Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-17
1882 1871.
1871
Republican majority Of votes,

POLITICAL PROSPECTS IN VIRGINIA.
EXTRACT Of Letter from an intelligent Citizen Vest Of
the Mountains.
81 received letter from you or days ago. asking
information of me relation TO the relative strength of
parties, and Mr. Van Burens prospects in Western Vr.
gnIa. My pressing professional engagements and the
want of sufficiently accurate information have thus long
delayed my answer to your inquiries; but think that
give you information on this subject which the
next November polls will prove to be correct. From all
the information that obtain, feel safe in saying,
that almost the whole OF the Republican party which
supports the Administration in Western Virginia. will
be united upon Mr. Van Buren, for the ut Presidency
and that he will receive majority Of from six 10 seven
thousand votes West of the Blue Ridge, over the COM
bned and umalgamacd forces Of Webster Harrison and
White.
In South western Virginia, or what the Wings
sneerngy call Little Tennessee the Republican Electo-
raj Ticket. pledged to vote for Mr. Van Buren,, will
ceive majority Of three thousand five hundred over
the plcbad Wing, White and Harrison ticket In West
and North western Virginia, beyond the Allegheny,
it will receive majority Of about fifteen hundred; and
in the Valley, minority Of about two thouSandmak
ing majority Of seven thousand West Of the Blue
Ridge. So that If friends will make drawn baLt Oh
the East side Of the Ridge shall carry the Van Bu
rem ticket in the State by handsome ma ority Cons
dering the appeals which have been made to the local
feelings and sectional preudces Of the people of this
Stale, the Republican party have done wonders, and
are entitled TO great credit for the rmness they have
manifested in the recent election. The Western Demo-
cracy particularly have made most gallant fight They
nave cameo SIX DeeSatcS ana lost mol one But what
shall say of Southwestern Virginia: that section of
the State which has always stood in the first ranks of
Democracy-w has always been true TO lis prnc-
pies, and where sound Republican principles will flourish
long Liberty shall have votary? They have met
The enemy and no! has been left to tell HE sad story
of their fate-Yes sir that section of the State where
Judge White 10 carry every thing before him, agree
ably 10 Why predictions, has an entire Van Buren, repre-
senation in the House of Delegates, if Collier has sue
ceeded in Lee.
"The ridiculous free negro and Abolition panic which
the Wings got up 10 some extent in Eastern Virginia,
will Tor ain very much mistakenly recoil them be-
fore next November. The People of Virginia loo
enlightened and patriotic 10 be long influenced by such
miserable slang. great effort has been made to hold
up the Expunging Resolutions bugbear to draw off
the attention Of the people from the outrages committed
free institutions by MessEs Tazewcll and Leigh
The verdict of free injured and indignant people is
made up, and has been rrevocably pronounced against
them and all their aders and abelors and they will
yet have 10 make awful reckoning for the contumely
with which they have treated them through their repre-
Sentatives."
yafarshau.-The Elizubclhtown Sentinel Of the 18th,
states in reply TO article, which disputes the election
of Newman, that he is authorized by friend who has
closely compared the polls TO say That Mr. Newman has
received majority Of at least 20 legal votes"