Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-21
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the fact that the friends Of the respective candidates for
the Gubernstoral nomination, were terribly jealous and
distrustul Of one anoher-hat each was afraid lest
the other should in some way get tho advantage of
him,-in other words that all their difficulties, aiiena.
tons, and divisions were traceabe to rarenous con.
est for tho spos However this may be- one thing is
certan,-in no similar gathering have We ever seen
manifested SO much political dscord and so much
personal ill.fccng. There is in reality nothing in
common-except perhaps the cohesive power of pub
angriy contending for the mastery on Friday night,
And however they may seek to smooth over their diff
ferences, for the purpose Of waging common
against the Wings, there is nevertheless a deep guph
between them,-they q wide apart as the poles
both in respect to political principle party policy and
Individual preferences for the gubernatoria nominal
ton. This evident in all they said, in all they
proposed, and in all they did. What then, but an
unconquerabie affection for office and its emolu
ments, can bring them together in the coming can.
vass?
But why did tho Spartans refuse to adopt plat
FORM and to avow their principles? Is the precedent
here established to be followed at Stauntong Is the
Hunter land bill to be passed over in silence, Is
Know Nothngism, after all their abuse and dcnunca.
ton Of it, to be given the 60 byG And is it to be
their policy in the approaching contest, as it has
uniformly been in the past to set their traps to catch
birds of every feather? There was not Spartan
orator but delivered himself OF a severe invective
against the Know Nothings Each We'd with the
other in heaping abuse upon them. No term of
reproach or contempt was too strong to be applied
to them. They were denominated prescription
lists, heretics, traitor, worthy of outlawry, the
stake and the faggot After all this ore would have
supposed that the natural thing inthe world would
have been to express, in the most emphatic language
their condemnation of this unconstitutional and
damnable organization. But no such thing was done
Though invited and urged to the task, the majority
voted in effect upon this and all other qucs-
tons was the policy they had determined to pursue
They tmidly shrunk from formal avowal Of any
opinion in respect to this grievous heresy,-notwith
standing they declared in their speeches that to
oppose it, to war upon it, to root it out Of the land
and to annhatc it forever would always be to them
both duty and pleasure. These being their
personal opinions and their individual determinations
why should they hesitate to proclaim them boldly 10
the pubiicf Why, the simple reason is that they
are in q very awkard quondary-they don't wish to
offend either the foreign the native vote and their
only alternative is to preserve profound and impcne
trable silence upon question which they themselves
have magnifcd into Importance transcending that
OF all others. This may be prudence, this may be
party policy, but looking TO their personal dccs-
rations on the subject is it at all forward or
manly? We caution the foreign voters to beware,--
better endure the opposition of the Know Nothings
than accept the embraces of PARTY that may betray
you in the very instant Of caressng you Even if the
Stanton Convention should adopt resolutions con-
demnatory of the Know Nothing organization, that
is nothing to tho argumcu. We arc urging. Tie
Spartan Democrats Of Richmond hare refused TO pass
sueh resolutions and it is to be presumed that so lar
as their influence may 60, the Stanton Convention
will follow their example?
We have seen such violent trepidatiou as
existed among the Spartans account Of the recent
successes of the Know Nothngs and their supposed
power in the Old Dominion. They seemed to think
and frequently declared that there was no telling
who were Democrats IN these days. he times wery
sadly out Of joint and no man knew his brother-
Everything is painful uncertainty; and if you ap>
point set Of delegates to Staunton, who knows bu,
that o-half Of them may be villanous Know Nos
things? That was the spirit and language of their
lugubrious harangues. And hence the difficulty Of
determining the mode Of their appointment. Only
one OF the Spartan oraiors-Mr. Peter " Daniel IT,
exhibited any unconcern this subject and that, we
take it, is to be attributed to his youth and nc1pc-
rience or to morbid disposition to be singular lie
confessed, however that his brother Spartans and his
party were laboring under the influence OF a vi lent
panic; and he, accordingly, entrca,ed them, the most
aiectonate manner, to give up their CONSERVATION
take courage, and fear the Know No,hings no longer
All oil which seemed to be considered by the older
Spartans as handsome and chivarous enough, but
neither prudent nor wise. So they concluded to say
nothing harsh or unpleasant Of an Order which had
She power to produce panic among band Of live
bpartans. We commend the crcumspection and
foresight OF the more wary and experienced Spar
tans to the profound consideration of Mr. Daniel He
~ yet novice in the arfu egerdemain of Spartan
politics-unacquantedw with their mysterious ways
and wiles; and il he is al all ambitious Of political
preerment, he must, by dint of hard study and pa
hent observation, acquire tho talents and learn the
tricks OF the great masters Of Spsrtanisrn. This
done, whether he has talents or not. SUCCESS is at
least not improbable.
We have not time for ful Their observations tosday.
We may remark, however, that the scene betwee
Dr. Gooch and Mr. Pryor indicated not unfai thfuly
the general temper and disposition Of the Spartans.
Ii was in the highest degree interesting and exciting
PISTOLS and coffee for two, IL thought at one time
would DO the inevitable result. Mr. p made n flaming
speech-and, by the way, wo were exceedingly gra-
filled at tho excellent exhibition our ncighbor load,
himself in these guerrilla conflicts Of the Spartans
we can't say, with reycrentia regard for truth, that
he Is much Of political orator--,he pulpit, we think
Would be his forte His voice, his manner, his style
OF public speakinsis admirably adapted in our opn.
ion, to such theatre. In oil respect, therefore
We advise him togivs up the unworthy vocation Of
'disiDg Dsnoeratie paper, and bcako himself 10
old whore laurcs may be won both for this world
Id the next. Mr. p, we say, made a warm speech
anst the policy OF cnirusting important matters to
"mmittees. Dr. G. replied. that If Mr.. P.'s speech
al been made by Wing, lie should have pro-
nounced hima dcnago2uG Wbereupon, Mr. p
promptly inquired, Il DR.. q. intended to intimate
that he Was denagoguc To which DR.. q. re-
spondcd that he lid not. but that o had said tbs, il
Mr. r. had b'eh Wig, he should have pronounced
him dcnAgoguc do say tins, however, said DR..