Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-05
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.IS A DTIEMM "

We expressed the suspicion, some days since, that,
while our neighbOr of the fa,g exhibited "G"' o!
pentcncc he wap nevertheless, not i'll the condition
of the true pencnt His mind had not been brought
exactly to the point of making fu!! confession; nc,
although, he was actually pn the "anxious ser, "
he not precisely the subject TO be there An "t'-
toral, with the above caption, that appeared in the
Wig of Friday land which we did not see ""ih
Saturday mornng,) satisfies lis, TINT we were cn'irG
right in our conjecture. Indeed, II further convinced
u.s. that our shan-penitent was in fact no poncnt ~
ALL and that be availed himself of the "coniesslonak
not unbosom himself, bnt (" throw out bnlt uiH'
others and try if he could not By possibility catch
some of his ncghbors sin quandary We ief re-
ally concerned for him in the "ar p"rt "f tho week,
and cndeavored to give hs thoughts n healthy ami
happv direction with the hope that hc would he sr-
ituallv and politically improve'l but, since his exl'I'
bition on Friday last our connlscratlonis co'Ser"
bly abntcd; we are constrained To regard him rnihc
a "hopelcss case" and must abandon the saneunc
hopes we entertained Of "a change for the better
He thinks, however, that he has caught lis, and
straightway cries out most Justify, "n dilemma" ~
Sot so fast, neghbor. Mny be, 'the boot is on til"
other leg Your apparent reasoning is nothing but
sophistry; yonr differences any thing but fair aud
legitimate Deductions and the edge of your pleasant.
ry if there be any edge to it, cuts altogether 4, your
side of the house.
There surely can be no ncompatibility between
the strongest denuncaton Of the principles of the
Know Nothings and lack Of curiosity MS TO the
views of certain distinguished Democratic candidates
for our highest State offices respecting those prnc
pies. Now, il there were any lihig candidates in
the field, we might very eXcusably feel lively con.
Germ as to their opinions in regard to this party
because we know, by the experience of many years,
that the Wings are tricky. II seems, some how
other, to belong to their party organization "io
look one way and row another, md, there
FORE when of thnt party is put forward
as candidate for high Office he is a fit sub
ject for general and special cnt"chisins But our De-
mocratic candidates belong t" different school
When one of them is nominated for Office, we can
pretty generally Judge from his past what his future
will be; and, therefore, arc mpcled neither 5y ''cu
riosity' nor fear TO caccse him upon this that the
other point. We Enom tlc man, and MS consequences,
fee! very well assured TO how stands upon I'M
portan, questions, without troubling him with mtcrro-
gatorcs which are almost equivalent to dstrust
Our neishbor OF the Wig, we think, is the only
party to this controversy that is in truth, 'iu di-
Iemma." upon tho know-Nothing question" he
has never told the public how he stands, and
rather inclined to the opinion that hcis comfortaby
circunstanced about it. lie have but little hope
of the res,lscitation of the old Wing party ms M
tiona concerns he has not the constitutional require
ments to be converted into good Democrat and he
I'll
"know- Nothing" Now, if he Is not I'm dilemma"
who isl LIE, MS give our ucighbor n little advice
Tell the numerous readers OF tho Wbig how you stand
on the "Know- Nothing question" If YOU object to
our views Of the principles and effects Of that orsani
zution rcfute them Give the public light aud truth
net Of kindness TO correct us. If we right, it will
moi he uumnplv to admit it.