Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-10-30
POLITICAL.


THE LATE ELEcTloSs.-When we said last week,
that the day Of general election in this State was
most inauspcious for the Union party, we had 10
idea OF the amount OF damage the good cause had rccey
ed under its auspices. We then barely heard The FACT
that heavy rains had usered in tie day III the coun
try, and That they had continued with cessation until
late IN The at!cnuonIhS intelligence prepared us tor
bad news. wc OF the confidence %: cur
friends as t. the result and Of the absence OF local opPo.
Sltion III many CT stronErs. counties IN that quarter
Ourlears have been more than realized Throughout near
ly the vino The Western the Cherokee and the Cuweia
Circuits the strong holds OF democracy, The Union ticket
has lost thousands of votes from this alone whilst our
opponents have been enabled 10 bring into the held thc.
whole strength in those sections of the State where they
the strongest For The OF this statement
we have only TO refer friends tabular returns
OF tho election this week, when it will be seen that Putt
nam, Greene Ogethope and other strong lets of Null
LITIGATION III the middle and low voted their
full strength whilst iabt rsIau Franklin, Dealb and
other strong holds Of democracy have fallen short
than third In Habcrsham and Franklin alone
the Union INA nres reduced account of the
thcr and The absence of the county oppozi ion. from
FOURTEEN HUNDRED, to eigh; hundred!
But whilst these the main to which are at
trbued ;he decrease Of the Mon ajnrtes This fall, 1t
would he uncandid 20 they the only CHeS-otlcr
circumstances have contributed to produce this result.
The "nad dog cry OF Federalism against the Union
candidate for Governor, Judge Schley, injured
III of the middle and low countless and that the
element Oh the subject OF Slavery handled Us 1t was
against Mr. Van Buren, contributed its share. equally
certain. Bat notwithstanding all the base c!irs OF null
LITIGATION 10 bring the question o. abolition and federalism
t6beaT against The Democracy Of Gcpr gia-te ioLuOu5
aid rendered their by the elements themselves and
III despite o. The apathy and indifference OF the Demo-
cratic Party. growing out of consciousness OF lis
tremendous strength! notwithstanding uil lesc-lhr
Union party agiin triumphant, and NulIiGcain and
all lis corrupt cunning drvc"$ tr dclud:g and binding
the People, Frustrated in tie dust
Although the Democracy Of Georgia III tho late
test has not thought proper 10 meet the assaults If its
weak adycrsarics with rxrrton of lis full strength
yet hare they been reindcd hat lis prnwcss is tre
n.nJous ever, and ready rhcn Tie tire GrrrrS Tor
eXc!on Of ii, In prov: To hem that the Lion is not dead,
but sIcepeth
MIR VAS BCnEH ASD THE .ABnLITIoy:sTs.-Wc call
The particular attention Of readers letter ano-
ncr c"iumn OF our paper to-day, from the Hon. Martin
Van Burrn. TO gentleman nj the South the subject
CT lie Northern AbnlitirnSls. The r!iprt Of the Null
l:rS to in uc Mr. Van Buren, a the South and thereby
distract the Democratic pary Of he country, through
the usiruGrntaiity of few ilnl;ca outlaws Of the
Nort will: predict, result IN way, any thing bat
gratifying to his enemies. There is no better cvd,
Of The purity and integrity OF this distinguished ndl"i
dual. than the iact proven by the history o his whole
!itr That every attempt to Pr"Strac his influence aad po-
puiarly, has invariably resulted III r'vang him higher
in lhe rstlmlli0n and deeper in the affections OF the
American ropir Tint the late effort 10 aherair him
from the Democracy Of tl. South, because handful
ot fanatics the Nn!Ii preach mp cmanci :l.on, will
er.nina!c as have Terminated all otiie at
t"npts Of Ike character t. pr"strair ntn his advan
arr-:yc have but it,c d.t For the fact cannot BIZ
long concealed from the lrople of The South, that Mr
Van Buren, and his party in the Middle and the North
crn States their true friends this subject and that
if the Union is to he preserved and the fanatics pa down.
it must he through his and their fundamentally.
Whilst this sub rct cannot but congratulate
the ci,;zcns OF the Cherokee circuit in tbs State
their devotion TO democratic principles, manifested by
their support of the Union ticket the late election
These counties it said, would because mostly set
tied by Tennrsscrans. go 10 White and the condition
But ii scer:.s they made ul Steiner stuff than rive
UP their principles at the beck and bidding of Bell Crock
Ell 81 Co of Trnnrssrc. and TO desert the standard Of
Jackson, Van Barren aud Democracy. No; these hardy
nnuntan patriots told very different tale the first
ATondav-AhenS Banner.