The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-13
sPIRIT OF THEpREss.

The Penny Pest alludes to the recent letter from
Geo. B. Loring, In the Enquirer, and says, that h.
a. Wise has attempted to put "an abolition scoun-.
drel on the people Of Virginia for distinguished
constitutional Judge, and has gone to Massachu
sets, for red mouthed Garrisonian abolitonist 10
teach the people of Virginia how they shall vote.
1t says that 1t has yet to hear of an aboionst who
70 opposed to the electien of n. A Wise, and If
the vote was taken among them, he would be unani
moas'y elected Governor Of Virginia. 1t then
quotes an article from the Concord IN. H Re-
porter, showing that the Geo. B. Lorine, who
wrote the letter an aboliionist up to the time
that he received appointment from the Pierce nd.
ministration. 5.
In another article It states the fact on the author
ity OF the Norfolk Beacon, that minions of the ad
ministration stood by the polla In Portsmouth to
ma what employees at the Navy Yard voted the
American ticket, and have them discharged. In
consequence, many of the employees were kept
from voting at oil, for fear OF being reported A.
Wsshignton !
The Enquirer continues lite comments upon
Lazuriaga's avowal at Madrid, that the Spanish
Government intended to abolish slavery in cpba
"nich' IL contends Is the effect of Know Nothing
~ ,m in tns country, acting through the British
oaune'' Inc inteAigencer, at Washington, has
puonsneo translation OF the Span sh Minister'S
oH,arAs' In which that avowal is corrected, and
maue 70 assert the intention of Spain to continue
slavery In CUBA. Northern abolitionsts may have
spies at Madrid. who reported there the tact that
an election was about coming of in Virginia
which, should the avowal oi Lazurisga be cir.
culated there, would end In the overwhelming
defeat OF the Know Nothing party. This caused the
change OF the avowal as published In the National
lntelligencer, which 10 being circulated In Virginia
for effect.
In another article, the Enquirer warns the polii.
cal public against Philip s. White, the temperance
lecturer who, 1t says, Is a wolf in sheeps clothina
and an agent and abettor of Knew nottingham In
one OF his recent addresses to the people of Men,
pills. he gave it distinctly to be understood that hs
ission, In his present ninistrations was not con.
fined to Its ostensible object, but coupled with the
great end of promoting temperance, was secret
purpose, and, by remote illusions to the evils OF
foreign immigration and Catholicism, left it to be
Inferred that he was an einmissary of Know No.
thingism.
The wig has an editorial on the personal abuse
iavished by MIR. Wise, in this campaign, on the
Know Nothings, which it regards as an ipfaIlbIe
sign OF his anticipation of defeat. 1t has been
made boast by Mr.. WIS friends that he was the
Impersonation of Virginia honor and chivalry, and
the people have believed 1t but can they still be-
lieve 1t, when such offensive and insulting epithets
are continually sounded in their earsa
In an article on the Portsmouth election, 1t says
that it was given out In various quarters before the
election, that there had been perfect stampede
among the Know Nothings, and refers to the result
to show the little reliance to be placed in sDcb
statements.