The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-28
SPIkIT OFTHE PRESS.

Ihe Wig quotes from the Independent Demo-
crat "a Free Soil paper of New Hampshire)a pa
ragraph to prove the conservatism of the Ameri
can party upon the question OF slavery, even In
New Hampshire. The Democrat suggests that
there is danger that the Know N othing or Ameri-
can organic alton will be perverted into an alliance
with Southern slavery, and says "it will require
the efforts Of all the true men belonging to 1t to
save 1t from the fate which has overtaken the
Whig and Democratic parties" The Wing also
alludes to the allegation OF the Enquirer and Its
correspondents that only one Democrat was dele
gate to the Winchester Convention, and that one
was Nat Claiborne; to which the Wing replies that
on the committee appointed to inform the several
Candidates of their nomination, there were two
Democrats and one Whig; and repeats the state
ment heretofore made, that the American Conven-
ton at Winchester, was composed of forty.seven
democrats and ffty-th Wings. In another arti
Gle, the Wing raps the Enquirer over the knuckles
ior the iatters criticism of Mr.. Flouruoys letter
ihe Enquirer devotes an editorial to those per
sons VINO have deserted the Democratic party and
attached themselves to the Know Nothing order
whom it distinguishes into two classes One class
it defines as selfish and corrupt men, who may be
found 10 every party, who care nothing for princi,
pie, and who are intent only on the aggrandize.
ment OF their personal fortunes These the writer
treats as the convict and psuper population of the
Democratic party; who have formed Botany 2ay
In Know Nothingism, where no sentiment of virtue
can reproach them, and no weight of infamy pre-.
vent their promotion. The deserion of this sort of
persons the Enquirer considers no loss but rather
an incalculable gain to the Democratic party. The
other class is defined as those who have been Ga
ouced by fictitious platform of principles to join
the order, but finding themselves deceived are now
abandoning it And the Enquirer says:
We assert, on authority which nobody can die
credlt, that at every meeting .of the Know Moth.
ing Lodges In this city. many Democratic members
apply for dismissal This is true of the whole
State. Before the day of election Whipeery will
cit 10 solitary grandeur on the ruins of the Know
Nothing Organization.
The Enquirer also publishes letter written by
Judge Loring of Massachusetts, under date of Feb
2o 1858, to Hon. Henry A. Wise, setting forth
evidence OF an alliance between Know Nothinpsm
and Abolitionism in the Northern States.
Ihe Penny Post introduces, with words of strong
commendation, letter written by Daniel j. Hoge,
OF Montgomery, who has heretofore acted with the
Democratic party, but who has now come out In
favor of the X. Ms.
YOUTHFUL SUIcIDE.-A son of Mr. Jacob VIII.
liams, aged about IA years, residing In Frederick
county, Md, committed suicide on the 10Th inst.
under the following circumstances
Hisparents attended funeral In the neiehborbood
that day, and requested him to accompany them.
which he declined, giving as a reason, that he
would prefer staying at home to cut wood and ac
cordingly commenced his work. His parents at.
tended the funeral and did not return until late in
the evening" when they found the doors all locked.
end the boy gone. They came to the conclusion
that he had gone to visit neighbor, and thought
no more OF 1t, until they had effected an entrance
into the house through window; when, from the
appearance of the room, they were led to suppose
that he might have retired to his room to Law down
as he had often done SO previously. Accordingly.
a small boy was despatched to his room, and on
gaining IT, imagine his horror on seeing him divest.
ed OF every particle of clothing, with the exception
of his stockings, suspended by rope to rafter-
dead
flour barrel was standing beside him, with the
head out, and the middle piece of the heading w.
Ing upon the hoor, which had no doubt been placed
upon the barrel, and by which means he succeed
ed in reaching the ra.ter, and after ADJUSTING The
rope properly around his neck, he knocked the
piece from under him. and accomplished his pur
pose. Two razors were lying upon table in the
room, which draws a conclusion that If he had
not succeeded In hanging himself he would have
resorted to other means to rid himself of life