Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-26

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literary !Sho"h.ito5f. W.. T.
An effort has been made BIZ ,tn.
Gov. Smith, 10 e'aie the fore, ..
mony of Messr-. Bolts AMI Walk
contents of the second letter 10 ,h-
gentleman. in which the detail
was unfolded by Gov. Smitl. H.
defeat Gov. Wise. But the ,c,,
these gentlemen is too clear and r,.
be doubted. Ii does not ron...
vague impressions and recollc.n.,.
the contents of that letter. T.
contrary, distinct and emphatic
letter contained til" yir-'E.
pursued-in order 10 defeat Nh.
Wise--and that he Gov. >r..l
man whom the Know Nothin., ,t..s
III their candidate To riic,' ,L.. ..g
the circumstantial pools which %,
this undoubted testimony. are ,,r.r,
cluster around the political p.,Ly
Gov. Smith thick A. autumnal 4a,.
would be- sufficient of them>,n.,
what We're the sympathics and do.
Gov. Smith. Let II. briefly rnumnr,.
proofs.
First. The avowal Of u,oy. Smith p,
adopted. rs his own, the Bal, prIp..,.
Know Nothiugism. lie. therefor.
the language OF Bott, aud Walker. o."
,rM hem IN pyin.jpi~S."
Secondly. Gov. smiths aImi,rr, .
Walker. of the Eth Of December.
which he ayows his "i"eD I,....,
with the nomination If Wis, that .,. ,
WISe'S drt,at. and that hr had m,,.,
cou'Se 81 poi,y which would >r,ure v
defeat. hut which he then torrborc T., s
nicate its details 10 Walker. UnhI l..
know Waiker better. This letter then
sustains the testimony of Me.,r,. Bon,
Walker, that Gov. Smith "uHapan,.,l
them IN Meir pmp"SeS."
Thirdly, Gov. Smiths answer L. the
rogatory Of Gen. liunton. that hr wou.
cept the Gubernatorial nomination Cd.
Know Nothings, Under c,ytau, ,,rrian
cSS.
Fourthly. The letter Of Col. Satlr.
says he called on Gov. Smith. L. >rr d o.
5. would make any coHc6SsiOhH. hy wh..
(Col. SuttleJ could vote tor the uomira
of Gov. Smith in the Winchester C.l
ton.
What were the circumstances under vN
Gov. Smith was willing to take a Know \
ing nomination?
What were the concessions which Col =
tie desired Gov. Smith to make in orb.
secure his support?
Col. Suite was at that date a Know \
ing-a delegate To the Winchester Con-
ton, which nominated Thomas :. Flour
Now. if Gov. Smith wa YET "a Drmu.r
iatuS Fl IN cnte, how happened it that
minent and respectable gentleman ny
Know Nothing party. should have caii~.
Gov. Smith and solicited from him
si0nsl If Gov. :. had not "symyg'
rih tie kaoH NothingS IN thar yDr
and agreed vM them in their yrjgcl
Col. 8. would never have sought fer o.
sionS, and Gov. Smith :. Guild never have
fered any one to approach him. soliciting
to abandon his party and his faith.
very fact that concessions were alone a-
for. implies n homogcncou>ness 81
mcnts and designs, but that there cy..'
difference of views a. to the ''co0rs,
cy' to bc pursued in the successful un,
nation Of these sentiments and dr>-u.
Now, what were the "circHmstdHn,
CONCESSIONS" which were to concur. So q,
secure Gov. Smiths willingness TO arrI
Know Nothing nomination? The au,wrr
clear and irresistible, that the circum-'an.r
were, that Smith should not be romp"ll, p
become u member of the order. Tor. t.
ploy the language Of Bolts, and endorses
Mr.. Walker, Gov. ;. thought it would
bad policy for the Know Nothing or.r
require him to become II member Of The
der, rs that would deprive him Ut p"nurr
votes" The prctension that n"y. >u'
was of and in the Democratic party 90
must fade into nothingnesS bniorr ta"
proofs, which bristle and pass before tmm
the array of ghosts in Macbeth. each b
ceeding one being more potent than thr
mer. Do the friends of Gov. Smith mag
that the public eye can be hoodwinked .
this be so, their simplicity can only be- eye
pliied in the story of Little Red E'
Hood, who mist0ok a wolf for her -r
mother.
But the fact il that the difficulty i, -
to Coy. Smith and his friends. His al
ton with Know Nothingism il too gIarra
be gainsuid, and his position now i, 3D." ..
of the man who having got the volt b.
ears, finds that he cannot safely let Z
hold on.
".Nos otter a socim." A man il said ?
known by the company he keep. W.
now see how COY. Smith was regarded %.
leaders of Know Nottingham in -, snl'
Gov. Smiths sentiments were the gr"a'
senal from which they borrowed th"'r S.
poEs Of assault and warfare on the Nw
W. shall select q few extracts from an
torial in that staunch Democratic par"g
Richmond Examiner, published in -
ing q review Of the letter Of Thos. :
noy, accepting the nomination oi III" h.
Nothings:
u iDpohudN W 1U'llAi'h W.
Politics" Mr.. flournoy'S position W.
subject Of immigration ar" ridiculon.y "r-'
absurd. and untcnahle.' ''Borror,nyh,~
If G"c. Smith, he says "The South
p~ecially and deeply Interested in tn.
this immense aud annual aId.'
our population settle in the non-sia,ch
States and the extensive TerritorI"-
~ g..
States will, in consequence, be NOR" spec.
&c.
This policy Of Mr.. F~Iournoy, borrow
1ioy. Smith, is thus denounced by the Ln
ner: "Conceding that immigration
most altogether 70 the North, and that I"s
comes to the South, his mastery stat
ship proposes To agitat" in Nlrgina %
&c, peculiarly Northern and domr,'.
the scope Of Stat" and polio" r"-