Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-29
CITY and STATE NEWS

back all active mig politician III this city, liter
long silence. re.appearrd on Saturday. He turns
up in the Bulletin with Gard, addressed 20 "Joseph
Mnvo ESQ.," arraig.ng that gentleman for inconsis
tcncy and incratitudc by arrayng himself in hostility
10 all his old German friends, by joining Know Moth
ingisn. His Card is characteristic and has cnuscd
general smile. except with knOw-Nothings. Amongst
other significant questions, Mr.. >. wishes 70 know
what now becomes of 'thc swee; German accent
| and the rich Irish broguc
| CHARGE OF INCENDIARISM.--A negro man
named Ezekiel Il slave belonging 10 Mrs. Ann R"-
binson but in the employment OF Messrs. Gentry X
| llntchcr, tobacconiss, was arrested Friday, upon
the charge Of having set fire TO the tobacco factory OF
Messrs. &. Il H., Monday night ast lie was brought
| before the Mayor Saturday morning, when evidence
introduced, showing that the fellow was near
the factory few minutes before the fire broke out,
although he could not satisfactorily account for his
presence there that time OF night md that he had
few days previously said "he factory would soon he
burned down." The examination was continued by
! the Mayor until thia p,,-r.ing
| erhENGTu OFTHE KNOW -.'r,IrIa'o'".
observer Of the signs OF the times cannot iaii TO bt
struck with the abored efforts OF Nothlng'Sn
to impress tho public with ideas Of their power ana
rapidly increasing strength. Reports are sent abroad
BY their cttcr-writcrs that distinguished men hdr"
joined their ranks and that certain cities and towns
have almost in body become converts to their pri;i-
ciplcs and united themselves to the order. This has
been manifested in the Of this city. One o!
their lctcr-wrcrs has informed paper in Norfolk
that the Know -Nothings already number ai"r'C"a
huHd,cd in Richmond, where the vote has never Yet
reached three thousand Can any pcrs"n,who knows
my thing Of the character of tn" people OF Eich-
monl be found, who will credit such Il statement
We have heard tia, two three Democrats, always
| Eighty always Know N"ihings, and q! no advantage
| to anv party, have leaning That way. ar who may
| have gone over to the pr"scriptive faction y few
such Democrats oui oi the U2 who voted here NJ the
last Presidential election may have joined the William
SArchcr ve.Amcricau party; but they are an in
considerable und unimportant few, W" have no doubt
As for the 1854 Wings who voted here at the la"t esl-
DENTAL election, shnll not undertake Ia say how
! many OF that number have abandoned Nhiggrry anu
united their fortunes with know-N"thing!sm ailaS
| Native Americurism. Their own party having be-
come an obsviete idea many "i them are ready 10
| uri,c with any ism thut may present itself. W hiS
urin,iules having been abandoned, they are now IN
| .earrh Of new gods and Native Amercansrl, NJ
wavs tavorite with Northern Whigrery. will doubt
les: be the last resort OF many Wings in the South.
Tint one half of this party, III this city, however,
numbering q. they do, 1871, can eve. he in
duced 10 unite their political fortunes with
! kunw- Sohrcisla alias Native 4Amcricauism
are not prepared To believe. There DIRE too many
| rcspectable intelligent, high and liberal minded
| Whirs in the city OF Richmond, To allow us to
arrive at any other conclusion Such prVscriptivc
pary-a party that is to place equality with our
buck population a large number of our fellow ems
because their mothers did not give them birth within
| the limits OF the United States, and because they
choose to worship their Creator according TO their
i han. ,nnp pictn ueyp DumDer
! rents in Richmond or any other enlightened !rglnn
| community. ANY new party, no matter how absurd
or monstrous IFS principles vii! find some !oilnwcrs
some will unite themselves through ignorance, some
! from q love Of change, and some from selfish and
| IcmagOgica motives. The latter motive, we nave
reason to believe, has connected the names OF
certain persons in this city with KNOWN -N1lhing!sm-
Disappointed heretofore i'll obtaining "ilce from o.
thr of the great political parties, they hope 10 ride
into some office the back OF Know NohnglsIn;
aud some already in office, hope TO remain there by
| the same means. But these men, we are satisfied,
like thousands Of others who have not closely watch
cd the movements the tricks. and strntGgcns OF the
Know othing party, have formed false estimate Of
their strength. They have overlooked the fact that
these onedca have been but the tail 70 the Kite
the other of the great parties Of the coun-
try At the late election i'll Norfolk, for instance, IN the
first place they united their strength with the Wings
in the election Of Mayor week afterwards, they
adopted n Democrat as their candidate for Common
wealths Attorney and defeated the Whg candidutc.
In both instances they were acting with one or the 9TH
cr of the great political parties. Alone, with cand-
date Of their own, venture to assert they would not
have exhibited comparatively more than corporaIs
guard. As il in Norfolk, so has il generally been
in other places. By mastering number sufficient IL
hold the balance of power they meet in secret concavc
and determine in what direction their votes snail be
cast for candidates supported by other parties
If their choice succeeds struighwav like the fly on
the coach wheel, they cry out ''what dust ~e kick
up.' And so would it be in Richmond. But, let
them bring out their own candidates, independent OF
the Wing or Democratic candidates, and their nsg.
niticance would then be seen. Instead OF 'l9DO' IN
this city, we venture 10 say they could not exhibit
the fourth of that number. We repeat that we
are not prepared to believe. some persons do
that the great body Of the Wing party ready TO 60
over, "horsc, foot and dragoons,' to know-Nohing-
ISM There too many persons III this city who owe
their birth TO some other country, and some who en-
tcrtain religious views prescribed By Know Nothing
Wbir party TO allow IL. to believe that the cnligh
cncd liberal. and disntercsted portion ot the Wing
party mean to unite i'll the warfare against them
Do the Wings mean to prescribe all oi their party
who were not born in the United States! We shall
see In the meantime, we warn tho Wings OF the
consequences of Native -Amercansm in this city
They have something to lose well as to gain by II
under certain contingencies und weaso warn the peo-
pie of all parties against giving credit to the statements
of Know. .Nothingsm, about its strength and lmpor.
tance. In Virginia, it never gain more than al
insignificant or temporary ioothod. Like the mush-
room and other ungous productions. il may spring up
in the darkness of night but will soon perish under
the light of day.
JAMES a. SEDDON, ESQ, correspondent Of
the SOuth-Sidc Democrat recommends james a. Sed-
lon Esq, Of this city, for the Office OF Governor OF
Virginia; and the Democrat savs 1--WE warmly
Sympnhisc in the preference he expresses Tor Mr.
Seldom. While ready to take chcerfully md do bat
tie for any good and reliable democrat whom H." con-
venon may nominate, we will not disguise the fact
that above all other men in the commonwealth JAMES
A. SFpDoy is our choice for Governor. n more con-
siscnt democrat, more profound thinker, or hlghcr
toned gentleman does not reside within her Dorucrs'
UNPLEASANT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. excite
mcnt prevailed in Norfolk, Wednesday last, grow
Ing on: of n rrnlor that duel was about I" lake
place between Charles X. Mallory Esq. "f Hampton,
and Mr.. Tray, Of the place, brother "t the She
rilf OF Elizabeth City county arising from an airay
ln:ely occurring between Mr. Mallory and the Sheriff.
which Mr. John Uray the brother resented aud clial-
enged Mr.. VI. to ''trial AZ arms. The parties, of
course selected North Carolina for their has,ll" meet
ny. and Mr.. Mallory arrived in Norfolk, on his way
TO that State. He was. however, arrested, and made
10 give bail bv the Mayor in the sum OF $4,000. Mr..
llnhony of Portsmouth, becoming his security.
Subsequently, through the intcrposition of friends,
a resort to deadly wcopons was superseded by re-
Cancellation Of the hostile parties.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-About half past clock
III Wednesday night last, fire broke out in the lum-
Der ynrd and store house occupied By Mcssrs. Mic
never 8; White, on Water street. near High in Ports
mouth. The ware! was filed with lumber and the i
,uiI,ug with lime, hny, ccynent, .uano, &c. NIL OF
which was totally destroyed. The loosi. about $1,000,
,ut fully covered by INSURANCE. The buildings de-
,roy.d belonged 10 DR.. a. ". Cook, and were also !
insured The fire was the work OF un inccndIarv.
A NATURAL CURIOSITY.-A visitor To the |
csteru part o this State about week ego, stopped
i RollsJurs, Va, on he Baltimore and Ohio Rail- i
oad and saw cali Of about two months old,