The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-26
SPIRIT OFTHE PRESS

| The Enquirer has leader on "Know.Nothine
| thingism In the North is an Abolition movement;
and in support of this assertion alludes to the pro-
ceedings of a caucus of the Know-Nothing mem.
bers o! the Massachusetts Legislature, from which
discovers that the opposition to the election Of
Wilson is not provoked by his free-soil principles,
but 10 the consequence exclusively of his suspected
| infdelity to the American party. 1t also has the
declaration OF the Head of the Order in Massa-
chusetts, Jonathan Pierce) that they are all Free
Soilers-and the distinct and emphatic avowal OF
various members that Know Nothingism Is essen
TALLY antagonstic to slavery, and that its success
In the North "is due to the passage Of the 'niq"f
tous Nebraska BiH.' In this caucus Continues the
Enquirer) not single man was found who would
raise his voice In defence of the Constitution ard
the rights of the South The writer does not assert
| that every individual member fthe Know Nothing
party in the South Is nmica to the institutions of
the South but says that he is contributing TO the
success of party which is essentially antagonistc
! to slavery, and that he imposes upon himself an
obligation to stand off in treacherous inactiuity
| while the enemies of the South are violating its
rights, and waging desperate against its pecu-
| liar interests"
| The Whig has an article on "The Ohio Democ.
racy and Slavery" 1t sets out with the statement
that 1t has no faith In Northern politicians of any
party on the subject of Slavery. There are, to be
sure individual and fragmentary exceptions; but
Its conviction is that vast majority of the Northern
| people, including men, women and children, hate
the South and despise slavery, and would rejoice to
witness, by foul means fair, their overthrow and
/ l,nk 49, ohakao tho
attempt of the Southern Democrats to keep up the
delusion that the Democratic party, more than any
other party at the North sound and reliable up.
OF the question of slavery. The writer continues:
We have admitted that there are faithful patr.
OTIS and conservative statesmen oil all parties at the
North. But, at the time, We believe that the
| controlling element, the majority OF the Whig De-
| mocratic aud know-Nothing parties there are,
what nue-tenths of the Northern people of all clas
ses are, tanGtlcRl loathers of slavery and unscru
pu!ous deiaulers Of the Southern people and Sou
thern Institutions. We therefore, cordially concur
! with our neighbor Of the Examiner in his frankly
expressed Views upon this subject.
The Whis then quotes from the Examiner
description of the process by which the Northern
people are taught to aDhor the institutions Ct the
South; adding also the Examiners denuneialons
of the resolutions recently adopted by the Demo-
cratic State Convention of Ohio and concludes by
! saying:
If our recollection serves US, the ENQUIRER set
| up q defence for the Ohio Democracy, and argued
| tnat they were sound from their resolutions which
| the Examiner denounces as '.cooardLy sneakins
| miserable cozenGge," and pack OF Giles"
The Penny Post has long leader ON "The Lon
| den Times aud the Russian War" The Posts
| opinion of the Times is briefly expressed thus:
OF all the contemplate corrupt, self seeking
mercenary Journals that disgrace the news paper
| ,Old fnot,x oh bolI Erst -
| the estimation of the two Hemispheres, the Lon
don Times, to be the most corrupt the meanest and
| most mercenary.
We observe also brief article upon the Enqui'
rers effort to identity the Penny Post with the
Wing party. 1t Its.ys:
If the article were not SO transparent as TO do
| away with the necessity of reiutaiion, could
easily refute the charge; but any man OF the small.
lest particle OF persplcuIty can see that the object
is TO drive democrats from the support of our pa.
per and our principles.
EXPOSURE OF MoRMoNIsM LETTER FROM ONE
OF BRIGHAM YouNG's WIvEs-We copy the fol-
lowing letter from the Boston Times whi CHI states
that it from responsible source. 1t bears the
impress ofa hoax but if it should be gem.
une, we may shortly expect some rich disclosures
from the lips ofMrs. Young and Miss Williams:
CHICAGO, Tuesday, Jan. 16 1855.
Allow me to trouble you with these few lines.
which wish you TO insert in your Daily Times NV
object is this | have been for ten wears firm be-
iievsr in the doctrine of the Latter Day Saints, or
rather, Mnrmoniso. My parents became followers
of the celebrated Joe Smith in an earle dsy ana
igrated to Nauvoo After the death of Smith and his
broher we were driven from thence. The society
split; there were two who wished to take their lead.
er's place and stand at the head Of the church. but
could not agree; therefore they separated Colonel
White and his followers that is, such believed in
hm to bs IN and
our great or rather notorious Brigham Young, not
withdrawing he has been for the last three years
lawful husband, that is according to their own laws
and rules. But for the last twelve months have
seen enough to satisfy me; for what don't know
about Mormonism is not worth knowing. They have
secret plots and objects that they mean to accom-.
plish. They censure the government for not pro-
tectng them in all their hellish works For all this
they mean to have satisfaction. My object in writing
this is to warn my female friends to beware of the
false prophets who daily sent out from tie Great
tenton to through the United States and visit
all the principal Cities and lecture on this great and
important ubject, to caution all young people who
should be unfortunate as to be led into the ungody
In Boston shall deliver my first lecture, that is
| who also left the Mormons with me. She has re-
nounced the doctrines and will help me in my lee
lures. We shall both be present, and show Mormon
ism in its true colors which you never have had in
your ghtened State. Had it been represented in
Its true light and its object told, there would not
have been a follower left sweet New England to join
4 such set of impostors for ran call them nothing
else. knowing them to be such. If there should be
sny elders or followers of Mormonism, hope they
will come to the lectures and dispute what we have
| to say if they can We have and shall fetch docu-
m.nts to prove our assertions We shall be there in
few weeks. We at present staying with friends.
and AZ soon az we are refreshed fror the journey
shall start for Boston. 1t 10 two months since
we left the Salt Lake City. You shall hear from
| again. with more particulars. But more at pre-
| sent from your humble servants
| MRS. SARAH YoUNG
| Miss ELIZA WILLIAMS.
| Essex JUNCTION, VT, Jan. 2o.-PAPER MILL, &c.
| BURNED-One of the extensive paper mills at this
place together with the mill and store'house OF
| Messs A. nj. ID. X. Squires, were totally copsum-
ed by FIRE last evening. There being large amount
Of stock in store the loss is very heavy. The total
| loss is not vet known. There 10 insurance for
| $40, 900 on the lost property.
| STEAM MILL ExPLosIoN-ONE MAN KILLED
| We learn from the Elmira IN. Y Republican, that