The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-08
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

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The Enquirer adopts an editorial from the Wash
ington Union, approving the Presidents veto of the
River and Harbor Bill. We copy the concluding
paragraph:
the Democratic party In Congress with general
eatsfacton, and cannot fail to be responded TO by
.ne country with the same feeling. Prompt dec-
deu and clear, II shows him to be true to the
aitutional interests of the people When the Pres
ident iulfls bis promise as TO full discussion of
the subject Ia his next annual message, we are sat
ished will be found that his position gives no sane
ion 90 the idea that one section OF the Union can
conetltuttonally receive benefits from appropria
lions that cannot be made for all sections.
The Penny Post has an editorial disapproving Of
the proposition. said to have been made by the
Emperor Nicholas, to SELL transfer and forever Sc
cure to the United States the delightful Island of
sitka, where the snow is never more than six feet
deep on an average. where the ice does not last
more than nine months in the year, and where the
longest nights does not exceed three months."-
ii 1t be purchased, says the Post. 1t will be the
freest kind of free soil, for the African
er flourish among it's everlasting ice and snow; and
farther yet Sitka can never beia'State-for where
could the requisite population be found. who could
live where 1t is cold enough to try the constitution
of polar beara The Post notices the argument
that Sitka is first rate place for whalers to stop
at. We of 1.-THE South have no whalers, and are
not likely ever to have apy.s Therefore we do not
want Sitka and If thelY Yankee whaersinsist upon it
let them purchase 1t their own hook and present
1t to the government. But concludes the Posto
tour own opinion is that Sitka has been already
disposed of, as there is British fleet in the Pacific.
Nicholas, we suspect, thinks so, and with the US.
ua cunning of the Tartar race, he hopes to embroi
us with the British government. Now If John Bull
does not behave himself, we have no objection to
trying conclusions with him at any time. But we do
not exactly:seesthe beauty of being entrapped in
war with him by Nicholas"
The Whig says that the Democratic press, with
some few exceptions, gulp down the Homestead
bill of Senator Hunter, and appear to be wonder
fully pleased at it, Notwithstanding their previous
denunciations of the Homestead principle, and not
withstanding, also, their repeated warning to the
President to beware lest he should destroy himself
| ruin the Democratic party, and incur its lasting
displeasure, if he permitted himself to be wheeded
| or entrapped into giving such measure his sane
| ton.
TheWhig would like to know, however, wheth-
| er the Enquirer or Examiner reflects the senti
| ments of the masses of the Virginia Democracy
| upon this question. They are Democratic papers,
each Gt beIieves) claiming to be the organ of the
party and yet they wide apart as the poles.
| The Examiner has the Enquirer on the hip. "The
| Examiner is the true organ OF the Democracy OF
Virginia, If all but two of the Virginia delegation
| in Congress- are not shamefully and inexcusably
misrepresenting the sentiments and wishes Of their
constituents There is therefore an essential and
| irreconcilable difference Of opinion among the
faithful In the Old Dominion upon the Homestead
| bill of the restless Senator after Presidential
| honors."
| Rosa WooDvILLE, or the JaiLor's Daughter
This is the title of novel by Alexander Dumas, is
| sued from the press of Garret & Co., New York
| The name of the author is indicative we suppose
| of the character of the novel, which, however,
we have not read. The print is poor and the paper
very bad, the publishers no doubt considering that
| it is of that ephemeral class of French Fictions
that are to be read and torn up for family use; and
| it is well thatthey are 30 short lived 1t would
| be better If they never lived at all.
We are indebted to Mr.. WEST and to Messrs.
| SMITH e. FORE for copies.
KANsAs.-Our eye has just fallen upon the fol.
lowing, which purports to be extract of letter,
dated from the neighborhood of Kansas, July 10:
| "The country is swarming with emigrants. Men
| on horseback, with cup and skillet, and ham,
| -four and coffee tied behind, and with axes
shouldered, are facing westward; while gentlemen
and ladies driving furiously TO and fro in car
riages printers writing, lawyers speaking doctors
gallanting ladies' and selecting sites for residences
praries trees falling tents stretching, cabins going
| up everything alive and everything wide awake =
| Hurrah for Kansas3 "Westward the star of empire
takes its way!'
| AFFRAY-A serious affray occurred recently in
YorkviIe district s. c., in the course of which VIM.
Dobson was stabbed in nine places by two young
men named Vickers, who are now in jail. Wheth-
| er Mr. Dobson's wounds are fatal or not, is not
stated.
| JOHN INNERARrTY, the last surviving partner Of
the distinguished commercial house of Panton, Les
lie e. Forbes, well known in Florida at the com.
mencement of the present century, died very sud.
denly at Pensacola, Fla, on the 2sth ult.
FATAL REsuLr-Mr. A. R. Thompson, of Beau.
fort NJ c., who fell from the window of hotel in
Charleston last Thursday night, expired in two
hours after the accident.
| 1mPOHTS. tcCciptS Vi rOIc&u uFy SOOO III
he port of New York for July are S79s,042 less
han for the same month of last year, but o. 090,.
9i4 more than for the same month of 1852.
PRoFEssoRMrP.-Prof. Brown, formerly Of Viz
ginia, now of Oakland College, Miles,, has beer
elected Professor Of Mathematics of Franklin Col
lege Georgia.
Micsjah Medlin has been committed to jail at Ra
leigh, for placing some one hundred and fifty sho,
In Mr.. Jesse Morgan's back.
GEN. NLKPoKoIrcHYzKI-This parsonage hai
been appointed to the command of division OF the
Russian army. Bringing ont such q name a. fhii
does not look much like peace. The Turks may
beat him, but he win defy them to pronounce BIZ
name and fhe beats them It will be truly said thai
they will never be able ito tell what hurt tnem
NOTICE.-Wishing to change my bus
oasr for ssIs pTvs.eg my S LOT q W.ggsa
contsinne about six acres Of first rate low groInds
situsted ifnmcdiately ON the canal. The Dweinne
/ n 8r0rehOuDo large and CON