Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-24
.nvIcE Tc KNow-NoTHINGS.

Txnerirucc is good toaciier' s"' n r.
-, ,tler times severe. lis ieSso"S "'' Wa "
ao,;ool nature, and if humillaoh' P''"''''' q"
~ ,.,ro,s he. not unfrequcntly, necessary 10 III
N' ,,.r,,;ro wisdom is OF ought to be- one OF III
~, .o,,;,o,, md grateful results. I'VE i've u
- =, 49,, ,,,r orc the times that we sulier to learn
- :. ,,o -. - individuals and communities, SINAI
and LARGE, old and young 1t may h'So' NC "ppNe'
;, o,noI fprce and truth to those hssociatiohs ah'
a,,hn,,ious of individuals whose object is politlca
,,,ror,.rv, More particularly is it applicable Il
,,,a,. unsu.y, restless and discontented politicians
,o Astounding old ideas, nre constantly deVls'"E
,,o,. schemes and concocting new plans by when u
o,com,l;sh the srcnt object of their ainbfloh' '''
,,r.,t wput of their lilc--plnco and power.
,,r,v, or combination, Of recent origin, inordlnasc
desires and extraordinary activity, must have 'au
larger share of the dark shade OF the experience VI
which we have been speaking than most ''''" -
nnrtes OF the same age; or, indeed oil any "s
of course, we uude to the pnrty which is' Oy COM
mnn CONSENT chilled the Know-NotlliS party us tA'
vcricncc has been brief but bitter. lib ''e'.'' ''
have been fruitless Of good, its defeats ''''c oe' '
fully DISASTROUS aud lis prospects arc ""' "'' '"'>
less in the extreme Ii is evidently dead purity a
anus, submit 10 resurrection and transformation DC
fore j, can ever a-an produce an excitement or make
resncctal,le move upon the great political chess
board
Those reflections have been suggested by pcrusal
Of th, following editorials which We have clipped
from the Richmond Wig and the Lynclibnrs IT.
rjnian-two papers which, without wearing the i've
~ o! he ORDER" have fought lis battles IN this
Stale with unusual ability and Zeal The articles
sneak for themselves We have been strongly tempt
ed 10 ialicze certain portions Of them that appeared
Gus particularly rich and spicy but concluded to lei
our friends of the Wig anl Ifgin'an speak Tor
themselves and in their way. BESIDES the rcad'
er will have all tho necessary italics i'll hs own mind
without aid from us. 1t will be universally admitted
rha; the IIh,g and the FIrcjn'aa are competent and
rnimneachuGlo witnesses in this Their trstiIno
nv in reference to the blunders, Inconsistencies and
impertcciinns OF the Order may he subject OF NOR
,itca,ion and establishment TO KNOWN othnGs pro-
per- but il will not and cannot be rcbuttcd Besides
they have right to speak out and 10 speak freely III
The premises. They were III The war rs volunteers
aul like volunteers in many other instances, they dd
some of the best Of the citing and received some I"
| the hnr,lest blows and dCcpcs: gashcs Therefore
they have the right To say wherein they found the
organization defective ana inefficient, and tn p"''i'
on; N clear unm;s:akeahc English, the weaknesses
&c their nssocia:es The work has been commenced
and the deluuc, body Of Observation-Disclosures Is being
iss.r,ed with artistic skill-no by strangers, but by
those who, from association, sympathy ih''"7c '"''
hpncful observation, had the best opportunity o'
forming correct opinion nnd estimate OF Tie living
BODY and Mi0 therefore, i'll surveying the form I'LL"
iusurcting the mechanism Of the great inAnilnasc'
would most likely be ind!sposcd 10 'sct down hhSh'
in malice" We have not the time to particuiarize,
but we commend all that follows 10 tie careu! peru
sal of our readers with the remark that II the oraer
IL Know .Nuinss presents 81 many Objectionable
features To its friends and allies il ought not and can
NOT cypcc. from i;s enc,nic. any thing less than the
mos, in.yorah hostility and further, tha portrait
,,oint.d by such impartial hands under the sapcr,i-
sion of optics tina: look so kindly upon the original
cannot be attractive Ia those who, from the beginning
have regarded that original with suspicion, ii not con
| tempt.
We berlin with "sucscstions" from The Way ofthe
l2,l. and iih OF this present month, which we lad
| bv until we found them endorsed by the lrS'nida
Referring 10 the Know Nothing State Convention
proposeG 10 he held in Charlottesville the Wing says
I'm the frs; piace. then, rs to the manner Of np-
pnning delegates. In respect to th1, our dcilbe.
roIo decided and unGi;rrablc opinion is that dele
ca,ns shonl! beuppointed by the people themselves
in their urinary G-scTbli"S-;n open public meet
iu.4 n. the cn;!rhouses OF their respective counies
-irs. as la4 been the simple, old fashioned, Re
'a9 ESGlss, Of a" n P4r'SSS II is c"nH;Ty l., iI"
.;n,, unknown and not much E"mn,cd. during tht
m".: vrnr. We repeat that open public meetings OF
Io ,an,,o viii appointment of delegates and al
ny Zines transacted in the face and eyes Of thu
ni; :. what we want 20 see, is what the times de-
i!, and what common policy requires Ant
'ncn the party in the various counties shall thus cal
meeting let the call include invitation 10 all mcr
who agree with i: principle AMI sympa;hise IN its OBJ
icc,S 10 come in take part i'll the proceedings anC
| consider themselves n: hnhe. Offend none. repc
none slight none by acting upon that principle otcx
cusivcncss which has hi!lier" controlled you I" y"a'
scruus huri--but open wide the door, and say {,
| Viii. and Democrat, jew AMI Gentle, Protestant
and Catholic. NJ! indeed VIII" wish I" cooperate with
you III good IHh that, rs friends and allies. they are
entitled t" the tS AID privileges enjoyed by your
selves and arc welcome tn ihrI. Ia short, whthcri
man has "oinei' YOU: Councils or not. provided ht
is with Vol in spirit md in principle, invite him tC
| attend all your deliberations aud no longer feel
while even earnestly acting with You, like Il stranger
| in Il strange land, poor man at trUlic. In.
word provided person indicates Il purpose to vote
with Won, even whether lie supscrbcs 10 your prin
cipes or not, or whether h. knows Or cares whn
they are pat him IN the back, tell him he's goot
Il
country OF Republican equality, aud entitled to il.
hi,hrs konors. bcsi;c. il he can get them. This i.
SRA. ht forward, common scnse, practical view
Of n very important suhicctamd We commend ii tc
the crry consideration OF those OF the now Nothing
| leaders in this State whose eyes, notwithstanding
their late defeat have not yet been sufficiently open
ed Ia discriminate between a hawk and hani-saw
these remarks naturally lead Us 10 the iurthel
suggestion that, in the appointment of delegates tc
the proposed convention, the selection should not bi
| m m, uG a. order,
lei them be ;ukcm inl;scriminacly from among Thu
insiders aud the Outsders--thet IL, let all those who
act with the American party in any form or mnnmc
whatever bc represented, aud be eligible 10 seats il
III. convention. This is the only way TO bring abou
rifrc.Uai concert q! action, and OF eiCctng com
pistc and thorough organization. Ills plan, 100 nj
urs yOu wider range of selection, and, consequent
Is increases the chances Of securing body OF dis
crete, able, aud experienced men, 1t is notnrlou
that large proportion OF tho best men i'll the State
who co.opcrated with tbs Americans in the late can
vas, aai who still determined 10 act with it II
future outside ol the ORDER and of cUurse unles
the Suggestions make are adopted their counsel
AMI influence will be almost CONF letciy lost to tin
party hereafter. This is fact and serious fact
not indeed an especially melancholy one. And ",
urgently call attention To it, in the hope that the poll
, cy propose may he chcrrlully adopted by III
I party, for lila good and its own usefulness.
| Awhile we have many other things TO say hfreaf
ter. To the true policy Of the American party, W
must content ourselves for the present with simply
ur.in. the importance ii you intend 10 hold con
vcnou, of selecting the hest and ablesl men to con,
pose il; Binn,lcrs enough, we repeat for the thou
, s.n,th time, have already been committed thr"us
, the ncumpr;nncy, uismnnag"nent. and blind l"y q
those who have had the interests and control Of Tn
f party in their keeping. nox policy and new ne
in the lead, is what is absolutely requisite, il The AnG
rcun party hopes to be successful. Nothing less wi
d. The urc'lsion demands change. And M chang
can be for The worse
, "AyornER SuGGEsrioS..-ln the event Of III
American party Of Virginia drciG!n" To hold Stat
Convention, we take the liberty lii advance Of offer
ing another suggestion for their consideration, in AZ
,litiou 10 those we have arcndy submitted. Our OF
iect in so frequently alve,tlng 10 what we considc
tho true policy of the party in future is 10 try,
I'm 10 relievc il nr cvery imp limcnt that has ht