Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-01

7UE ELECTION
We regret 10 earn that Mr., Peter T. Spra,leys inds
position prevents his being again candidate for
ffagcs OF the people Of Sory county The Democrats
have unanimously fixed upon one candidate, WIN T.. Bai-
hey, agenune Republican. and friend of Mr.. " Buirn
His election certain The Wings have yet
brought out candida,c.-hr. Urquhart (Whiy) is spo-
ken OF us competitor with MIR loleman Tor the Senate;
but no doubt is entertained of II IS election We under
stand, that the finest spirit and the greatest unannli,y
pervade the Republican, Party in that section of the
State.
The Editor of the Danville Observer has heard Vim
cent Witcher Qhe quaffer of the Right of Instruction
open with his Eectoneering Speech Hear in what ami
mated strains the Observer deveopes the present plan
ut the Wing Campaign:
" In succession the schemes of Federalists and Multi
iers had bsen prostraed under the power and rmness
OF patriots and experimentation 10 their terminated
spirits, arose in the gded attire of Bank advocates and
achieved in Virginia, temporary triumph by means of
well acted and pro concerted PANIC. The honest
jeaousies of our countrymen ere excited and msyui
died. by the false alarm and deaf.nino clamour az VII
prophets and P.1.vIL-.JiKERS. 3"
Where are these predictions? Vanished with the
shameless curses rife, upon the head our pa
triouc aud venerable President Now, the scene is
changed. Emboldcned by the temporary success of
panic abours, and reckless undeslhe grounded fear
oil anticipated defeat the great Wing party are To visit
us again with the days OF Papic and alarm Yes to our
fellow-citizens would address warning voice We
%pprze YOU another PANIC is al hand. BE prepared
not of Bank, but an Abolition PANIC. -
Yes, ieilow-cItizens, an open attempt is being
made, by some politicians TO create new PANIC,
negro fANlC-an abolition PANIC. This is 10 be
carried on without measure: the desperate effort of
despairing party order, to operate on the eIcc,;ons
to Brighten you into the support of Wh. canddatesto
alarm you, without real cause the support of po,
isps sn R5qePes you Oppose and unless being
ne chort desperate one, the struggle is be vo-
lent and embittered.
What too IS the manner in which all this is to he
checed' How are you to be addressed with ar
gunens nor facts But by of the very incendi
airy Puoicaons, the suppression of which has you
SO much money, aud consumed much the time of your
State Legislature. The materials manufactured by
Northern abotonists, to be used az evidence to
operate upon the Southern people. The pamphlets
oil abolition societies, published the North are
used to operate on your fears and excite your alarm
Already have the letters of Gcrrit smith and The inf
nous Garrison been published in Virginia 10 deceive
you and drive you TO the extremes of and in
d,gnation. But what shall we say when their printed
phampies and reports of societies. resorted TO- as
part OF the politics of Virginia; What we ask Won
nave these incendiary publications do with your
eecuons or your principles? Is there but one SEN
tent OF detestation and contempt for the persons the
motives and the principles of aboitionss? No trnc
vug'nIan regards them with any other feeling. BE ON
your guard then, feilow.czcns charge YOU as you
value the union as you value your republic and you
PxNc and S0 .s We IS1sgs ySS BEWARE
Such is precisely the scheme Sc ON foot here in Hen
rico in Chesterfield and other counties The Whig Ed
tor Uoos the tr1npet about abolition species of S,on
handbs floods the country-and Yesterday scribber in
the Whig who assumes the respected names Of S,Icn
and St0rrs" Processes to address the neople of He
and to warn them against Martin Van buren, lie calls
nm an AbollIonist when in his late letter reprobates
all the vile crew, and declares himself he nfie
"'N ulNohPIoihhslhS opponent OF any attempt the
part OF Congress TO medde with slavery the States or
IN the District of Columbia. This same scrbber has
also inc audacy IN the lace of the wellknown fact to
say that every free has the right ~ York to vote
who owns property worth $3.50. The man knew better
when he wrote IT, The Constitution gives various sorts
oil suffrage to the white man, but exacs of the free ne
gro that he should own and pay rcehold of
sou eedr If all de6ts ana iaeupJYances Before the
late Conventions the white and the free NEGRO wer, -
nctiy on the same level, And now Van Buren, instead
OF extending the suffrage of the free negro has mate
iay reduced tso much indeed, that he has nearly
A. nee 49, m
the city Of N Y, under the old Constitution there arc
now only 100 out of population of 600 free negroes
IN that city But such are the tricks which the Whgs
resort to misrepresent the facts and nure Mr. Van M
rem!