Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-17


varr;sIcd tale:
From The Richmond Eyamincr.1
WA 1T Greene Cour; House on the 3l-t ul:inO,
having heard II trunorcd about the ncighborhoo that
Waller j. Price was going tu speak on Know Moth
ngisnI. Curiosity led me to The Cour, House 10 crr
him on this new subject, as had heard him say
spicy things OH Grunkars, in his Temperance. speeches.
expected, at least 10 hear something new aud INFER.
csng. ~ he has wonderful turn Tor satire and wit.
Quite number Of persons had 10 hear the speak
ron tins new SUBJECT; as they had every rason 10
believe lsc had been ku"w- N"r. and sonr "f the
influential hnow-N"t!n-s were aiso in tl. crowd.
Mr.. Price arose and hcgGn lis discourse b.; telling
the people how hc tci; when H. \. Wise spoke here
an ihis stand, and how hr could tell all about the
or.ls, the craps, III" sitn. passwords &c-and how
Wise commented on tie ouill-wch WAS al! truc.-
Price said he could hnrdIv hold lis head up he felt
So bndiy-and l!ia' Wis, Knew more nbuu: tic Cuun.
ell than any III II here. A!t"r Wise had finished lis
speech. hc wen; on I" the tavern amongst s brother
Know N"things;thcehcw hc was struck with horror anG
surprise to hear his brother Know No;ilings d.
nviue the truth "t what Wise Ind said and DECLARING
i'll the face OF i"cis ie; Wise lied, when /" lis know
ledge he knew, n- u KNOW Nothing, W;sr had spoken
the truth He then hch UP in his haud ~. IXirm Rich.
mond Enquirer, and declared that it was Il true cX.
p"-rc-that the very unth that he took rs Il Know.
Nothing is laid down 10y This Extra Enquirer. Never
there more sal tale told here Know NutLil,-
ISM Judging i!"n ti!rir appearance. They scrn,d
enragcd enough 10 fight hard fight, but kept cool
He also stated that Wise had made such an effect ON
him that hc would not stay longer with such Il party
knowing that he had been told by the Order before.
lie joined, that should hc n: any time wish to with
draw from conscientious scrupcs,' that il would he
their duty to giant him disinissnl in good faith,
which they niled to d., and called upon Mr.. Punk
ctt, and Mr.. Brown, who had left the kuow-N"thng
Council nj tho sam" time, il he lad spoke the whole
truth, who nodded essen! 10 his appeal
Mr.. Price stated in his exposure ono reason par
ticunrly why he left the kno"-N";lIng Couiril, and
that waa beChusn lie had snnl he would rot, i'.r
t.fh .t,, (, i
district; the promise being nae after he h: joined
the Know N"things nnl then the stnnd r,rr...,i
10 @ respectable Know Nothing il lac had noi made
the same promise in Hams shop in thi, ,lqc..--
The Know Nothing gentleman rc:errcl 10 said r',
false n hell thinking at the time, Suppose. rlat
Price had rcfrrencrio the Coancl when ihi- u.u.
mise was made 10 support Wclch hut finding iir.
Price did not mean the Know -%oing Council fc
nodded assent He then stated that lie Gttcche!
10 Wclc n, the time lie made this PROMISE br, The
Monroe Council determined to have opposition 10
WEIGH for tho Senate. and wished hin. ~ SUPPORT The
opposition candidate to Wcc; after his pr"nia" was
out and not feeling disposed barrier away his con-
science, he said ha bucd-Drown ani plunkclt fol
lowing. Some ten or twelve have lr, the Monroe
l0Gul, which never hud moIe than thirty or thirty.
five Know Nuihipgs in i; and whose riaIn arc
I on the roll. say they will never 60 hack again.
He also stated, on the stand, how that Order had
deceived hln-tlat he would have nulhiCc t1 pay
and afterwards charged HIN one della: Tor e aecOnd
degree, and held out indCccincnrs u him that his
privileges would not He takca away-tiat KNOWN
thingis:n woaL not Interfere with e.ec;ious-tha. il
woGi only interfere with foreigners HlM Roman
| Catholicism That the cry with teml until Mr.
Wise spoke here Friday, the 10th of January last
nnd finding their Courre - contrary IL their promise.
! he declared il waG ii.rc for him To kick.
In ccucUGluu OF his iccin.; and parinc remarks
lc rai!c,l tho old and grey-lockcd fathers uf the
land tn have eye 10 this, aud instancei case OF
aged man aud venerable gentleman who hal MEN,
toned to him with Tears in his ewes, that he was
afraid his son had gOuc 10 Know NoiliaG!sn. aud
how he !am"uicd!t. liit rcbUkc 10 tie Know Mo-
things face 10 face WAS w!!hrriig and sca;hi@g,
Here the speaker Wa nppiGadrd 10 such ;.rgrcc
ihat the writer could gather all e rs! wlci. he
told them they had deceived him b. :aisehoous.
think, from wha, saw md heard :itG; dav Know
Nongism has brcati!cd !, usi as Council AT Green
Court House. lie! :" wiscacgc Know Nothing cd-
tor in future ssre announce the death al H. \. Wro
in his Htc: again. for every part OF him is alive here.
IilI prospects ye; better and better.
Mr. Price i 4 Young man, who has fine natural
| mind, and gifted with wonderful memory, md only
lack. sufficient practice 20 make popular speaker.
We call on the yuanS men, the middle aged W5"' -
come 10 t!:o rescue. You have hrt 1sh4r!,-, fellow
EifltfynYGn, and let us mike every hour count wh-t
il is dav Tor the nigh. cocth when no man ought 10
work Let us maze Il long pull, strong pull. mud
n null altogether, elevate Henry y. Wisr our no
hlr standard bearer. the fourth Ihur-'!hy III May
ncxt Then We vii! sec whose obituaries vii! i:nve
~ he written. NISTl LE"Ios.