Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-11-03
Know Nothing.


The Richmond Why thus amGses itself over The
alarm OF the Enquirer at the iepotled Know Nolh-
Ing assembly IN Richmond, Truelyin the language
Of the EaqpireE, "ths Democracy are sneomPas'sd
by mGny JosS and Vezed BY much strife" 1'rOly
they ire in tTonBle. Tie Wing says:
70 AFtaa 10 AFmSll the enemy IL heFe!ll
During the whole OF yesterday, the good citizens
Of Richmond with ITS vest multitude Of visitors to
the Faif, were almost ffantie with excitement and
alarm. Nosuoh panic ever before existed within
the broad limits Of The State. Every body sIood
appalled, ogeTWhalmned and speeehless. With at
fright. II had been formally proclaimed that they
were surrounded by host OF inyincible, inlaneible
enemies and each ne felt and acted as II the next
moment might be bis LIST. Stern men stood ghost-
~ pale the liylong day, liail women wept aud
!iembled, and cried aloud for help, and chdEen'H
shrieks pierced all The heavens. The whole city
was scene Of wild confusion aud unuiterabl''
disnay Danger, we gtleve 10 say, sllll turks ~
the streets and alleys and byeways Of the town,
and ia the face aud gesture on every human thlnl
we met Which wayshall we turn and whithet shall
we ny fDTsaleiyi" From murder and sudden dsaih,
col Lord deliver, usp sto-daY,lhe eTvent, heart
lelt prayer of more than iiythousand souls IN the
city vf Redmond, whose lives and HDetties ani.ei
lto'sage oil al tie mercy Of an organized army
Thieves PIckpOckets, and Know NOlhings Gtebl
Heavens, hat an Alarming and terrible comGina
toni Aud jus 10 think, too, that before the rising
another sdn.our beautiful city may be dfenHhed1i
the blood OF its noble citizens, aid is thousands
honofed guests Oh, may the gods project US az
from assassination by tile Infamous Know NOlh
ings ~
But, living or diving, thousand thanks TO the
Richmond EuquiTerlor the following courageous
wstnlng; fll5i
4"Ols neishb9T OF ihe Dispatch, with common
dlble foIetlioughls, has warned PERSONS allendlml
tbe1FaT against The depredali0ns Of the th,evel
who rae pockets in The confusion Of The cIoS n
It's our busness 10 adnO ish ell good clVlehs g.
the pltsenesof the Know Kothngs, who, adopting
The cunning ati6Ce Of pick.pockeis aud burBlais,
haVeavaiItd themselves OF The Confusion and eK.
citemeni Of this occasion, 10 mature their plots
against The seonriiy Of society"
Piskb. ckels and Know Noihmgs-"oEe and in
diVisible now aud forever" Well, neighboT, YOU
ana we have had Jolly times toeeihef--but we ma I
never zee eheh oihlF more We Too, may be- cop
iured and Slaughtered by the Know NoibiDgs. d
so. we shall meet more in this world; and con
sdeIing what sinner you have been, II IS nollike
" we she'll ever shake hands IN the next SO.
Farewell, long farewell!
wHoLEsALE TRnL OF LloUoa sELtEks -Thd
Recorder Of Jen:y City New Jersey) last weeIl
commenced the trial Of eleven h1ndredcomplaintJ
againsl various penOns for selling spiIiluous III
quots without license. The t;ialS thus fat show
thata Sht6wd secret system Of espionage had been
practssdloF some time past, under The auspices o.
n Tsmperance League, which but few knew was
IN existence. The Irap had been cautiously ses
aud sprung upon line unsusPectlng dealers wio'
unable 10 procure license, have been tolerated
in their business for some yearS past without IL
csnSe. The suddenness Of the movement, the pos
tVenesl Of the movement, supported os tits hY
msmonndum made by the witnesses atthetime Of
tho iniiaotions ofihe law, and the convictions in
allihs casestued thus far, has causei great alarm
and confusion among those engaged in the liquor
uafic, aud many have closed up their business
through fear Of arrest. On "Wednesday several
cases were tried aud the plries fined. There
were Eve complaints against each Of those atdgned
THURSDAY, aud lbe accused plead guilty to each
Nj. Besn, pr9prieigr oflhe American Hotel was
fined $50 and cosls, Mr. Crawford $50 and costs,
aud John corrigan 500 and costs.
qTThe Secretary ofwar has gone to visit West
Point Academy to inspect Tie practical merits Of
new system OF field tactics, just arranged BY a
Board Of enlightened 0fIiceIs Of the Army The
system, IL appreciated by the War Department,
will Be approved BY The President, and become the
uniform syslem Iot the light troops Of the army and
militia Of the country. 1t los manly for it's OBJ
iect q greater celebrity Of movements, and toenable
such troops rapidly to concentrate 10 resist oayal'
~, to pvrsue them, to move with them, and keep
nm all dayon forced maEehes, Of The accelerated
gai, Of 'lrol our and Glow galloP. u
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TnE AMEHloAN BoNAPARTr--Jerom Napoleon
Bonapsrts, late Of the United States Amy hOv'
Inefesguel his rank 10 our AZ eloan se'yloe' ho'
been appointed sous lieutenant 10 ihe llh french
Draroons, and has sailed from Marsilles, @ ioio
HE reeiment now in the Cdmsa. Mtreillsapa-
ost STYLES bin Prince, and no isiisaly entitled q
h hui he bhs not been officially recognized as
menhrr Of The imperial family,