The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-16
SPIRIT OFTHEP PRESS.

The Examiner gives the reason why it supports
the Staunton ticket. We quote:
We have never pretended to that straight laced
consistency ia own politics which would require
q split, exfoiistion and secession whenever we
could not get the man of our choice carry on
party matters precisely In the manner we pre-
ferred We thought and said, before the Staunton
Convention, that Mr.. WIsE's nomination would
confuse party lines, and obliterate old party dis
tinctions We said this and like things in the way
OF argument and protest against the eIpediency
OF bis nomination. We said it out of desire to
ensure the party's triumph and, as we thought
for the good of the party Consulting the same
great primary object--the good OF the party. and
not reject and refuse to support its regularly de-
clsred nominations. after they were made. if we
had refused to support the parry ticket, we should
have laid ourselves open to the imputation of be.
ing too violent In our prejudices and preferences
In regard to men, to be capable Of consulting the
welfare Of the Democratic party, or the success of
Democratic principles.
The Examiner farther says that the ticket 10
Democratic ticket and that the rival ticket will be
Wing ticket nominated by the Know Nothing or.
der; and therefore doubly offensive and doubly
s abominsble to those who believe with the writer
that the welfare Of the country depends upon the
success of the Democratic party. The article CON.
cludes with an expression of the opinion that every
effort on the part OF the Wing press to sow dissen.
sion In the Democratic ranks will have tendency
tobsneft the Democratic nominees 3
The Wing pablishes the speech of Senator
Adams of Miss, upon the Introduction of his bill
for the amendment of the naturalization laws
and says:
We Give place to this document the mor4 a.,
fully, also, because il emanates from neither Wb;g
nor Know Nothing. 1t is the production of az
ou;-and-out unsupported Democrst-of a Southern
Democrat-of Democrat holding the high and
responsible position of Senator in Congress- from
the sovereign State of Mississippi 1t IT, therefore.
entitled to impartial consideration at the banda III
our Democratic friends not only on account of the
intrinsic merits o! the proposition ITSELF but be.
cause the attempt has been made to dende them
with the belief that none but Hhigs and Know
Nothings contemplated a reform OF our naturaliza
ton laws This Idea is now exploded-and it turns
out that Democrats themselves evince a greater
anxiety upon this subject than any body else.
The Enquirer has a review fthe political career
and party service Of Henry A. Wise We COPY the
e,ncluding paragraph:
From this hurried survey of the public career of
Mr. Wise, u Is seen that with the single exception of
HE support OF the Bank, (of which he has Ions
since repented, and for which he made a,rnle
stonement Ia sustaining Mr.. Tyler In his yetoesg|
with this single exception, he has never deyiated
from the principles OF the State rights Democracy.
II We take his support of men as the iandn,srk If
bis course, we sec that he first supported Mr. Crav
ford; then Gen. Jackson In 1928 and again IN 1sso
8 Judge White In 1886; Harrison and Tyler in 1e4o
Poik In 1914, Csss In 1e4s, and Pierce n 1a5o i,
We try him By the test OF measures. ve aheIl And
thaf from 1884 20 1854 COMPREHENSIVE his no,;,ic.
career he opposed Protective Tariff as ,snconA
eitsfionaI and advocated Tariff FOR
adapted to an economical ADMINISTRATION Of the
guverumsnt; that he opposed the system of in.sr
nsl lmprovements by the general governu,ens snd
all it, incidents Of appropriations Tor surveys ths,
be insarIabIe maintained the Virginia doctrines -
reepsctt the public landp that be opposed the n.
sumption Of the State debts; that be opposed the
di&Tibution Of the proceeds Of the Pubic Lands
among the States that he was ultra b maintainine
he strctest construction OF the lowers or Coneycss
ia rsspect % slavery In The Safes Tsrfitori1s and
Darct Of columbia, ssis sttested b. kis brilliant
speeches N Congreseand biz incessaut csneenfions
With hr. Adams dusl4g the elsvsn years Of II
live; snd finally that he wss tie ear
u. -. No. c1aees and mos active sdyocate Of
no Penay Post slisdes 70 the rawlings of tbe n
Z. Trlbuee oyer the defeat 81 the sbolitlor .,r,'
1fnse eecteey y kansss. The abolkioniste sts.,..
- p a0a raecalty thing. but were foiIsS A.; y.
w0osyspent 70 people the beanfifai ccnrs.. ~ -
Aanees vitA gaol birds, scapc-enlIowsss
1ey eoasiets. svsepines 81 he Five poscs eo.sny
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