The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-07
RICH NJ 0ND, VA
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY =, 1854.
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Yesterdays Erdntner denounces the stem OF
Ballet Box Legislation" which is more generally
in vogue down East where tho junction of the
legislator is only to dref bills to be enacted by the
MILLION a, their will 1t is cheaper to select and
delegate, from the body of the people two hundred
men to assemble at the Capitol OF the Co nmon-
wealth, commissioned, empowered and sworn to
ordain laws while million of people remain
quietly AT home taking of their tobacco, corn,
hogs cattle aud familiesthan to turn oil these peo-
Pile cut to discussing, at musters, camp-meetings,
races groggeries and in secret lodges, the pro-.
prie,y of every or any law which may be conceived
ia the brains of the hosts OF minute Solons and Ly
cureuses who cover the land like the frogs that
once croaked at such rate in Egypt The Erani-
,er concludes by advising the friends ofthe Maine
Liquor Law either TO set TO work to reform the Con-
stitution; else TO bring their water works and Pre-
isuitz appliances TO bear the Alligators in the
Capitol l-amphibious creatures and very proper
subjects for cold water treatment, after the oysters,
egg.nosas and hot punches of Christmas"
The Mail apprehends that there is nothing which
bothers the Democracy now "a days so much as the
Pacific Railroad question The HAL concludes as
follows:
For our rart we have never taken much of
shine TO this Pacific Railroad And when the bat
tie commences we wish to be counted in" We
viii tell our Democratic friends that their platform
will not be worth silver when the issue is made.
As Cardinal Wosey 1--WE think il was) gave the ad-
wise "put not your trust in Princes, so we say to
the Democracy, put not your trust III the baltimore
platform
The Penny Posthas an article on Turkish Valor"
and quotes from history to prove that there was
| nothing either astounding inconsistent with the
character of the Turks, IN the incilents OF the
| bloody fight at Sinope.
| The Vhig comments upon an amendment Of
fered in Congress, by Mr.. McMullen, TO Mr.. Ben
netts land b instructing the committee to inquire
into the expedency of appropriating the proceeds
of the sales of the public lands to the building up
and support of the Navy. The amendment was
voted down, for it "ran against a snag in the way
of numerous applications from the Land Pirates Of
the West for grants public lands for the construc
ton OF railways" This action, says the Whig
shows plainly that the land grabbers of the dom
nant party are disposed to hold on to the public
domain tor constructing their stupendeus works OF
| Internal improvements, as they have heretofore
| done.
The Ex9.ityr al!udes TO a resolution of inquiry,
introduced in Congress by Mr.. Cutting, of New
Yerk, touching the dismissal of Collector Bronson,
The resolution was laid upon the table by vote of
| l04 to Sc. This, the Enquirer supposes, sis the
catastrophe of the feud-the na! conclusion of the
New York controrersy-tte quistus OF Bronson
and the burial of the Shells. So may ii be-"
In a subsequent editorial the Enquirer expresses
its satisfaction that 'the President contemplates
the removal of Mr.. George N. Saunders from the
| position of Coneul at London