The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-06-15
SPIRIT OFTHE PRESS.

me Peany Post has leader on the project
oIousnt before the public on the 22d Of Nav of an
eApeo ition OF thirty youne men to Kansas Who an
W tne virginia public for $4,000 to enable
nem 70 80. The Post says that 10 the excitement
created by the election the plan WAS thsn oxer'
,ookea oy the public, and IL takes occasion N
oring u again to their notice. II saws that tbs for
aton, oy aooiiiionists, OF Emigrant Aid Societies
,hs, ,",s. snows determination to aboiitionize
as territory II possible aud secu her aid epsin.,
ooutnern institutions This movement should he
@ mes oy tue South 1t the North sends out i,s ,boo
ntlonlsts oy thousands, let the South send ont her
.na VI snoussnos OF Pro'slavery men. Mississippi
'oiow their example. The Post publishes docu
n'snt rom the Know Nothing Crusader which. ON
auinoffy, II pronounces to be a forgery The doc
usnehs gives as reasons for the defeat of Ameri-
cans: the fslsehoods of the Examiner and r.
quirer-naturaliza alton dav being the day h.tora
tne election; the election of Henry Wilson ana
me proceedings of the Massachusetts Senate Ths
paper has the following names to 1t. which were
lever signed by their owners: "Jesse Barnes
Morris, Thomas l., Carter, ESQ. A Lockvood
James c. Halssll, r. f. Barnes. w. Fl Renson
James Talbot, Chas. Talbot John NJ Patton sr
osei haiston, Fabius Lswson, John R. Thomp-
son, Daniel Boaz, William HAYNES. Basil Maniv
'r., WIN + Owens, VIM b. Maule1
The Enquirer asks "Where Ia VIM Thornbrrv
wnere 10 her Ii says this distinguished indiyidu.
n was used In very prominent manner by the
nuow Nothing managers of this city to excite in
oigna'lon against the proseriplive Democracy. and
10 wneedie the weak minded into the Secret Csmn
ne personally testified 10 the discharge of sixtv
tnree mechanics at Portsmouth,, and the news
spread like wild fire through our Streets. Since
me election he has disappeared and bis sworn
statements have proven TO be false II learns
,haf he was once al inmate Of the Wash.
ihgton penitentiary, and subsequently mar
rowiy escaped eeverA punishment for circulating
sboiision documents In Alexandria. It trusts that
. pf n{o {,A{ -
beneficial effect upon the manner of conducting
iu'ure capvasses
ine HhtS comments upon the recsut custom
which has obtained with Democratic presses to
leud to the skies and cover up with fulsome adula-
ton those Wings who united with them In the Last
election. It says these professions are without
sincerity, and are made to keep Whies Ia the bad
company into which they have ncautiously fallen.
Inc assertion made by those presses that the
wings have seen their principles fairly tested and
as often repndiated by the people, Is ua founded
me four leading measures to which the Whig par.
y OF the country was pledged were the National
BANK, Tariff with incidental protection to Amer.
lean interests, system of Internal Improvements
BY the General Government, end the distribution
OF the public lands or their proceeds among the
several States. With the exception of the first
named, all of the others have BEEN to some extent
adopted by the Democratic party, and John Tyler
prevented the first from ever being tested.