The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-21
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Wincnester Convention and its nominees Oul
pace iorbids full synopsis of these editorials and
welsre compelled to limit our, notice to an ex
tract here and there In giving "The Neurology
ana resurrection OF Thomss Stanhope Flournoy,
says ne Is a man upon whose private character
'eere Is no spot or blenish, and In chivary and
integrity every way the equal of Mr. Wise, or OF
any other Democrat or, Wing Of Virginia but he
hthe very embodiment Of Whigeery--a man who
hates and ioathes Democracy as he does mean
action, or even the Pope or an Irishmau In giving
a description of his election to Congress- and hss
defeat on second trial, the writer says: s-
Like most lucky men who have crept Into office
.arougn split or cleft in the Democratic party.
second time. but 'the party closed upon him
win the grip and snap of first rate steel trap,
and after few copvulsve Jerks and wiepIes.
Flournoy died. Politically he was declared by
competent judges. "a beautiful corpse" which, no
The Examiner then describes his subsequent
quiet and industrious professional career bis
explorations in the technical jungles of the Code,
and his struggles In the quag mires of Mayos
Guide" all of which are said to have been most
creditabe. Ambition come not near bis grave, and
all of him that was political his friends said, was
dead, very dead But the fates, continues the wri.
ter had decreed that at the dead hour of midnight
the Know Nothings should dig up the political res
mains OF Fiournoy, and thus end his career of use
iuiness a. an attorney, without inaparng over two
months and hall of gslvsnic political vitality to
the bones of the deceased. The aim of the Exams
liner is apparently, to show that instead ofbrInsne
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quet OF early spring fiowers-the Know Nothings
have produced ticket made up of the survivors
OF past honors and Offices; "ex -honorables" all oil
whom had to be exhumed for their new nissions
AS far as the political prospects of Messrs Beale
and Patton are concerned, the writer claims 10
speak knowingly when he says that ia the Demo.
cratic party they were as dead as any anciept The
ban that Giddon ever unrolled The Examiner
proceeds to examine " The spotheosis of Bsale :"
describes him az a welldisposed person, of GOOD
moral character but "not man whose most iuti.
mate friends have ever suspected of the smallest
scintatla OF talent" and to give an idea of his
strength In the West says he is worn out broken
down politician, turned out by his party to Craze.
In alludng to MIR. Patton, the Examiner savs we
envy not the noteriety of that unfortunate human
being who shall, by binding himself to this Know
Nothing movement, defeat the Democratic party in
Virginia" 1t intends 81 to indulge In no abuse of
MIR. Patton, for respectabily and talent entile him
to some esteem, even In the unhappy position he
now occupies" The writer concludes:
1t is, perhaps, fortunate that the tastes of men
differ but, for one, we would not, for the presi-
deucy and fifty thousand dollars per annum for
life, be pointed at, whilst living, and remembered
when dead, the Democrat soho broke doom the
Democratic party an VirgiRia and held office during
the reign Of the Knoo Nothings OF such living
as well as posthumus honors and lame, we are
(thank God) not covetous.
The Whig understands from several members of
the Winchester Convention, that the Enouirer's
statement in reference to that body that it was
composed of ninety FIVE Wings and three Demo.
Gratis, was big mistake; and says the facts in the
case are simply these:-t convention consisted
of one hundred members, torty.seren of whom
were Democrats, and fity.three Whigs-nearIy
half and half Ia other editorials, the Whig gives
the names of persons said t. have withdrawn their
support from Mr.. Wise. Henry P Jones Is said to
have resigned the appointment conferred on him
of Democratic Eleetor for the county of James
City. He declines because OF his uuwillineness to
support Mr.. Wise" Daniel Hoge of Montgomery
county, Is alleged to have "openly avowed his pur
pose TO cooperate with the American party He
can't swallow Wise" He Wing also learns that
Samuel J. Bowden, of Williamsburg, will not cup
port Mr.. Wise In consideration of the many
screws loose all about the Whig calls upon it's neigh
Dor the Enquirer, to keep the guillotine at work,
day and night, from now until the election, or the
Wise party will fall utterly to pieces
The Enquirer calls upon Its friends to "stand
Firm" 1t alludes to the previous victories of the
Democrats over the opposition, and compares the
nominees of the Convention at Winchester with
those whom they have hitherto sent to Davy Jones,
locker. rallies up the Democracy In all quarters
with enthusiastic battle cries, and tells them
''when the voting commences, and you see the
whites OF the know'Nothing and Whlg eyes, give
them the Democratic War Whoop, shout the shout
OF triumphant success, let your power be heard
and seen and felt
With regard to the intentions OF Its party the En-
quirer says
We intend TO neutralize the Whie and Know,
Nothing vote of Richmond, by pouring forth the
yellow jackets OF Chesterfield Our working bees
OF Shenandoah and Rockingham and Page know
how to make honey, and when and where to in
hict their stings. Our hornets of the South and
Northwest will give the enemy Jesse. Our musoui
toes OF the East Will sing new paans around their
ears. But every Democrat must abandon any pre-,
judice he may entertain against nominees of the
party, and every vote must be concentrated upon
them. Forget self and go for our old, long tried
principles, and scorn Know Nothingism and all the
new fangledisms hatched and reared 10 Northern
cline. Letthe enemy brag as they may they will
be beaten.
The Penny Post has an editorial strongly com.
mending its candidate for Lieutenant Governor. J
M. II. Beaiei considers him f" venerable priest
of Democracy, the embodiment of the Tenth LIE
gion;" man Of sound Judgment, strong mind and
honest heart, with depth and store of information
which make him one of the most reliable men In
the State. The Post further claims for him that he
is aconsistent member OF the Baptist Church. land
therefore free from all taint of foreign Catholic
ism." Like thousands more of good and true
Democrats Continues the PosD he determined to
do battle for bis native brethren against the For
eign, Catholic and Renegade ticket and to give the
American cause the support of his name aud his
abilities"
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BOLD RoBBKnY.-On "wednesday last, Mrs
Randall. who had taken passage in the steamer
Washington City. at Pittsburgh Pa, for st. Louis.
was robbed of $3.50 Ia gold and $50 In bank notes