The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-29

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ed without eiviDg Mr. Hendee an opportunity to
sepy. AxsRrCA.
Virginia Politics.
OUR LYNcHBURG CORRESPONDENTS.
LYNcHBURG, Va, Jan. %, 1855.
WISE in Lsnchburs-His Cold Reception The
Sbtngfh of the Know Nothings in Lynchburg-
HIS Set Spech-The Danger of Northern Kaoo
Nothing Aboiitionism to the Party South, &c.
MIR. Wise has been here and addressed the citi-
zefs OF Lynchb1Jg, as previously appointed in his
card. His audience was large one for the place,
but the reception OF his speech was by no means
favorable to bis chances of success. am safe in
saying that majority of his listeners were Kaow
Nothings, which was clearly manifested by the cold
silence with which bis remarks were received. The
Accomac orator twisted and turned; was now
full Of animation, and now sedate and calm, but
all to no purpose. None but the few, the Office
hoders under the administration, and those who
go party, black or white, good or Indifferent, would
join in the applause.
The speech itself was precisely the same a. de
lveled 1T Petersburg, excepting the few lines of Ia
tIoduction, topic alter topic, ard almost sentence
after sentence, and word for word. To report II
would be to cut the Petersburg speech from the
The tame quotations were made, the Same road
ings ffcm the sermon of James Freeman
Clerk of Boston tie same application made of these
readings, and all delivered with as nearly as posi-
BILE the same gestares, intona.ions and theatrical
fcurishes. 1t is set speech which Mr. Wise has,
beyol doubt pre- azed for the canvass and in pity
for his poverty Of invention, notwithstanding his
reputation as an orator, the people take 1t IS all
they could expect from the man.
Speaking Of Know Nothip gism, in this little town
of LIDthburg there are eleven hundred Know No.
things cut OF voting population Of only fifteen
turdIe6. No wonder Mr.. Wise found it difficult to
make Roadway against such q majority. Would'nt
his friends. from ihess Know Nothing statistics,
best copsalt the interests Of Mr.. Wise In withdraw
ing him from TIE canvass, and sending him to
Fisnee, "a Minister in pa e of Mr.. Mason2 This il
sked q, and the political indications of the day
are 80 cla., that in them the most dali can read.
Such sn adoption OF Mr. Wise by the administration
would save him from the modification Of most
disastrous 0efest- As to his prospects, gentleman
tcld me today, who was member Of the Stanton
convention and who voted for Mr.. Wise in that
conve ntos ythat che stood no more chance than a
sturpsdtail bull In iy.time." This remark
In more expressive than II is elegant,
ard / suppose means, in Virginia latitude,
that the AccoDac oull, shorn OF his political con-
sistsIcy, is, fgurStively speaking, without tail,
while the Know Nothings come down upon tbs
burtless animal IL clouds His bellowiugs at pre-
sent give sport TO the members Of the ne and
predominant party, like the antics OF monkey ex.
citiTg merriment In q menaeerie. 1t would be balm
to dJspeptc invalid t, be permitted to join Ia the
hessiy laughter Of the Know Nothings, when in
meeting assembled, they take up, silt aud examine
the little eoquence and less logic of the ara ayuss
1.-THE democratic nominee. Everywhere through
cut thu State the Know Nothings are sausuine OF
succs 81, and consider Mr.. Wise of no M nent in
their ELECTION. This is n Of an oveudrawn picture
Tor know how little Mr.. Wise 10 feared. SO much
fer this orator OF Virginia. whose favorte theme is
tie "asshiDg of his sword in Northern traitors, and
his deternir alton not TO yield till the blade Is
broker in his fands."
In regard 70 the aboitionzng Of the Know 9TH
ing patty, I have something to say, as | sug.
gesttd In q letter heretofore. The only rock upon
which the party can poes bly, split Is ism izing the
party st the North. II this ever takes place il
anti slavery sentiments gets the upper hand At
home which God forbid, then do IN goes Kno v
Nothing ism in the seuth. ! am led to those sag:
ges,iots by the following resolutions two OF series
adopted at the late convention Of Know Ncthings in
Massact usetts:--
Resolved That we hail with hope and joy the recent
brilliant success Of TIE republican party the states of
Maine, Iowa, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Ohio and we
trust the victories are forcshaiow Of others
come, by which the free States shall present one solid
phsianx OF opposition 20 the aggression OF slavery.
Resolved, That in the present chaotic condition Of
Is the love OF human liberty and the adherence
slavery and that u IL the duty Of all anti slavery
rslly round the republican party, orssnz alton
which invites the united action OF the people the
trsnscsnding question % slave dominion, which no
divides the Union.
These resolutions, coming from a State corven.
ton Of Know NothiDgs in the North, have excited
some debate upon the subject in the councils here
and wen they might They are strong, clear and
oatspolen fieesoilism viii will destroy the party
90 soon % 1t becomes linked with t. Such reso'u
lions a. these In Msssa husetts. and the return OF
Seward to the Senate IN New York. viii do some
thing towards creating suspicion here that North
eFn Know NothiDgs are not sound upon nationa
pfinciples. And not only here, but IN the North
sclf this aItialavery principle, II adopted by the
Know Nothings, will divide and distract the party
Thousands Of Know Mornings In New York TO my
kBowledge would damn the party In les birth, aud
would .d G and %s iots 1,
an susy against the South and the perpetu,ty OF
Abe Union. SO far the Know Nothings Of the State
OF New Yosk have been national party, aud this Is
wen known here, and the young. political giant Is
rapidly growing and developing In consequence. Ia
the last election the party threw over Myron II.
Clark solely upon the ground OF his freesoilism Had
ne been rational wing Re would have been adopted
BY the Know Nothipgs amer his nomination By the
wings. His free soil tendencies made him unps-
iafeable 10 the American party, however, and they
in preference TO adopting him (although guasi
Know Not5ipg), with the certsinty Of success they
rfsktd defeat with Daniel Ullman silver grey pro-
slavery candidate, dyed In the wool This nomina.
tion esfsbllsf ed IN the South q confidence In the
nat.ccai tendencies Of the party North, and, as