New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-08
LETTER FROM JOHN MINOR Bolts.

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The following extract from letter of that noble
champion Of the Union the Hon. John Minor Botits 70
a friend in Dinghamton will be read with interest:
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. IL, ls6l.
Ny DEAR SIR: Your very acceptable and gratifying
letter was received AT tine when for rsven weeks
had devoted my whole mind and labor in an effort To
turn the current Of Secession viii was e.pmg with
fatal effect over our entire State but especially here at
home wb re the press all on one ride, aid had
to stand alone battling and bueti' the WAYS that
thr,tend for long tine TO overwhelrn M all IN one
common ruin. | bad been gradually gaming Oh tho
enemy; but The 10 witch you refer NJ lst did lie
work ard from the time Of lts publication 10 the day
Of lec,ion such revolution had never been known IN
this state and thaok God that tbdo State has been
say ed from eternal nfiiny.
bent myself for the Convention, lecsuse / wonld
not make concessions to traioTs, hu was instrmen-
tai in eleotng others by seores, and Of changing The
OF iuions If thousands upon thonsa ds, and con-
tent At least could not have been beaten even IN
this hot bed OF Secessiou where of il
than any Other part OF the State but for the
frauds an0 mott rdiculons liee that ingenuity and
ienity could invent. Trey made many OF the moreig-
norant believe that was conceTtiog pl for dIion
of the State ind 10 bring about civil war between
Eastern and Western Nirl init, ard that was III
tive cooperation with tie Abltioust Of tie North 10
bring an army Of two three hundred thousand men
into Vrai ia TO free their slses aud them against
their masters and thousand oil Or such means were
resorled to, b., iDg snd swapping votes, &c &C., Tor
their wi ole efforGs Girected aganft me- could
not Eelp saying 10 Part! tint seren'Ded ne on the
nj hit Of tbe electiOo that thought tie batteries Il Ut
lad been directed against would take Fort SUI Ter
In q week and il lot therefore 10 be supposed
could ON ONE u EN-.
am OF eourre lcra ifed 10 know (as all are,
ought 10 b., o. their work. that my Efforts u be-
half of tie Union have teen appreciated by my tiends
In toe North, VINO STAND con ewhat 10 the Eght Of
GOdiaihers responsibility for my good conduct, aud
they should be ased too TO that their confidence
has not teta uisl laced.
,ilv nd veryt raly yCur land
JOHN MINOR B6TTs
FRANKS OF GOV. JACKSON OF MISSOURI.
Al Js4ersoD City Oh the I'd, few seaestionists or
claquers got together by the Governor, ADD hs birs
began to call for Mr. Glenn, tie CONF istioner fiola
Georgia The call was Instantly responded 70 ty the
appearance Of Gov. Jackson ann IN arm with the 81
cder ulon the s.eoud sory balcony Of the hotel The
Governor introduced the Scce.eOnit to the people III
his ubane style the Hon. RufasJ Glenn OF the
Stale Of tieorgIa.
Mr.. Glenn Gully ACKNOWLEDGED the honor and pro-
ce.ded in violent ungnInnaticsl and vulgar eed es-
sion strain OF great length giving the reasons which
Lad induced 6dor IA 10 se6ece nd nm IGing and Dc
seeching Missouri " 20 with her. 0eore IN had taken
the final step. Never Dever never wonid s1e or her
sister SouiLern States cone back into tho Union.
There Was nothing pecniiar or new Ia he speech,
and il but the reiterob Of the sermon OF the harp
Of thousand string. on the bad faith 81 the Nortn
and tie sufe Iing. and endurance,of the Soi'h
One remarkable expression be npde ufe a was that
the South and the SorA were now as widely stIara1td
az ALraAln from Losoyvsi Atte1 the ooDclosin Of
his speech, Coy. jackson called for and instantly
responded.
He commenced by saying that hi, fellow-ciizens all
knew Lis opinions. A voice in the crowd reJlisd,
"Eo, wa don't. You change too damned often"
[Cireat sensation, which disconoered the Governor
greatly.
he soon recovered bis composure, however, and
proceeded 20 make an Ou-sDd-out recession speech,
even more extreme and violent than the Commissioner
Ia the course of his remarks he alluded TO tie relna
often msde that case Of the secession of Missouri
Canada would be brought 70 our doors. He would
say tha, Kansas was now a worse Canada TO Missouri
than Canada itself. For himsslf, como what would,
he should Ugh, 70 ths tistsy end for Southern rights