The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-23
SPIRIT THE PRESS.

ineism In fmparting strength and stimulus to the
anti-s'avery movement of tie North, 10 as clearly
and incontrovertibly demonstra ated a. any other
fact OF political history. 1t traces Know Nothing.
ism to its origin and denies that 1t arose from any
honest apprehension of Papal aggression, or saga
cious foresight of the possible evils of excessive
immigration. Jealousy of foreign labor" (says
the writer, was the original impulse and is now
the sustaining principle of Know Nothingism The
same popular prejudice that drove the ignorant
operatives of Lyons and Lancashire to oppose the
introduction of labor saving machinery, now
clamors for the exclusion the poor emigrant who
comes hither for work and bread. Yield to the
pressure, submit to the demand; and what nexta--
clamor Continues the Enquirer) against the CON-
petition of slave labor, and demand for the pre-
sent exclusion of the slave from all handicraft en-
ployments with the certain result Of an ultimate
agitation for the abolition of slavery. Hence the
writer calls On the South to beware of this thing
ats subtle hostility to the institutions of the South
is relieved by no compensating advantage to the
cause which pretends to serve; but the essential
ignominy OF it's nature Is intensified by the guilt
of imposture."
The Whis announces that the Enquirer has
changed its tune again; that whereas, some time
ago. it extolled the political record and party ser
vices of Henry A. Wise. and closed with the sur
prising enquiry 'lVhere ID better1"-it came out
on Friday last with the statement that no one de.
nies that Mr.. Wise once acted with the Whig party
that whatever he may have been in times past
he is now, and for years has been a consistent and
devoted Democrat, that the Democracy have three
times endorsed him as party man-and now In
popular convention they have nominated hin for
the highest official position in the commonwealth
The Wing undertakes to say that the Democracy
of Vire inia have not endorsed Mr.. Wise nor will
they do so. Packed conventions may have patted
him on the back, but the peoplewiI never let the
light of their counteusnce fall on SO graceless
renegade In conclusion the Wing says
The Enquirer may exhort and preach tills
doOms day, but can lever get the Democrats OF
Virginia to endorse Henry A. Wise as good, re-
LIABLE old time, jackson Democrat. The thought
is preposterous and no Democrat with any respect
tor his name his principles, will do 1t. MIR.
Wiseis dead cock in the pit and our neighbor
had just as well make up his mind to attend his
burial.
The Penny Post is also after the Enquirer, and
| our Democratic neighbor seems in fair way to
have his hands full. The Post wonders that the
Enquirer should express any astonishment on
| discovering that the Post had renounced the pro-
ession of neutrality and enlisted in the service of
the Know Nothngs. SIT surely did not think that
Mr.. Wise had patent right to the art of turning
somersets and that every man ought to be prosecu-
| ted who encroached upon It, He has made the
| most remarkable changes of any man mentioned
IN history" The Post then traces up Mr.. Wise's
antecedents and adds that in all history, certainly
10 all American history, we may search in vain for
a parallel to the somerset of Mr.. Wise. 1t has
never suspected him of mercenary motives In ma
king the change which he did; but intimates that
the nsinuaon thatthe Post engaged in the cause of
Know Nothingism upon the precarious hope of
enlarging its subscription list, comes with bad
grace from the Enquirer. 1t should be recollected
(says the writer that Mr.. Wise changed with the
certainty of foreign appointment before him. with
all its emouments and patronage If our motives
are to be suspected, what shall we think of hsa
AN INTERESTING LAND ROMANTIC CAsE-A
case of quite romantic character is now pending
before the Surrogate OF New York. The Tribune
says:
ly french mlner in Broadway, ana more re-
Gently a capitalist and money lender in William
street, who died last autumn quite suddenly though
at an advanced age, leaving an estate worth no
less than 800 600, accumulated by avarce, lucky
Investments and shrewd management Thisla
property is claimed by one Ferrie, from Cincin.
NATL har-dresser, by trade, and apparently above
fifty years old He was brought up by Madame
Dulux as her nephew, but he now asserts that he
was her son by an early marriage, which tsok place
amid the troubles of the French Revolution of 93.
and which she aterward concealed. That he real.
ly is her clearly made out on the trial: but
the public administrator, acting in behalf of un-
1r.c ~, lntro nortnn dc tl,nks st
ia heriegmate son born in wedlock. The evil
dence goes back to the Revolution, and involves
some complicated and curious points of French
law and social usages."
EARTHQUAKE correspondent at Hiram Me
informs US that a slight shock of earthquake was
felt at that place at about six o'clock on the eve
ming of the 10TH The vibration continued from
twenty-five to thirty seconds. The winds at the
time was southwest but soon changed to northeast
Boston Journal.
The shock felt at several places in New Hamp-
shire and Vermont, already noticed, occurred at
the hour here spoken OF, and lasted for the same
length of tlme
BREACH OF PROMISE CAsE-In the Providence
(R ~ Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday, the
case of Mary A. Clark VS.. Themas M. Brown, for
breach of promise of marriage, resulted In YER
dict for the plaintiff for $5,000 The Providence
Journal says that the proof of plaintiff consisted OF
visits of defendant to plaintiff, his waiting upon
her to parties, to church and other public places,
calling upon her at her place of business, presents
of rings. exchange of miniatures, &c, and finally
that he was the father OF her child. The defendant
denied any promise, alleging that, they boarded
In the same family, and that the attentions were
ordinary civities also that during all the time of
the alleged intimacy, the plaintiff knew that he was
engaged to marry another lady, and that therefore,
the plaintiff could not reasonably expect that he
was sboutto marry her.
DIDN'T GET MARRIED.-Less than two years
since, lady and gentleman, residents ofa nelghbor
ing town, were engaged to be married. When the
time for the union arrived, however, the fair one
proved false, and refused TO fulfil her part OF the
obligation Since then they both came to this city;
where the engagement was renewed, and the lady
was promising herself the bliss of bride. Last
Sunday was the appointed time for theiwain to be-
come one flesh; and the church the place of the
ceremony After services In the morning, more
than fifty persons waited to witness the scene and
the priest was at the altar. when the man quietly
remarking to the lady-"Before, wanted to get
married and you sacked me, and now you want to
get married and do the same left the house, to
the small amax xement of all parties, and the great
of the spectators present, to say
nothing Of the eiady.-Ne@buygpor Herald.