Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-03-01
Richmond, Tuesday. Ssarch Z.
THE .SPRLi'G ELECTIONS.
RLrURI.Ir To ARMS

na the Necessity OF prrparn1 "lh all pns>ih" dliincr
TOR the Spring Elections. lrt not tie R'pabrcans be
deceived br the apparent prnsrailDn o! Tie hTs ar
luIed into imaginary security by the aScendrncy we
nave 1T present in thr Legislature. lie " higs are Nell
Tier dead nor d';rmanI-thry have brn defeated. not
conGurrrd-ani like The iui"d lion. are cr"uchng 10:
another :rOrous and more certain leap I'll Their prey
The rclarrr.rr of the nIted States Bank by the Lee
,tisia,urc of PENNSYLVANIA has mnhueG them with new
Inf. and strenr and rely upuu il. they will use all the
wcapuns which nature and natures Sod have placed ~
their hands 10 oYrrcorne the Democracy, %res from
then. their promo banner and tranpe beneath le ieet
rt but that party obtain power again. and woe beune
VimGlslA! Their tend"rest political nrrccs would be
found recorded in tic deeds OF The wolf III The sheep
iod-their tue.srun ho;nies against Prescription ::
Prescription would te scattered To the winds and TOT
gntten-lri. boosted Stale pride and State Right pn-
cples would he tied To mIIIstrc and sunk 10 The D"-
tom Of The Red Sea, 10 keep eternal company with
Pharoah's Chariot WheeIs-'rher sway wond be Il
sway Of IRON! We call then upon heroic Prince
Grorre, Nvttr%av DinwI,idr, l-nncnury, BrunS"'ck,
Grernsve, Mrckcnbn-g and Surry, to DC rgllaDt aud
active, maintain ,:r present sIilons "r perish IN
The last ditch We bid HGu.htart,d ChsstsJted arouse
and shake the dew from her mane we Drsrcch hgeF.
0ned Southampton IN bring out her ST.; ntS! man a'd
prepare herself Tor conflict III winch DEMOCRACY
shall be the l,word and VICTORY IN" bAltIe.crg!
We would appeal 10 Petersburg. ihs l-l2a not
1886! In lapse OF ,''enty jour wars, III" political
lislrr Of the Cockade ui The Union has grown dli"
beyond the hope, tear, OF leyrnrrat"m Alas! Tor
they have not CaInGn 10 lead them L" The !eiu
Daughter of Israel. how art lIuu i;ic" -" tell 1t 10!
III Ga.nraGiIsh II not III The Streets q! iSn"'"h
(irOm the charlottesville Hpnt.t.Gal
Upon spring Elections depends the Isst hop" OF
the Wings in Virginia. We "Aprci if'.n tIeh u
struggle energetic. more h;lr:-ii"Tr ii"r me ca
prlig effort Tor M Than !as-AlrraGr have iiIry
been counting up Ir lnaIurrs vi II. tr:n"ctats IN HE
Legislature and wherever Lry are small. wherever ihriI
indlo-rs small, "a! tie contest Is from am
caisr how doubtful vii strongest e!i"rls s
made. / pom mran.sL points vii t:ty concentrate
their forces Their great OPP 10 "btaIa rerrrS! II
the solemn and aribrrdte Judgment pass" by the people,
Judgment upon the right instruction., Tie conduct o!
Andrew Jackson. and me COARSE "t Tie Senate lhr'r
never was parl nnIr thoroughly actIatru hy Tie Wish
oit;rr Il spirit obcr personal hostility than the
Wing parv Va. The FrGrialislS hate the Ffrsden tor
his kcpu!!Ican cuuisr, they hate INN !or putting Gown
Adams trdr raj Administrations Tor Frustrating :hrlr aro-
rte schemes the tariff the ban, aud :nrinA improvement
by the general government. They mate Iu TOR CI.!..
lmr away the cup OF power when II had almost reached
their lips. Tie Nuliliers hate hun Tor poSallng their
chief They also hate " III. e. kIycS Tor tie noble
stand which ne took aid ui the President, and III OPP
position To Calhoun, the Bank and lis Senatorial Cabai:
they nate him because the shafts Of caunny fail harm
less from him, and lie still ever remains the same lear
less and able champion u tie rights oi Tie people, ANA
OF the country. When he Is III the Senate, he Is IL il
way OF others who aspire to the place. when he Is III
srucled out, liz yet lmnrr III the way. \" nsEuc.
tons ahc away his talent or his popularity )" well
deserved.
1.-The Wings in Virginia. for the lust tire" years. have
carried Oh ,!ly war igalal Andrew JIcksu' and - III.
&. Hiycs with relentless fury ihry hay, bought under
flags, InanG.uv.rd, and presented an rrcrcmaugIag
pIm but through al, the ohIrct iaS been 10 ut down
these two men with the Fr"pir. l'ey hrsan by IN
structum the latter from ms seat IN the SENATE that act
has given Ia every Question Which has since teen
raised except iii" rXYun9iny TesoGtiohS aud with that
GLrstIun it Is intimate j. contracted.
" After The resignation Of Mr.. Rvcs, the Senate OF
the United States passed vlolen: resolution denoun
eng the President in the strongest and most abusive
terms AT the next al our Legislature, the cleo
ton of Senator again To- take place The people IN
s,ructrd their Delegates I" vote against Mr.. Leigh
They violated their sacred DUTY and elected that - n'Ir
man, who accepted HE seat knoW,y That he took II
against the WISHES OF Tie people.
hen the last spring cnvass was carried on did the
Wings tell tie people mat the true question was wlIr-
iher not the Administration was 10 III sustained III us
against the bank whether or not the abusive rsUiu
to remain the journal "t the Senate, lis an
intlnalion foreign nauus that the American people
concurred with the Senate in passing resolution de-
grading and vlIiIyug the character vi The che" e&ccn.
tive officer: Did they the question, whether or
Virginia ought express her opinion upon this sub.
jrct instruct her Senators 10 cSunge !l" false and
odious resolution; Did they raise the question of the
insuIted dignity Q: the people in the vloailnn o.! eIr
positive Instructions; Did they admit that the struggle
was whether Riyrs, able defender %! thu AdmIns.
tratlon-or Leigh, It's bitter opponent -shoul be Srna-
tor :-No--tie mischief they hoped had been DONE the
stamp of crnsurc they hoped had been fixed upon the
President: Rves Castle Hill and Leigh III the
Senate. Rchlc and Daniel out Ut oic", the pco-
pie were insued and condemned, and the " higs were
happy: ~ .,,., .,;..
they could AT he ALTERED why NEEDLE with tncn: The
people had nothing I" 90 with them; no-n"t even
to express their dslppObltOn Of The conduct OF their
rrcrcanl representatives. There only question,
they conendsd, then before the people, and that ques.
tIun had nothing TO do with their public servants They
were be held account for their acts but all the
people had To consider was, who was 10 bc their neLt
PrcsidcRt' Then came torrent Ut abuse against NJ
Van Buren,. 1t was known that convention was to be
held in May for the purpose Of running who would
be the candidate most pleasing to the Democratic party
were the friends OF Judge White advised by the W hgs
to rise their strength and urge his claims upon that
Convention; No. they advised at once to commit
themselves rrerieraDIy in his favor upon the r"c1muicn
da,on Of men in Congress. They were told Ina; the
question E;ust be decided then, That the next LegSia
turc would in Caucus frame electoral tickets, and
the people must elect Delegates for the Caucus ami
for the HouSc In vain it urged that there would
be in the Legislature, and as the people
could be represented !n each county in either or both
BY their regular Delegates by special Delegates ta
this was matter of importance compared with the
conduct of their Delegates Legislators. Judge hitt
was still urged upon the people with much pcrt,nacl
tv that they scarcely allowed time To think OF othc
uupstonS-urGrd. too, and recommended Jackson
man, by those who had been opposing Jackson IN all I'm
measures ana prncipeS Hat WIS tic result III :AiUe
marie: This county, with decided Administration ma
jo1i'y. returned Delegates, who are as much opposed
them in the political principles which have come up +"
discussion as Webster aud Calhoun themselves coult
be. Did they gain any thing By it in Caucus; Ina
great field in which so much was PROMISED: If the.
have, have yet learn what 1t was. Nlcssrs. Gil
mer and Sou'ha obtained their seats by the number o
White votes in their favor, under the false ISSUE
which was raised. What do those Administration ncr
now see; That they have gone into Why Lanc"s,
a Uhiy Conrrntion. The friends of Judge White arr
Hhigs. If Messrs. Giluer Ind Southal had not beef
returned no one can doubt but The WHY'S would Iay
sent special Delegates TO represent them, and IN such
meeting no Administration would lave thought
taking part.
In the next canYass we trust the People will look I