Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-08-14
August 6, 1888.
70 TIE ENITOR OF TIE Z.


II cannot be otherwise than pleasing, when we have
labor!d hard unarghted TO lncnlca,e those doctrines
which the fathers of the political church successfully
proclaimed, 10 find that our rxeons have not been as
'wa'cr thrown upon the land, but that an awakening
has taken place anon. counTymcn, and that they
begin what their best interest requires they should
ser liheir best interest il, Sir live in the Congress
sonu District Of the Honorable MIR. Wise, and have
been one Of the few that his giant mind has not EN-
Uttered against President. was also one Of the
very few III my county, who could not be induced TO
depart from the old Democratic principle so long and
So successfully rcsorted to in selecting Chief alagis
uclc whose politics were Of that stamp which gave
to US jefferson times not to be torg"t'en-l mean
caucus Ard in my vote in the last election, was
sotew ha, hurt having to vote against our dear old
State for Vice President went for The nominees OF The
Baltimore Conve ntion, Van Buren, and Johnson ! Te.
GREETED 20 find old ard well tried friends Divided
knew or thought knew. ii would be calculated 10 weak
IN the Administration, and 10 sow the seed OF disc"ra
even befuc The administration had shown what
would be the righteousness of their measures mus
Whatever were THE pure intentions of Van Buren, we
were told that the ticket with johnson could never have
Virgna's consent ard that spuess Republican, Jno-e
Smith was in State successfully tor the "a Of
fee in the gift Of free people, but Coz JOHNSON was
elected, and how appeal 10 any and all m.n 10 shos
wherein he has acted unbecoming the dlgnhea ONCE ne
fills Sir two years ago, and Van Buren, vas ~ lower
Virginia, despised ! risk nothing in saying, mat
take the Bank districts and no man On" DC ionh"
popular with the people; nay am "''c" "'''r
yor in the distrc, Of Norfolk; al least that part OF II in
which Hampton is situated. The people have al 'as'
seen The issue is made up-Van Buren, arc no BANK,
and CLAW aud National Bank and their vefaict WIN
he in favor Of the President; but independent OF the
States Bank the people of lover Virgin have not Tor
gotten Gays Tariff notions nor can hey forge. MS al
lance with John Adams. was really amused 10 see
Tho a,e, res.ecl nav the cordial welcome, which at
the arrival of President Old Point, and 10
notice certain of our friend. in the eagerness with
which Ibev pressed to see him found him the lion
of he oeople, who but twelve months ago, would
laugh al me as passed, and say, there goes friend
10 Van Buren, !" have not the smallest notion that
Lower Virginia will give. Clay aid for, his men have
changed with the times, and will all abandon him be-
fore Is4O Thus il is in politics. and he that expects
to reach the Presidential chair, must have some un,io,
political opinions The great questions IN "hcn IA.
cons,lutionality of their can bear 'he
scrutiny The people Of this district have oeeh oreo
into belief that Van Buren, was every way o"n"10uS
to Southern nteres,-He q large Wool grower; ne
delighted in encouraging manufactures: that nc was an
Aboitionis at heart and citizen Of the great Stale si