Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-24

per- says .Wereswe to Judge from the signs of the
times should say there strong probability that
the Convention TO be held the 9Th Of January next
will nominate majority Of not the achote) Of the candi
dates for Electors the Ticket that was formed
on the 9TH of March.-Such course would seem 10 he
the most expedent and safe one and while the
mendatop of the National Convention will be complied
with to the letter, all for any division upon the
Electoral ticket will be removed"
There ought To be no difficulty in the ma,ler-bui
let come to the Letter promised; detailing the
grieis and gr"ans of the Wings:
AFFAIRS IN PENNSYLVANIA
Eftr0ct Of Letter, dntrd
.PHILADEI PHIA, Nov. ID, 1885:
" We are as 'ran rs Summer morning. but much
co"ltr. We lack excitement. We want something to
our passions and awaken syupathfs, To give
our blood quicker and more healhnl action We
have no Aholtonists to Lyurh-no incrndiary papers
to burn. We have little "f the spirit of chivalry to
get mp crusade against the Mrxicans. and our p"llcs
opponents cannot find nraiLabic candidate ON whom
we might pour out the walls of WRATH In short,
cannot tell what will do to keep ourselves from pctr
flying this winter, unless the old General declares
upon Louis Philippe Not that live in ideness, and
want employment-oh, no all as busy as bees.
We build houses by the thousand annually, n,augre all
panlcs STRIKES wharvcs nd stores loaded
with horses and mules, and railroads and canals
grnan beneath the burden OF transporting them TO their
destination. Several ships being built. and stean-
boats without number, and mig ht say without end; for,
the Fashion to make them long they appear end
less. But these things not interesting you; yet,
my dear sir, when you say much for Richmond
(Which hope and brlIcve in few years you maya you
will not find it dull aud Improbable it now
1t depends upon Frgniuns and Virginians alone, 10
make Richmond increase in wealth and population, and
to place the Old Dominion in the front rank Of her sisters
in the development of her vast But yet
they have not been fully impressed with the opinions Of
Thcmistoclrs, that the first great quality of Statesman
is, the ability to raise small city to glory and great
ness
"Now for Politics !-llaving beaten the enemy in
hundred battles, like many other conquerors heads
became gddy with success, and turned TO beating
ourselves, aud have done the work of destruction
most sloriously. Anti Masonry and Whggery, you
aware, have full sway in this State, and will
have opportunity to shew what stuff they made Of
"The Democratic Party has farther any cause for
division. Gov Wolf the only sutjrct which it
split; and from The day which lie rst nominated,
six years ago, as compromise he has been ad
weight to the Party, paralysing much of its energy,
and thus at last breaking 1t down. tr'o OF his
leading political friends would doubt wish 10 keep
the party still divided, that the vote of the State
might Ne lost to Van Buren,, to whom in their heart
they opposed; but they wei! know tho whole demo-
cracy Of The State, themselves only excepted will 60 for
him, and will not be divided; and that should they
out openly against him. they would be left alone IN their
glory Some Of the Muhlcnbprg leaders also dis
posed TO keep oren The breach, merely t" show, pre-
sune that they had rgki TO shear the HoJ but you
may ret assured they will all be made to fall IN. or they
will be lett out. Let their w"udbe leaders pursue what
course they please Van and Old Tccnmsrh will get the
vote Of Pennsylvania, against any and every candidate
that may nc brought against them. Whrn will they
bring out' Old init Jackson is dead, aud Old North
Bend will not 20 here Even in this patriotic city,
where it is the vital principle of r Wing creed to 20 for
any thing nothing, So ii not of democracy, the
Wings will mol go Tor him. Every where throughout
the State, the Anti. Masons eschrw him; and
sure you, whatever his friends (who they'd say, he
stands poor chance of being the Opposition cand
date in Pennsylvania The Cpposilion is Called
made up of twenty 10 thirty thousand Wings,
called, and Of some fifty TO sixty thousand who 60 by the
coguomen of Anti-Aasons. The latter rrpudialc all
III, Sfnfr
are at open with them. You WILL doubtless, have
Observed in all the States where Anti Masonic parties
have been formed the distinctive character they have
maintained: and how difficult it has been found to coal
esce them with the other parties In Rhode >lnd, they
partly unite with the Deuocrats-so also in AaSsdchu
srtts. In Vermont the Wings and they are any thing
but united; and in New York the Wings have always
PLAYED second fiddle to them. AS evidence that these
sarr Anti Masnns and Wings Of Pennsylvania
better ,ers than their namesakes in other States
you will rccollcct, some two or three years ago, when
Senator of the u S 10 be- elected and the two had
majority in the Legislature. how they utterly refused
to unitc-and Senator elected. Heretofore, in
this State, in New York, the Wings have played Sc
cond fiddle to the Anti Masons in the elections for Pre-
sident, Vice President and Governor; but for Members
of the Legislature. have generally run their own cund
dates. Aud whether they will hurnonise hereafter. on
any subject, depends much. if not altogether, the
course ttcr Governor may think proper to pursue
Should he appoint any Masonic Wing Ia Office the init
Masonic Party will either be broken up, or thousands
will leave and in either case, large numbers will Join
the Democratic Party, which, before An-Nlasonry
sprung up, they belonged But if he refuse to appoint
any Masonic Wings, and adheres strictly to the proscrp
tive principles of AnMasonry then will the c"nnexon
between Anti Masons and Wings and the latter
&C, independently party they will be broken up
and part join the Anti asons, and part the Demo
cra,s, as the least evil In any view OF the matter,
think our opponents will find in their recent SUCCESS the
seeds Of their destruction. Let them however, remain
united or divided, as Wings Ant.Masons, with
HARRISON or Webster White, Clay, or all, We
can them, and will beat them, and so you may as
sure our friends in Virginia. II any doubt the truth Of
this assertion, and will go few hundreds OIL the field
against Van. either in out of Pennsylvania you can
give them the address of
Yours,
NEW YORK.