The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-28
MIR. Bolts to Dear Stofer."

This letter we gave to the public as q
bit of amusing light reading, exhibiting its
author, in ,iubilant humor, communica-
ting his sentiments freely, and with his
wonted egotiSm, to sccessionist friend.
Then it was so short "a merit unusual
with Mr.. BoTTs-that we could not resist
the temptation to publish it.
AS some persons may be disposed to
consider it little more seriously, we de-
vote bit of comment to it. Mr.. BoTTs's
assertion that the conservative Phladel-
phia platform is his is the coolest piece of
assurance of the times. Let us see:
Mr.. BoTTs's platform says:
CATER the rebellion was put down the
loyal men of the rebellious States had a
natural and inherent right to take control
Of the government, to the exclusion Of the
diSloyal men," And the platform OF the
Alexandria Convention, over which he
presided, placed the late slaves of the
South as amongst these "loyal men," en-
titled to take part in the government j
The Philadelphia address says:
They 1.-THE southern Statesl are not
thus in rebellion. They are one and all in
an attitude of loyalty towards the Govern
ment." "The duty of choosing
representatives is imposed upon the people
Of each and every State alike, acithOat DIS
tinction, or the authority to make distinctions
among them for any reason on "pon any
grounds achaterer."
This is directly in the teeth OF Mr..
BoTTs's language, as above quoted, anu
also of his proposition that Congress should
pass a law excluding from office, State or
Federal, all men who, being over twenty
five wears of age, voluntarily took part III
the rebellion.
Mr.. BoTTs's platform says;
Gan who took the oath of allegiance u
Ia the Confederate Government Thereby
alienated themselves from the United
Statesl Government, renowned their allie
glance to the United States and their
claims to its protection, and can become na-
turalized again only ny the lao % NATURAL
ization on some ne,c ta,c."
The Philadelphia address denounces the
above doctrine as follows:
"The Congress in which only part of
the States and of the people of the Union
are represented has asserted the right
thus to exclude the rest (the rebclsl from
representation and from all share in ma
king their own laws or choosing their own
rulers until they shall comply ,ciM such con-
dtions and perform such acts as this Con-
gress thus composed may itself prescribe"
The Philadelphia Convention objects to
Congress "thus composed p" Of only
"loyal" men. Boris says it ought to be
composed Of no other. The PHILADELPHIA
Convention says Congress has no power to
impose conditions. Boris says it not only
has the power, but ought to exercise it,
and should allow no man to hold office IN
any State Ia worse doctrine than that of
the Radicals who cannot take an iron. clad
oath, nor one who was over twenty five
years old when he voluntarily engaged in
!. rebellion.
BorTs's platform declares that the Pre-
sidents pardons are worthless. The Phila-
delphia Convention was largely composed
Of pardoned men and that body held that
the Presidents pardons restored the citi.
zen to all his rights.
BorTs's platform says:
"The attempts at reconstruction are
failure, and the shortest and best, if not
the only way to get them In lof course,
then, they are Quit will be that such States
Is the lsw.makiDg power [Congressl do
not recognize A. having been recon-