The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-16
SPIRIT OFTHEp PRESS.

upon Gov. Smith" expalistes upon tie sentiments
which forbid Governor Smith from giving his vote
or his support to Mr.. Wise. Il quotes passage
from speech OF Mr., Wise in the House of Repre-
sentstives, in which he deplored as a public dis
grace the election OF Governor Smith to the Senate
of Virginia. In that speech Mr.. Wise said:
There was once a tme-that time is gone-when
Virginias jewels did not sgh Tor the feshpots of
the very kitchen They were high patriots, and
ambitious too, and their ambition sighed only for
the highest prizes Of emulation, far above the paltry
pay oi party. mourn, mourn in sackcotb and
ashes, thai now an asterisk of the bluebook one
OF the very 'extras Of party bounty can be elected
to seat in her Senate Her Senate was never very
distinguished, even in her pshly days, but it
saw the time when its reputation could not bs sunk
lower by such indieni'y Is now cast upon 1t by
the Orange district You will convert fear, all
our legislative halls into ''shambes" where hu-
man live stock will be bought and sod like hogs
and bulls, AID calves. upon the hoof.'
Most of cur readers know that Governor Smith
was once an extensive contractor for carrying the
mails and that in that capacity he was SO fortunate
as to secure frequently extra allowances" for the
service he performed In the celebrated blue book
IN which the expenditures OF the government APP
peared, these extra allowances were distinguished
by an "asterisk," and this will explain the ausion
in the extract from Mr.. Wlse's speech These ex-
| tras gave 10 the Governor the name CT Extra Bill
ly.' We make This explanation thaI our spirit Of
the press may be perfectly ialeigible.
The Bhis asks if it is possible alter this Ii al Go.
vernon smith can support Mr.. Wise The Whig
does not Lelieye that there is Z man in the State
who would require OF him such an act Of nleehuess
and Submission. would make him al object for
the "slow moving finger of acoIn to point at" II
goes farther it does not believe that d lnap In Viz
gina would censure him for ''girihlng bs ck and
returning the blow CT ais old assatldut W III inter
est. Il asks whas has Orange county sGi the
Congressional District Governor Smith relressrts
70 say win they "say by their votes the Cover
nor Smith is degraded and that Viz, mia has
been degraded ny his election 10 o.!icef'
The Wig, in another article, quotes passage
from GreelyB paper, 10 prove that the au.y No
thing8 are opposed t. the abolition party Ia this
extract Greely says that Know Nothngisn is the
necessary ally Of slavery "becausa the interest
growth and ascendency Vi Natiyesm ar. held to
require the suppression OF all agitation respecting
slavery" The Wing processes not to be the advo-
cate defender of Know N0thingisln; but hesitates
not to volunteer iu their defence against CHARGES Of
Abolition Affiliations.
The Eaquirer's leader is explanatory OF the cir
cunstances under which one Of its Editors, MIR.
Pryor, in 1851, while editor Of the South Side De.
! mocrat, spoke with severity of the course OF Mr
Wise, ia the Convention to amend the Constitution
TO which our readers know the Whig has recently
called attention Mr. p. cOnfesses he then made an
unconlpromising war upon the meas ures Of the
radical party OF which Mr.. Wise was the leader -
Mr. P. opposed to the principle of the
White Basis, which Mr.. Wise 80 warmly espoused.
nd that ha in
exempt from the passions and prejudices of the
South Side. The article concludes with an honor
able rotraction of impulations from which we ex-
tract the following
The West, it is said, owes debt of gratitude to
Henry a. Wise, but his claim upon the East is OF
higher character and more imperative Obligation
We have impeachei his motives and criticised his
conduct with unjust severity, and ii becomes US as
honorable men TO repair the injury. In the eXas-
perat0n of angry contest we imputed hs sup
port of the HAjte Basis to calculation Of ambition
but we know ihaI his conduct was directed by
the highest motives ofpatriotsm. He was not only
elected to the constitutional Convention by an East
ern constituency, Rs a ch ampion Of the Western
principle OF representation, but is beyond dispute
that he advocate Of the White Basis in the
nrst year OF his public life.
The Post comments upon Mr.. ChandIer's speech
In the House Representatives. 1t takes issue
with Mr.. Chandler TO the Pope not claiming to
interfere between sovereigus and their subjects.
The Post asserts that he still claims the right, and
presents sundry extracts TO sustain its opinion;
among them recent letter from Turin, in which it
is stated that the institution OF a commission to
inquire into the expediency of putting down or
suppressing Convents had provoked some excited
communications from the Pope to the King of Sar-
dinia. Itwas rumored that the King had dismissed
his ministers. Another was, that his Ma
iesty had been threatened by the Pope with excom-
munication.