American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-22
Extra Billy smith ON the Stnmp---Read
out of the FNrtY---Dcnouncins Wise---
nefeneihg the Know fOihinsS

EEtTN BlliY Snttu on thS sum nH-~-fAtUu
out of ths FkrtY---Denouncins Hisc---
nefenaihg The Know NoihinsI
Tie Fredericksburg Herald gives us the
Iygp9n of speech at Spo'syl;ania Court
House short time since, Ly cx-Gov.
Smith As it affords another item Of evil
ience which gees to prove tie utter de-
moraIiaatiou Of the old parties, and the
certainty of tl.eit tOialoverthrow even in its
strong hold Of Virginia, it is perhaps WOE
hy o. notice. We quote 4 paragraph from
his remarks upon tho nomination Of Wise
bv the Loeofoco Convention;
"Iws. deeply concerned at that nomi-
nation--l felt as an Old Liner tha. gross
Injustice had been done. All agreed to it
mo. dozen in this house but felt it,
but others, younger members of the par,
Itv, had swallowed it, and be could only ac-
count for this because they were younger,
aad their swallowing organs more elastic,
shan The Old Liners! regretted the nom
inaIion because 1 loved tbe Democratic
party. mourned over it'll felt a great
wrong lad been DONE
! That such is the feeling Of "a large por-
Ilion Of tho substantial mon Of the party is
becoming daily more apparent.
| OF the Know NotLiugs be has much
better opinion than have The men who are
prostraiing themselves losecurc the foreign
vote ofthc country. We quote Lis opin-
Ii,nS on this subject:
"The Know Notlings had been warred
on in a spirit Of iutolerance--ho regretted
the war on them--he refused to join il
that war-ho refused to become party tC
the crusade. see no reason to quarre
with them, but could sec every reason
why should not Join in the bitter and un
scrupulous war upon them. And here
say, before God and in the face of man,
will not do il! / viii not denounco them
nor Join in5the cry"
Again: "Isad before. and repeat, there
is Yastdeal Of good Democracy in th'
Know Nothing crced Gov. S. then reaC
the Platform, and proceeded TO say Where
in be agreed in sentiment. lilo was not {
Know Nothing, and had never sought ad
mission"
In another part Of Lis speech, in refer
ring to the position formerly occupied by
Mr.. Wise he said;
Without desiring 10 be understood as
at all egotisticalhe might enquire. Who
would hayo supposed thattho fofl84o
should be ready to hang, draw, gibbet, GU
aud quarter him. for the sake of that lead
ing Wing? That boys should now b
cracking whips over his hoad?"
Ho closed his speech with tho following
decided language. After referring to th'
attacks mado upon him by tho RcLmonc
Enqmrsr, and other papers Of that class
because he would not throw up his hat anc
shout for Wise, he said
"While you forgive Wise, McComas
Bocock and Huntcr--aye, and pet them
you would sacrifice me to crafty Henry A
Wise, who has been all things to all men
, and nothing longl Ifitbc a war to th
knife, be it sol 1t is monstrous, that
should be sacrificed, whilst others ar
booted and spurred, ready TO ride Dcmoc
racy 10 tho Devil !"
This is fair illustration Of tho feclin
: now prevalent in Virginia. II has sprea
. to every section Of the State, Itis impos
i sible for Wise to save himself from terri
bic defeat 30 long as such prominent me-
take such stand against him, and boldl
proclaim their sentiments from the stump