Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-12

From? tie y. !. Herald.
pllII tnyI pITJt NATION rnI-T('IT

PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL COUNCIL.
This National Council OF the Know NothinEs nj
Philadelphia ncccrdIr, tn the Information which We
publish To-day, is Il most extraordinary conccrn.--
There never has been, mc dare say, more rcnarka-
bis diversified gathering Of cnugl"ncrate politicians
in !heSc United States From TINT lanatical AMI fiery
abUi,onis. Gen. Wilson, 10 the most intense South
crn ultra, all grades of opinion ''fhc niger quts-
tion" have their delegates al Philadelphia Our spc'
ca! correspondent seems TO hnvc his IlsCirlngs OF TIE
results OF this OnHnm .'nthcnm. They nre not tron-
bicd with the ''swcct German accent or "i!io Tch
Irish brogue:" but they will find il Te cklish bi-
siness rs between the North ard sOu, 10 carry w;-
ter both shoulders. Their regular proceedings Yes
tcrday were suspended for the purpose ot ENJOYING
grand banquet; at which we presume good deal ni
business was done, III sounding irhy members IN
cOir:ar!ng notes, and ia cnunnS noses. GrlOr 10
this banquet the Louisiana Catholics were ruled out OF
the society. from which infer that the tun
of Catholics, SUCH Is 10 cnutinuc u fG!uE ol inc
American party platform. On Ia ether hand, the
scdous Wilson. u! MASSACHUSETTS, anu his associates,
having been adintei, au"ng the brethren ns in good
standing, there i, prospect that the whole concern
will b.. nuuaicd By the South, unless the test oi en
!cne.t ,i, spoken platform be applied to william
g. Co. We await further returns. The ia.e OF this
American party hinges upon this .%hadep phia Coun-
ell.
rphI,,dclnha Correspondence of tho New York Herald ]
PHILADELPHIA, June e, 1855.
;Hr Loaisiann Cath0iic Qrest'on-hr Interesting g
Frairrc-.iRnck apon Senator lpRsos-- III RcturMs
The Firr--Gcttin2 Very TFar:3 ans Erci.ac ~ The
(;raud TTrm0n-- Gccrfs i0w CnnWdrraby AicGG.
ISv telegraph | sdv;srd you of tho action Of the
Council. NJ sf it had transpircd, been made de-
cis~s icayIn, the admission Of Louisiana Catholics
s,iI under discussion. Ii ] am correctly advertised
in the matter, two Orders, clnn!ug the National
Council for their paternity, exist IN that Sntr-thc
one admitting American Catholics who allure the
concssiunGl-ulh ;hc other rcpuLiating all conmec-
ton with The devotccS of TINT religion. The first ia
the numerous body with Catholic for lis State
President, and ome Catholics in the list Of its
nai!onn delegates; the latter with none but Protest
ants in its membership and national delegations:
The settlement of this question, although attended
with some difficulties the Cincinnati, session having
recognized for the time bcn. na:J-t IL understood
the eligibility uf American catholics, BY perhaps si-
ply ;hcr adnissi"a VIII !eveniuaie III th" more cor
rect understanding. by the public at large, uf the
views aud opinions entertained by the Order. When
settled ~ il must be in day ar wn, i will he DISCO
vcrcI TINT the American warfare 4-s been Gsnlnst the
politics of that Church, rae- than lis religious dog
mas; nnd that .hV cunning cratincss of the priest
hooi rather loan the religious faith oi ;Iie member
ship nas erected the principal barrier TO q rsoogni-
ton of them as integral parts in this great American
movement AYE cannot serv" Cod and mainin"n
has been written: and the popular impression now is,
that allegiance 10 fur".sn pntcnhic who claims &c,
cuar ms well q. spiritual power. is utterly ncompnii-
blr i:!. lepnhcanlsi MS ianSht by ihe 'res CT '"'
and pracIicrd since these davs
SECOND DAY-AfrERNQ0N SESSION.
TIT RErwrES Col. B0iI!Y Of EIRGiSIA, ASD
SENATOR WILscs, or MAssAcErsETrs.
On the rs.sssembug Of The Grand Council,
Col, boiling of Va said in substance that he did
-,at wan, members TO play the hide aad seek game
any longer. lie waited okuaw where men stood
lie had in Virginia stood Ipnr the credit the North
ern members Of tbs American party, aud had said that
they would bo t:ue 10 tho Constitution; and then tile
lie Ind Lwn given ~ him aud his assertions by the
election Of Seward and then by the election of Henry
Wilson aud his subsequent conduct. The Col. wnnt-
OIL Sorth.rn men 10 fare the music aud j., South
rrn meu understand mrtters. Tho Col. said if the
North should follow tho leadership ofWilson, that tho
South would 20 in for separation. The Col. nadc
som. ypry Interesting statements 10 tho Council, 10
shaw ;Iint ;hp:u danger to the country from
n,rro.. or from slavery. He said that sevcutysigh
yrn-s apo there were three millions Of whites and two
millions of bucks. Where Ill the negroes be seven.
tyeiyht wears hence il the increase is III proportion
lie said that the strongest pro-s!avery man must be
satisfied that the negroes will be lost. There would
be none left. -
Henry Wilson. Of Mass. defined bis position. He
loved the whole human He belIerei, IN the
sight of id, tha; ggcrs und white people were on
,hc came Hat fuong, aud he wanted II 10 be 80 On
earth. lie had no wish 10 sholish slavery III IN t'c
States but ho WIS quite anxious 10 do II In Inc Dis
trict o: Columbia and 10 keep slavery out oi Nam
sas and all the Territories. Hu spoke or an hoar on
IN. Massachusetts anti-slavery PLATFORM ana youl re-
no-.r was unable 10 write cut his n"tcs 10 seho ny
bs mail but the issue is made, ana II mas 10 De He'
There is no shirking out while the SCUM Is repre-,
ssn,ed nv such men as Col. Boiling, oil Virginia, and
NJ W-h;re of Missouri Rdyner seems TO haze Lost
ca.,s with the Southern Delegates lhtV see that IN
hi, nm ,;c,y TO rnaks capital, with the forinrn hope
,but no will be tho candidate Of the Council Ar the