The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-25
SPIRIT oFTHEP PRESS.

The BAis devotes leader to wha. 1t calls "The
Instinct Letter" of Mr.. Wise; says that letter has
rtied the Virginia democracy not little: the idea
that the man they now called upon TO vote for
as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Vir.
gina should have 10 1888 or at any other period In
his life, claimed "ai tie deceacy'-"aHtkt 1entilty
tor the Wing party, is rather more than they can
swallow. The Whig understands that some OF
those staunch, unswervng Democrats who claimed
to be both gentlemen" and 'patriots" at the time
Mr. Wise only knew Wings such, by bis instincts,
have 1t in serious co temptation to demand of the
Accomac orator personsl explanation when he
makes his appearance 10 harangue the voters OF
their section of the State They WILL IL continues
be satisfied with nothing short Of that, and have no
notion OF having such gross imputations upon their
character as gentlemen and AZ patriots smothered
over by nomination at the hands of spurious
| Democratic Convention. The Wing now begins
| to unders stand what was meant by certain intma-
tions thrown out at the StauDton Convention by
gentlemen Democrats, that they could not support
Mr. Wise, for that be had personally issulted every
old line member OF the Democratic party. 1t must
have been the Instinct Letter that was then
sticking in their The insult had been for
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the opportune action of the Staunton Convention
the occasion viii be afforded them settle their &C
count with Mr. Wise on the fourth Thursday of
next Nay, and they that they will not fail TO
| do 80 with compound interest included.
| The Enquirer quotes from the Peaug Post the
| following paragraph:
| "Goyernor Johnson it is said did not appoint
single Whis to the Directory Of the Farmers Bank
| this year nor last How eau the Democracy talk
| OF prescription. when native Virginans thus
| prescribed Tor opinions sake7'
In commenting upon this, ths Enquirer states
that the Post has recently been transformed from
neutral to Know Nothing payer. bat, ii says one
would naturally suppose from the above complaint
that out Of the abundance OF its generosity 1t had
undertaken to guard the interests OF the w g par
ty also. Upon this position the Enquirer argues at
considerable length believes the Post very unsafe
guide, very bsd adviser for Virginia Democrats;
| and further says that Know Nothing papers are
generally Whig at the core, aud the Know Nothing
organization is principally, mainly aud substantial
| ly Wing organic alton. When the Democrats of
| Virginia come, as eventually they must Continues
the writerl ito full understanding OF these mat
| ters, there none of them that will be seduced
from their ancient party allegiance and won over
to the interests OF mad faction that openly profess
es desire for the most fiery prescription ever
| witnessed in America" With regard to the case of
| the Farmers Bank, the Enquirer says that the
| Stockholders lately elected four Wings and one
Democrat as Directors for the ensuing year. More
over, the President-hinself Whig-in recon-
meuding to the Governor three persons for State
| Directors, suggests the names OF three Wigs
| This the Enquirer regards prescription and con.
! cludes ss follows
! And what was a Democratic Governor to do? Must
| he, too, turn his bach upon tie Democracy Was he
bound to follow the suggestions of the President
| der those cumulative evidences OF hostty to De-
| mocracy? Under the circumstances was he under
the slightest obligation to regard fayoraby the sux
| gestlon IN whole or III pati! Every Democrat in
the State Will answer, no. And every Democrat in
| the State will be rejoced to learn that Governor
| johnson had the frmness to put his foot On this
Wholesale prescription of Democrats, and to 70 one
| by placing thres in the directory of that Bank. If
is be prescription, the Post and its Whig friends
| and allies may make the most OF it.
| The Psnny Post finds that it's threat to publish
the names has been taken more seriously than it
intended, and says:
We nevermeant to do it in earnest; but we thought
it would be well to hint that p oscrpton was
two-edged sword and apt to cut both ways
Some OF the persons who had stopped, understood
what we were at; but others thought in dead
earnest. They need have no apprehe nsions. We
are net going to do it,
The Post has another editorial upon the message
of the Governor of Pennsylvania and the resolu-
tions of the Ohio Democracy; and publishes that
portion of the message pertaining to the subject of
slavery in juxtaposition 'with the resolutions Of
the vaunted Ohio Democracy, the simon pure De-
| mocracy, styled by their Southern confreres the
Natural Allies' of slavery" The Post expresses
the opinion that the attempt to establish the aboli
tionism of the Know Nothing party will prove
Herculean task; thinks it Gov. Pollock is deuounc-
ed the Ohio Democracy ought also to be denounced
and says that the efforts of the Enquirer and the
Petersburg Democrat to tasten abolition affiliations
upon the Know Nothings will prove about as profit
table as that most frutess OF all undertaking.
singing psalms to dead horse
A fire broke out Friday night in M. McCarthy's
dive ling and grocery, on the corner OF Price
and O'bren streets Savannah. which, together with
several 9th wooden tenements in the vicinity was
soon reduced to the ground. Mr. MCCARTHY estsme-
mates bis total loss OF goods furniture &c, at $1,000
The buildings, which were owned by Thomas Henry
and insured, were worth from $500 to $1,000.
NARROW EscAPE.-On Friday morning, as a
sleigh filled with passengers, was crossing the RI
yer at Albany, IN. Y.o the ice gave way, the pas.
sengers Ieaped out and escaped, but the horses
were both drowned.
DEATHs OF ARTIsTs.-ltaly has lost two of It's
most dstinguishe artists-the historical painter,
Michael Ridolf, of Lucca, and the director of the
ducal mandatory of mosaics at Florence, Carlo
Sieies.
The amount of lumber received at Chicago du-
ring the year 1854 was 239 600 900 fee an increase
of near 81, ,000000 over the previous year In Al
bany the receipts were 81 100000; decrease of
81 600 900 feet.
Paul Julien the celebrated yionist, gave mus
cal entertainment at NibIos, N. Y, saloon on So
turday evening, for the benefit OF the poor, to an
audience numbering from 200 to 800.
There is gentleman living in New Haven, aged
Al years. who is the youngest member of family
of ten children all of whom are living. Theoldest
is &C years old and their united ages amount TO $50
years. -s-sre
Fund, now making up 10 England, has offered TO
take charge of and educate an orphan boy, from
to 10 years of age until fourteen.
Spontini's celebrated opera, LA Vestale" has
been produced at New Orleans with great success
by the French company We believe It has never
before been played in this country. g.s.
nHloa d,,rin the end