Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-08-06
RICHMOND RADICAL ROW.
Bolts Overslaughed, and Huunicutt
Master Of the Situation

60EtS OVerSiaugneQy ana luminous
Master Of the Situation
Public expectation has been very much
excited in Virginia for months past, by the
efforts to get up mass republican Couven-
ton, to be held in Richmond on LIST inst
1t was accordingly held, aud such motley
crowd never before assembled in the capital
of the Old Dominion, if in any other capital.
The Convention was composed Of delegates,
white aud colored, from many of the counties
and all Of the cities end towns of any impor-
lance in the State. The negro element pre-
pOnderated, and with their allies, the Radi-
Gals, bad things all their own way. The En-.
quirer of Friday says: a most melancholy
spectacle was presented in this city yesterday.
On the night before limited number Of Geo.
OperatiOnists" arrived, aud if there had been
painter among them, he would have found
See ali Ozr mobiles begging to be slaves!
See all our tools aspiring to Oe kHaves!
While truth, worth, wisdom, daily they decay;
Nothing IS sacred now but villainy :"
The several caucuses held on Wednesday
night were reported in our local columns
yesterday, and we were led to infer that all
would be harmony in the Radical camp,
But alas for expectations! The wellknown
, ndage about the miscarriage of the best laid
schemes of mice and men was singularly illus
trated by the performances in the Conven-
ton.
HuDnicutt had a eclared that the prospects
for a fight were and added with saw
age unctiOt World is moving on so is
the Repue3 sfY." 1t seems, however,
that he TO disarm his enemies to
make There was indeed ''no
orOugh lambasting even
pre-. There was indeed
never was such sad
water. The co-opera-
! as boys treat rats.
5Wed to walk into wire trap
ID in cold water until there was
''a g. .,s dead nns., rat: T.
ngs, which we have been
hey heedlessIy rushed
of a hideOus party,
zen the negroes treat
lps.e they wOnld initiate
ona-
In spite Of nature
y, credit. every thing
what she feared TO look upon"
haired her fate in falling
of the savage blackamoOr.
tort of Bolts to build up a Bolts
pa IN, perhaps, the most signal of
hi lures. The "Convention" passed
hi Rith something very like contempt
VI they elected en- naosse the officers Oftheir
Ap 1i organization in which Bolts refused to
participate. They gave Chim another hard
blow when they adopted the platform agreed
upon in April, thereby forestalling even the
reading of his address" He has fallen
his disaster, but We pity the bilious hate with
which he Lreathes his dying squeak. His
address which We publish this morning,
contains only blind abuse of the Democratic
party. He enters into the spirit of party
Tancor, and undertakes to re establish those
party lines which the war destroyed This
address" will doubtless be pleasant reading
for those Democrats who ''desire to co-ope-
rate" But Bolts has often sworn that he
''would go to the devil to beat the Democra-
cy," and - he has done it.
OF the action of the negro convention little
is to be said at present tits but repetition
of their performances last April. If it ever
was question it can no longer be doubted
that the way to escape Radical oppression does
not lead IIrginions into tie Radical party.