The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-19
SPIRIT OFTHE PRESS.
The VAig, of Saturday, quotes Greeley aga

The Whig, of Saturday, quotes Greeley against
Know Nothugism on the ground that 1t Ia pro.
slavery movement, and In leader 1t derives en-.
couragement from the signs II discovers of unessi
mesa end melancholy in the Enquirer, and COM
| ments upon what it styles "the funny and lachry-
more article" of that paper on the Winchester
nominations 1t audes to the Enquirers remark
that Messrs Beae and Patton had deliberately
sold their principles and their party for aprice,
and declares that these gentlemen are two of the
pures. and best men that ever adorned the Demo
cratic party, and calls the particular attention of
Democrats to what the Eoquirer says of them.
The Enquircr's leader Is devoted to showing
that Know Nothingsm is butun ally of Whiggery
ltquotes very prominently paragraph from the
Richmond Wing of some month or two ago. In
which that paper says:
We counsel not the abandonment of a single
wing tenet but only urge a course which will,
first etfectually expel the Goths and Vandas, and
ultimately, probably Immediately, result in putting
Whg measures and Wing policy in the ascendant"
II calls upon Democrats to be admonished from
this declaration of the Whg, and TO adhere to their
party and their political friends It also adduces
as testimony the remarks of the Whig, in which
Mr.. Flournoy is highly commended as faithful
and consistent Whig aud it puts in similar prom.
nence sentence from the Alexandria Gazette, In
which it is urged that all should strive TO show
their strength of the great party which is now in
the field opposed to the continued domination of
those who have 80 long ruled the State not we
think for its best interests" The Enquirer, on the
effect OF the nominations, says the only enthusi-
asm 1t discovers " is in the columns OF the opposi
tlon press and that whatever may be the en-
thusiasm among the opposition, the Know Nothing
nominations strike Gismay into the heart of the
Democracy"
The Post publishes letters from one, G. w
Johnes, in which he appears to have been travelling
In the West establishing Sag Nicht " societies
and in which he speaks of his intercourse with
General Pierce, and offers his intercession with the
President for others who would assist him in his
enterprise of forming the associations He also
speaks of having in his possession, certificates
from General Pierce, end other leading men in
Washington. The letters it appears, were Intended
iorthe Crawford Co. Journal" (of Ohio but were
misdirected to the "Bucyrus Journal" whose
editor published them. Johnes says the Irish do
not like the Dutch name of the association; but he
says there are very few Of them and the "Know
Nothings are down on the Catholics and that fixes
them;' while the Dutch are plenty in that region,
and they will be taken By the NAME The Post
goes on to argue that these letters show the Ad.
ministration party, which expressed such horror of
secret societies, are now organizing such in the
West under the patronage of the President
The Poet in another article contrasts the two
nominees Tor Governor, passing very high euogy
upon Mr.. Flournoy and applying the severest Ian.
guage to mir. Wise, representing his personal and
political character in the most odioue lipbt