Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-01
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION.
THE SKIES CONTINUE TO BRIGHTEN.

lgeuce which Increasingly pours in upon us from ef
cry part Of the State, admits not ct d"no' Vi Oil
overwhelming majority for our ticket lhere Is moi
county in which there not good spirit prevailing
m our party and resoute purpose to crush the ia
ta,uatsd order whose triumph would accomplish ro-
suits which even the sagacity of Patrick Henry ne
yer foresaw. The oath of May will be proud day
for virgina-oue which future generations OF her
sons will point with patriotic pride. They will be
animated by il, as now animated to adhere
steadily 10 the path of political recttude-to dsre-
gard the wil-o wisps jack-o lanterns which occa-
.onaly present their ephemeral attractions to decoy
The uuwary into swamps and quagmires. The old
,erpent of Federalism will not escape with mere
,co,chuc in the present canvass; il will be eectua
" srangled as was that mighty Of ancient times
BY tho strong arm of the infant Hercules. Thank
God the Democracy of the "Old Dominion"
equal TO any emergency Under their auspices beau
tiu future for the whole South is looming up. In
''union there is strength" and the union of the slave
holding States in resistance to common danger,
which is now operating on all Southern patriots
minds, is speedily to he perfected and cemented.-
Virginia is soon to make demonstration that will
ause Exeter Hall to qsake to its very foundation, and
Oase every heart to rejoice within the embraces ot
- Republic wherein the fire Of that spirit which
vsn our independence and liberty is not extinct. We
cast il will eventuao in the preservation of tho Uni
Owe know it will eventuate in shielding the South
frsm the lneditated, cherished designs Of the North
ern instruments of Lord Palmerston. Lord Howden,
The Earl Of Carlisle and other anti-slavery English
cosdjutors. We are of the cooperation OF the
recent Wings whose patriotism is paramount TO their
lust for office. In the abandonment OF their old and
more INSCRIPTIONS associates they, i'll fact anu IN
truth act upon fine exalted prncple that they have ~
country to save" rather than "a party to serve.
About the termination of the last century, when
che alien aud sedition laws, from their monstrosy,
convulsed The whole nation, arousing the indignation
Of every lover Of our political system, Mr. Gallatn
was most ferociously assaed in this very city on nc
count OF his being foreigner by birth. lie found
defender in young gentleman, than whom no one
scarcely ever gave moro promise OF brilliant and
useful future but alas he sunk into IN early grave
There are those now TO whom the name OF john
Thompson is quite familiar, and whose eyes will be
Iuostened by perusal of the following lines, traced
by his hand:
Virtue and genius not peculiar to America.
They have hourished in every country and in every
age. The merits of men are not to be ascertalned
b. geographical boundaries. The mind has M couE-
try but the universe Patriotism is not a narrow and
illbera prejudice in favor OF he soil upon which We
happened TO be born. It is a national and noble al
-schment to the country which gives us protection,
and which secures our happiness. 1t is not incom-
patibe with universal philanthropy on the contrary,
It is modification of bepevolence soitened by so
ciety, and strengthened by gratitude. Mr.. Gallatn
cbaJ ,ba haruu is In
the people because they generous and amube and
TO the country because he has found in it an asylum
from oppression aud misery Are not these ties at eas
ss binding the shacklcs Of pre- ndlce and habit
But the conduct of Mr. Gslatu id his best vindics-
zion. This foreigner has defended tho Constitution
against the attacks of native Americans and has dis
played IL noble ardor in defence OF Ms Adopted e"un-
1ry whilst many Of her sons repose IN ingorions
apathy and whilst others as.al her with detestabie
irsachery and unnatural hatred
There are hundreds Of thousands OF as uniinchng
patriots born foreign soil as was Mr.. Gaatin, and
they are attacked now Just as vehemently as he was
attacked precisely by such federas,s in principle,
n arrayed themselves against aliens in $500. That
criminals and paupers como TO this cOnntryare sent
hither perhaps, is quite likely At many OF the ports
OF Europe. persons Of this kind are not permitted to
embark for shores nor are they permitted to de-
bark, il we are correctly informed, at any OF our
psrts when the fact is known to the authorities II
GU. Consuls do their duty efficiently now or at any
rss, very few criminals paupers can ever succeed
in obtaining passage to the United States But. as
rsspscts the poverty Of immigrants, it is not IN OBJ
ieon that ought to weigh in the scale, unless they
srs scious and lazy. In this country, the poor man
,ho &c, hp Ipcn
Aston and Stephen Girard were not positively pau.
pers, yet understand they were in INDECENT cir
.rumstances when they arrived. There is q story
lated of the former that short time beior. the vc,pe
entered the Chesapeake Bay i'll which hc was steer
age passenger, terrific storm arose, in which she
was in imminent peril for two days. In the midst of
The danger to which she Was submitted he appeared,
dressed in his only good suit of clothes When asked
by some one Of his ellow-passcngers the reason why
BE appeared at such time in his apparel he answer
cd that il the ship were to 60 down, which seemed
Almost Inevitable, he was resolved to carry with him
,lis worlds wealth, if Ire should be mlracuously
suvei Tho Scotch who settled after tho revolution i'll
Virginia. for the most part in every reduced pc
cuusry circumstances and their descendants are now
well 10 60 ia the world. Saturalized citizens III no
State in the Cnicu have never boon guilty Of such
colsimmate wrongs and absrrdities thoserecently
perperated in Boston aud New York by the so.caled
american party. There ever was q more disgrace
.i spectacle witnessed in tho universe than that 1T
teudant on Pooles funeral. AUD le the South remen
ber that the conrivers off who have always
been arrayed against its cherished institution WHILE
with comparatively few exceptions, Foreigners have
always supported the men who have stood firmly by
it, 1t was not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who defeated Gen.
Shields, or Augustus Cesar Dodge: nor Foreigners
Who elected Charles Sumner, Henry Wilson, and
William II. Seward 1t was the descendants of that
palm. singing stock who hung Mary Dyer got up
Hartford Conventions, projected blue lights and
si0sd at American dominion, who were guilty OF
those acts.
There has been great clamor against the admin
suation OH account Of nauraIe ell citizens appointed t"
offices abroad. The High Priest of the Red RAJ, Party,
South OF Mason L. DiIon's, caused TO be appointed
himseif, "hile he Secretary of State-we mean
} ohm NJ. Clayton--u number of foreigners TO Cohsu
:S' Posta-more, we esume, than have been appoint
ed by Gen Pierce. The important posts OF Calcutta,
Bordeaux, Hamburg, Lyons, Stutgard, aud we know
not where else were filed under his administration Of
the State Department "ith Foreigners CO lsstency,
thou art truly jewel Bear this in mind Gireinians
snd make Your report upon the 18th Thursday in
May.
SENATOR WILSON OF MASSACHUSETTS
The Know Nothing papers in Virginia arc MAKING
great parade over the following extract from tn,
Bosten Telegraph. They quote it to show thu, VII
son hss denounced "the American order as pro-save
~ in in tendencies 10 terms moi less bitter than tos,
with which no has heretofore stigmatisel the South
and il institutions"
Gen. Wilson gave the closing lecture Of the anti.
slavery course last evening, ut the Temple. lie e1-
c>.L ala