Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-11
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Ne arc having beautiful Illustration OF this mot
-, in the scrimmage going among the Virginia
Democracy relative the election Of State officers
We fear that the party have entirely lost sight Of
their time honorcd motto, that they arc determined
to reverse il so to read "men principles" We
are constantly told by many Of them that tho Demo-
cratic party is all powerful in Virgnia,-that the
Wings arc helpless, and that the Know Nothugs arc
all = humbug.
As to tie latter they mean to confinc their re-
marks to the existence Of Know Nothingism in Vir-
ginia. suppose, for that astonishing order have
been furnishing additional exhibitions Of their
power, elsewhere, which is well calculated to con-
vince any that there is no humbug about the
strength they can bring to the polls 1t is very
dangerous humbug, at least, to those who tamper
with it; and should they at some remote day
come this way, We apprehend that those who now
denounce them with such IMMUNITY would find il so
to their nexpressibe sorrow. But as their strength
is all "ictieiou" according TO the Enqurers notion
nothing is to be feared from them for long time if
ever, in Virginia And furthermore We are told thai
the Know Nothings will pass away.--that they will
blow up before long, and the party be Numbered
among the things that once were but no moro
That being tho case, is it likely that the end OF
Know Nothingism will have come long before it can
find foot hold in tho Old Dominion and that there
is nothing to dread about them present or future
As for the Wings they "arc not able to strike a
blow" the Enquirer tells us. They arc dead and
buried, beyond the hand of resurrection, we have
been SO often told by opponents that we presume
the Democrats themselves believe it by this time
Democratic papers and Democratic orators, have ST.
often preached the funeral of Whiggcry in Virginia,
that If tho masses of tho Democracy do not really
believe that the Wing party is defunct it is certainly
not their fault They believe every word Of SURELY
or they would not say so. In addition to this the
Enquirer says: ave need fear nobody bit ourseires
Then Democracy has nothing but Democracy
to fear; and TO Democrats there should certaio-
iy not be any thing very fearful about that
Democracy has nothing TO fear--no nothing! and
what is there to alarm it.
Not the Wings and Know Nothings com
bined in the State Of Virginia could harm il in that
event. Their combination would not amount TO much
after ALL if it be true has been said over and over
again that Know Nothngism is nothing but Whigsery
in disguise, it would only be the same party under
another name-the numbers the same,-and have not
the "unterred" Democracy of Virginia defeated them
time after time. What Democrat will say that they
cannot do it again' What has become Of tina, cool
-tfteen thousand Democratic majority General Pierce
got in Virginia? 1t has not vanished has it, since the
Brgadier has been giving his brethren of this State
aspecimen Of his high capacity and fitness for filling
tho Presidential char2 How are the 'helpess''
Wings and the ,ieicious Know Nothngs ever 10 over
come so huge majority as the Democracy OF V.r
ginia boast Of? Then, most compacently can ,hev
say unto themselves 1--WE have nothing to fear but
ourselves" Let the political storms rage elsewhere,
in every State from the Atlantic to the Pacic.-let
the citadels of Democracy totIer and tumble into
ruins in such States as Pennsylvania, New York.
Ohio and numbers of others; the Democracy of Vir,
gina are safe,-yes safc for they have nothing but
themselves to fear.
Now then, why all this commotion about the offices
Of the State. So Democrats are elected to fill them,
what difference does it make,-provideI they are
competent men, and the Democracy Of Virginia would
not elect any other sort. They nerer do Even il
the strength of the Know Nohngs was not to turn out
70 be so "hccious as eshbor supposes and they
were to make an effort to elect candidates. they might
be good Democrats. They have elected good Demo
erals TO Office in other places have they not? Thcr,
Is all tins contention over the approaching elections
merely about Tie nominees II ciucus-is il ior men
and not for pri"cptesl Ir not why cannot one good
Democrat carry out the lrincipies oi the party ms
well aS another