The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-09
SPIRIT OFTHE PRESS.

The Hhis is ut losa to account for Mr. Wise's
"shifiings and twis,ings In regard to the Hunter
Land Bill" The writer heard him In Lynchburg,
and was under the decided impression that be was
firmly and bitterly opposed to the principles of the
bill. And now, from the published reports Of his
speech at Warrenton, 1t appears that he assumed
ground the very opposite of that which every body
understood him TO take at Lynchburg The Wing
says 1t is certainly not consistent with those cardi
nal virtues which his friends attribute to him. and
which his foes have hitherto been willing TO
conced e, and without which the politician becomes
the demagogue-nameiy frankuess, fearlessnes,
and aehtforward directness in the expression OF
his political opinions. The writer cals on the En-
quirer for light relative to the n which the
Democratic party propose to administer the public
lands fwhether according to the principle of the
Hunter Land Bill or not 1t would know whether
the Enquirer or the Examiner is the organ of the
party in Virginia upon the lard questions
The Enquirer places at the head of its editorial
columns the Wings opinion of Germans and Yam.
KEGS, announced some days sgo-which will hence
forth, we suppose, be kept before the people,
TIE loader of the Enquirer is An appeal TO the
South upon the ground that Know No,hingism is
great antislavery movement-introdUcin the sen
iiments of Messrs Burliaeame aud Wilson, of
Massachusetts. in illustration of its point
The Penny Post devotes leading editorial TO the
election OF Seward, which i. contends was the work
of treachery-delibera,e and damning treach-
ery-perpetrated by spurious Know Nothing
organization, headed by Myron H. Clark In
another article, the Post makes the amende honor
THJe toth tha Pow nr frl Il
ing the New England protest against the Nebraska
BILL although he did sign memorial of the citizens
ofNew York, having the same object That he did
SO, however, without reading it, and was imposed
upon by the getters up of that memorial The Pos,
concludes:
We are happy to have it in our power to saw.
that We acquit Dr.. Baird of all suspicion of harbor
ing Abolition sentiments, any opinions which
should incspacitate him for full communion and
fellowship with the people OF Virginia.
EXECUTION OF YOU'VE The murderer Young
whose desperate attempt at suicide, in prison, we
ave heretofore noticed was executed in New Or
leans on Friday of last week. The prisoner, ar
rsyed in a white robe emerged from his cell at 10
o'clock. He was accompanied by the hangman,
disguised in red calico frock and hideous black
mask. Young took his seat upon the gsllows, the
hengman adjusted the cord around his neck md
tne death warrant was read; Immediately after
which the rope was cut. The Delta thus relates
the scenes that followed;
So soon as the drop fell, the wounds in his neck
were opened afresh and the blood flowed forth
freely, presenting a horrible signt The knot o!
the rope caught him directly under the chin, throw
ing his head back, and he lived for some time,
struggling most desperately, and doubt euffsripg
greatly, for the cash In his throat was drawing
widely open and the wind pipe having been Sc
vered, the wind came forth from it. ever and anon,
with noise that resemblcd The blowing out of
steamboat boiler. After hanging about fifteen mi-
nutes, DR.. Sabastier pronounced him dead, and his
body was cut down and placed in a rough coffiu
and soon the ghasty, eless form of the child
slayer was forever hid from mortal gaze
Young made no speech on the scaifold; all he had
tosay was to his spiritual advisers, two reverend
German gentlemen, who have been almost con.
stanty IN company with him duricg the last week
He It'd them he used to drink good deal, aud
when he got drunk he was in the habit OF punish-
Ing the little child, but did not know what the
OF punishment were that he was accustomed TO
resort TO. He said that while the child was very
hungry and thirsty, it had come scross bottle OF
whiekey in the house, and drank the whole of il,
which caused it's DEATH His last request vas that
The reverend gentlemen should pray Tor him.
Young was born in Halter, Prussia where he has
a father, six brothers and three sisters. He
eeived, as every child in Prussia does good com
mon school education. He came to the u States
about three years ago.