Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-27

iaiihucisui' IL 10 to determine whether Union
shall be preserved upon the basis of equality 10 nl
sections. or whether the South il TO he mere amen
dage OF the North AMI do her bidding and be denan
dent upon her for S rights in the public domain, md
even for Southern property.
Inc mex; canvass must decide whether the people
OF the Shnlh are entitled to be held as ,uuas 10 those
of IN" North in the conf:leracy The. most casual
observer OF political possibilities must conclude that
tho tn results must be between tho ,,ui;.,
"i the Democratic party and the Blnck Republican
can"ldafe. "hh'cVer may he our admraou for Mr..
Filmnres course rs President however much he
may command our admiration and regard vet il mast
be conceded thai Tho very gu ties which have won
upon u, render il impossible that n. cnu receive.
support al tho Nor'h from those alone 10 whom he
would Look The party there which voted fnr Clav
and Taylor and Fillmore i. no l,urer a Whi,, uur,y
10 longer national 1t is Abolition and scarce nuy
thing else. In the South Mr.. Fillmore NAV carry
three States Ought II parry looking to the good ui
,ne'r country 10 whs'e thelr votes compliments IL
MT FiI!in"rr' Is 1t not the duty of all patriots tO
cate IL e ISSUE and the issue between D.moc.
racy and Black Repubcanisml Is it not in fact Civ.
lng vote t" Black Republicanism to throw away
votes oil Mr.. Fillmore aud thus aid in giving Abol.
tIonism puraliiies!
We have thought earnestly, and ms a Whiy upon
TINS grave question We have not treated of Mr.. Fill
more peculiar party views, because unnecessary for
our present purpuse but from the past character of
inc wing party, actuated it is by the high mnves
already indicated, teltered and trarnmec by no mis-
| u.
looking, a~ III It's days Of pamy prosperity To the
country ard the whole country, the Constitution and
the whole Constitution, 10 the rights of all and the
prosperity OF ALL We hesitate not to declare upu
I"n, that 1t the approaching Cincinnati Convention
proves true 10 the country-if present as its canI
date man above the range O mere party bersts who
eau expand his vision to comprehend tn. limits Of the
umlon-who will be President OF the Union and not
ot Il iacilon or secOn-who will stand midway be.
tween extremes, and by his chala and position
make still the troubled waves OF our political ocean
that tor such Il man the Wings of the South can voru
Let us see the action of that Conventini nlr! then
The wings will prove worthy of their former clarac.
ter and former leaders.
y HEAVY BLOW ON KNOW -NOTHINGISM.
The elections that have taken place recently,
hibi. in the cearest manner the downward tendency
OF Know Noihinsism, and predict, beyond contn.
gency, the complete prosIraton Of Sam in Nuvem
ber next. Last Thursdays elections in Virginia
speak IN eloquent lesson on this subject The strong
holds OF Acknowledgment have given way, under
the double pressure of Democratic harmony and
proud consciousness Of principle and right the
side, and of popular disgust with Know Nothing
trickery, and utter dsorsauzaon CT tho other side
\ remarkable instance mag be Sound in the election
Of COmmonwealth's Attorney in the county of Au-
gus,G which gave Flournoy majority Of eleven
hundred for Governor. The issue there clearly
! made By the Know. Nothiugs themselves. Col. w
H. liarman, a thorourh.gong Democrat and man
Of fine talents, was a candidate for reelection. His
opponent WIS Mr.. X. p. Kinney, The regularly nomi-
Ini.d candidate of u Know Nothing Convention, and
4 gentleman Of great worth. Jus; before the cleo
ton, most zoalous appeals were made by the two
Know Nothing organs of Staunton tC tho "Amcri-
cans to rally upon he non nee, and deieut Col II ar
man. The Spectator addresses a few fina! words 70
the american party" adding that "as payfy mr." We
are Interested in the selection cs Commonwealth :
Attorney only" II sounds the party drum in the
following vigorous style
Let every American voter ingLi.e then whether ne
is willing 20 see he Ia:e.,cau banner Faiitng an tie
dHSi ~ ihs %G.u'y, whose proud position Oh" yrHr
a.c 1a the applause of the whole STATE. l. lhrr..
American voter in the county who intends 70 cast
his vote for Coll Harnan! II So, let ha pause mud
reflect upom the consequences which his vote MAJ
entail upon the party, whose principles lie processes
10 advocate, Cmd whose success he ought Ia have AT
heart. How will lv feel when he hears the thuns
and ieers of the successful Democracy over hia own
defeated party, and rccoll-ots tnt by his da:cci"
the result was accomplished Let him ren:nbrr tn
>nch dr;cc,, G0uM DC tie dradicst bjo~ khat ryad
Js>>iiy D. ,nGc'rd "p,H tie party 10 rhicL he Is n
tqcA.d amt &M tell aoA d'sqs,ro"s'y Hon hee!sci:o@
ia .NOrr mktT.
The Stanton True American says
The defeat of the American candidate in this elec.
ton would be bOr, tr0m ike effects If r+iCa Ire
plrty HCr,r c0HIA rccor:r. We ak tie Americans,
then, 10 90 to the psiis, EAE.v, ard cast their sGt-
fraScs for Mr. Kinney aud en,.-avur not only 10 se-
cure his triumphant ec. Jon, but 10 roll up nIailTiiY
in is iaYcT urprct ede.ed III the history IL the cDun'
iy ad such as will strike terror 10 the hearts OF their
UppOYeutS
With all .he.o terrible invocaons to the fight. the
Gio0I!un took place and Know No.hinsisn was foor-
Ell i'll Augusta. The two precincts at Staunton gave
Col. llarman majority OF 2Jl. In other rrecicc!s,
he either largely reduced the crrcilcn majority or
carried them over ..e ,cS.CS OF opponents. The re-
sui il. Ia. iu d county which gave to Fiournoy the
.irniese majority Of ilU0, and with the party lash
vigorously appliedby III" KnowNothins leaders, the
gallant uarmuu carried the county by handsome
majority, and is re elected 10 post which he has
well graced.
Tic iaosCueh "aeleat' OF Know Nu.hingism in its
stronghold, Augusta, concusvely indicates its rapid
decline everywhere. Il was in S;nunton that the
great Know Nothing State Convention was led it
is there that resides a. II. IL. Strsy se great high
priest of the party rnG It's 'Madson" oracle. The
result 2hCsis utter disgust Of the people with the
''.umIuolery" and iniqutes of Sam" We hear TINT
on the morning of the election, the iron machinery n:
the party was brought to bear uncn ::S L.er.bers
that the penalty OF perjury Was threatened against
any me.nleTs xho shoGld dare to vote for Col. Her-
r,a5 and carry out their free will in defiance of the
order OF the council of consprators, without haviaS
first received dispensaton, which cc-d !.os then be
DONE in the absence o. tic President Mr.. Stuart,
who wer: to Kew York before the election Bat all
the appliances of party were unayauS. Many mem.
bers of the order tired of the heavy yoke, ar, ds-
yusted "a we'll with the workings 6 Gor CT machinery
as with the lni.che1Cus public action Of their party,
snepnsd the bonds in twain, and like freemen came
boldly to the polls and registered their for the
man of their choice The old liue Wings, too, rang.
ed themselves on the sane side and by this means q
faithful officer was reelected to the qualification Of
tho whole community. Are w5 not justified, then, in
referring to the election in Augusta as proof concu-
sive that Know. NOthingsm is its Inst legs in Nr-
pinia, and that the party is disorganized and dis
persed never to be rallied again We have The. ID
mission of the Stuurtou organs that taey have re-
ceiycd "a blow Groa the effects Of which the party
never onr recover" II This be the case in their
stronghold, Augusta, will not their rout in November
be crushing throughout Virginia.
MIR. FILLMURES POSITION.
The New York Express is one Of .Es .ao,t Jealous
and reliable champions os Mr. FiIlnores election,
and is doubtless fully authorized to define its favor
ties ceEtimens on the vital question Of the day. in
the course of long article defending its course.
the Express says:
"The old Wing party O; shs North, 10 q man, was
oppused to the reresi OF the Missouri compact Every
Wing Northern Senator, aud member OF the House,
voted against the repeal. Every Wing press III the
North resstedit it. Every Fillmore man in the North,
and every Fillmore press, stood upon the EmnIHg Of
the great settlement in 1850. and Justify resisted its
being broken up.