The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-03
SPIRIT oFTHE PRESS.

sition OF Know Nothinglsm In warrington city an
article ia which the Examiner 10 Intercepted as to
Its meaning when 1t says something must be done
to elevate American citizenship" and what are
its 'insuperable objections to Senator Adams
bli"-and 'how far "a distinction between the
American population and foreign population may
be riehtuly made in reference to the right oil suf'
frage and public trusts p The Organ comments
on these sentences, aud breaches quite sermon TO
our neighbor candor, frankness and plainness o.
speech. The Examiner seizes the Organs guns
and turns them with considerable effect thus
We too, 'Hike plain, clear, unmistskable lam
guage upon important questions agitatng the public
mind : and 30 we ask the Organ OF this secret
ca5al that are ashamed to show their heads in ths
Tree land where there ia naught to harm or make
them eiraid-who constitute the American party Z
Who are the champions of the vaunted american
Reformation Z" Where do they meet, at what
hours, and in what numbers' Who are its master
spirits in Virginia, who the rank and file why
they hide their precious lights under bushel p
Why they love darkness rather than light, If their
deede are not evil
Several other interrogatories are propounded oy
the Examiner, after which occurs the following
paragraph:
We have can6idly, repeatedly and emphstically
avowed the opinion that the Predi gious growth OF
oreenism in this country does imminently threaten
our institutions When traveller may ride for days
at time in the States aud Territor es-those
nurseries OF empire and future seats of political con-
troll In this Repubc-withous being greeted once by
the sound of the American nguag ge, it must be
fessed that the Republic CT Saxon fathers Is
changing is character and the institutions of Wash
ineton Jefferson ard Madison in danger of chang
lng Their complexion. Our Federal land laws are the
subjects most urgently requiring reform They are
too mach the work of demagogues and insect aspi.
rants tor momentary honors, rather than of
pabie of laying broad and durable foundations for
permanent Institutions and lasting empire. Many
e evil Tf fDrai 81
taoie to the legislation of the class of in
the Statesmen who to secure election to-day.
VIII sacce the peace Of iety and welfare of Their
you'd but make good within their limits the law of
sress prescribing the time of prohatsn for for-
elgneIs many OF the present troubles affecting North
ern society " ould disappear.
The Examiner believes that Know NOTTINGHAM
VIII not answer The purpose for which it is pro-
posed. "The scheme of requiring twenty
years as probatica of citizenship is as unphioso-
phica az il would be futile for any good purpose.
THE prescription of Catholics, native as well as
foreign, would not accomplish even the truculent
purpose of the bigotry that proposes H." "The
Pope is not bug-a boo that is colniug to murder
children, women, and Know Nothings Brave
relormers they who sweat with fear alId cold per.
spiration at the mention of mild Pho Nino A
President OF the American Republic to be selected
from among braves who quake and tremble at the
thought of petty Italian prince! Catholics would
make better officers than such men. We have
known valuable public officers of the prescribed
persuasion. Judge Taney is full as good Chief
Justice as the senior editor of the Organ would
make, able lawyer though he be-"
The WAig, from "the clamor of the disaffscted,' )
that "comes booming up from every quarter" ale
most begins to fear that the Democrats will have to
call another Convention. 1t is, however opposed
to such call, and raises Its voice against it. for
several nexpressibly satisfactory reasons" among
which are these:
In the first place, we prefer Mr. Wise, because
we feel and know OF truth that he is more easily
beaten than any other Democrat in Virginia We
stood shoulder to shoulder with neghbor of the
Enquirer at the Staunton Convention and legged it
for this fearless tribune of the people" with might
and mainland for the reason mentioned We pre-.
fer him, also, because we have a very high respect
for his personal character-much higher than we
have for most others of the party. Again: it would
upset our calculations incouceivably, ii Mr.. Wise
were now thrust aside and laid upon the shelf and
some other Democrat selected to occupy his place
For we have been, ior sometime past, iudustriously
engaged III oVerhauling his political record and
we have actually dog cared il to such an extent,
that we have we'll nigh lost the of all our fin
gers.
In conclusion the Whig introduces letter pub
lished in the Patey Democrat from an, " excellent
Democrat" Of the Tenth Legion, which is "full of
the spirit OF earnest protest and pathetic rebuke." "
The Enquirer has two carefully prepared articles.
one on the Independent Treasury System, and the
other on Railroad Policy and Railroad Morals
The Penny Post aludes to the attempt Of the
Northern Abolitionists to people the territory ol
Kansas with the very refuse of the earth, as o
the most 0isgraceful events recorded in the history
OF this country; aud regards the election of Gene
raj Whitfield as Delegate to Congress- as a victory
of common justice and common sense over fanati
csm, and as one OF the most auspicious events tha
has ever occurred in connection with the fedora
system of government.
MADAME SoNTAG AGAIs.-rhe N O. Picayunt
ackno Wedges the receipt of note from M. M
Taussig, who signs himself as "Count Rossis agen
in this country, concerning the statement Of seve
raj physicians of the city of Mexico, all agreeing
in the averment that Nine Sontag and Signor Poz
zolini died of cholera last summer, In that place
and denouncing as calumnious the suggestions
that have been made by certain parties, that those
two artistes came to their deaths in a suspicion
and mysterious manner. The same note convey
the lQ1OTIDdtlUu tudt tue FGDalus OF SOntAR nav
finally been embarked on board vessel bount
from Vera Cruz to Hamburg.
In regard to the treatment OF Mime Sortags re-
mains, in their transit from Mexico to Vera Cruz
NJ. Taussg states that the transfer 'could not hav,
been done otherwise than it was, without incurrini
an enormous expense which would have seriously
injured the children of the deceased"a considera
ton, the Picayune suggests, that should have hat
no weight whatever, in premises like these.
BURNING OF THE N. o. MECHANICS INSTITUTE
The burning of this building is supposed to bay'
been the result of accident 1t was one of th.
proudest ornaments of New Orleans, and entail
a severe loss upon the Mechanics Society by whom
it was owned The Library alone was valued a
$40 900, and the guiding its furniture, effects &c
including the Library, at SO 600. Several per
soma, who occupied apartments met with sever'
losses. The building was insured for 600
equally divided between the Crescent and SUI
Mutual Insurance Companies. The society lost al
of their papers and books and the archives OF tn
for rtv.