Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-01

i'r Inc building up in this country nf great AMI
powerful national pasiy. Its now manifest that nl-
though knoW -N"thiEg coalition with free soilrrs
may rr.ecr' Seward Ia the Srnac from New York.
carry thr States of P.unsylvGna, and Ohio nni
Michigan, and Indiana. and even New IInnp7!iirr
ana "'th"uSh wan the nduptinn of the dsun"n iati
dri una '?@cr loving abomnatioms nf Lloyd Garrison
and lhrul"re Parker, it NAV serur. 4 clear sweep
To the brotherhood in Massachusetts, from stem Ia
st"rn' yti II Is clearly manifest that such rium,ls
hui waste OF ammunition, aud can end III noIhiu,:
but disappointment to nil concerned.
We presume that the delegates 10 tho National
C"uhcll nt tis new American purity, on tho 9Th of
June, III ihl"icpiIla will no~ 20 there pretty ". il
convinced 'iiat ior na'ioun campaign it will moi
suii'' I" 'icprmi upon grips and signs, and secret
onii's ana thD relentless Prescription of born aliens
"ni protesting Cuiholfcs. The Know Nohisgs will
now perceive that the crisis requires them to show
their bdnn' I" proclaim their principles. and declare
"he'hot oy ,noy Intend hereafter 10 mix themselves to-
Se'ner Win hsgcr stenlrrs and nggcr worshipprrs,
ns ihey nave done heretofore or whether they intend
IN cut ao"i from the aIti-savery factions, and plant
themselves upon substantial Union PLATFORM In
w"Tu, the ih!ig to be decided upon III Philadelphia is,
whether tins Know Nothing party shall br content
WIN ic chaiirc" "l galniug local and fLctOua clrc
lion mere anu there 10y mixing in with such nnsr
teih!s us may offer, or whether they shal! make bold
ana fnarhgc"l- movement upon wcil-dctinc prnci-
pies, Tor tho establishment Of national party. I.
Virginia ccctun shows that they must cut lons, from
thtf abolition kith ami kin in the North or drpend
upon the precariuus cnnnces Of the incliun. OF
tiona scrub race against the re-awnGsning Demu-
crntlc party. Let tho Philadelphia Council put this
Inorscl OF tobacco in their pipe and Deliberately
smoke It, It may serve, perhaps, 70 open their eyes
10 ,h' dangers and necessities nj their p"Hltlon.
Inc scattered Democracy, VT doubt not, will pluck
up courage everywhere from this great victory OF
their Virginia brctbrcu should the full returns rrove
II To hc great victory. They stood alone. faith
lesS nrd inefficient administration had broken up The
| pnriy everywhere esr, and these terrible Know
Nothngs hnd not lett them a sing. State 10 swear
lllluuslirp wl irnlly he
MA III The great popular r-Vusi0ns which elected ia
rson nnd Taylor, had been overwhelmed, among The
rest rs by an avalanche, in hor last election. The Nir
| giEia Democracy stood ulunc and the decisive bat
lie, whether the purity should live die rested upon
the shoulders of Henry q. Wise. There were drIl.r
tons IN tho rank aud tc-the Wings of the State
hailed the invasion of the Know Mornings rs n sure
! hnrblnsrr of victory the Wing party cheeT.!:y
merged itself The mysterious 0rIrr--ry sold them
selves for mess of potase which i asrl:s ;hry have
lost--thrv stAked everything GpOn oingl card but
| they counted without lh"r host. Mr. Wise Tough.
| the hight nth UnrNnmnlrd energy, endurance and
sE,! trnii Eis first speech ~ his siAt:-iIiif, he
prnctiscd the NRpolrnnr offensive system ot opera.
t0ns, and thus kept his ar"rr>cr upon the iirtrlt-
sITc from the trsi To last lie wasted words in
| gloritying or excusns condemned administrator
he wHstcd no tears upon recent Democratic defeats.
lie WINS appointed 10 MAKE Little with new cIcmy,
and he fell upon h.I, al CnGe ped mril, and kept nj
hin, &c tee end y! tho chapter. If there he in
.irg inia who not informed by election day Of all
the abolition dissertations and acts, AMI all tue
~ doiHg- of the Know No,hing- nt lie Nurtl from
the Ic-eccu:Io Of Seward 70 ,!.c Iosrp!l Hiss case aud
the Mns,Gchu.rt!. Modification law, then it 'TS be-
calrc - luilc IL ;car ;hc opportunity III hot attend
ing soulc one ot hc ty:ivc stump spcrchrs II Mr.
! Wise.
| The result provided tEat Mr. Wise Eas triumphant
Is carried the State. eiryGrs the champion of Acc"
nHc lrnd and shoulder, above any OF the avtllabGs
Of tho Democracy for the suCCcssion In his prcscnc
covered as hc is with the snake and dust and glory
of this desperate fight the old ngies cclip-rd, Rnd
! Pierce, Douglas and Hunter. and sIlth diminish
I'd into pigines Mr.. Wise, from the very hr!n. nl
destruction, has saved the day, like Bragg battery
AZ Bucnn Vista. Ii only need. th", - Union "i
the New nrk D'mucrrrf iu i .Gc party asniii III
c"lnnandir. ;.-s,ran iur tie Presidency. THIS
uG;uu having been tried, over anI again. n;,.n
Mr. li'rcr and hi- Cabinet, nrd upon Ca,s Dick M
SON and Others, Nil 10 no purpne. WAY not make tn"
| experiment ni 4 iUEC::,l! upon Mr.. Wise! In III"
| Baltimore EoIvrnIlIa oI 'j2 At wn1 Mr. AI.e, We be-
leyc, ,r;n offered the Presidency I" Mr.. Dickinson
| in the balance of pawrr commanded by Flcglnln-
Does not good turn deserve another II Mr. " zee
has saved the party from anniatlon aud restored II
again To vitality and hope -
! In tlis view we call upon John Van Barren, '!ct
old sores be forsottcil,) and John Cochran. i.eTu
mind the Scarlet Letter. tn r,nr Up VIE IL" sne nj.
Tn,nmauv Hal aid tie CEs.oE House, aud i"in tho
baria -; In. ,3t:.yyvgGni Institute IN grand na-s
rrrIic.! n the 34rk formally shelving IL. Pierce
nud b:S Cabinet md the Old 1eira, aud p!umpiy no
u,iuatiu. Mr. WISE "a !he. Democratic champion for
h. Prc-iel.cy i'll the event of his clean and clear
election ns I"vcrnnr ol Virginia We call cspcriay
couldn't 40 n wiser thing. Should the result call "r
! n hundred gun, fnr Wise and the Virginia Drnocra
cy, let The Prince mhganmou,ly lead the way. Seize
| the critical moment. Strike while tne iron i. not