The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-28


RICHMOND, Feb IT, 1sob
yeas IN yease cfhe Political ESctse"'e-No Son''"0
no% oy tas RHog Nothings-7ne hangers ana D.inelt-
NE, Of the Observation-Disclosures and Pd'fy HGcks DC
Apotded-Ca Candidates Spoken 9f-Ar Rtees, It's Retire
uasnt ard Chances-JohH Minor bons-Hoo dc Com
49,, .rln Wt.e-The LieisteHaR- Geserdlship-A Can
l.da,s for Coacres,-Hr. Wisv Gone TO Take Sleep.
a. ,,s time reaches when the Know No.hinss must
le action for the nomination of Governor Lieutenant
covs,por and Attorney General speculation TO the
syobab.e nominees becomes more animated and interest
ing The topic is not Only exciting because of the
fnterest always attached in Virginia to important
skeo n which fully equals in degree and closely akin
In kind to the nteres; felt here in between two
booeed horses but b OF the unIeniable fact that
the result Of the approaching election in Virginia de-
pends great measure upon the character Of the ticket
which presented by tne Know Nothugs TO the State
they make an unfortunate selection they will be killed
~ dead az Julius Cesar. Even Wise can't save them
bard as he Is laboring to kill his own party
There are various rocks which Know Nothingism in
Virginia NAV split One of these referred to my
st,er II the Know NothDgs at the Moth permit them
elves 10 be abohtouized which hope and believe they
viii not the party here gone suckers certain Bat
hs. evil which cannot be avoided by Virginia know
Eothings They ust leave that to their brethren else
where vho are, doubt, equally resolved with the
Know Hothpg Of the South to sustain the constitution
and the Cnion.
But some Of the dangers in their way are within the
pswsr Of the Know NOthings TO manage and avert and
they do not do IT, the fault and responsibility
On .rely thei= OWE. They must avoid, they would
the plague taking up any of thoae old political hacks
Who have made pclitics trade and have ne yer had
any otbr vocation, any other purpose in life, except
% dsbbe in mry political pool, and who not how
sauddy the waters they can ride upon the surface
To BRING OUT one Of these spawned and odous creatures
would De deprive KI ow Nothingism at Of all the
prestige which It now Possesses for its well founded
alnar N Ratn ndnA an
sstcns, 10 being bran new fresh, virgin association
of American ,-eenen, whose principal aim is to secure
America to Americans and preserve the glorious Union
Of these States We must nave men-whesher formerly
wings democrats is matters not-wnose past history
whose character win command the confidence of that
vast majority Of the people Of Virginia. who, at this
moment are willing ard ANXIOUS to support any honest
ist,bgtnt hrm whole hearted American for the Office
OF Governor OF the Common vealGh.
OF course, many names have been mentioned, and TO
sons OF rhsm as items Of interest will refer. Among
the democrats have heard the Of John Letcher
present able and independent member of Congress
nom the Tenth Legion district; OF VIM. Smith, Esq for
merry Governor Of the state and nov member OF Con
srsss Of our own Holiday, of Rchn,ond, pure and
isccrruptble Virginia gentleman, zone or the olden
hme-who moved 10 our cty 10 avoid being run again
for Congress- position which he detested but which
his constituents insisted he should hold. There
the Know Mornings of Virginia would cheer.
thai neither they W,n. Smith, ESQ., Will accept the
noDiDahCn AmoDg the wings whose names have
Dutshon, and Who is nov living in retirement his
ans estate 10 Albemarle. have no hesitation in
pressing the opinion thai Mr. Rves Ia, at this moment
sbo FIRST statesman in America. There is who
approach him oil the qualities OF thu great
thorough and praotised statesman. He is, moreover,
Of the most accomplished scholars in the country
finished orator. great alike in argument eloquenoe
and ns dipiomshst, he commanded in France the re-
corps at ha great worlds capital Louis Napoleon and
representatives Of the various governments at Paris
fay appreciated the difference between this accomplish
cd m nnter, Who among his other qualifications, could
&h French with ease and elegance and such cattle
generally sent to Europe and whose ignorance and
yug aniy have made the OF American stink in the
sos,rls Of Al Chrssep iom. But Rves, VS.
Americans long "a Foreigners axe u.s. Jay aside aud
Wna in'o retIenta whist we send ioreiS abroad,
Whether Riyes would CEMENT to accept the non.aa-
ton OF Governor of Virginia, don't kno-, but he
would confer more homo. upon the station than auy
sap VITO has filed that seat since the days OF Virginia
CAMS.
Another name Ihsye heard frequently mentioned is
Alexander ii. Stuart the able secretary OF the IN
tssior upter President Nnmores administration Mr..
Stuart lessst 10 staunton in the valley OF Virginia
where he prsess 18th great his profes oD the
law H. IL oss OF the very sblsst OF the public of
Srgtpia--a saeaeous, energetic practical states
mana man of enlarged and liberal views pro
foapoiy a,:ssbsd to the American Union, whilst arm
In his adherence to Southern rights and institutions
Iyatye, moderate and concbst tory in his temper in
eDnent degree. He is we'll ve-sed political history
cad oEmandpg sed graceful speaker He could meet
Vie on the uPp with marked Stuart is in
the prime OF le Of winning manners aud wcala make
SGT only ood but good cooking Governor of Virginia
fou lnov ne used TO he called in Flmores time, tie
handsome seers:ary."
AOt:hsr name, sometimes mentioned by lis friends,
Jsl n nor Bolts ef Richmond and New York. Ihave
90 vsh 10 do ases 20 Mr. Bolts and think he Las
been tresed with some injustice by the press here,
ysted, however by his unjust, in.osrant and in
tslsrabe course LOOK upon Mr.. Bolts as man OF ex
rsordinayy vacr OF intellect The structure Of his In.
tseet hsreuIsaS, and 10 grasp Of mind, sad close,
uu' hing lcgi,, he Is brasny, double ointei gaa:,
whose blows when they do hit their mark produce
tan Death But he entirely reverses the rule Of the
A. all events, he is as apt TO fgh. his friends as
his ftes BIS gun 70 as destructive at the brse:h
a: The mu,lle. That he ia an honest poll;
kcan, Ibsbeye, for no man Who is not honest would
take ny unpopular positions. He hsstates nos to
adept that when seemeth right unto John Minor
Botts whether the people Will bear whether they will
tsrsesr. In optnnsss and oirecness OF character in
bold and unhsitaung courage, ne resembles WISE bat
w he a % ~sss he
them, and he never says foolish things. We're he to
meet Wise thr stump he would tear him limb IRON
limb easily Imagine Botts with hia powerful
physical orgsri7a. IN, his thick bison like neck and
ies that makes the liair.s ring, pitching into Wise
with a hB faculties Il soal mind and body stretched
70 tftr utmos, ieFs,on How he would gore and rsnd
and toss and tanple that renegade wbg But this
60 pose,uny d'vsl.p.a phyncaly and intelectasiy
he has no more Judgment, more discretion,
iatt Than a cAiid--no more, in fact, tnan Wise
himself. AS = party leader, lie is the most
safe OF eli politicians. HIS predictions Of the "a.
ture sure to be falsiR.d by the result. Az the
ehanSes become 70 desperate, his hopes become
apsune and his tome assured. The late Wstains
IesA skeiehsd the mas character in this respect
dab, wien he said that II Bolts had bot horse
horse race and he sloId break his leg ,he Grst hea
would coubl, Lis bot Tor the seeord.
Ire name OF George ". Summers the wing candidate
for Governor the los. election has not been men,
with the present cor test because hoidol
Jadgesbip, he Is under the cor stitution Ineligible
for lie Is statesman, orator and scholar
worthy of Virsrnia's palmest days. Captain Ssmue
watts, OF Portsmouth, the candidate the Summers
ticket tor eGienApt Governor will probably be FOR
Congress in The Portsmouth, district. If such should be
The eA,e and he should be elected look out for man
Who will make Virginia respected by all men OF IN
that boy As orator, as statesman, as geutie.
man. as one of natures nobemen, know man in all
Virginia for whom feel more regard than Samd el
Watts sonnd Judgment, well stored, well balanced,
practical nind; plain, unassuming winning sers,
y,t bearing that at once denotes the OF courage
and OF courtesy, Capt. Watts would grace any station
ASS paramentarian he has few equals in the county.
He ought 80 be in the Speakers chair OF the House
Representatives AMI If he were II would TO