our LATE Convention. Tue proceedings
we nm fairly aud honestly conducted throughout, aud
conclusive evidence of che sast. not whisper was
Md r,,, any of NJ B.t-s frc,1. iatim,tp- or I'm.
g..,,i,r lrre If f-aI On the part Of he majority
,r,s ,,re b,dis So 4, orin iu the silly brain and de-
,,-,,.lt.,-- of the ,o-rss,o-le1t of tbe Gilman.
M. ,-.tolI TO the second place that IL Is fact with
81, tfs reppya.ners or,.taor}ls, "tha, to,D-aGhs OF
,s Op1o5a partv in yni, aye ia favor OF tlc uomi-
nation Of Jobu Minor Bc.tsio the Presidency we NIGH
., be adds "hl- hc Is The unanimous choice OF
,....tr Now how l.l such facts. as be calls them.
......t... -... t....,s-r oe,5rs r,an--ot
-..-.,-...-.,, r...5,f I'm yv,.tir,,,, and who ir.
o.,- ..,.r llr,. ~ o.,- Convention
-. --..,,. ,,,,-t,-.,., Of ,,op,-.rr information
49,. .,f,... De ero.,sss TO De more knowing than all
~. r,rb,-> of tic Opposition party in Virginia pu-
to.e.hsr But Dis rcs age JUS, no facts az all On. mis-
sr,bls fcons. the coinage Of his own corrup, fancy
Vib,r f8ur-frhs. nor thrccfi.bs nor twofltbs, nor
s.t ,f,be Op5o-ir5r party IN Virginia are In "a, or
800. ,,,,t,o of John Niaor Bolts for the P,esidca-
,,,,, On. off t.e fifteen delegates TO the Baltimore