The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-20
SPIRIT THE PRESS

The Examiner leads off with a commentary upon
the American Platform, and says that the countrv
now sees with what truth the Democracy of the
South have denounced Northern Know 10th ioei.n
IS but another form of aboiiopism Tho Southern
delegation prepared a platform on the subject of
slavery, but no sooner did they carry 1t by a ma.
jority, than every Northern State, save one aban-
oonea and that State is one distinguished Tor the
venai'ty oi Its politicians. quotes a statement
from the New York Herald, showing that the
s'asnetn OF the Know Eothlngs 10 oil the Staes 10
i,'.o20 and that of the secassionists s GOT 566
n tne strength of the platte lis,s 617 GIL, or
$500 iess than the secessionista. The South now
sees plainly that there s naiioDsI party save the
democracy. Some honest men beiievs that the
democracy can never rally on their Baltimore
platform. and that remains TO be demonstrated
nextyesr. There 10 no hope for the National De-
moctacy Ia the next Presidsn contest unless they
carry every Southern State as.d two or three Nor.
thern Staiea-such as New Hsmpshirs, IIlinois,
aud another of the North Sestern States, or two
southern kaow Notbings thus zee that ia opposing
tne democracy, that they striving to beat down
tne only nationsl party In the Union
Inc PeaRy Posi-, speaking of the spirit of ihe
opposition press, says: "1'he proceedings of the
National Conyention-the steady resistance which
It's members offered to the encroachments of FREQ
soilism-ihe high tone which distnguished iis
mempers-end the genuine, conservative, national
character OF its platform to have driven the
Pierce Fornay organs to the verge of msdness.-
The Union ho~ls In an ecstasy OF rage and ito sas
telites taking the cue. yell Lark and whine through
all tie acale OF the Democratic ganut"
Toe Mig says that since the demise of "Sam
nothing 10 of so much interest to the public the
prospect Ut the crop and probable price of wheat.
'Wita respect to the wheat cror, the accounts are
various. In some districts the yield will be very
swallowing to the depredaticls Of the chinch
bug and joint worm. In other districts, where
thess pasts have not abounded, the yield will be
large. On the rich bottom lands, the crops geneT-
ally ara far better than average-the dry, cold
ssas1n having been favorable to such lands Upon
the whole, Owe speak merely of Eastern Virginia.
We thiak the product OF this year will fully equal
perhaps somewhat exceed that ot last year-ald
The quality promises TO be very fine. As to the
crops OF Western Virginia and OF the great Wes.
we hava no sufficient Information to speak posi-
lively. Wepresume, from such accounts as we
have seen, that an average yield may be anticipa.
ted"
The Enquirer has an article ON the American
platform Ii says 1t is equally original and ininiable
aud was adopt I'D by the rump of the L N. Convan-
ton after schism had torn the body In pieces and
Destroyed it's respectabi iiY. No party before has
ventured to Incorporate a confession of religious
fai in plattsrm OF political principles until Know
Nothineism began Its desperate experiment upon the
public virtue and popular Intelligence. II sffifms
the existence of Deity and recognizes the author
ity OF the scriptures but evades the issue of the di
vinty OF Jesus. probably because the chaplain OF
the order is disciple of Sec asm a. the majority
OF Its members, North belong TO the Unitarian COM
munon. The Philadelphia platformis as obnox.
ious 10 Its political principles In its religious
professions and the party exhibits as little of
wisdom In Its policy, as OF virtue in Its conduct