The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-06
SPIRIT oFTHEpRE REss-

| Inc enquirer ailudes to intelligence which 1,
brought by every mail, showing the healthy con.
dition of the Democracy throughout the State
and points to "the proud attitude of Virginia. 4
State which !" has on many previous occasions
saved the Democracy OF the Union. She has never
Says the writer) swung from the Democratic
moorngs, but has always stood firm and steadfasI
amid the political storms and convusions that have
shaken the Union. The Enquirer also briefly re-
plies to an article In the Penny ost on betting as
| follows:
All tba. we have to say, in reply to all this brag.
ing, is, that gentleman, connected with the En-
quirer Office, not long since took up bet of $780,
and the money is now 10 Bank, being deposited
| oil In gold. We are further authorized to say,
| that 1t any of the Know Nothing friends OF the
Penny Post will call at the Enquirer Office, and
bring with them $780, they shall be promptly &C
commodated In the same way. Democrats are al
| ways visible" and never "skulk In culverts
and dark places as their opponents do
The Whig replies to an article In Fridays En-
qnirer relative to the aspect of the In the
State, and the enlarged prospects for the Democ
racy In Richmond The Whig looks upon this as
AN enforced smile 1T would do nothing In the
world to dampen its neighbours hilarity, II he really
feels any; but is compelled to believe that he is
only possuming--that he is not happy, nor conf =
dent, nor solaced, by even.a moderate degree of
encouragement. The Enquirer having remarked
that 1.-The present aspect of the canvass is even
more propitious to the success of the Democratic
party than it was two months ago" the Whg replies
that it the election had come off two months ago,
Wise would have been beaten $4,000 votes. The
Wing also says that the Enquirers talk about Rich
mond Is all moonshine-ail for effect. There are,
says the writer, more Foreigners and Catholics In
richmond than in the whole State besides And the
writer informs US that most of these will vote for
Wise because of his Catholic and foreign affini-
ties.' Upon this We are told by the Whig the En-
quirer bases its prediction with regard to Richmond.
Those foreigners, who have heretofore acted with
the Wings, bnt will now vote for Wise will be more
than overcome by the independent Democrats who
VIII work and vote against him. Hence the Wbie
believes that Richmond will maintain "her pIoti-
Gus supremacy and "prouder than ever will
she De- II against such odds, such medy combi-
nation, such polyglot horde, che will be able to
hold her own In the approaching trial." The writer
states that probably two thirds if not three-fourths
| OF the votes which Henry A Wise will receive in
this city, will be the votes Of foreigners.
The Penny Post devotes over two columns in
reply to an article in the last Examiner-an article
| which the Post regards as " destitute of salient
point in its whole compass" The Astounding ver-
bosity of the article, it's 'variety of nouns, pro-
nouns and adject1ves, are considered Its leading
characteristics. The object of the Posts rejoinder
is to prove that the Examiner has espoused the
cause of Catholicism, and has utterly failed in It's
attempt to escape from the imputation; for the wr
ter remarks: s-
1t has wilfulIy and deliberately put on robe of
Popery, which 1t may esteem all righteous and wor
thy OF all honor but which, like the shirt of Nessus
or the Jackasses ears ao stick In spite OF all his
shaking, when he wants to get it off
EXPLOSION OF Tow BoAT.-The telegraph
some days ago announced the explosion of the
tow-boat Thomas McDaniels, near New Orleans
She exploded all six of her large boilers, blowing
the forepart of the boat to atoms, killing seven
persons-among them the second engineer-injur.
ing others, and greatly damaging two of the vessels
she had in tow. The N O. Delta, of the a7th ult.
says:
We visited the scene yesterday evening, and
gazed for moment on the wreck Of matter. The
wharf was crowded with people, and five new cof.
fins that twere ranged along in front, told too well
the sad fate of the poor fellows who had so sud.
deoly and awfuliy been summoned into the pre-.
sence of their Maker. In the after cabin we found
the dead bodies of the five who had been killed out.
right on the lower deck, and more horrible spec.
tacle we have never Witnessed five bloody and
mangled bodies, lying all In a row, SO dishsured
that with difficulty their nearest aud dearest friends
could identity them. The upper part of the body
of poor Spencer, the second engineer, was coma
petely skinned and covered with blood. He lived
for some time after the explosion, and must have
suffered greatly before death kindly stepped In to
his relief
Ajury of inquest was held on the bodies of
those killed, which resulted in verdict of "accl.
dental DEATH" The cause of the disaster remain.
ed mystery, as the boat was under a moderate
head of steam and there plenty of water in the
boilers.
We add the following from the Crescent:
AS coincidence, showing the fatality that at
taches TO some names, we may mention that when
the McDaniels was built, another name was intend.
ed for her. Before the name had been painted
however, and while che was receiving her boilers,
her captain, Thomas McDaniels, was crushed to
death by being caught between two of the boilers
In putting them in their places. As mark of res
pect to his memory, the boat was named after him,
and yesterday the name was again sadly brought
before the public.
GEN. HousToN AND THE PREsIpENcY.-From a
late article in the New York Evening Post, we
gather that that paper would have no objection to
Gen Houston a Presidential candidate. Southern
man, and representative of Slave State, though
he be, on the Slavery question the General is put
down as neutral"
A DUEL.-The N. 0. Crescent, of the 9th ult
.ayf:
dlel with small swords was fought yester lay
between two young gentlemen of this city, in which
oDe-the brother of well known city official
received five thrusts two of which were consider ed
mortal. He was Immediately taken home and
provided with the best of medical attendance, but
1t was uncertain last evening, whether he would
survive The difficulty Is said to have originated
In language addressed by the wounded party (the
chaengerl TO the other, while In q state of intoXce