Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-12-18
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
MORE TROUBLE IN THE CAMr-ANOTHER

TtrESDAY MORNING., DEeEN hEh :
MORE TROUBLE IN THE CAMP-ASOTllEi
BOMBSHELL FROM JOHN MlNORBOffS.
We have already c;lronicled the fierce BATH
varsd batyeen the central American Organ at Wash
ington on the one side aud several OF the Virgins
Know Nothing champions such rs the kIehmon'
Wing, the Petersburg Intelligencer and the Lyme"
burg Virginian on the othersde. The cause Oh '!''
rel was as to making test OF the 18th article Vi '"'
Philadelphia Platform. The Organ Warmly P'o'''"
agast the introduction of such test ana
the following language:
IF persisted in by our Southern lreIus u. ~,
eress it will inevitably divide the Aneio a ~.
Geographical lines, throw the orSah.a'u u ."e
IIonse into the hands of the administration anu eon
t;nma tbe nresent dynasty in power for at least all
~ hsieve that oil the Councils in the Northern
and North Western States have rcpua'a'eu 'ue l ~
lodeInbia platform, aud we suppose !ha inc amer',
nm nembers of Congress from those STATES "'"'"
,,teraiYv ug3a their 6nrH State platforms. n,
CIV sec therefore, no other probable results llHe'
" to flow from the adoption OF TINS Pa" tnah MS
,bat ,h. Democratic party will control the House o.
Representatives and the Amrrtcaa party Re most J'
fetiiaiiy destroyed.
n, ~. other hand, the Richmond Wing thus pitch
ed into the Organ
.It;s useless 10 talk about the alarming influx OF
Foreigners and the necessity OF combining The res OF
government to the hands OF aat'reS, unless The natives
10 whose hands you would conhde them are "i TUE
rjpLt Stripe We c0un name any number Of j0rt'SN'
horn citizens ,rh0m and tie ~h0ic S0ah T0"id r"@'
ers0 ran tie p0rer ani patronage q tie ffeM"'ncy
IN prcjsrfnce 10 kwmdrcd> ot m"tce dq"" 1mer""nS.
Ill. however, it is true as the orSan S se W ,,,,
States have repudisted the Philadelphia platform
then the South should repudiate them, and all who
sustain lhem-even though i'll so doing the Organ
souli fail TO realize It's hopes IN the way oi the Pnoc
printing. We trust that the Southern members OF the
American party will indignantly refuse to cast their
votes for the propretors Of the 'O:San' or anybody
else who does not stand boldly, fairly aud squarely
upon the Philadelphia platform. Vote t0r any So"ni
DrmJcrat ON the top Of the groundE III preference IL
ANY Wing or American who Is Il TRIMMER ami meaiy
muutlcd the sutjec OF slavery and Southern
rights
The battle continued to rage with undated fierce
ness and by way OF giving quasi Southern endorse
ment to lis position, the Organ declared that It had
letters from leading Southern Know. Nothlngs' ap
proving Of lis position repudiatng the Philadelphia
platform. In our own mind we conceived that the
Organ must refer to MIR. Bolts and 10 Mr.. Rayner o
North Carolina. How far We were right rs to the
former the startling developments below will demon
sirate.
However the facts may be-wheler or not it was
n,nt OF Southern Know. Nothinss in behalf Of the
Orsan-it certain that the Know Tor some
Of ,hem in the Virginia Legislature determined ia
come to the aid of their Virginia Press in the struggle
with the Organ. From yesterdays Wing we repub
fish the nll proceedings Of the Know Nothing caucus
OF Saturday night which have, with hot hustle, been
cent forth into the world:
AT a meeting of the members Of the Virginia Lee
l. - 4
Uurtv held in Richmond, December lJth, lSJj, ~
consider the continued Reorganization OF the House
OF Representatives Col. Thomas NJ Bondurant OF
Buck nglam, in the Chair, b. Christian OF Augusta
Secretary the following resolutions were unanimous
Iy sdop ted, having been reported by special com
Initt-e, consisting of Messrs. Burwell OF Bedford
Early OF Albemarle, Imboden OF Augusta, Tazcwell
OF Meckenburg, Dickinson Of Richmohd Flood OF
Apponlsttox, and Spady Of Neutrality-suspicious.:
The American members of the Virginia Legislature
regard with deep the prolonged refusal OF the
members Of the House of Representatives 10 organ
iae that body and proceed to the performance OF the
important duties which dcvolre upon them.
They regret to know that this Legislative anarchy
has arisen upon issue in which the rights OF the
people Of Virginia i'll common with the people "i The
South, are involved and they deem II duty ON De,
half uf their constituents well rs OF the National
American party, protest against being held respon.
sbe Tor the Of any who may bear the same par
" uaine with themselves, to sustain and encourage
those truly national men who abide 10y aud malntail
1ona American party, and to declare that they will
consent to no abandonment or compromise oi the
principles involved in that section, under any pre-
tence whatsoever. Therefore:
Resolved, That we cordially endorse the position
of the National American members elect OF the House
Of Representatives, consistent with the National
platform and in accordance with the sentiments OF
ali conservative men throughout the Union.
Received, That we tender our sincere approval 10
those members from the Northern States who stand
faithfully by the guarantees Of the National Platform
and peril their popularity to preserve the peace Of
the Union.
suppression of the 18th section OF the National Plat
form Implied by the election Of any officer OF un-
sound or doubtful opinions, would be violation OF
party faith, and gross fraud upon those Southern
inen who have united with the American party upon
the guarantees embodied in the section referred to"
Resolved, That the arrogant declaration by eau
Gus of the Democratic members elect oil the House o
Representatives that they would consent 20 no UNION
with the American party, even in the formal anu Tenn
purary cooperation necessary to organize the House
subjects that To the Just iHputation that Tor
sake of party advantage, it would rather prolon@
the agitation OF the slavery Question, and throw the
patronage of the house into the hands OF the Black
Republicans, than associate i'll defence OF common
rights and interests, with National Americans, whose
fidelity to the South, aud to tho Union cannot and
shall not be questioned.
Resolved, That having implicit confidence in The
integrity and patriotism OF the National American
members of Congress- we cordially commit our honn
and interests Ia their hands, confident hnt they vii
sanction no act inconsistent with the obligations Q
the 18th section of the national PLATFORM the rights
the South, or the honorable preservation Of the
Union.
Resolved That we regard with Indignation the at
tempt at the hands Of powerful party at The North
Eeduce Southern men from their sectional hde'lty oS
the bribery of official hoEurs, and that hose Souterl
lien who in the present crisis discourage the union
the South upon the bRsis Of adjustment laid down II
the 18th section of the National Platform, or who
shall accept office at the hands OF our sectional enc
mics, shall be visited with our unqualified detestaoIi
and can no longer be regarded as National Americans
or as worthy the social or political confidence o
Southern men.
Resolved That copies of these resolutions be com
uncated to the American press OF tins city ana ior
warded 10 such of our State delegation in Congress
as belong to sympathise with the American party
aud shall be communicated through them to th"s
members OF the National American party to WHOM
they refer.
The above resolutions will speak for thelnselve
and require but little comment. We have alread
exposed the groundlessness OF the impntaton on tn
motives Of the gallant National Democratic mem
bcrs Of the House. They have boldly adopte
platform and have steadfasy adhered to cand
date who is perfectly acceptable I, patriots. Mort
aud South. They form large aud compact body
and will continue to stand up for the right and to re
sist the dsorgauizerS aud fanatics. Why shout
they break up and 90 over to the support OF hanl
iu OF mis-callei National Americans whose course
aud whose votes, have not shown thom to be 80 Yer
conservative and soundi While assailing the Demo
Gratis i'll Congress- who s,aud OH national platform
and who voieio candidate
do not these American" members OF the Legislator
run some risk in committing their "honor ana int.
rests" to men whonot only have avowed no platform d
Washington lso far rs We have seen,) but who iliv
been voting for Fallcr, right hand man Of the fire
Soil Ex-Governor Johnston of Pennsylvania, an,