Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-01-24
THE WAR OF THE RIVAL ROSES.

The country has been treated wenigh surie OF Eh
New York difficulty 10 hc party" in the House. Yet we
do not ucrceys how less Than been said could have
said there upon after tho matter was once moo'cd IN
that chamber. Ii has brought out men OF eminent taent
on both sides All tho members from New orH who
havo approached have won envaoc regulations as deoa
ers Ia its consideration. Mr.. Walsh, for pungency, hu
NOR and vehemence Mr.. Cutting for ndroinesH, command
of thought and finished 0ra0Tca alainmentsi MIR 1u9htS
for elegance sagacity and bodncSs hr. Wcsi5ooE Tor The
lawyer like qualities OF the orator. which enabled him Fl
soon to make mastery reply 10 the speech OF hia d'tin
rushcd colleague than whom Mr Cullng) no other mem
Der of the present House ranks higher congressional de-
hacr though this ia his first appearance in tho Natlonu
Councils. Mr. WaIbdee, too, for elegance OF address lu
ency and other parliamentary accomplishments when cha
raceriza the sfu popular And also Father
Bishop Perkins who talks shrswd things which instantly
find their way 10 tho understanding OF HE hearers hflng
themselves indeiGy upon their memories The Old gentle
man. in his odd way hits sedge hammer blows as oil per-
ccved Yesterday striking right and left upon his owl
side always being that the blow is deserved wherever
aimed and always striking it effectively Really we arc
satisfied that il has been manp lung years since inc 8rea
State New York infused the Democratic sdc ts much
alcn, and effectiveness into House. has already
been by those OF her representatives who have
addressed the country from that chamber upon this interim
nahe Hard and Soft muss. We find this Impression uni
versa here We are aao able to Say 10 our distant readers
Tint politicians OF all parties here assembled have drawn
from this able debate the conclusion that neither wing IL
wholly blamclcsa And that but for The fact that the spol-
were TO be divided among Democrats OF the results
of the election of 1852 there would have been no split III
The party in New York in 1883 These eloquent and able
gentlemen have certainly argued the Washington political
not OF principle This apparent in the fact tnal the result
of the debate has been 10 OF tho New York dissatisfied
from oil hope Of Democratic congressional counenance
outside OF the little band OF three most i've gentlemen,
who started apparently the leaders Of the force of DO
zen or So with which, hackers the New York Hards GER
tany commenced he! war on the Administration on the
first Monday of the past month We question much wfe
Their they would have had with hcm this time the
hrco gentlemen 10 which wo aud but for the fact that
thew early 30 committed themselves the controversy as
thai they could not with any show of consistency back out
of The position thus precpltatelY taken.
We think the "muss in the House hail is over. The vii
and sarcasm Of MIR. Wnsh, the adoit and accomplished
pleadne of Mr. Cutting and tic conciliaiOy elCquencc Of
Mr. Wubridsc have together done quite much for the
Hard could be done by any three nbe advocates
Yet is BY strong there to-day as before tho
debate opened The truth is the facts against them
They have proved that the Barnbune portion Of the Sos
boiled in lS+5 and subsequently acted with the aboloniss
which has always been freely admitted Yet falling to prove
that they do not al this time stand firmly upon the BaIl
more PLATFORM and by all s obligations, they have failed 10
induce Democratic members from other States 10 conceive
either wise prudent patriotic that they should be so
treated by the Democratic party to discourage their fu
ture faithful allegiance 10 that parys policy all points
We satisfied further that this debate has really
srcnghcnc the of The union Of the Democratic
~ New York, in making apparent ALL that The dit
Guilty ia wholly with reference 10 en-; 10 prin
cplo In fixing this impression upon The minds of The DEM
ocra,s OF Congress- and Of the other States they have
dercd certain that few indeed excep, those smarng under
their personal disappontments will hereafter lend their
counennncG any who may further efforts 10 keep
open tic breach in New York. Washington Star.
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EXTENSIVE FIRE IN MANCHESTER About |
o'clock Sunday morning large Tobacco Warehouse In The
of Manchester belonging 10 Col. Winfree was set
fire and burned to the ground The flames communi.
Gated TO The extensive Tobacco Factory adjoining which
also destroyed together with kitchens and sta
blc-a belonging TO Col Winfree The loss is estimated
al $4,000. Owing 10 The absence Of COL w al Petersburg
unable TO ascertain whether any portion Of the
loss is covered by insurance.
The Methodist Church was lime in great dan.
ger Of being burned but saved by the timely arrival OF
Phoenix Company from Richmond by whose exettloas 1--WE
undersand} the building was saved with but eight dam
age Dispatch.
OVERSEER NEARLY kILLED-We understand
that Mr Jones' tho Of the Clover Hill Coal pits In
was assaulted by one OF the negroes in his EN-
ploymen, last Friday, and severely injured that his life
has been despai!ed Of by the attending physician Penny
Post
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING The barn belonging 10
Mr. Jacob Trumbo, the South Fork in Pendleon county
va, struck by lightning Thursday afternoon last
and with all lis contents consumed by The fire originating
from the lightning II is certainly remarkable 10 chron