Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-03-02
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1855.

CORNING, MARCH
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ter, has been caused by the course Of lectures on poe
try delivered By Russell Lowell, before the Lowell
Institute.
Such rush has there been Ia them, that il has been
entirely impossible 10 accommodate. all who snugh.
admission: md Mr.. Lowell! ha. rrprnt.l them nticr-
torqunlly ythrnngc houses The cours" is upon
English poetry, and comprises history nf English
poetry and poets from thu earliest times.
1rt'N renians mark in what beautiful company
Southern Know Mornings would place them. Wilson
IL accredited chief Of the Secret Order and e- we
learn from citizen Of Massachusetts Wilson boast
cd that Wso woul bn beaten in virginia. for he had
received intelligence from the Know Nothing leaders
in Virginia. What Il dIagraceful spectacle is here
presented! Nirglnians holding intimate corrcspon-
dencc aud communication with an avowed abolition
ist, Kuow Nothing traitor!
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What sihe matcr with the Democratic party in the
Northern Statcsin the Northern Democratic Statcs;
in States where WhiS@cry has been almost unknown
These Democratic Stttcs ont icroding Abolition
Massachusetts u long way They are passing laws
the most insulting and oppressive to the ourll-laws
which, heretofore have found nn place upon the s!n-
tute book ut Federal Massachusetts. We referred II
dny" or Two aE" to some ugly facts establishing the
thorough Aboonism Of the Northern Democracy
We have now to record the passage Of bill by the
Senate nf Michigan-another out and ont Democratic
Statc-reuSinS the use of thr ies Of the State for
the detention of Fugitive sluves-tho vote being
nineteen 10 seven" Where the national Democracy
of Michigan Where are the "tGiih;ni ulies" when
such bills IRE passed = Richmoad Wig of ycs!cr-
dag
Our cghbor shall have Il satisfactory reply. The
"national Democracy" of the North have been
y...fllr h\- e a,j
Know Nothings, by whom were perperatrd the
outrngcs upon the Constitution, which our neigh
Dor rrcitcs with such admirable Indignation. The
spirit of the National Democracy of the North" was
displayed in the resolutions of the Connecticut
Democracy Il is n spirit OF fearless and uncom-
promising devotion to the CONSTITUTIONS and the
guarantees OF republican libcrty-a spirit without
tant of tm--serving limdty, or Of sectional innati-
cism-a spirit to be found nowhere in the North, but
in the bosom of the National Democracy"
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THE ORIGINAL OF FKNOW-NOTHINGISM.
At last the paternity oi Know-Noihingsm is sas
faciorly usccrtaincd In Bo.,as History of the Amc-
rican Revolution (vn nd p. 3O5j there is passage
which reveals the interesting, but by mean- sur
prisng fact ,ha, Know Nothingism lie the ndisputa.
bic production Of Benedict Ar&od
No man can rcadthe c.trHc: below, and be 10 longer
doubt na 10 the origin Of Know Nothingsm OBJ
serve with what cup hasis Arnold depreca'es The 0'-
ARE ,r,M Cafkoi,c F,dace. Behold his pious regard
for the interests of the Pr0trstam FdHh. See how
he longs to escape from the bondage Of torcgn ,afw-
snrr. Listen to his sweet aspirations for larger 10V.
And read too, the reply Of the patriots Of the Revo-
luton TO the manifesto Of the traitor, and gainsay il
YOU can, the illus'riou- paternity Of Know Nothing
i,nI After a the Hartford Cunyeutcnisl. were but
poor piagiarist-:
such wa. thr just hal m,ialIc.4oiy end ot youug
man deserving III so InRnr respects oi better Gea
tiny. 1t cast Il damp oi s6ducss over enemies d.
well a. friends. Arnold gnashrd with rage, il, how
ever that polluted soul was still capable Uf rcm0rFo
The English themselves eyed him with adherence.
both traitor, and original u the death the
hApess Andre. In policy, nevertheless, any inslru
mrnt being thought good, provided i, serves the end
proposed, Arnold was created brigadrrgencralilt the
British armies. Clinton hoped that tee ua3Gr I'D in
fuencc I'll this renegade void iudlte Z great mum
her Of the Americans 10 Join the royal Standard
Arnc!s. at least was well aware, that since he had
abandoned them, he could not show too much iervor
for the cause of England And such being tho ire
sisiblr Ascendant "i virtue, that even thc most ""
prHvcd forced Ia assume s acmnaitce' ne lhohgn
lii Ia publish uuu.oriai By which III hoped Ia max
of The troubles, H.. had taken nrllir because he De-
leved the rights Of his country were in!rnGcd that
he had given into the declaration "t independence, HI
though he had ,houghti lilmcd but then when Great
Britain like rocntiig and tender noiher'hHu Sifhi
rl her arm, Ia embrace, them, offering them the most
inst and the most honorable conditions, the TcilsI
nf the Insurgents aud especially their alliance with
France hnl entirely changed the nature III ~ ,Irur-
rel, and transformed "rous cnus" :..o criminal
revolt: hHt ever since that c,-h II" had been ,rsr
tn al - HllrGllnCc
wards Eng I'D. lie dcc!aned with violence against
the uaEr0ss he painted III hr most udIn- culUrs ~
tyranny aud avarlCc; hc rallied against the ul:"n with
France, affecting profound gric !!!.i the dearest
interests Of the country had th,gs been sacrificed Il"
nu arrogant inve,":sia Hnl rrrti,iious enemy. lie
represented tiNcc NJ too feeble 10 establish ndcpcn
,!nn,e \, TuE Bir rERE,T FnE OF THE PR"IrsrAHT
FAIrH, rs dccctiuy pretending 1eGl itI the libcr
~ Of the human race, "s,'lf she heh! her own ch4
rem in vassalaga and srryitutlc. Arnold finished
wIE serla::Ur ,Eat lie had long delayed the dis
closuc vi his sentiments: l.",u wsh, by some lm-
portant service Ia ioc the dcivcrunce of his conn
fry an ~ ic time To AVOID n much as nG.siDie
:, ciison of blood. lie addressed this memorial ("
his cuuntrynen III gcrrra!. y few dnys after, he
published another directed 10 the officers and SOL
diers O! the American army. lie cXIorted THEM To
come and place themselves under the baracrs cf the
king whcrc they wJnM Fmd promotion G'@ ':crc,I" Of
pdy He vaumtcd OF NrhnG 70 Iod act the si"wec
of the American na,o, tr peace, liberty and safety:
To nIs,uL rLk CoIArhY IRON inE HANDS OF
IRisCf and OF those who !iha brought II to the brnk
If pccditum. !s affirmed that America was become
nr.;. 10 avarcc, object ot scorn icr her enemies,
and oi pity for her friends that she had exchanged
her liberty for oppression. He represented ;Gc
citizens thrust into dungeons, de-i.."iod al their
property; the youth dra.,,G l" war, blood stream
ing in torrents. !Wblf he cxclaimrd,. 'ls America
nov hv, T. .n,i oi widows, orpinlir aud begsarS =
Ii England 10 cease her efforts Tor Her dt.yti-
auce low COULD sHE HOPE 10 ENJOY T;'E EAERoisE
or THAT RrI"IoS rnK which UEr iHthcr- once braved
ocean, climate and de.erio' Has S"T THE AFFECT
ASu rK0ilIuAif C0SGRESs BrES SEES OF LATE To
ArrFSn wAss and to participate in the ceremonies ol
all anti christian church, against the corruption "i
nv at the price nf their blood Th,ss DISSERTATIONS
81 u tr0it0r D,1,.i me r"rr fI"R &c "I'rc k'v
m,rc Ins0i.ni ANT rrag%:r,Is... Aill"rIra. ln"re-
over had writers Who stepped forward I" re-
fute thel. N Il style rs animated a. the REASONING
vns Triumphant They Observed among other
tbiun. that uyuc more ikdH frmO!d, subsequent
h, nc rrirri,on of Recommendation ruth EHg,1HJ. nat
Leru ihc drroed and ObS,qR'0"S :a+'I:r - f'"h'''
rDue more than hin. h.. a,.acd dAtRdHGcs "oom htr
ccrrrai> Ge: .,ettE that oh the first arrVai ni 'i''
lustcr Gerard at Philadelphia, he had pressed nm
To nhabit his housc that ne ""d tdr'Shr' ~ A' 1|N
thc ,uosi su,aptuous ban1uPS, the .oa $Tadd baHS'
s most gorgtou< gQiGs: that nc had been ne "PFr
fnticrfr Of .SR,.S iLGHc, tic most Scrrns 700! "
Ernccr in word, that nll occasions he Lad given
the French grounds to- believe that hty hnd nor :"
oU yhr Egitd St0;,s a 1a0rE SINCERE taHI man "'"-
srJf .Bui such it was said, rs tic ordinary c0H-
d.ct of hs ambitions: alternately cr'As'he ana SH-
,.rr;;0us ther are not ashamed 10 ax oter. with ihcr
own vices Thus Arnold found rotorted against NM
self those arguments from Which he had anticipated
the most success.
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LET THE SOUTH BEWARE
We publish below lsays the Raleigh St"ndard'
letter from New York, to WHICH we ask the thought-