Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-03-27

IN. happ!n..a OF the people lbs the better pre-
,,o,ca hy tn,p thn'fbY prnscrptve aud d,sp pri'
Chnrrh Doc tie Bible, which the Protestant
! hirIs hir faith. AculrHtr spirit "f proud resent
,o,.u or ci th charity tn, j., patient and or.vn::
! under wrong
But Mr.. FIuurnoY hsclaims any purpose 81" inter
iere with tee rights Of Catholics citizens by legs
lative euadments.'; lie would not abolish the act
of religious freedom He would not repeal the clause
in the State and Federal Constitutions which forb IDS
the imposition OF any religious test, es republication
to oifce, aud guarantees perfect equality ol rE''
and privilege 10 persons Of every faith. He only Hd'
ndvses thar "by full and independent esercIs" "'
the right ut suffrage md the appointing power
Catholics shoYM b, Cr,2"irj jrO,a ne GWr'' "
the corcrmmsm n ALL IRIS departments Here
j, intolerance Int not OF the manly sort whic!'
marches boldly 10 its object, and destroys s vac
tim in the light %: day; it is mean and co"aT"! w
tolerance thnt nprdasos its proscrIplive "p'"' ~
midnight ASSASSIN glIt. his revensc And thus docs W
Flourncy illustrate Mt once his hencvorncc a'i h'N
s,atesmanship hril trates his benev"enee by d"efa'
ding All innocent and HELPLESS community from '"e '''
reges of freemen sdspnys his St"leshahS'''P !"
proposition 10 viols" the spirit {" our institutions "
evade the letter Of tho law by cand"s'me "hn '"e
sitnate agency. II Catholic" are not nj "r ONCE 1t
would bs more manly 10 dlsirancllise lheh oS c"''
tutonal enactment Ii the principle "i religious ''''
dom be unwisc and oipcrncious eiiccthash from ''
government rather than arrest lis action by "heaf'
inr suLterfpce We would fuin believe, however thh'
the people @, Virginia not prepared to oi'raAke INC
faith of the old republican party, 'r The lie" 'sh' :"
! ,ba
depce in the wisdom ri Jefferson than III inc hpP"h
chsrlatanry oi Mr Flourn"y. The noble l"hr' III "'
er,y which the ,nycs Of the revolution T"''c" =
o, O., ;u,d.ouaia and insecure that II must he dehI
,heL and rebuilt IN the ''b".S p'"'"'' al inc >'''
rican'' party. -,
Mr., Fouruov lives ,ls another illustration "' mr.
nol;ti,s foresight. IN the alarm with "hch 'he 'Al'
uopula,ion Of our western territory ih-pIr'7 ''''
Tho wonderful pr..wlh and the lceiiIiil2 pr"uu''h :"
tho r,at valley of the West, have been "SieeIHed 'i
crown,n, Glory If the country. i wilderness re-
,..,ood ,,,m altitude and desolaton, aud converted
;n, rho obod nf wealth snd refinement, Is certainly
mn rosan achievement of American enterprise and no
uncomfortable Conquest OF civilization. Who Will
undertake to estimate the contribution "f the ""ea
70 the wealth and glory Of the country i's Val"r h"'
been conspicuous IN every war since us settlement
md on every battlefield, from New Orleans 10 tn'
Civ Of Mexico Iis statesmen have been foremost III
tha cnuncs of Ia, nation Its energy La. inparl"!
no,verf ilnful.r 20 The march of AmercHn"npre,nn"
has suppled the r"~o res Ci usr uGiG"'""7 'Hh''"
Tn. eon..ryai,, ,s,ro,l=G =! IL lropr preserve
,hc balance n l,' r-iuii:a'y, an! give. aSs"rHn"'
OF Il perpetual | u"n.i". /, u over tins Result IN"
the Know. Nothing candidate for the CHIEF Executive
Office of Virginia lanel.is in pucrr apprehension I"
;maoinsry evil What Ia him i. all this wealth. al
this refinement. this proaigi"u. development oi p"
Uticai power siur. the marvel wroush, by 10
rsipn labor aud the conquest con-ecrated by fitho"
handel Hi. narrow and intulerant policy would spr"a'
the gloom of perpetual dvsuati"n over this realm oi
developed abundance. rather than share lis rrhep"!tt
the 'al,.n" in birth ar faith icwo ID Grrast HE narci
OF empire tuwar,ia the Wctt EMd stay the ir"E'ss I"
| civililatio,-ho ;'oIM ,ley"ie all this wealth M,
beauty TO idle Llcum uGd useless Gecayhe woul,
limit the growth nf the Union and i"lt-r lis rising
powrr-this wuuIl have been the effect, il hls short
sighted and ilu"rni policy hal prevailed, in-trnl "
the philanthrulr sp!: and cnInrg,"d wisdom OF ih'
ilu.:rous statesmen who controlled the dcs,inics
! the country. Nrrily, the kn"w.Nnrhmg candidate
is n worthy r"pr, s"m,rivc Of liz pnriy.
| Mr.. FirrrI"v j. brief anl -"ncrc M iis "HI."-ti"'
Of Stat. pocy. Iii, vic..s b" subject oI I!ltcrEh
improvements, n no. differ from hose presented bl
, Mr. wise. u viii be Observed. moreover, thEt L.
advocates eere;a! system VI p"pt,la; "d"c"in'i~
The Opposition pres Esv6 aa.Eod Mr.. Wise i"T pr"
po.ing th. p"'icy ns'd nav their own candidate come
uu IN is iavor lhgc i an absurd contradiction il
the idoa OF u Knox Nothing nominee pleading tn
cause OF popular enlightenment. OF course, Mr.
| Flournoy promises tn serve the state faithfully
pledge which he mHy make without hazard as he vii
| never be- invited I" redeem II.
Lest we be -usun"tna g., .G rui.er'r".is aud az I'M
iE;. lis., II. oar rr"irw OF Nr. iI"Grn"ys letter
we viii ciust our ciiirisni with compliment wcl
wc cannot in! Il IN rur hcn,i 10 dcnv him.-ln hi
determination !" nllrrss the pc"u!c 80 haL c'
evidence Of discretion WIKI. nc 80: ii 10 other par
Of III. >.t.. tr, J.. exhibition al maicStv for whcl
We were Got Gspoa"i 20 give himcrct He feels th'
weakness of his rar-r, rad wiscly ohruk3 FoH III
encounter with a. ,!:.;iU,G;isrG Up..oUemi