The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-08
SPIRIT FTHE ESS.

| The conclusion
The whole amount of all this business Is exactly
TINS: The Know Nothinrs have not gained all they
caicuisted on as yet in Mas.schusstts If they are
not national party, thea neither 10 the democracy
evident 10 our compre henson that Wilson 10 not
compelled tn forego the intention, which il to be
sathered rather from implication than from anything
directly said, to continue the anti slavery agitation
The proce esdings in Massachusetts in the meantime
anect US here no more than the Ohio Democratic de.
nionstfaton affects the proceedings OF Mr. Wise and
his supporters.
The Enquirer has an editorial on Religious Tole.
aon it asks if 1t is not insulting to the memo.
ry OF Jefferson, as 1t is fraueht with mischievous
and alarming consequences, to see party spring.
Ing up ON the soil of Virginia. whose hollow basis
is the distranchisement of portion of the people
OF the State, because of their foreign birth and re-
| iigious sentiments The Enquirer does not won =
| der that aboltonists fercely denounce the Catho.
lics-ior 1t Is matter of history that WHILE at the
North, most of the other churches have intermed-
| died with the rights of the South, the Catholics
| have pursued conservative course. The writer
has no sympathy with or affinity to the religious
| teneS OF the Catholic Church, but being deeply
| imoued with Jeferson's views on religious free>
dom, cannot but protest against the attempt of
secret association to violate the spirit of our free
insttutons, and to wage exterminating war on
relgious freedom. II would Continues the writer)
DE sufficient answer to the talk about the tempo
raj power OF the Pope, Catholic interference In
civil affairs &C. to refer to the fact that no foreign.
er can be entitled to the rights of citizenship, unless
he renounces all allegiance to foreign potentates,
princes and governments and swears fidelity to the
FEDERAL and State constitutions. But as farther
refutation the Enquirer re.pubiishes an extract
from a discourse delivered in the Hall OF the
House of Representatives at Washington, In 1896
by the Rev. John England, Catholic Bishop of
Charleston.
The WkiS brings up reminscelCe OF the
| memorable days of 40, when Mr. Wise had great
| respect and reverence for the Log Cabin Boys Of
| Virginia, aud stood at their head leader and
prophet" 1t presents to the public letter from
hir. Wise to the Log Cabin Boys of Providence in
1870, and Is not exceedingly complimentary In the
terms In which itspeaks of the Democrats of Vir-
| ginia.
| CONVICTED OF MANsLAUGHrER- two free
| negroes, Maxent and Guesnon who were on trial
In New Orleans for killing another negro in duel,
were convicted of manslaughter The Jury accom-.
panied their verdict with these words GAS men
| and jurors, we have never known more aegra-
| to such An accompaniment, and instructed the
| clerk not to record it.
| NORTH CAROLINA LEGIsLArURE.- Whining
ton and Charlotte Railroad Bill has passed the Lee
sislature of North Carolina by vote of % to Is
The main feature of this bill is that the State is TO
endorse the bonds of the company to the extent of
| two-thirds of the capital stock one-thrd being
made up by private subscription.
YOUNG, THE MuaDERER.-We gave yesterday
an account of the attempt of Young, the murderer,
to commit suicide in prison, at New Orleans The
Picayune of the 18th inst has the following addi-
tional particulars
We learned yesterday, that this man, in addition
to cutting his throat, on Tuesday night stabbed
himself In the abdomen. The knife used was a
common case one short and very dull, and the
wound inflicted, though not deep one, the physi-
clan thinks will produce peritonitis and cause
death in about sixty hours. Should he last until 10
o'clock on Friday morning, it will be the duty of
he sheriff in the absence of any further advices
from the Governor, to cause the sentence of the
law to be carried into effect ghastly sight it will
be to see him supported to the scatord more dead
than alive and the rope adjusted around his neck
already severed from his body, and even the atro-
city OF the crime for which he is to suffer cannot
prevent US from wishing that death may intervene
and terminate the scene before the period of his
execution arrives.
He must have medisated suicide for some time
and on the day he made the attempt upon his Iife
he had refused 10 eat anything, although his ex
tremey voracious appetite could hardly be satisfied
before. German priest had been with him the
day before, and his exhortatons appeared to have
made deep impression on him. Before he seemed
all animal, expressing entire Indifference to his
fate, and only anxious that he should be supplied
with sufflciency of food, of which he eat enough
for five ordinary men.
THE RESCUE OF THE CREW OF THE FAveRrTE-
The Salem Register contains an account of the
wreck of the ship Favorite, ofNew Orleans and of
the rescue of a portion of the crew, through the
instrumentality of two young men, Mr.. Stephen A.
Powers and Mr.. Samuel Knox, both attached to
the pilot-boat Effort:
"These young men, who were alone on board
their boat at Gloucester upon hearing of the disas.
ter Immediately got their vessel under wav Arri.
wing in the vicinity of the wreck although the
weather was 80 thick that they were unable to see
1t, MIR. Powers put off alone in little dory, and by
following the 1ne oil DRIFT stuff, reached the
vessel. He tells the persons board that the p-
lot boat Ia near and after placing her in good po-
ston to receive them he will return and take them
off Powers returned to his pilot boat which he
only succeeded in finding after long search and
with his companian, brought the little vessel near
the wrecked ship He then put off in his little dory
three several times and running under the bow OF
the ship removed two three sailors at each pas.
would probably have rescued the entire ships
company had not other hardy spirits arrived in
time to share the good work"
RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE CAUSE OF THE WAR
A Constantinople letter gives from Russian
prisoner, the following explanation of the origin
OF the Wharf.-The Turks massacred the Russian
bishop and several Russian priests at Jerusalem
God in his wrath, sent squadron of angels to car
ry away the tomb of Christ, which remains at this
moment suspended In the heavens, and He com
missioned the Gear to avenge the pagan sacrilege.
When the Emperor Nicholas shall enter Jerusalem
conqueror, as, by the aid of Heaven, he certainly
will do, Christ's tomb will be restored to its place.
The phalanx of angels will line the road along
which the conquering Russian army will pass, and
willpresent arms to them. The Gear will be mas
ter Of the whole world, which will renounce its er.
rors and become converted to the orthodox faith"
This story 10 repeated by the popes and implicitly
believed by the Russian serfs.
The N. o. Picayune says the rumor has become
quite current that Charles Cratn Collector of Rail
road taxes for the Police Jury of Algiers, has abs
seconded with o., 500 belonging to that body
Mr.. James Fl. Price, of Newark, N. j., was killed
on Tuesday afternoon by falling from largs elm In
the Park, opposite Smith street. In that city. He