Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-25

sionHi district, 0r J'aSDnS tor c"t,Hy f.
Hrnuy .Shacke!tord.-No. 5.
We have heretofore shown the identify q.
the views of Goy. Smith and hi Know Nn,.
ing %allic.. We now propose 10 show ,t..
all his efforts were bent towards the ic,,,o.
ton of the organization Of III" Democrat.
party. The Democratic party assemble
Convention, at Stanton. in 81, and aM,.
earnest consultation, nominated Henry ,
Wise as it's leader. The name Of Goy. Sn;,.
was presented 70 that Convention. in Conn.
tition with that of Gov. WISE. His friend.
however, promptly withdrew il. Tn. dr,.
Of GOV. Smith. was clearly, as A fai,lf'
Democrat, TO give in his adhesion u n,
nomination. His party, according 70 +.
time-honorcd usage, had made Il. Ii w..
a time, AS we have before shown. Win,
required the unity and the best enrryie. II
the party TO secure It's triumph. |, w..
no time for murmurs, for %inaction, ,.
the qualification Of personal pigu,s or an.
bition. for il was IN epoch IN the history 81,
the party which was well calculated tn drcvp
all feelings Of personality, whether Of inter.
est or ambition, and 10 evoke the most sa,.
nest efforts of all who believed they were tn,
10 the principles of constitutional freedom ami
religious liberty. Ia this hour Of ,ria! h.
whose voice had in former days lei the Dem.
ocratic party on to triumph, was not hesni.
H. Of yore. cheering that party on. Tbs,
voice was not, however. unheari. Secretly.
aul 81, .,lnn,a - uaa ,yhtgparfp -, Oh. -.
of the most formidable enemy which eypr
threatened the Democratic party, the mean.
by which the well matured designs of tbs,
party were to be defeated, thereby iestro,
Ing its organization, and leading 10 the o..
umph of Know NcthingiSn in the STATE.
Two weeks had scarcely rolled by since III.
nomination of Mr.. Wise, before W. find IL.
Know Nothings III correspondence with Co,
Smith. The Significant inquiry here pre-
SCENTS itself, how is it that the Know Moth
Ings sought 10 open a correspondence Wit.
lio". Smith? We will pass this by. Bu,
We lind, on the 18th day II December, lsji.
that Gov. Smith addresses a letter to a Know
Nothing. X. T. Walker. in which he inform,
him that he is deeply dissatisfied with tn
nomination Of Mr.. Wise. not from any per
sonal difference with him. but from the gro>,
outrage and injustice upon the Old Line De
mocracy and the people. and, rs at present
advised, have no desire to sse him elected
TO defeat him. however, requires a course oi
policy which | shall forbear at present de
failing to you. until re understand ana kn0p
zach 0ther better. IL 10 Mis. can you r.S!
Washington, or vouid you prefer Ishould mse:
non IN EyedprirIs buu"
Thus We have the isolated example, Of 4
member Of Congress. elected by Democrat.
and protesting IA be Il Democrat, proposing
to a stranger II PLAN by which the Democrat,
party was 10 be- defeated. Gov. Smith pr.
poses to leave his duties in Washington, AMI
seek "a s~trdnysr in fredericksburg. I" detail
To him "a course Of p"licy' by which Henry
4. Wise. the chosen champion of the demo
cratic party. was 10 BE- defeated. We ar
informed that the motive was not personal
revenge. But there was something u be ~.
yrnged. The wrongs of the Old Line De
mocracy called for vengeance, and Cos.
Smith stepped forth a. the '~arenging angel
The Old Line Democracy were outraged, BE-
cause the Old Line Democracy had nomlna.
ted Mr.. Wise. They were Ia be- avengrt fo'
n wrong self-intiicted. AndGov. Smith nI"'H
sensible of their wrongs. constitutes himself
their aycnger. He becomes the "ayenging
angel" 10 avenge Democracy on Democracy,
and his flaming sword" unlike that Of tbs
Cherubim. is turned on his Democrat
friends. lie no longer associates with ,hHl
in council but he alone addresses and seek.
counsel Of his 'Fellow-Americans.' lie
goes 50 far es to say, in reply to an inquiry
of Gen. %Iiunton, that he would accept the
nomination of the Know Nothings for Coy
ernor, under certain circumstances bOT.
Smith yet protested himself a Democrat
Strange conduct, Strange views and notions
for a Democrat. lie upon whom the Dem"''
racy of Virginia had showered the highest
honOrs within their gift, turns upon tia'
same Democracy, Ia defeat their will, when
they desired 10 bestow similar honors oil III
other son and. To defeat that will, was will
ing 10 become the Guhernatorial candidates.
the Know Nothings, under certain crrrum'
stances. He felt the weight Of the obllgs'
ton which the Democracy had imposed On
him by their confidence and trust, previously
bestowed, and the gratitude which he fei,
towards that Democracy WAS now " he made
manifest by his becoming IAN dreny'rg
angel" Strange gratitude! Like that Of
another angrl-"Thp debt immense Of end
lc-s gratitude, so burdensome, still paying.
still to owe" The fact has now been clearly
established by the production Of Gov. Smiths
first letter to Walker, that, eleven days after
the nomination Of Henry A. Wise, he CON
municated u n Know Nothing that he had 4
plan b defeat Wise. What was that plan
Mr.. Walker has informed us that Gov. >m''
wrote " him a second letter, unfolding tE'
plot. The apology offered for the first letter
il, that it WAS written Tin the first feeling Vt
transportation" But, was the second letter
unfolding the plot. also written in exa-pera'
ton or had there not been a ''sufhcl"h!
cooling timer The plan proposed By "o''
Smith, will show that it was not gotten np
in the first flush Of evaporation, for II ma
Gates cool and calm deliberation. The plot
according to Mr.. Walker, was 10 nomIna''
Gov. Smith ~ the Know Nothing candidate
that hp should not BIZ required, however "
become a member of the order. ard 'hnt
Gov. Smith thought that this was ony
certain sure qame" 70 defeat the Democrat
nomination. Mr.. John VI. Bolts also ~"
this second letter, and his statement OF r'
contents il. that there WAS not only q VA
lingness, but q desire expressed. tor M
nomination-it contained an argument 10
show that it would be bad policy for th'
Know Nothing order To require him TO o'
come a member Of the order, a. that would
deprive him Of Democratic vntas-it should
be enough for them 10 know that he sympa,
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