Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-01
MIR. ROIts, Card.

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Botts-indeed Nature does not favor the world
with many such men, at one and the same
tlnc-and this is Il matter Of great blessing to
Virginia at this hour Of her peril.
We would call attention to the following
aocfnl condition Of public affairs, US portrayed
BY Mr.. Bolts
81 do not believe that since the world was in
state Of chaos, there ever was, or will be
again, So general and universal an uphcaYing
of society, so ruinouS and dcsolating disturb
ance of all the socinl, moral, political and in
dustrial elements Of a people, for such slight
and insufficient cause, as this country now eS-
hibits to the gaze Of the astounded nations of
the earth, every one of which causes may be
settled harmoniously and satisfactorily within
the next sixty days, if taken out Of the hands
Of selfish and aspiring politicians and entruSt.
cd to the hands of the people at the polls, as is
now proposed by the Crittenden and EigIer re-
solutions; whilst there is not one that will rot
be thousand fold aggravated when you 90 ont
Of the Union, leaving the Constitution, the
laws, the entire organization Of tho Govern.
ment, the army, the navy, the treasury. the
public lands in all the States, as well as all the
Territories, in the hands Of the Republican
party, from whose apprehended designs the Sc.
cessionists are for running oti, and leaving be-
hind them all they claim.
No man but Mr.. Bolts could imagine ''ysn
erul and unirersul upheacing Of society,""
"a ruin0us and desoiating disturbance OF all
the social, moral, political and industrial ele
nents Of people" "a thousand fold aggrara
ted" by any causes whatever. 1t seems to us
difficult to aggravate ~ thousand fold, " a gen
eral and universal upheaving Of society,"" or a
'runous and desola,ing disturbance" but Mr.
Bolts understands the supcrlatires. Mr. Bolts
after announcing that "a general and universe!
upheavlng Of society,"" ~ ruincus and ,lcsolaf
ing disturbance" which This country now ex-
hibits to the gaze Of astonished nations" is to
be "a thousand fold aggravated Immediately
informs his friends
Now, | believe constitute Il fair tvpe Of
what is the actual condition Of every man in
the Southern States, in legal, political and
constitutions! scnsc, and lind myself in the
full, Tree and perfect exercise Of every blessing
and nt every right Of Il personal nature, that
nave c!Ioyc'i since ! came into the world
am also in the possession and enjnvmpnt Of
whatever property may own. and nobody, as
far know, proposes 10 disturb or disposScss
ne hf il; hor can any human being Thus dis.
possess Inc, except by due course Of law How
long this State Of things may continue, 0mni-
science only can tell; but is there any one, in
these particulars, in 4 worse condition than |
am?
How Mr.. Bolts has managed to fad himself
"in the full, free and perfect exercise Of every
blessing and Of every right Of n psrso.ai na.
ture that lhe) have enjoyed since came into
the world, amidst the general and universal
upheaving Of society" and amidst the ''ruinous
and dcSolating disturbance" which Ibis coun.
try now exhibits to the gazs," &c. is hard for
oae unacquainted with the superatircs to CON-
prehend. But this we may suggest, that one
who, amidst general and universal upheav-
ing" ''anidst q runous and desolating distur-
bancc," can so complacently announce his per-
feet enjoyment Of individual rights and bless
lngs, is not sufficiently interested in the trou-
bles Of the country, 10 be representative of
Richmond in the approaching Convention
Our city needs representatives who, having
felt the misfurtuneS incident to the tronblcs Of
the country, will be spnrrcd BY personal AS well
rs representative interest," 10 such an early set
Element
Wo have thus just juxtaposed Mr. Bolts
sentences to show how utterly unlit nc is as !
representative Of the city Of Richmond in the
Convention. Mr.. Bot,s card is all of the char
actcr Of the above extracts, silly, contradictory,
false, designed to ,niSicad and TO brtray.
The Submissiou Pressure.
The outside as well as inside pressure upon
the people Of Virginia 10 influence the election
of submissionisls 10 the Convention, is very
great, and in a multitude Of shapes and forms.
Projects Of compromise tickle the hopes; threats
of coercion exercise the fears; the menace Of
invasion exctes the horrors; but all thcso pale
before the following special despatch 10 the
Philadelphia Press" from Washington City,
dated January 27th:
"Ata meeting Of the clerks Of the various
departments, which was held at the rooms Of
the Interior Department, last night, it was re-
solved 10 mail fifty thousand copies Of Mr..
Clemens great Uaion speech, at once, in differ
ent parts Of Virginia The motive is horc
that its circulation will operate flvorably IN
the election for delegates to the coming Con.
vention The clerks are now engaged in
sending copies 10 all voters in the State of Vir-
rnia whose nalueS can be procured from the
Census Bu:eHn.
Fifty thousand (5J,oDW copies Of Mr..
Clemens great Cnion speech settles the
question, and shuts the door Of the Convcn-
ton in the face uf every man not submission.
ist Sic transit gloria muRdi."
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