Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-06

And, when we come 10 the ngntnings,
"thunders, = !" tempests" and "storms" we are
inclined to the opinion, that the ringing Of all
the bells that ever chimcd since the foundation
Of the world, and all the Impressions Of Bishops
and Priests that hare been Or could be uttered
in nineteen centuries, would have little effect
upon any such workings Of nature" as the
chipping Of a snow-bird. ~
The Gibson Claim.
The National Inteligsncsr has caused to be
translated from the Dutch papers brought by
the last steamer, the correspondence between Mr..
Belmont and the Minister Of Foreign Affairs at
the Hague, in regard to Captain Gibsons
claim. Although possessing some interest, il
is too long for insertion in our columns. Mr..
Belmont closes tho correspondence with the
following significant sentence, which sounds to
| our ears almost tike threat: 8
Walter H. Gibson, an American citizen, sailing
under the flag Of his country has been most cru
ely and unjustly imprisoned and despoiled Of his
property by the authorities OF the Netherlands In.
dia, and his rghtful claim for indemnity Is Who'll.
y refnsed by you, II now only remains for my gov
ernmont TO tnke such measures for the enforce
ment Of Mr.. Gibsons claim ~ It may deem nt and
proper In the premises. (.
FSreign Troops in the United states.
We have heard many suggestions on the
subject Of the volunteer corps, composed Of
foreign Catholics, embodied and armed in va
rious parts of the United States. As it is al
ways wise To acquire knowledge, even If it be
disagreeable to us, we desire to learn the whole
number Of such troops now existing in our
whole country. We design to publish statisti-
cal reports on tho subject, As soon as the facts
are obtained
We respectfully request therefore, from our
friends in all parts where such corps exist to
send Us information as to the number Of such
companies, their Numerical strength, the naaes
Of their commanders, their ar,as their political
principles, If Of Z party organization, and by
what government the arms arc furnished,
whether State, or national.
| Virginia Politics.
| A very intelligent correspondent Of the New
York Herald, writing from Richmond, Virginia,
gives graphic account Of politics In that State.
We select from his letter the following extract I:
"Wise Is a slender sinewy, gaunt gallant wiry
son Of the cavaliers He a the very opposite Of
your man Seward disdsins conceslment wears
his soul on his sleeve, and Il ~ plucky Is one OF
the old knights He somewhat resembles that re
nowned cavalier, Don Quixote de ID Mancha The
Don was gentleman, and 20 Is Wise the Don
was monomaniac, and 30 10 Wise, on the subject
Of Know Nothingsm; the Don had q rosinante,
and the animal bcstrode by Wise 10 more jaded
and wo-begonc than the Don's melancholy charger.
Don Wise Of Accomack has gone out on regular
crusade against nottingham. He wrote a
letter against that alarming hcresy, before his nom
nation, longer than the longest Of John Minor
Botts'a long winded episnes. He has como out
against them since in sharp, scornfal, defiant de-
nunciation. He says he would not accept the OK.
ecutivc ofioe II conferred BY their hands. The
blessings Of Holy Mother Church attend the Knight.
errant Of Accomack. The prayers Of an good Cath.
olcs are offered up for him. An the saints In the
calendar are invoked In bis behalf The Genera
Council at Rome have unquestonably remembered
him In their prayers. Should he beat the Know.
Nothings, Ts Drm win be chaunted In S. Peters
II he fall he win be canonizcd
But it seems to me Mr.. Wise and the Know.
Nothings ought TO change names. In dcnouncinns
| that Order Wise has proved himself know moth.
ing while they, BY their sagacious and discreet
conduct, are the genuine wise men Of these times.
What mysterious, crafty, underground Get they
| must be- have met but one man In Virginia
who confesses himself Know-Nothing yet have
excellent reasons for believing that they are - n.
merous In this State the frogs Of Egypt and that
even In Wise's own county and congressional dis
trict they constitute majority Of the voters Our
Don ouirote win find something more substantial
than windmills TO fight. ! suspect that there are
at least so 900 Know Nothings in Virginia, and that
there are good many Democrats among them.
am told that they are increasing every day In all
parts Of virgna--in the towns, In the country in
| the valleys, In the mountains, in the East In the
west--everywhere. The cavaliers Of the East don't
like to be overrun BY European immigration; the
scotch-Irish Of the Valley and the West consider
the Pope "a Pagan full OF PRIDE" and, IL his holi-
meas should give them his toe to kiss, they would
bite IL OF Not long ago, an actor In the Rich
mond Theatre, by way Of trying the temper Of the
audience, made favorable allusion TO the Know.
| Nothings. Forthwith, from boxes, pit, galleries,
simultaneously burst forth thunder OF applause,
that made the old building reel The play could
not 60 on for fieen minutes during all which time
the tornado Of applause continued without inter.
mission. Saints and sinners are all fighting on the
same side, and Wise stands about a. fair chance
In the contest the devil in his scuie with Mar.
Tin Luther. ra Is
Supreme Court OF the United states.
FRrnAr, January s, 1885. es tr
Thomas Balch, ESQ, Of Philadelphia, Pennsyl
vsnis, was admitted an attorney and counsellor Of
| this court. s ~
Nos So and 90. James Wlisms's administrator,
appellant, %. Robert divers executors and John
Gooding's administrator, appellant, %. Robert OH
| ver's executors. The argument Of these cases
| was concluded by Mr.. Dulany for the appellants
4 No. I0s. Alfred Savigne, plaintiff in error, va
| Abraham Garrison. The motion to reinstatc and
for supersedeas In this oause was argued by Mr.
Baxter In support thereof and by M. Ewing in
opposition thereto
No. s. Original docket The State Of Florida,
complainant W. the State Of Georgia The arr,i.