Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-09
The Examiner and the Nomination


ave say that upon lh Wiscs record lie cannot BE-
defended upon party grounds and lis nomination, in
'aH reao Of this record aeW be- total o6literation OF
the old party lines and .nal Kicking TO tie dog, as
"orn out humperg, Of The old party organ i.ation."-
Sospake our neighbor Of the Examiner the lay be-
fore the delegates the Democratic State Convention
congregated in Staunton. We put it upon record ar
the time so that readers might be pos, ed as TO
consequences upon Democratic testimony in the
event of the nomination of Mr. Wise We'll, that same
gentleman is the nominee Of that convention and so
we have il that his record cannot be defended upon
party grounds" and his nomination ia 81. total obt
Grafton Of The old party lines and final kicking to
the dog, AS worn outtrumpery, of the old party or
ganizltion"
We should ike to know now upon what grounds
the claims Of Mr. Wise aic to he defended 1.-THE de.
mocracy cannot defend him upon "party grounds -
pray, upon what grounds they to defend him? T.
he put forth as no.prrty candidlte-simply as an
anti-know Nothing candidate, or what? We trust
tina, we may not be considered intrusive when we en-
qure how he is to ne defended On the Hunter Lind
Bill, the Nebraska Bill, g., Contrary TO our 1sD,ct-
tons the S,aunon Convention faild to put forth any
platform, at ai-not even q couple of blanks for
those great measures the Hunter Land Bill and Il, g
Nebraska Bill, to rest upon. We examine the Ma.
tIonal platform Of the Democracy in 81 in vain To
find resting place for them there. We have ex.
amined Mr. Wisc's letters. We have talked y.th his
friends We listened attentyey to his African church
speech, but we can find nothing to define his Dos.
sition on those absorbing que.ons save the declara
tons attributed to Mr. Wise that the objections To I'M.
Nebraska Bill are "unanswerablc."
Arc we TO go through the canvass in this wsy-
with candi late for the Office Of Governor Of the
State whose record cannot DO defended on party
grounds and yet who Is pat forth az party nominee.
Will somebody give us information on the all npor
tand questions how Henry A. Wise stands on tic
Hunter Land Bill and on the Nebraska BlllY IA he
for or against either both Of lioso bilss Will Tho
Examiner tell us' VIII the Enquirer tell usY Wi,
Mr. Wise tell usi VIII any body tell us o., is Mr.
Wise to be on those question: at least, know mo-
thing" candidate' We have heard a grea, deal from
Democratic friends 10 bitter denunciato, Of m,
conCealment 10y the Know Nothings Of their 81,
Can 1t be POSSIBLE that they are going nov to play
the part OF "kn'w nothing,m' in this cany,ssg If
so we think thigh time Or them to stop their assaul,s
on the Know Noihings n ,Setet oygaais,tio,
The Eh'mi76r, doubtless, only un lcrto,k to soc,l
tor its own party, when it proclaime Ii. :, Tho n,i,
alton of Mr.. Wise luld ~ ga hoiil oJii,,,,i, n,
the ohprrty lines dR q dqui kctisg 70 Me diam, ~,
.rorn om hampDy erie OIL party o.y,ais,tioa.n-
oar neighbor is too modest we know to assume fin,
-ight 10 speak for any 0lsr parry than his en- IL;
'n1tcrs Of such momcotou5 Importance aud gbirl, he
IS no, expected to Knox any thing about. We are
willing, however, t. take him very god tc,ti,onv
that tbs Democratic Organization has been kicked IN
the Digs worn ont trumperv.'
The crosd d ,tsse ~ oJlIunsw, Il Uomrani,s ,n
aud pubic doena, at this iinsc ~ vc,. ~ ON ~
.sual saticiy Of mailer spd vii oou,nu, IN Il