Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-02
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PROGRESS OF THE QUARREL.

II "" chers'Aea any ""aH,iabe recollection Of the
cruel pleasure which the Hh.g .-hilted soma ,;me
since in contemplating the dssensisns tbs Dsmo-
cratic party, We might crafty our resent', nj hv
knocking and ieerng our nog ghborn present dstre
But no such uncharitabe feeling rankes in our bo-
som, and we develop the progress of the quarrel in
which our neightor is involved, simply to illustrate
the breach between the Wings and the know-No-
things.
We have seen with what sullcu resentment the
tyhie rehuked the interference OF the American Or
can" in the politics OF Virginia. But this champion
If the Know -Sothngs s full of pluck and spirit and
stands w manfully for the rights of s party tire
tor,s upon the IIhig with singing severity and
cornfully repels its attomp to subject the hnowN"'
things 10 Wing influence and dictation. hnow'Ho-
thngism ia n powor OF itself, says the O"g""' anu
will not consent tu play second fiddle TO any party
II will contract no alliance with the Whigs, and Will
have nothing 10 dowith their spawned politicians
1t has Independent organization, pursues ta own
objects. and will stand or fall by its own candidates.
Thus the matter stands. Who will surrender! VIII
the organ take back ts brave words and consent NJ
last to play the meuial to the Wing partyl Or, will
onr neighbor of the Wig accept the candidates OF
the Know Nothings, and be tho submissive nstru-
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This il the n3epcndent and indignant language OF
| the Orgnn:
THE RICHMOND WIG IA. THE AMERICAN
| ORGAN.
Tho Richmond Whi9 OF the 18th instant, copies our
recent brief editorial under the head OF "Ou, Partv
=, Ii,cia;.." /" and comments thereon in n .pirt md
in ,ongnage unworthy Of its character
Our editorial referred to- simply announced that
we had received the glad tidiugs from all our nume.
rous correspondence in Virginia that our party in.
| tended to nominate and support q ticket composed
soev of members of our order and that we concurr.
J in the propretv OF this course Our editorial no
tc. of tL, PURPOSES Of our party contained not one
word or opinion which can De inry construed 10 dis.
paragc either the Whig party the Democratic pnr
tv nor one word or sentiment which, on careful re-
view, we would suppress.
| We announced n tac:, and gave our opinion thero-
| on. and our judgment now rntities that opinion.
| The Ricfmond Whig, attcr copying our article,
saws we are sorry that paper (thc Orcan) thus
bantering tho Whis party OF Virginia.
We should be equally sorry II we had used any
! language which warranted such construction. We
ure at a loss to conceive how the Whig could draw
such conclusion from our remarks. We deny the
accusation. We have not ut any time IN our columns,
9bantered the Wings OF Virginia or thc Democrat
ic party OF that State. we oonFr no Pohtic"l parties
worthy of respect
II we occasionally cassigate tho Sewnrl and Gree
ley faction. or the Pierce and rorney iar3. we de-
ny thnt i'll so doing we banter eher inc my or tte
Democratic party proper.
We purposely abstain from any assaults upon W his
measures and upon Democratic measures. We "itnGk
toregM.sm ana d'magcS, ,u a,s "",s ,e '' m,' y,