Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-04
(Eyam the Lc,riSbNrg .Mcyh0Hian.)

The ,in,. was when games of hazard were discoun.
tcnanccd BY the vlnus and moral part OF The cnnnu-
nifty; when the backieg was compelled by line ioFce OF
public oyunu carry his nen!i"ns business IN hid.
den and Lar; places. But tunes have changed: those
games So obnoxious ancestors are introduced into
hir!er cely and indeed transferred from the cavcrns
OF bIackgS, 20 lie arena Of political contention IN
due ambition inpriird by disappointed aspirations after
Distinction has rd men, rather parzans to attempt
to circuuvcnt Their purposes by the game OF " l"o
pluck enc" party that, long since, were hhrIed from
power under the of Fcteralist, is aiming to
regain their lost power under the once verraed name {"
Wing by resortng species Of gambling. considered by
ali as extremely dshonorahc The opponents Of Tepub-
canism have arranged their electoral uckt III II.
ginia that all the votes given White and Harrison Tor
President are TO b. counted together against an Barren.
lie who votes for the Why electoral Ticket IS voting for
either White HARRISON rather bnlh so he Is "hyi-
ously casting his vote budtnded. Suppose he prefer
Harrison TO either White or Van Buren, and write Har'
rsnn his ticket yet according TO the bargain between
Harrison and White, his vote may be given /" White"
although next to HARRISON c may prefer Van Buren, 81
also the man who prefers White, and writes White on lis
ticket vet his may be counted fer Harrison although
he would prefer Van Buren, to Harrison. are III" pee"
ple of virginia prepared counlrmancc and sr?P"T!
fraud Of this kind? Arc they willing 10 aid and ah'
Harrison and White ii their Garie al Two pluck "'r;
Are they disposcd support c0untrEance yea, al tcH
in their unoly Coui;t;2n aad Crsadc against Martin
Van Buren,: Is Van BTrcn So bad man, that his cnc-
mics justified in pursuing 50 dlsgracrn c"rr$" L"
put him down. DO we Owe Van Buren, nothing Tor his
State in the Legislature in Congress- in iii: S"rate 81
the United States and Governor He !.as been Vice
Presdcn: Of the United States !nr four years, and
in all these stations has been the friend Of the people"
has served them faithfully. Il, il any Of these various
public stations, he has not sTrr:C rs faithfully let his
mics point out and prove 10 u; that he has done
know they say great many things against him, bn they
fail to prove them. If he is as bad they say he
is it would be easy matter for his opponents 10 bring
out one man as candidate and beat him. Does not the
very fact Of his enemies running Two men against him.
whose votes are both to be counted ogelher prove that
their assertions about him false | ask, thea
Fcow.citizrns, are you willing 10 aid the sclfsYled
Wings in tiicir game Of two pluck one:' Can yon
will you to the polls the first Monday in N"vc;n
Der next and tie douttc shoIcd Tirhd aid an un
holy Coalition 10 put old and !lthtul servant down.
one wh"sc talents and abilities statesman not
surpassed in This any other nation; Say i'll the APP
preaching erection for President in Virginia, Van Burcn
should get ii UG0, White 1000 and Harrison 1000, yet
by this game al two pluck one, White or Harrison gets
the Of the State. The minority Of $50 may gc
White the Of this Site. Thus the 1000 weighs
the other 22.0O0 votes. the 600 may gel Harrison
the vote, out-weghing the other q 600 votes cast for
Van Burcn and White. Do the annals Of Republican
government furnish parable! Of r0!tical rtchcry and
poiitieaL gaalIiing? pause for reply. GILES.