Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-04-29

I Mr.. LETcHER. 1mean the correspondence be,x.s, =.
ELL, aud Mr.. Wilson. the Senator from Masachuse;t.
MI. GTDDISGS. i endorse that part Of /. written bv v.
wllson. fully I do no, know much abou; ,ha, o. Mr. 81 ~
Mr.. LETCHER. Do you endorse all the sent.rer.,"
pressed by Mr.. Wilson?
Mr.. GIDDINGs. | do endorse all the sentiment. 80
pressed ia that correspondence, 20 far az 70 ,ay. ma. :,
Federal Government has no power o. interference u!.b -.
existence Of slavery In the states. Ny friend nus, L.
tina: ] have laid down that doctrine in express terms. Ig,'
Ii;tl. more in detail than Il. IS contained In tha; letter
Mr.. LETCIIER. Well. let ne ,ryfh- gentleman on
cher point u little more explicitly.
Mr.. GIDDiNGs. 4 moment. II you Please. Wiz.
intend 10 do Is 10 purify this Goyernmen, from the H..
ton Of slavery. and leave thu; institution entirely Sth -.
States.
We in.er!, IL from The North, their children lee. ,h- -,
OF 4, and wan, to relieve their ancestor. 'front.'.
Mr.. GIDpINGS. Well, l can s. into that qIc,;..G r IL.
gentleman wisl--l-
MIR LrTCIIEI. stop a moment. There !. another os.,
ton which wish 80 put to tie gentleman. Suppose L-A
been int.rrogat.i 81 the question Of slavery. and y, -.
or Of the Government over slavery, what woGli have i.,r
Mr.. GIpplNGS. do no, believe ! shou!i have I5..
Mr. LErCHEE. Would you no; have gone a l;,!. q
.hrr than he tot.s
im, !. had undertaken In DO IL in a brief and compel
live manner. | should probably have done Il in n.sr!y ~.
same terms u. he la, done. His letter contain. eyery,hl--
;ha; have >rii tonight, only ! have risbosl',! ant IN.
more into detail.
rl-man from Ohio and Mr. Wilson both belong 20 the
o-:ani,siiou-;h- knov-Soihing-s
Mr. %GlppISGS. y, man will impu,e tia. 20
know -~"iI,t!hnc. Laughter have known egos.t
all rvrui-. 10 Keep ne her. for twenty y-ar,. REM.
laughter
Mr. LErcIEg. Iknos til" gentleman /. ~; pra,.e.
IL a Know. NOTHING. know that very we'll Ru, 1t....-
h. j., theoretically = know-N";hlne. aGd practically ~
the same platform With Mr. Wilson with rryarl To the :,
y,ry question, |, vhat | wan: 20 hUoS.
Nj GIpplNGS. My friend. !suir pose. 49,, nv H.
lon. 20 that political or moral organiS .'i'n sailed Kads
Nothing In Ia. common language 81 the day. lral ~.
nay friend. that. individually. l know nothing" abo.. =,
. r.aniyl,i,n ahlisyrr. either bN prFs.I'. rN4mrl, ,r 80
;hius rl-r. rNcrpiiu-. Il coGr-e. What ! haze .rcn 10 g..
pubic press. Laughter
Nr l.FrCIIk. tuI ,hs, aoDndy has any -,.,-
inoslrl-" abou: tina; organization. They all "SH'~ rss
ia.' about &. tEenewe. laughter And haN- y' 9.
-, he ir.i man upon this H0pr-llthou. h 4; hrheoa b..
claimed that a number Of seat. In thi. Hall are g~tcgii..r,
kr.g No,h.nr.-whn will acknowledge that be i. or. T.
gentleman from M..saehn>"i', VIZ Iiank-l cog!! E'I-
screwed up To IL ;hc other day. although every nan in g..
House would swear that III" gentleman i a menb'' e.
Order. i,Iga;"r
Mr.. BANKS. No one a.seI M the question.
Mr.. LETClIER. We'll, 'hcu. Az It Now. VII ~ -.
t.rntr answer me-
Mr. BANKS What
VI. LfrCn.E Do YOU Lron. to the order Of Ne.
Mr., Clippings. On. morrent. Il you please. NAT: &c
answer the gentleman from Virginia.
Mr.. LErCllEE. Oh. | cannot get anything GU; o! ~
Wr- GIpplyG>. .Ionly want; to say that Do no; h'!or.
TO sny organization q; iha; Kind. whaisorv-r.
Mr.. l.rrCHEl.. Very well. Tha; i, frans.
Mr. GIDpINGS. / have 10 knowledge .! any sa't ID;
ranirition.
VII. . NNN. w. '' - f' ''''"'' QUA.
Massachusetts. Do,. he b-lonc TO the organisation GALE
Know. Nothing. ;ha, has been the .rhye.; OF. ""@mfa.
hv The gentleman f-om North Carolina MI Et'tN! 90
NJ. BANKS. Ibeions to an orsanixation-ne tia;
know 'ha, Il i ctlirL hy the name q hh"" N'iMns-b-.
that an-w"r- th" description ihai j renet'NS aH1'''
hy that name Ia ms ovn town. Nobody has a,k"t ft 'h'
question before. I have never declined TO answer - AHi
nobody la ">rrcHrL the ~ 20 IL
NJ. LrrcHrI. Th,r hay~ gotten on" an;i-i.v',,
gentleman h.r~ 80 acknowledge III" com. Great l'nra
Ter n, /, the Gr,. Nov, many others are said ioi:
-. .ng I .l.pIH III. "a .fuU Of the Gentleman from Wa.
-,chu.r;,-, since b" acknowledge himself to be a l,a
pri~, IN the organization, ho" nsany 81 h' follower "e
members of this House
Mr.. BANKS. | DO not know oL".
Mr. IETCIIER. Il {. very remarkable that the gea,,
man ,h"ulI be- the head Of 4 family. an! know none Of 90
rhildren-is il not: I~Iauchter take II that the crn''
man + ahou, A., nearly . practical knoS.N"'h'nc ay'-
could wei. :r;. lGcn"wrd laughter ! haN" heard It 'aii;aa'
II {. on. o.. tie rules Of ,,i- o-.anlla,ion to know uoih!ag,
10 know nobody. to cay nothing. 20 heaF all they can. io''
tail all they hear. and To- make the best n'ro OF All they hr"T
and | think. after the Las; answer "i ne crhtlriNah 10"
Nlssarhu.c;,>. the House will have no diiicuVS IN af'1'ns
n ,l- conclusion that the party has been pretty accurately
described.
Nnw. IL, me call attention 20 another fact In contraction
with hi. matter. Here j. Senator wilson. who Is ,a'd'eb BE-
a Know Nothing. That i. = conceded Fact, \, ! under,iant.
l take It The gentleman from Massachusetts Know '"' '"'''
Mr.. BANKS | do not.
VI LETCTFE. Does the gentleman mean 70 deny ~.
he and Mr. wilson are brethren in the same orca,iiai'o"
.,iIine under the sane cclorS, and struggling 'or fhe sam
Mr HANKS VI. wilson ami myself have long been
struggling 'or a change in the politics 81 Ma.sa'hG','t'
" N''NfT Ne - - H'IHf'A ~ 80
gentleman nllulr>. | never knew. and have no know'"der
any m-rr than rom wha' the gentleman says thr genoa.
report.
Mr. LrrCIIER. Then there Is a general report % Ma
, i'.r,. and il j. most remarkable that gentlemen A'ttgr No
the IAN. STATE. one the leader Of The know'So'hinS' no"
h> state IN this House. ami the o:her occupying NE 81"
position in the Senate. ami thai each should n0t sno" VII
her the other belongs TO the Organization .Laushi.'
4. doe, ,,rik- M "a, mos, extraordinary thar there shoGt
country. from North ro South. and from Fast 20 "e'', ohIi,'
rating all old party rnr.. breaking ny all od party ors,'
-. ado. al ..fl Fu,yF tAulfirian and Lefuag0..s,
and building NJ all things anew. aud which " 10 g'"l'
4 sort Of political millennium. AMI yet Of these two men o.:
political prominence residing Ia ,hs same state. having TIE
same political objects 10 view, and STRUGGLING ior TIE ,A'-,
political enL,-,he relief ot their State from the power O..
The party that ha, hitherto controlled it. under N" had G;
" -b,t.r and Everett and Vel neither knows whether M
other triurg- in the or.aIiII'."n'
NJ. GlDDINo>. Lr, me put one in'crrosa'oTy 'on'
gentleman.
Mir GIDplNGS. on- short question only.
Mr.. LErCHrR. ! have no doubt the gentleman i,o'o
Ohio feels sympathy for NJ. brother Aboli;ioni-, from Ma
.arhu,-;,>. and soulI Ike 10 get him out Of this 'erar".
MIR GinnING> answered your question.
Mr.. LETCliEE. i-s; the gentleman answered rae irahA
Mr.. GIpDINGS. Then lie, ME ak II you are a Know No
Sir. LETCUrR 40. .r: neither practically. Theoretical
is, morally. socially. or in any way.
Mr.. GIbDING>. That i, III. usual answer. Roar o.
Laughter
Mr. LETCIIrR I.t me -,y 10 the gentleman more thar
thar that whenever ! shall join a society. whenever ! 'hsl
get my own cnn,eu, 20 Join a political organization ,ha'i
shall no, havr the maniu--s 20 say am a member o. /
,ru,, shall not he here. nor In any other position sher"
,onndenr. Shall 10 rrposr,l in nc by a ju.. and crn,rou,
constituency. suci, a, ! represent here. Cries 81 Good
But L., me get back To the point wa. discussing. Here.
then. l. Mr. Wilson. admittedly elected TO the S",A'e Of tie
United States by a Know. Nothing Lss,atur.-oDr alno.i
unanimously - There VA, ore lonely Democrat there
hellrvc-,hr only poor -oul who could muster vot"- enouei
30 gee; into the body. ,laTgii"r,-and there were some iog'
or FIVE Wings. hu, ;h" remaining four or five hundred Az
belonged 10 ,hi. organization. l. it not 10: | pause fOf ,
reply. Now. have heard that none Of 'hos" men arch"
gu. Know. Noilinss, in ihr popular acceria,ion OF n. tern,
but that thew are all of the real genuine stripe. taht
gentleman from Ma.,aehi,.;,. tell me- how thati.?
Mr. BANKS. cannot AZ.
Mr.. L.ETCIiEs. The gentleman cannot say We'll, Nr.
I tax It that ilc people of Is. South will want 10 know tr
fore they are disposed 4" 20 the full length In ihl, mater
We'll. L.; ". CONF still nearer home. Their" j. the STAT" ni
Pennsylvania, IN which An election for Senator wa 70 TAX"
place TODAY. There l. a Strong party of know'Nothinssi !"
been in ,torhl- for -otnr ron.iierabl" time In regard 90 ~"
election of u senator. and We have seen in the papers ah!rA
reached The cit! this morning the letter Of General Cal"'
ron. their candidate, announcing his Platform OF principle
anil IL il the identical platform which has been laid down
here o .nirh: ny tle gentleman from New York, lNr. Good
win and IN" gentleman from ohio. Mr.. Giddincs Now,
how Is Il. tha, Win an organization protesting 20 he nation
al. and to hav. no other ohjrc; In view bu. III" presgryA
lion Of the Union. The pcrpe,uity Of our Institutions. aud
hat whenever they ar" called upon to elect officers, ihe'f
candidate. come in on anti slavery platforms Hos doe
that accord with the principl" ~ nationality that Il claimed
for the organization How loe. il harmonic with ihaii'
vo,lon to ,h- Union. that anxious desire 10 preserve ell o4I
institutions. to build up our trade. and 10 advance every
'hing 'ha; Is The common property and the common clofN
%: al The citizens of this great nation How do gentlrE.'
unI"rias" To explain these facts lcisonh. That : w
ic.ul;. Here i the New York election. Here j. The Penn.
sylyania senatorial election. Here il the Pennsylvania con
crrs-ional election. Nh-r" even the Sebra,kaites and ne
Democratic anii.N lraskaiies were swep, down In one con.
mon wreck. Her. i the congressional election Ia HrN
York, which they say wa. brought ahou, hy Know. Noth'ns'.
Mr. wIrTE, inieFrnping) VIII Me gentleman TN
Virginia allow me TO make u remark which bears upoaa -
pniat 81 his speech
Mr. LETCIiEE. Certainty.
Mr.. WHITE. II j. This. that there Is no, on. single mem
Der from Pennsylvania who will come 10 This Icase. N 'fr
n">; Consrc--. for the ;r.i time. a. an an;i-N'hrs,s. mNi.
who has not been elected hy q combination Of what t'''"
|. If the Abolition element in our STATE, with Known
ln.i-tn and anti N.bra-saisr.
Mr.. IETCrIER. I am very much obliged to III. @en'i,-''
for III. Information.
Mr. WHITE. desire ,ha; point 10 be clearly under>'11d.
because ! Io not wish the old Commonwealth 20 Dc E'"
presented. and the title Democracy" TO be pro-,l'u''i
wan; j. I" he distinctly nnher-,ood. that every member n
n Democrat, who cOmrs here FOR the frs; time In 'hc HeN
Congress. has obtained hi, seat by an unholy coal.ea D..
tween the three elements Which have designated hl'1-
tIoni>n-ahat there Is Of It Ia the sta,e-an,i-N 'hrasA~'-
AMI Know. No,hinsism.
Mr. FLORENCE. Viii a -~rrntlins Of Msine.la~isu,
NJ III Z nn x.r.u mach. .lff.aI -. flNs .fftH