The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-14
sP1RIT or F.THE Ess.,

OF that town. The Examiner says that d does
commit Mr.. w. 70 the Hunter BIZ, In man
Nor that surprises many who heard him at Lynch.
burg and Alexandra, on the subject of the public
lands. II thinks is plain that be must have beeu
ignorant Of the provisions Of that b when he said
thathe considered Il merely - question Of ,eradua-
tion." At Alexaneria he denounced the Homestead
Bill, and his examination Of the Hunter scheme
mnst have been carsless indeed If he did not dis-
cover the Homestead embodied in tke Hunter. AZ
ter farther explaining this the writer says "f Mr..
Wise, after reading the Hunter Bill carefully, con.
cudes to avow himself in intelligent aud ntelliei.
BILE language, in It's favor It vii only subject us TO
the unpleasant necessity OF our entering protest
against his election by the Democratic party being
construed into approval of his individual senti
ments on that and on other questions" The fact
that we support Mr.. Wise. If the report of his
Warrenton speech be correct, CONTINUES the vii.
teD will show that our attachment 10 the Demo.
cratic cause which has got linked with bis fortunes
stronger than all personal considerations what.
ever" In conclusion the Examiner declares that
the Democratic cause must triumph In this election
and thus interrogates the Wing:
One word of enquiry to our neighbor. Does It
| suffots sVui PilAClpieB or h00W NO
thing principles In this canvassq If Whie. whv
does 1t counsel against Whig nomination If
NOT Know Nothing principles why does Il await
70 tos nnow Nothing nomination. Or does it mean
test against his principles
The Wais Piles up the Proof that the election
Oh Seward isnot attributable to the Know Noshings
fquotes from the Albany Evening Journal state
ment that no actious opposition to the election
nnr,n erotf k.,ss a.,
'silver Green " (or Grey) Wings vsted and work.
ed against 1t with malignant desperation. The
Wing asks the freemen of Virginia if they can still
be deceived by the Misrepresentation of Demo-
cratic politicians9 In another article the Whie
quotes what 1t calls " undeniable proof that no
event of modern days has given more heartfelt
Joy to Democratic politicians everywhere, North
and South, than the recollection of Wm H. Seward
to the Senate. 1t affords them another opportunity
to humbug the people, by protesting devotion to
the South.
The Enquirer replies in terms of severity to the
production headed HThe Enquirer In the Penny
Post of Monday. In another article, the Enquirer
recounts the history of Stewards election. By lis
tenng to the pretensions of nationality put forth
by Know Nothingism, ''some people were stupid
enough to fall into the snare. They crept into the
Know Nothing den, only to discover that they had
been basely betrayed, and to deplore In involunta
ry disgrace, the credulity with which they had
hearkened to the whisper of the artful impostor."
But if the deception was gross, the exposure the
writer thinks, Is complete and irresistible. The
election of Seward shows that Know Nottingham
either fraudulently exaggerated its power, or else
misrepresented its purpose.
ho IN 81 -. f.
opinions sake. Another foreigner has stopped
advertising in that paper, and another has stopped
his subscription. The Names 1t intimates, will be
posted up in its office for one month, and all Ane-
ricans are requested to 'scome round" and zee
them. The Post has also an editorial alluding to
the nomination of Hon. Simon Cameron for Con-
gress, by the American party of Pennsylvanis, as
another proof of the sound conservatism and high
nationality of that party. Mr.. c., it says 10 ma
tional statesman, compromise man, and sup
porter of the fugitive slave law, and withal Dem
ocrat.
LARGE FIRE IN VIcKsBURG.-On the morning Of
the 5th instant, about o'clock, fire broke out n
Washington street, Vicksburg, Missssippi Destroy
ing the Parana Saloon, DilIyhuntys gun shop
Bloomis' clothing store, Helmer's clothing store.
and Maddy's dentistry rooms, with large portion
OF their contents, and damaged Genalla's saloon
Winston's clothing store and several other build.
| inas in the neighboorhood. There was no insu-
rance on the property destroyed. The amount of
the losses had not been ascertained. b ,as3
|
r. HHANGMAN.-The Individual who, In petiicoats
and black mask, acted as executioner for William
Young, In New Orleans, was William Martin alias
Dago Bill, the same worthy who performed simi'
lar kind office for Frank Smith, the vile murderer
On each occasion, OF course, being prisoner, he
won an inglorious liberty BY his services. The
Crescent states that after hanging Young he dressed
himself up in spanking suit and again immortal
ICED himself as follows:
Late at night in company with his old chum, Sam
McGnness, he paid consolatory visit to the wife
of his other old chum Smith, who is In the parish
prison for participation In some criminal escapade
Of his. An honest simpletop, named John Kelly,
happened to be In Mrs. Smiths society when Bill
and Sam arrived, and considering himself notch
or two higher in the social scale than them, he
fused to beat that retreat which was due TO Bils
got an everlasting walloping." with sundry cuts
from bowie-knite in his groin, breast and hand
None OF the cuts were dangerous, however; they
were administered merely as hints by scientific
Sam McGinness was arrested, and is now In prison
awaiting examination; but Dago Bill made his es-
cape and will probably not suffer himself to be ar
rested till there shall be another job of hanging on
hand. lustrous public benefactor and ornament
| to society Is Dago Bill Esq.
BALLooNING.-Mons GODDARD made Q Balloon
Ascension from New Orleans on Sunday, the 4th,
and reached the uncommon heigth of seven thou-
| sand five hundred feet. e
| AGRRAr Snow STORM IN lowA-We were VI
sed ON the night Of the Goth and the following day
and night with one of the most severe snow storns
| ever known In the West, On Saturday, the 20tb,
| the wind blew very strong from tho Dorthwest-
| cloudy and intensely cold-and ut ten o'clock on
Saturday night 1t began to snow with great rapidy
and continued to tall for thirtytwo hours without
intermission. The sky during the whole time VA
flied with 90 dense mass OF falling snow, that /
was impossible to see at distauce Of few yards
i The wind contiued 10 blow from the northwest
i perfect hurricane. Forest trees were proslrated
1 old buildings were blown down good houses, barn
and outbuildiugs were unroofed fsncas removed
signs and every other removable substance withi
the reach OF the wind were rent aasnnder and tosl
ed about like % much chaE There was great suf
fering with many that were not prepared ior such
storm, in consequence of the inteuse cold. Th
mercury fell to nine degrees below 1eSo, and p
snow was 20 deep, that neither man nor beask coul
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