The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-20

made Of banding together Of the free States to
ch sch the slavery poWer-of fason of ell parties
apon the ground Of suppo,,is4 no nnsn for public
lion Of the obnoxious clause IN the Nsbasks bill "a,
the right Of tidal by jury "a the exclusion Of ss
more slave States: sth the abolition Of the Union Il
these things cannot be obtained.
Mr.. Wise commended that this sermon foretold the
isn.arsuins By quotations from Governors Gardner.
of Masuachnsetts, and Pollock, Of Pennsylvania
siected by the Know Nothines, that these objects
for repeal Of the Nebrssks act and for the trial
BY jury for fugtives-in Pennsylvania the Know
Nothine LIE gslature have now under consideration
Of the Constitution and laws of the United States
Mr. Wise entered at great length into this view OF
the subject, aud warned the people OF smsin,a
against the secret society which he believed WAS es-
tabshed to secure the predomnance Of tree sotsm.
They might think they were catching bold OF some
. sG s. ,ssm to sSaS s
serpent that would sting them He assaed NOT tne
motives of his felow-citiz.ns CT VirginnEthey
might be like the two hundred men who went out
with Absolem from his father: they went out
their simplicity and knew not anything But Aoso.
lem knew what he was about wnsn t me uumpe,
| reigned in Hebron: and he would tell them there
was an Absoem at work with Know No'hinssm-
woad. oslh. and b1.I.~s Of the Know Nothinss
from hooks which he said he had obtained ana wnicn
he was perfectly satisfied were the veritable bible
hostility to foreigners narrow. iberai ana unjust,
and upon their crusade against Catholics as IN oppo
stion to the spirit of Institutions and crusade
aasin,t religious liberty. He warned the people
aEa;nst Christian politics. and he warned them
against Protestant popes" There once time.
said Mr. W., when the Bishop of Rome was the
head of pure primitive church; but the moment he
laid hold Of political power that very moment the
State corrupted tie Church and the Church de-
stroy ed the liberties of the State And so he con-
tended it would be here if under the pretexto de-
| fying the Pope, of prescribing Catholicism, you
allow your prize ss-Protesant or other-to lay thef
hands political power. ,
Mr. Wise contended that the secret organization
destroyed every thirg like individuality in man, ana
bound its members to surrender conscience, 1uGs-
ment, WILL to the judgment conscience, Will OF the
association. They were ensaved and sworn to pas
svs obedience and non-rssistauce. Mr. Wise com
meuted at great length upon the character and the
dangerous precedent of the secret organization IN
politics In this country, where there was no reason
for sscresy such might exist in despotic govern
ments Hedeclared war against it. and avowed that
he would crush it, or be crushed by it.
He concluded with an imprisoned declaration OF
his devotion to Virgna and of his dst nation. II
elected Governor to defend her rights and her honor
if need be by force.
OF course this ia the merest heading of Mr.. Wises
themes. He applsuded very much by his
friends. But there were certainly some Know No
things present on the outskirts. There were occs-
siopal hisses and little circulars of know Nothing
and Native American doctrines were scattered
through the crowd by some active persons The
meeting, however, was very orderly, and nobody
seemed to get excited at the hisses.