The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-17
SPIRIT OF THEpREss.

neffmny Post alludes 10 the violent v ar of opi
.nees, that has been waged upon the Know Moth.
'nes oy The Orators and Editors Of the Democratic
pa.y-especiaily Mr.. Henry A. Wise, which 4
'a". a. an evidence of their consciousness oil the
weakness and desperation of their cause. II cite,
sone OF the abusive charges brought against Know
Nothingism, and that none of them have anv foun
dation In fact The actions Of The American mart,
' prompted by motives that are pure and patriot
mere 70 no violation Of the letter or spirit o
Jaw Of tne land In what they do, and the effort
70 orow'oeat and put them down win recou with
''emsooous force upon their adyersaries. Lei
'nese reviiers continue their work. "In an hour
"nen they know not, they may be reapine the
oi'ter fruits Of their iudiecretion and intoler.
ance. ss.sE
rum every part OF the country, It learns that
members OF the Methodist Church are properlv
spp'eciating the unjust and unworthy slur cast
upon their denomination by Mr.. Wise, at the Afri
can church. and 1t is glad to know that he win be
properly rebuked for this insult to a very large
ciass OF the most sincere Christians and devoted
patriots of the State. The Post speaks Of the
democratic defamation against secret societies and
ASKS why they are not directed against the "ssg
Nichts oi Cincinnati, and from the absence of such
oecamaiions 1t infers the fact that these patrots
entertain no apprehensions for our liberties from
Joren secret societies. but that their horric fore
oodings are only excited at american societies,
composed entirely of American born citizsns, with
an American platform, and with American objects
only in view I" "a
Inc enquirer has an article On Spain and the
United States, and quotes the instructions of MI.
Soule, when he was sent to Madrid, which declared
tnat "the United States would not submit to have
their merchant vessels, though In the vicinity of
Cuoa, searched or detained on their lawful voya.
ses'" Notwithstanding thepurposes Of our govern
mens were thus explicitly expressed two years ago.
tns wrongs complained of are increasing, both in
number and enormiiy, and can be no longer sub
nltfed to. 1t trusts that our new minister to Spain
may be einstructed to inform that government, In
an emphatic manner that the first Spanish man Of
war which has the temsrity to discharge gun at
Vessei belonging to citizens Of the United States,
not within marine league of the territory Of
spain will be treated ii found as piratcal yessas
have ever been treated by Christian nations on the
nigh seas. The policy Of our Government has never
been that OF aggression aegrandizement, and cur
accessions have been more the result OF unchange-
able laws of nature than of any physical demon.
strations OF our own. Mr.. uchanan instructed Mr..
Saunders to offer 800 900 900 for Cuba and 1t in.
fers that Mr.. Soule was authorized to 20 $25 OO0-
600 beyond that sum. The declaration, however
in the Cortes that to sell Cuba to the United States
would be to sell Spanish honor" prevented Mr..
Soale from making that offer.
In the presence of such momentous eventuali-
ties, 1t is confident that Know Nothingism is
doomed, not only In Virginia, but in every State
covered with Southern sky, and In every bosom
In which Southern heart palpitates
The Hhig has an article on the objection of se-
crecy urged against the Know Nothing order, on the
ground that under its cover they plot against the
liberties of the people. 1t says: "The people
have right to vote as they choose-and Ii they
choose to vote with the Know Nothings who can
gansay their right to do sol I.is absurd to talk Of
plotting against the liberties ofthe peopIe-for are
not they who are thus supposed to plot, portion
of the people themselves, and very large por ton
at that's land is it reasonable to suppose that the
people will plot against themselvesq 2"