The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-02

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sPiRlT OF TIE PRE5a-
sassrfay's nzis copies paragraph from the
Washington Hnion, on the suhject of the demand
made In suadry Dsmocrstto qsarserss FOR disnis
sal Of the Cabines 10 the eject that tie President
wi:lspurn euch adcsnaaa. and that the Cabinet v u
nutba dissolved. The Why hes enfrrtziard 20
idea that the Presidcnt would be In any way dia
poeed 70 disrniss any menbers Of the cstdnei bsf.
waa NOT prepared to hear that 10 would treaA
the reques:s oil large and respectable porsion Of
his parry with ID lnie respect az Cd spxv1 them.
panicuIarly when they comm from the Old 9iape
Democracy "and now," concl1des the Whis.
tive ,nsy SEQ whether these Democrats who de-
nouEcc the course Of tlfe Cabinet viii have the In
de- wndence to take tho responsibility of Gems sring
tho President. who holds himself responsible for
that course"
The Mall has some remarks on the mortality
| among members Congress. which has been. for
some time past, moro than ordinarily great. The
Malt believes thattnere are inacnces which afFeet
theseremoving from a mider climate to the bleak
| atmosphere of Washington, calculated to prove.
fatal to many. The Mail, in another article, paysa
handsome tribute TO the memory Of The ists George
/ w Howell ga84 .S s
| The Eaqx;rsr has q leader with the caption
.What constitutes anegro.. fteays: 4f
| Onpaue358 of the ..code of virgbia.s wr find
4 the following enactment: s.Every person who has
one-feurth part or more OF negro blood. shalf be
deemed asfnulatfo ard the word negro In any
other section of this or IN any future statute, shall
be construed 10 mean inulatto as well las negro"
Again, welearn from clause on page 465, that an
thoriy is given to the county or corporation court
to grant cer.ih ate to any tree person of mixed
efood-that is, wifh less than one-foarth negro
bieea-that he IL not negro Thus, BY the law OF
Virginia, every person with Less than one .fo1yM
part of negro blood, Il recognized As white man,
aud be is entitled to certificate OF the fact from
court OF record. f8Es sssssff8seE sE
/ A proposition has been submitted to the Lfgisla
tire, 1hici,, repeating the causefrst aboveqnoted.
enacts that every person with any appreciable por-
tion Of negro biood, shall be deemed negro in
contemplation OF law. t'Unless we mean to en-
courage ANAL ganaticp," says the Enquirer. sthe
Legislature should draw the line of distinction be-
tween the races with the utmost precision and rig
or. The blood of the caucaeian cannot continue
pure aud undedled. while the law couples fellow
| ship with negroes"
The Penny Post thinks ascheme to run an indie
pendes.t road from this point to Charlottesville
ino otter words to tapthe Central Railroad at that
piace-would hardly meet with favor in the Legis-
aiure After the Central company have had all the
expense, trouble and anxiety y-app ropriating not
only all their dividends to carrying the read but
in some instances even pIedging their private for
tunes-is is hardly fair to- others to come in and
divide the profits. The company design making a
short track alongside of the present road This
has been strangely misunderstood, and represen-
taions have been made that the company intended
to workthe shorttrack only In one direction-from
Richmond westward.
/ The Bulletin gives the prominent points in the
controversy which has grown ont Of the appoint
ment of Mr.. Peter G. Washington as Assistant Se-
cretary of the Treasury. The Bulletin ii not Ia.
formed as the grounds of opposition to Mr. Wash
ington but thinks that considerable portion Of his
party in Congress are bitterly opposed to his hold
ingthe Office. and are pressing the repeal of the
law under which he was appointed, BY Mr.. Gnth-
rie, with view Of subjectng him to the ordeal Of
the Senate. Indeed, the language Of certain. ad
ministrstion leaders argues deepseated distruss
of the action Of the Eenata on this subject, and
fully explains their paradoxical argument that
law comforting on the President new power OF
appointment is blow aimed at his adminstra alton.
GA bill Is before Congress- which requires that
Ithe Assistant Secretary of the Treasury shall be-
appointed by the President and shall undergo die
supervision of the SenateJ
| THE ArrKMrr TO AssAssrsArs LouIs NApoLEos.
"A citizen OF Utica, N. r., now In Paris writes to
friend in the former city, under date of the 7th
instant as follows In relation to the alledged at
tempt to assassinate Louis Napoleon:
"Napoleon was wounded slightly last week at