The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-06
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The Hai1, OF Saturday, contains leading edi.
torial upon ''Civil and Military Mercenaries"-
written with view to the abolition of the Board
of Public Works Another article is reply to
correspondent who comments tartiy upon the muir
derers OF the kings English. The Wing justly
says:
We would put in a word of apology for the
scribes In the daily press. II is rather rigorous
lnstice to hold these to the strict rules of criticism
They are compelled to write hurriedly always-and
frequently have opportunity for revision and
rection. Under these circumstances, blunder in
grammar, or mistake in history might now and
then be overlooked. 1t has often excited surprise,
that hurried and bothered a. they are they com.
NIT so few transgressions against syntax and pro-
sody
The Wing has also something to say about the
Small Note Bill. recently passed by the General
Assembly. The concluding paragraph serves to
show the opinion entertained by our contempt
rary:
Not even the most stringent anti small note man
of that the dominant party expects the bill to an
swer the purpose The truth is, they were in very
bad way on this question, and for form SAKE
thought it best to rass something. This was the
best they could do and they put through in hot
haste that they may tell their constituents, when
they go home they have passed bill for the sup.
preston of shinplasters We shall see how it will
work.
The Mail alludes to the election of Mr. Nicholson
as printer to the House-he having been previously
nominated by caucus of ifty-six members, and it
thus happened that ffy-six men had the selection
of an officer over two hundred. The Mail seizes
upon this circumstance to aim some hard blows at
the caucus system in general. The people, it says
in conclusion, are cajoled and humbugged into the
thav he
when, in truth, they nothing but the instruments
in the hands of politicians for the urtherance of
their own schemes
The Enquirer devotes large portion of its CO.
lumns to the publication of Senator Hunters
speech on the Nebraska bill, which, in power of ar
gument and grace Of diction, it says, surpasses
every previous production of the orator. In ano-
ther article, the Enquirer comments upon the Small
Note Bill Whilst imperfect in some immateriai
points, it hopes that it will, whole, be found
adequate to the purposes of it's enacments; and II
the people ever want a good, sound, speciebased
currency, with sufficiency of specie in circda'
ton for change, they ought with united voice, to
insist upon. and aid in the execution of the law.
The Enquirer has another article upon the State
printing, going to show that the of its exc
""'ion Hds oeeh opPose" opoh Feiy iieJ PioteA'7'
The Penny Post has leader upon "The Internal
Affairs of Turkey wherein the Eastern question
is discussed. The second article comments upon
the windy and menacng resolutions of an anti-Ne-
braska meeting at Williamsburg, near New York,
| and the clustering speech of Mr.. Culver on the
same occasion:
What does all this amount too The blusterers
cannot brighten the South by it into an abandon
ment of their rights. How do they propose to car
ry out their threats By dissoIving the Union p
Wedo not see what the North can gain by that. By
| marching military force against the Souths We
shall not initiate the buster of the North, for we
think it in very bad taste. But we really think they
would soon get tired ofsuch game as that. They
would not find much plumber here, and they would
be sure to get plenty of hard knocks.