Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-03-30


THURSDAY, MARCH %, 1858.
A REVELATION THE KNOW-NOTlIlNG
TICKET ROTTEN" ON THE SLAVERY
QUESTION.
The nomination Of so insignificant and impofeh' /"
politician IA Mr.. Bealo by the Know-N"hlng parry
has excited no little surprise, especially in
of the State where his utter incapacity ana wan
weight nro best understood. 1t was thous"' ''''
party which stands in such urgent need oi o'o'' :,
cessory advantage, would cndea'or'o u Ina,a,lo
se,f nv composinr it's ticket of men oi rtep'''"'
character. competent ability aud perSoh" 'h""'N,
,,h,, :. ,.s o,pounced that Mr.. Beaie WIS '''c
Know. yo,bpc candidate for Lieutenant '"'e'no','''
| ,,. a,uI.d n understand the meaning OF so
| SINGULAR movement. " ,, ,,
ou,sslyes wo concluded that possibly MI ne"'e
,. ,b only Democrat in the West otthe least pre'oh
.ion to public position,who would consent 10 pt''ay w
Marty fnr 81 Know Nothing hrbe, and that MS hom
n,,;o, wa. tho result of absolute necessity. But
s;nce ,ho discovery of the trcachery OF Mort John
CO, ,vc ore satisfied that tho Know Nothing ConHen-
,;ou might have got filter Democrat t" do their
dirty work. The nomination OF Be"ie was SIN
mystcry; and wo diligently applied ourselves 10 'he
discovery of satisfactory explanation ei The puzzle
Our researches have not becn in vain. In that lii-
uershable repository Of the past--in that charnei
house of defunct reputation, whore the memory "l
sbort.livcd politicians is embalmed aud preserved
for future ages-in the Congressional G''df' we
found tho secret of Beale nomination by the know-
Nothing party
Tho Know Nothing party aspres TO the acquisition
of Federal power. 1t has its eye on the Presidency
and lus, for tho spos is the vital principle OF Its ex'
is,enee TO this end it is essential that the national
cation of tho party shall be maintained at every
hnzard. Hence when it is ascertained by tho actual
developments of its policy that know-Nothingi'm in
the Northis identical with abolitionSu' the sou'h.
ern members OF the party constrained by regard
to the great object of the Order, to cultivate irIeh"
" feeling with their northern allios, and 10 concede
something to their adherence of slavery.
| Besides, the clements Of abolitionsm in our own
State baye taken refuge in the KnowNothing Order
and thoir prcjudices must be propitated by repre-
sentative tho ticket.
When we understand the necessity imposed on the
Know. n otLing purity in this State, resulting from the
circumstances just rccited, TO offer concession to
the anti-savery prejudicos Of Know Nothngism, we
shall be ut loss for explanation Of Beales nomi-
nation.
Our researches among the files ofthe Congressiono'
GIobe have been rewarded with discovery which
fully establishes the claim of Mr. Beae, to the eontl'
dence and sympathy Of the Know Nothing Abolition
istsAmong the ro'cs recorded an Jdror 81 NE ""0'''
tion Of the STARE trade u. tie District Of Columbia, ~c
fnd the name Off. NJ. H. BEALE, in associatto" 'r"h
Preston King, Rarlsa, GoH, 7haide"s Stcrens,
IRtnt9orh, Horace Mann, and tie other rabd Abo''-
tiosists of the House of Representatives.!
The abolition of the slsve.trade in the District OF
Columbia was Justly regarded by the people Of the
South as an outrageous encroachment on tho Censtl-
tuition and the rights Of the South. They saw that II
was the entering wodge to the abolition Of slavery IT.
self in tho District, md other localities over which
the Jurisdiction of the Federal Government prevail
ed They protested against the measure, aud opposed
its passage with every of argument, persua-
sion and menace. They threatened to resist it by
disunion but, despite the energetic and angry opposi
ton of the South, the measure was carried, g.h Mr
a,d Of three Southern traitors among ,rhom solt-
tary Dcmoc, ,dt--rnE Know NOTHING NOMINEE FoR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR!
Every body torcsces sectional struggle, the like
of which the South has never yet encountered. Abo-
Nothing organization, has usurped undspu,cd sway
throughout tho Northern States. In the next Con-
gress it will present array Of force, which al
most staggor to contemplate. Ii has already pro-
claimed its purposes-tho restoration of tho Missouri
restriction the repeal of tho fugitive slave law, aud
the establishment of perpetual prohibition against
the acquisition of another slave State 1t aims at
the complete prostration and subjugation of the
South. 1t marshas its forces for the conflict; and the
South summon and put forth its utmost energies
of resistance. At this critical iuncture when tho
South should present an uubroken front, and the
moral power OF it, popular sentiment be arraycd in
defence of its rights-w the people of Virginia be-
tray spirit of cowarily compromise and sympathy
with the antisavcry prcudces Of the North, by con-
f,rring the highest honors of the State man orho
regardcd e stare tradc az The District Of Col"mbo
as an eaormdy: and ,eho IN ro"g for lis abolition,
conccdei the rgh Of Congress to abolish slnccry He
IN he District, and arhercrer else the Jmrtsdcfton O
the Federal Gopcrnment prro01edi In tho event OF
the death OF the Governor, by no means an mproba-
bio contingency whom consider the uncertainty OF
human life, the Lieutenant Governor, succeeds to
tho Chic: Magstracy Of the State. Will the peo-
pie of Virginia support ticket which exposes
them to tho possibility that the destines OF the
State may fall into the hands Of J. NJ H. Beale7 Are
they willing to endorse his principles and to confidc
in his patriotsn' Arc they ready TO sanction aud
Suppora party which adopts and approves such prin.
ciplcs a. the RnowNothiHg candidate for Lieutenant
Governo. illustrates in his public characterl
Ii wo know anything of the resolute courage and
high principle of tho people Of Virginia. they will
stand by the party that has ever been true to the
South aud confde their rights and interests and the
honor Of the State, to men of well.trei and weat.
tested frmuess aud fidelity. Such is the Democratic
party, and such the Democratic candidates.