Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-01-13
From Washington City.

have sr"n viii, surprise the error int
which you luse Iaicn ur the Speakership il
.yonr editorial in Tuesdays Enquirer" Tele
graphic communications. nowadays, ARE no.
Ihc nn.l reliable sources 81 information 70,
tta. upon which you basel the article referred
ln Is aSc lrnin beginning tu cld. What
say. knew from authority that is unques
tionabi" The opy"sitc Of the statement tina,
Inc Southern Opposition had entered int
arralGcn,ruiS with The Republicans, &C.
&c, is the truth. They have made no such
all sides Of tH', House can unite npon proper
pei.rn for Speaker and come within twenty
wv" sotrs Of ee:ting him, then the "Souiherr
Opposition Will give him that number
The yotc EAST to-day BY the Hon. a. r. 30
teller for Mr.. Nallaniigham an administration
ncuowat, shows CLEARLY that he does not come
within thc range Of the criticism which yonr
article would cover, if the premises were tr.le
81 10 all the other gentlemen nj his party,
which they arr not.
think am warranted in say that the
South need have no fears for the fidelity and
patriotism Of ncr sons, Of every shade Of po.
iiticai opinicn and that under no circumstances,
ur in any contingency whatever, will they give
laid and comfort TO Black Republicans. Nay,
! can go further even than this and say that
the "Souttern Opposition will not hesitate, il
it should become necessary, 10 put Democrat
themselves IN nomination for the Speaker S
chair. is, therefore, manifest that with the
Democrats. and moi with them. lies the respon-
sibiity %! Keeping lhY House without an or
ganzation.
nuw ask, will nnr Democratic friends not
make an effort 10 unite on some one, whether
LecoInrton or anti Lecompton, so as to secure
the carly cooperation OF the Southern Oppo-
sitinn" in putting an end to The evils that now
hesct Cunsrcas and the country! ARlEl.
From Washington City.
Correspondence Of The Eichmond Enquirer
WAsnlscroS, .Ian 7, 1860.
In my letter NJ the 9Th inst, said thai Mr..
Boteler voted Oil that day for Mr. Eallandig-
ham for Speaker. should have said that he
had voted Cor Mr. Bocock. The noise and
confusion" in the House. when the balloting is
going on. is sometimes :" Great. that neither
the clerks az reporters cab hear distinctly
every vote that is given.
In my letter of the Pad inst. promised to
refer at some future lime. To Senator Stewards
arii-know Nothing speech in the Senate Tor
the PURPOSE OF showing the Southern people
sour of the capital upon which that genlle-
man calculates upon carrying him into the
Presidential chair. His speech on this sub
ject will he found at page l70s, of the Con
greSsional Globe. July 18th, 1854, in drbale
on the homestead bill. 1t is rather long ior q
letter Of this Kind, but single extract or two
may suffice to satisfy the South, that this
speech will be extensively circulated in the
Forthcoming Presidential campaign. among the
citizens, with Il view to gain their
support ior this Black Rrunblican candidate
for that oliilc.
After reading the knnw- Nothing creed, taken
from the american Crusader, printed in hos-
toll, he Said Il am ;,n American citizen. 50
was nv father before me Those who can trace
their linenge further than can, !nav he able
to throw further bach. into antiquity the period
when they, by their Irogenitors. were foreign
ers and aliens ! rannnt certainly carry
my senralogy back lar enough to Know wi'c-
t,ler it Was more thau three geIeIat"nS.
"Whv should cycitdc the foreigner lu-'iav:
lie is only what every Anerirau citizen, rr his
ancestor, was ;,t some time or other II lac he
in alien he is. III lhe course Of one. two, three.
four or FIVE Years. 10 brcGinc what we nj: ale-
American clliZrr,s.
might extend these quotations 10 greater
length, bat the extracts above show clearly
that Mr.. Seward is not without n prctcxt inl
conciIiating the foreign vote. I have Known
Governor Seward for twenty years, and know
the hold he haa ~ the Irish vote for his uni
form Kindness towards that class Of citizens ::
and assure vnu that unless some candidate wh"
can balance accounts with him on this Know
Nothing issue he nominated by the ChurleStor
Convention the Democratic nrocliviti,:s q! the
Irish voters will not weight a ieaihc; in the
balance with tnern, # y mar without such q
record get that nomination. G"rerH"r " iSe
kas that Te,ui.!! Wlm," Is the other ,.andi.
date for the Presidency. ,fl,.T N"r.t y? south
that has:
In order to lortiiy the foregoing views ri The
Governors popularity with The irish, ] will
urlrtc a passage from au editorial III ille l'os-
TON pilot" Of this date, in reference to Mr..
Snwarl's status OF this question:. The Pilot
has the largest circulation Of any paper in The
United States among those citizens:
''lf Inc lavors the freedom Of the blacks, he
also opposes the reduction Of whites tu help
less SCI vile condition. lie has done it hrroi-
cal!y. Whr:, Il candidate for reelection to the
Scnutc with know-Nolhing majority in the
Legislature, he aba,ed not one jot or title Of
his opposition to Know. NothinSism. With
sterling independence, hc stood upon his long
prufessed principles in favor of equal rights for
the Catholic and the natliralizc citizen. His
election under THESE circumstances WIS L
lest OF his strength Of character, as adjudgcd
bY those who are opposed to his views. We
helcvc him to be wrong on the slavery queS.
ton, but we know that he means well, aud will
act Justly in whatever position his fellnw-cIti.
zcnS may place him."
The "CUnslitulion," or the official organ Of
the Administration here sheds lachrymosr
tears to-day over the want Of unity among
those who are opposed 10 Black Repuhlicanism.
1t would he willing that all should concentrate
upon man Of either branch Of this opposition
for Speaker. Such infer from its general
tenor. If this is 50. how glad am of the
change tha, has come over the bright intellect
and comprehensive mind Of its military editor,
Brisadier General Bowman, since the Oath ult,
when his views on such an important question
were the reverse of what he puts forth to-day,
ut least To the extent "l the anti.Lecompton
branch Of the Democracy. On that day
Christmas eYe-thc Presidents organist not
only refused 10 publish an article favor.
inc the election of Mr.. McClernand, Of
Illinois, or Mr.. Davis, of Indiana, for the
Speakclship, with view to draw of all
of that party from the Black Republican
side Of the House, bnt he declared his prefer
ence for Sherman, or any other Black Repub.
lican candidate. to any Of that little squad Of
diSorganizer>, for that position. Happy
change, al last. Better late than never, to do
good, even ii M good should come ont Of Naz-
areth.- Perhaps the Presidents mistaken ideas
of his anli-I I.ccompion friends personal feelings
towards him have undergone n change, too,
which has caused his Dugald Dalgctty repre-
sentative of the Cdnsttutipn tu face 10 the right
about Let us hope ST., at least, for the sake OF
harmony and the Union.
Several gentlemen of different political views,
on tl. Democratic side of The House, said yes
terday, that they were willing to unite upon
anr one, if ali could he got 10 DO il, and that