The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-17

entertained,
the forced work Of the English and French agents at that
place, as 10 shown by despatch received hero day or
two since With these complicated and hoste isteress
ct work. the President feels himself powerlsss to
in his further demands upon SPAIN The simple recital
Of wrongs and the repetition for immediate redress
win constitute the instructions carried out py our
minister refusal to comply with these demands VIII
bring with IL his return to the United States and pro
clsmation from the President calling extra session Of
Congress will shortly follow o consequence. give
you facts requiring not much time for their confirmation
Virginia Politics.
OUR RICHMOND cORREsPOS DENCE.
RICHMOND, March 10, 1885.
Difficulty Bet,cccn Ttoo Editors-A Knoso Nothing Editor
anda Wise Champion in Arms Duelline in Virgnia-
Election Prospects-A Knop Nothing Conpention-Re-
bell,on Against Mr. Wise in the Democratic Camp, d.
After the duh monotony Of the winter have been
refreshed during the last few days with touch Of
equinoctial weather, and dramatic fare.up between
two begerent knights Of the quill which quite sets the
town agog The two parties whose bilious quotations
have disturbed the sweet serenity Of atmosphere,
Mr. Roger Pryor. junior editor OF the Richmond
Enquirer and Mr. Easley, Know Nothing editor, who
has lately selected Richmond his residence and has
unfurled the Know Nothing banner here and upheld It
with considerable spirit and energy Mr. Pryor. through
the columns Of his paper, had lkened the Know No.
things to the Jacobns which, considering that he sup
porting candidate for Governor whom, not Ave years
ago. he himself little better than Jacobin
was modest and consistent, 20 say the least Of 1t. am
Of opinion however, that Mr. Pryor did not design DO
abusive but to be classical Mr. EAsley, however, who
10 country Bred did not in his rusticty the
fine points Of the Enquirer, and being young man
Of plain speech, replied in native American Ian
guage, rather more remarkable for strength
than elegance. To this Mr.. Pryor responded
In terms that pointed clearly to the arbitrament Of
AIMS and Mr. Easley rejoined in language equally bs
challenge had passed. but it that it was difficult
TO decide which party the onus OF challenge rested
So was generally understood that street fight to
be the resalt, which, on such . thoroughfare Main
street.-The principal one of our city-was thing Of
considerable interest to Others besides the combAants
On both THURSDAY and Friday the parties said to
have occasionally the street. looking for each
other and knots of gentlemen gathered at the
corners to see the sport" Happily, the comb stlnts
did not encounter each other, or melancholy result
might have followed
On Friday the parties arrested and brought be-
fore the Mayor who bound them in 50 600
keep the peace 1t to be hoped that the gentle
men will confne themselves to combat with the quill,
which ia civilized and rational weapon than the
pistol At any rate, protest against street fights. If
gentlemen must settle their differences with cold iron,
let them select retired spot, where be
injured but themselves. There many sequestersd
hooks in the neghborhood Of Richmond, where CON-
batants could make mincemeAt of each other without
endaDgeripg the lives Of others.
The history OF dueing and personal encoun ters In
Virginia would form interesting and melancholy
lume. Some of the brightest ntescts and most gene
souls in the Old Dominion have thus been prema
turely put out The last in this neighborhood
that Of the gifted John Hampden Peasants editor and
founder Of the Richmond Wing, and Thos Richie, jun,
of the editors OF the Richmond Enquirer, and
the veteran Thos Richie who founded that paper The
parties met according to agreement the opposite side
OF the river each armed suit himself Peasants was
terribly handled, and died few days Afterwards MI
Richie escaped with scarcely scratch. He lived
seven years afterwards and died last year. about the
time OF the decease Of his venerable father
You may infer from the breach between the Know
Nothing and Wise champions, tnat the canvass is be
coming very hot here susht the TACT The
before, and their opponents more sangune and ag
gressve The old wings, while they fought we'll never
fought with the air Of who expected victory They
stood their coors like the gallant fellows that they
but they had the stern and resigned aspect Of the
Old Guard at Waterloo when Butcher had snatched
the last chance OF victory and all they could do tor
France was to die. The Know Nothings entirely
different set Of customers they don't stand upon the
rough and tumble pull down and drag out
boys When The locofoco press taunt them with their
rowing sam pulls of his coat rolls up his sleeves aud
exhibits entire willingness to take of his breeches
not caring continental On how much he shocks the
modesy OF people who object TO underhold
cept when their political adversaries have that
The only that shocks the de.sncy Of the democracy
is the prospect of awful licking before Them and
Sam don't care how IN they blush on that account
The late election in Alexandria has sorely scared the
Wise men, Wses great speech At tna. point was fully
recorded in your columns He couldn't find any Know
NothiDgs there-but the election found them. clear
majority $50 elected the Know Nothing candidates 1t
ssar ba the vote was 5 than the
vote given for Pierce What has become Of those $50
democratsY That's the question. Now, awful thought
suppote there should be equal falling of OF democrats
other parts the State-and suspect there will be-
am afraid Sam has been about the State, devourng
those innocenta.
It Is rumered that Know Nothing State Council is to
this week in Winchester for the purpose Of nomi
mating candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
and Attorney Genera OF Virginia. have no doubt the
well founded and that the subject win DO taken
up and settled Tuesday or Wednesday next. con-
GSn mas be- ss
all doubt sweep the State from stem to stern.
But everything depends on jud'cious nominations.
Close the hour at hand, am no more able to
lecture who viii be the nominees than at the begin
ming of the canvass. l made diigent inquiries in AL
directions but the Know Nothinss are mysterious fei
lshed card in reply to communication in OF the
papers, mentioning bis name for Governor, in which he
rays he and has not been candidate for the
nomination. says he ia sick Of political life, and that
he bas another Office II will not be Of his seeking
am sorry that Bolts Is such an mpraetica6le pollu
the wings OF the state would delight TO do HIM honor,
and in honorpg him would honor themselves. Whilst
believe that mis- nomination for Governor would defeat
the party, believe he would, II elected, make capital
Governor have no sympathy with his enemies, GER
tainS Would that he were not such marplot Would
that would work kindly 10 the traces For he is
splendid ANIMAL and never gives out at the pinch OF
hill. How be would larrup Wise Bot that luxury Is
i'm possible have never, like John Tyler, sleps with
Botts, but have drank with him, and fought in the
political pbalanx for years. and stronger intel
lect and Drawer heart there Is not In old virginia Pm
sorry he's ptrverse. Why won't the levathan let us
put a hook in his and steer him the right way
In the Kanawha d.trict, Beale, democrat has come
out Tor Congress, avowing himself in favor Of Know
Nothing principles In another Of the western Con
gressonal Districts johnson, democrat is out speaking
very favorablY Of sam Yet the west Is where Wise ex
poets to find his great strength. You have doubtless
teen account Of the manner in which ex Gov. VIM
Smith, at present member Of Congress frsm the Gull
pepper district handled Wise his return from Con
gress in speech which he lately made To his consu
ents at appahannock. Smith had before owned that
be would vote for Wise, and In his Rappahanno,k
speech he walked into him gloves Off, Among other
cellent things, this homo thrust -
While you forgive Wise hcComas, Bocock and Hun.
ter-aye, and pet them-you would sacrifice me to
crafty Henry A. Wise, who has been all things TO all
men, and nothing long II IL be TO the knfe, be
II so II Is monstrous, that should be sacrificed,
whilst others booted and spured ready to ride de-
moor acy TO the devil ~
What gives Importance and point to the position and
language Of Smith that he has always been the recos