Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-12

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"v,ncrs.-TI.c pride ana Least Of he Union ormer days
lonuuhas lost her ustrc. shc that shcd hno g! s!
- light Of her intelligence nnd influence, has
u-crc having changed her a altered her
orbit, she evolves around the empire state RI An humble sctt
is aena Id Virginia !cacd IL tie car ~ NV i"Nj nn
have r. sinn uusIeucs, ambition and stately Oa"s
The above paragraph in the New Orleans Standard Of
the 2Jth uno is bGi The echo Of the miserable slang
which uttered by tie Wing presses Of tie Atlantic
States. Immediately after lie clrclion We should nave
expected better things and clearer views from MIR. Leu
nard. How has Virginia lost her lus': How is The
halo Of her glcry obscurcd; Is it by voting for Martin
Van Buren-a statesman, republican, inan whu has
pledged himself tu pursue the great principles b. winch
Virginia has been gudcd-and politician, wh" has de-
nounccd the maIgn" efforts OF The frantic ab"onlsls
Has she forfeited her character by going for the only
candidate who could lie elected by ts voice Of the Pe"
rle and saving The country from all The horrnTs OF an
election hv The House Of Representatives: If her halo
has been ob<curcd what becomes Of the honor Of u Ca
rolina and Alabama and Missouri and Mississippi, and
Louisiana herself: What becomes oil The good name Of
Nathaniel Macon, and the eminent Republicans who
have stood in tie same ranks with him?
And because Virginia has voted for MIR Van Gurcn.
dues il follow that she is yokcd Ia the 81 New DIRK:
Was New York yoked to our when she voted for
Wasling on. ard Jefferson, and Madison, and Monroe:
What unworthy slang, then, is this 1t will be time
enough for the Standard Edlur cant about tic dim
eclipse of Virginia. when he finds her sacrificing her
principles upon The altar Of Mr. Van Buren, "hrn that
contamination shall be brought about then may he emp
But until that catastrophe arrives, it better that lie
should do her the justice to be silent
Correspondent of The Petersburg ntclIiscnccr who
signs himself .r,' and has reached his 18th No on
Banks does signal injustice To- the clHquent author Of
"Anl;cr Fact -''l' calls upon us to -" further and
assure the public thai this writer Is situated that ne
has no partial iccitngS fer Rcimoaa supremacy tIl he
is in no way coanectrd rh Tie p:r$M E0HESiha he is
not connected with those who have Tic management Of!
tIem-iha he is not 'cring at Their insiunce, ""d that
he docs MOI tahc his cue from them: I've have NJ hest
talon in clearing Correspondent at once from all
such aspcrsonS. He is resident in remote county OF
tic Commonwealth has acquaintance with this city
no connection with he President Director. "i our Banks
and we certain, he not writing al their instance,
and that he does take his from them. We doubt
whether bel owns Bank share in the world whether
he has any interest in the subject except what springs
from his generous sympathy with the great Interests m
his country. So much is Cue iii strict justice 10 the
author Of fuucr Fact-and il is freely given although
upon the subject of eElar9ng 10 reasonable extent the
Banking capital Of Virginia, under certain ndicn;S re-
slrictons We have the misfortune 10 differ with our Cor
respondent.
Many complaints have been made against the Rich.
nond and fredericksburg Rail.road-and fear with
tho much justice. The fuel is badtle engines not su
lcienly rowcrul-and the attendants not always au
jdt In consequence, the have been frequently
iardy in their muvem"nsand the passengers and mail
detained. We understand that new arrangements are
about 10 BE- made A new manager has been employed
better fuel is 10 be provided, and and improved
Locomotive is on the way from Liverpool.
IT, We have to-day for few structures
TIE remarks of the National Inlcgcuccr and the WASH
ten Telegraph upon the enquirer, touching the Corr
promise Act aud the Surplus Rcrcaae. We may find
opportunity in next Of rapping their knuckes.-
Some ri Correspondents ton. arc necessarily sus-
pended until Saturday
We understand, that the Frrnch contracts for Tobac
co have come back 10 Us. Virginia House in Paris,
connected with House in this City, is said to nave OBJ
tanned the contracts from tie Rrge for Kentucky and
Virginia Tobaccocs. We have doabl that it will
prove very profitable arrangement for the House
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