The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-27
SPIRIT oFTHEpREss

Inc Wig has leader headed aMr Wise a., u.
Mecnanics" The writer says that Mr.. Wise Affect.
0u'er1A'n the opinion that Know Nothinr;sm
| .s :" strongest appeal to the Aerariau ele.
~, :. 'ne country; and 10 pressing this ide. upop
>. aud'ence he necessarily minute. 70 The 10.
~ of .u Working men Of tqe State the sdvoca
| men, .s.na.s - 1oc'rines 'fMr. WISE a. his areu
hoia,,v uoes not believe that the NON slave
pno, j, virginia are sound and reliab,e
,hs W., 4a.snon OF slavery aud Southern r,.h,.
n,on aa., s .aon's that auty. delicacy. and corr
ueeency all require that he should ns;,sa. =.
nUl sApec' 70 eir supportat the polls. The 80 -
anuoea 70 Mr.. Wise's allegation tb.. a.. Ae'
p'en'y OF aboIitionis's in Virginia, and to n.
% draw his sword against them, and ss.h !, - a'
The Whig also believes that there are .ho,;,,sN.-.
In Virginia, but not among our native ponr,.,,a'
Iney exist 1t says, among that class whom A.,
wise and his friends are daily fatteriua and A..
'ena'ng-amonsst the foreign population In our
unios'' particularly the German reformers. who
nave ayowed their purpose to support the slavery
emancipation exertions Of Cassius n. Claw For
these Mr.. Wise has no rebuke, but the ONE hmm.
dred thousand negroless voters of the Common.
wealth. most OF whom are native born vireinians
oyai, pstriosic, and jealous in their devotion to
'ne STATE appear to haunt his inmaaination dav
ana night The Wing thinks that Nj. Wise ID the
last man In Virginia to talk about Know No,bin.-
'n or anything else appealing to the aerariau le
mon'-ne having, ia aiormer speech, INDUCED in
aoose OF the rich and laudstionsof the poor
;, Ane PENNY Post reviews an article published in
'ne examiner of the 22d, In defence of the Cbn,cb
.'ohe' grounded upon the assumption that the
"olning order proposes to prescribe that
enu'cn. The Post says that the order has never
entertained such wish or intention-snd remarks
'na' tue idea of Protestant politics, which the Ex.
am'ner dwells upon, 10 simply ridiculoua No
Protestant Church can ever attain the .sc.,a.r.,
mere, for the simple reason that there are too
rivals In the field TO permit It. even had ,bev ~
any OF them such disposition. 1t ia otherwise
e"Ss "e rost1 with the Roman Catholic Church
q" o' whose energies are concentrated upon ore
oo'ec'' namely, the absolute and undisputed suore
macy OF the Pope over all the Empires, Kingdoms,
hepuoiics and States of the earth. not less than
over all savage tribes and nations, who have n6t
YET formed themselves into political commuuitiss.
Inc Post farther says that nd man, least of all tie
American party, disputes tho traditionsry power
and splendor of the Roman Catholic Church Bu.
to say that its pretensons ought not to be resisted
because it has been and is SO powerful Is to make
fool OF Luther, and to brand Calvin as nothing
better than lunatic.
ihe Enquirer publishes an explanation of the
mystery of Know Nothingism-its ritual and con-
stitution, cypher, formulas signs, grips &c. In
commenting upon it, the Enquirer denounces the
order as conspiracy to rob the people of their
iioarty and of their right of self-goyernment The
constitution, 1t says, displays liberal spirit to-
wards the foreign born citizen. Know Nothingism
condemns him to exclusion from the rights of
freemen, and to condition of helotism in the 90.
cial system To accomplish this violent and radi-
cal perversion of the spirit of our institutions the
Enquirer says that Know Nothingsm aspires to
revolutionzs the government, not by the agency
OF popular agitation, but by robbing the people of
their legitimate control over the affairs OF the
State. When it STILES the voice of public opinion
and deposes the people from their sovereignty Il en-
tsays the writer) will Know Nothingism build up
Bastile of intolerance and prescription on the
ruins of republican government.
THE DUTCH IN JAPAN. - Commodore Perry's
success In Japan the pioneer In one of the great
est enterprises of the age, has awakened the at
tention of other nations. We have seen (says the
WaabiDa ton Union) that England followed his ex.
ample with only partial success and now tha Dutch
government cannot 60 too far In honoring the ef.
forts OF their seamen. What we owe Commodore
Perry for his exerions, may gather from the ex.
ample of other nations. letter from CORES.
pondent says:
81 wrote you by my last letter the Dutch expedi.
dition had returned from Japan, after having been
promised the same advantages granted to the Uni
ted States.
"The Dutch are trying to make the most of this
second hand success The King has decorated the
commanding officer of the expedition and the chief
of the factory OF Decens; and now he will send an
ambassador with presents to the Emperor Of
Japan"
PRoB ABLE MURDRR-A man named Richard
Scott was arrested In New Orleans on the Goth in.
slant, the charge of having stabbed and danger
ous!y wounded his wife. 1t appeared that Scott
had been for some time jealous of his wife, and a
short time before his arrest he observed her talking
to a man, and without sayinga word he drew bis
knife and stabbed her In tho right side Of the abdo
men, inficting a severe, and was feared mortal
wound. s6
Disastrous FIRE. The sugar house of L. Su.
thore, on the Bayou Courtcbleau, near Washing
aud molasses being the entire crop, was complete.
ly destroyed by fire ON the night of the 9Th inst
Loss estimated a, SIS coo. on which there is par
tisl Insurance.
A Can LOAD OF GoLD.-Last Saturday week
car filed With bags OF gold was transported from
the u s. Assistant Treasurer's office to the Bark
ing House of Page & Bacon, At St Louis, who re-
sumed payment on Monday last. The gold was
the cash for $500. 600 draft from Now York
TIE Counr OF CLArMs.-The bin to establish
the Court of Claims, which has passed both Houses
OF Congress, ID regarded one of the most impor'
tapt measures ofthe session. Tho National Intel.
ligencer says;
The bin gives juriedictiou to the Court to bear
and determine all claims founded upon any law OF
Congress. or mp IN any regulation of an Executive
Department, or upon any contract, express or In
plied with the Government of the Uoited States,
and eli claims referred By either House OF Con.
rress The testmony In all cases b IN be reported
10 Congress, and ell upon which favorable decis.
Ions given 10 be accompanied With I'LL or bills
to carry them into effect, aed with brieIs from the
.olici,or nf the Raa I'd and from the eislvr,.pe