The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-22
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FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER p. 1854
hAosc NotAsng National Conrenfion.
A letter from Cincinnati, about this Con-
vention, signed @R. JONES'" dated the 9th ol
December. Is published in the Indians
unronicle. The writer says the Convent on
aid not assemble to nominate a President;
ou1 70 form platform for their party. In
the first place. in order to harmonise the
North and the South, it was determined that
"non-intervention" in the matter Of slavery
should be the future policy of the party. !,
ihis was done in accordance with the de
mand OF the South that anti-slavery should
have nothing to do with the organization
The writer adds:
10 secure the South great concessio,, ,,,,,., "a
VIII oe made The anti slavery spirit Of the North
must De crushed out. No man. tineturad v,;tb snv
,ucn ,., views can be the Know Nothing caniidate.
s..s IN 1 g'ao 1 o. e and are ready to endorse, At
le.ss one good thing which isto come out Of Nsza
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Inc writer, who. from this paragraph, seems
not to bea Know Nothing, land the wonder
Is now ne learned SO much if he is not.) states
further that the South gained another tri-
umph in modification of the proscriptiye
sectarian view Of the order; and it was re.
solved, simply, to make war on foreigners,
without respect to religious predictions
The writer says that it was disclosed in
Convention that the South was desirious to
stop immigration; because it md ed to swell
the power of the Free States.
These matters being attended to, accord
ing to the writer, there was talk about the
Presidency. The following names, he saws,
were mentioned in connection with the Of
ice
William C. Rives, of Virginia.
stephen Adams, Of Mississippi
ROBERT J. Stockton, OF New Jersey
Edward Everett, OF Massachusetts.
henry A. Wse, OF Virginia.
Ieorge Law, of New York
Sam Houston, OF Texas.
Mnlard Fillmore OF New York
sohn NJ. Clayton, of Delaware
Aenneth Rayner. of North Carolina.
Garret Davis, Of Kentucky
Jacob Broome, OF Pennsylvania
Daniel 0ilman. of New York.
The writer goes on to state the objections
which controlled the Convention in refusing
to endorse either of these gentlemen Mr..
Klyes political path was deemed too cir
cuitous, although his history while in France
was satisfactory" "His chances would be
very good, should Virginia, under his lead,
60 Know Nothing
Stephen Adams WAS considered excellent
timber for the Vice Presidency.
Mr.. Wise's name is said to have caused
shouts of laughter. The writer says Mr..
Wise was represented to have been a mem
Der of the order; but that as he was not
considered a reliable person, he was not pu
forward Therefore, it is alleged, he with
drew, and wrote his letter against Know No
thingism. His name was not pressed.
Commodore Stockton's course, politically,
was regarded with disfavor. Edward Eve
rett was treated respectfully, but the council
determined mot to take up any party hack -
George Law was regarded the "choice Of
the great mass of Know Nothings"-a "man
of fortune" opposed to the plumber seeking
of the age"-a mechanic. self-made man.
&C.; "never meddled much with politics." &c.
Sam Houston is written down "honest -
but he "has been delivering temperance lee
lures and would introduce total abstinence in
the White House. That would not suit Know
NothingsH' says "R. JONES'
John M. Clayton is considered too Old
"His chances for the nomination are not
equal to Laws, but better than Houston's.''
Millard Fillmore is represented as strong
at the South for his efforts when President to
"erush out free soilism;' but the same reason
says the writer makes him weak at the North
and he was thrown overheard.
Rayner's chances are put down as good /;
and in case Law takes the inside track, he
is considered the probable Vice President ;
should Garret Davis not come in ahead of
him. Garret is considered astubbornly con-
servative and pro-slavery."
Jacob Broome, being "small, obscure ia
natical Native American it was deemed
unnecessary to discuss his prospects, and
Ullman was considered as already defeated
in the Grand Council of Know Nothings
because he could not carry his State.
So much for "R. Jones - letter. It is a
very extraordinary one. How much credit
to attach to it. there is no telling as the acts
to which it refers were secret. Its remarks
about Mr.. Rives, and its statements about
Mr.. Wise, certainly encourage the idea that
it is mere political quiz. As it has been in
the newspapers, however, we give its pur-
port as specimen of the novel par ty mate
rial of these latter days.
DELxGArE From KAssAs.-As announced yes