The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-13
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.


Tho Whis comments upon the following nara.
| graph from commpnication in the New York
Mirror: ~
'eWbere will the constitution loving and cons.r.
vative portion OF the community, who battled far
the compromise measures of 1850 find Themselves
if they continue to assail the Nebraska billf Ills
grave question, and one that calls Tor deliberate
reply"
The Whig says this contains more sound sense
than it has seen on this subject, in Northern pa.
per, for some time. Abuse and denunciation were
to be expected from Freesoilers and Abotiopists
for it affords them opportunity of stirring up
sectional feeling between North and South But
better things were looked for from those at the
North who have professed to be 'the constitution
loving and conservative portion of the communi.
~" and who battled for the compromise measures
OF 1880" To find such men now in concert with
aoolIdonists is stigma upon their former preten-
sions, and humiliating to those who have hitherto
vouched for their sincerity Though these people
iuiiy believe that Nebraska and Kansas will be.
come free States they not willing to rest salts
ned, but must agiate and aeitatc to what end God
only knows. The Wing also alludes to the fac.
that some OF them go so far to advocate repeal
OF the Fugitive Slave Law and regrets to see those
In the list whose position few years ago gave their
friends at the South to anticipate different
course from them now. If they prefer disunion to
allowing the South to have chance TO participate
in tho territory of the United States let them say
so; and if they prefer acting hereafter with the
abolition crew of the North, we trust Concludes
the Whig) it will not be long before they throw off
the mask oil constitution loving and conservative
citizens, and avow fellowship with their new al.
lies.
In another article, the Wing refers to the call
made TOR an extra session of the Legislature made
oy the late railroad meeting in Kanawha. II con-
siders that call as most indscreet on the part of the
friends OF the Covington and Ohio mprev
| II its friends wish to carry their measure fairly
let them wait until the issue is made before the
people of the State and another set of delegates
returned
The Enquirer, in its leader says the reply of
Archbishop Hughes to Gen. Cass does not main
tain the prelate's reputation for force and logical
accuracy. The paper is skifully drawn, but it
does not grapple with the issues involved 1t
merely affirns, without attempting to prove any
thing lttouches only the surface of the subject,
and leaves the depths unexplored. Yet, it will be
read with interest, as the production of great
mind. which failed to do great things because it
was pleading against the truth. The Enquirer ther
proceeds at some length to comment upon the pa
per, giving praise where conceves that praise is
due, and pointing out the Objectionable features of
the remainder.
The Mail has article for the benefit of those
who visit wateringplaces in summer descants upon
the relative advantages and disadvantages of the
| mountains and the sea; confesses to decided pre-
ference for the sea, the bathing, the seabreeze
the society, and the fish, crabs and oyeers of lower
Virginia, over the mountains, and the sulpher wa
ter, and the starvation of the Springs and in con-
clusion expresses the hope that no Virgnian will 60
beyond his State to summer" and that no South.
erner will go North of Virginia.
The Penny Post quotes from the Examiner a
portion of its article upon the Covington and Ohio
Railroad, and says:
AS an original proposition, the Examiner is op.
posed to rail-roading and canalling on State ac-
COUNT because it regards it as the most extraya.
CANT and, at the same time, dilatory mode of con-
structlng internal improvements. We concur fully
with the editor Ia this proposition we do in ,h
beet that had the people of Virginia. originally re-
lied upon themselves alone, and not on the State
we should have had great central Improvement
through to the Ohio many years ago.
But the State has undertaken the responsible.
ty, the Post wishes to see her discharged it