The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-02
To THE FDITOR OF THE mrs

80 PATCH.-SIRs: In the Dispatch of Mon
Minor Bolts accepting from several hundred cti-
of Richmond nomination e. seat in the
Convention, soon to be held in this city, which
would pass by me unnotieed, just so much of
Mr. Bolts usual defamation against the South, II
therein tor the adopted citizens of the Southern
States Mr.. Editor, one of the latter class
humble Though am may be Permitted fhF RaS;a
| of any uneasiness he may entertain on my ac-
count as an adopted citizen. Hear Mr.. Bolts
''What is to become Ofthat vast multitude Of natu
| rallied citizens scattered through the Southern
| States, who owe srorn allegiance to the United
| in every land, whether at home or abroad Are
| they to be asked to commit a wllfui perjury, by
! Government they have snemnly sworn to sup
| port or are they to be driven from the South as
! aliens and enemies to the new tangled govern
| ment that is TO be erected p
! would remind Mr.. Bolts that when the fifteen
southern States or any portion OF them, Virginia
| meet them to the fsee States, and assume among
the Powers of the earth the separate and equal
station to which the laws OF nature and Of nature
Union, the Constitution, or the United States
| Where am | to find it? Shall / hasten off 10 the
District of Columbia, and from there to Indepen-
dcnce Hall in Philadelphia? Oh, no, Mr. Bolts,
no my wandering days are ended. In the bosom
| of old Virginia have found Il resting place Tor
mother in veal or in woe, Shall cling with all
the love, respect and submission of IA dutilui son
But in that genuine sypa'hhy 50 natnr" to % M h
driven from the South as an alien and an enemy
to the new-fangled government that Is to be
erected Ii Mr.. Bolts means the Southern states
federated, united, and adopting, as they VIII, a
similar form of government to that of the late
privileges, and protection that native born clt1 :
Gems of Virginia become entitled to at once and
dent But let me ask again, why this new born
interest manifested by Mr.. Bolts for the Southern
adopted citizens? In all his letters that have
read for the last two or three years not one
single word occurs concerning them. But !
do reeollect reading, some years ago, his great
speech at the African Church, wherein he ad-
vocated a change in the naturalization laws,
to the effect that every foreigner coming into
these United States after the adoption Of the
| change recommended by him, should be entitled
to ali the rights and privileges of other citizens,
except that OF voting or holding any office W hat
ever dusing his kfeI In other words, all the emf
grants arriving in these states at tnen nnae ,h
woods, clearing up the swamps, building rail.
roads digging canals and such NE pioertes oh'
deny them the right to vote-a right accorded 10
| free negroes in some of the Northern states
Now when patriot of that stamp interests himself
| about nv status begin to suspect something
wrong. Can it be possible these several hundred
citizens inviting Mr. Bolts to come out, have not
Vet secured seat for him in the Convention, and
that fer potes from teoic adopted citizens tcoid
not Be objected to- AM that is the secret, is II
Mr. Bolts has tact peculiarly his own. Those
! he would use, he would first alarm. My fellow
adopted citizens should be alarmed about theil
status in a southern Republic, and should vote il
body for Mr.. Bolts, and thus secure the service,
Of such powerful mediator, such thunderins
! 1
, and hope every adopted citizen in Richmond
! knows what he owes to the Interests and honor Q
; Virginia, and will therefore say with me; Para
yzed be my hand whenever it extends from N,
body to put in vote for John NJ Bolts, or an,
other man W no wou keep the old Commonwealti
of Vlrginia-that beloved ark of liberty-the birth
place of Henry-in the attitude of a lnehdicant a
the hall of Black Republican Congress, begging
: fRo 5r''Hs anu '''eeN'
} And now, Mr. Editor, as the feelings of Mr.. Bot
e may be queted about my status, allow me to ma
r | a fe
logic. Mr.. Bolts says single vote in the Conyen
d | hold again. l say to Mr.. Bolts, II the Souther
States are true and lofai TO one ano,ner ,ney nav
r more evenly distributed and in greater abundane
e than any other country upon which the sun eve
! | shone and a Republic erected upon such materls
:, | as the South possess, would become an empire
rich. great, prosperous, powerful, and so indepen
e dent in itself that not only Mr.. Bolts would BIO,
II down in humble aeknowi Judgment, but the proud
e est nations OF the earth would become tributarie
self from the other thirty two, when no pretent
is set up that there Is eo-relative r1ght on u
part Of the other thirty 70 separate themseiy'
ia aud logical absurdIty. say, II the sosereiS
- people of Virginia voted themselves. their live
If heir fortunes aud their sacred honors into unio
- with twelve other States that might become COZ
solidated government, which might tyrannize ov.
ii them and jeopardize their dearest interests
! some Of her inspired sons, and among them Pa
- rick Henry forosaw-if, say, she did this, will
GU, ressrving to any oner means AN
begging and praying like the people Of IrelAl
supplicating the British PariiamenL-to my min
= they were guilty OF an incomprehensible act
: | voluntary Measurement.
&c Mr. Bolts will not take upon trust the work
IIe Yaacey Rhetf Piokens, TooHsbs, and Daris say
&c Mr.. Bolts, that he has called over the names
10 true Southern men who do not go about extollin
~ magnifying the wealth, greatness aud power
y | their enemies, with view to intimidate al
IF brighten their fellow citizens into snbmission
&. Black Republican domination. They are me
" sir, with bold hearts and strong arms, who ha
not only demanded, but are ready aud willing
: hght for their rights. Men, sir, whom posteIi
OF Will immortaiise. Ii the Virginia people will
= lake upon trust government from these pAifioi
a. suppose they Will hardly accept one from Jo u,
ne Boris, sHERRARD CLEMRss,, and hKxsn y, y i /
~ TER DAVIS, u trio that viii go down to poster
or with q fame which no true patriot can envy.
&c Mr., Editor, sir, while would IKE se give
to opinion upon few more points OF NJ. pVu
logic, have already trespassed upon my erfgin
bounds and suhscribe myself, -,.,.,,