Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-26
EsicFsgas0Na, Friday, April ss6.
lirniniu Elections.

,ba most distant presses both sides CT ne tnuse,
WIN, great importance IS attached to Iie SUI q" OUT
,,o,cbing elections The friends of Mr. Clay in other
States nrc looking il with the most intense interest
Whilst Messrs. Rvs and Garland are keeping dark aoont
the mex, Pre- sdenal election; whist Mi Garland IN par
,,cra- uoon whose vote the election should go
n Corurcss may depend the of Firgina, and per-
hans The whole election refuses 10 give any decided nd
Gallon Of his Course in regard 10 he only issue whc!
i likely arise hat says Maj Noah, The Clay Editor OF
the TOk Evening Star:
nIhe effect Of Wing victory in Virginia be rea-
div imagined If the Administration is beaten in that
State every Southern Stale, with one or two exceptions
will vote for Henry Clay. Keep your eye on Virginia;
!, DE- cidcs great events for the country.
Il will Internationally decide great even!s--nnd nl.
though We confidently believe, that even if we should
lose the State this Spring, shall carry 1t against MI
Clay or any Wing candidate, next year, yet W." exert
n ,aral IT, fluerce upon the Elections which Will take
ulacc in The other States during the present year Butwe
shall not lose tile STATE hi, Spring; :" s!" e"'ry
majority r Tie next Legisalure-and we diner essen
ra!y with the Charlottesville Republican on The result
Mr. Rircs nat "cxpectcd TO win with case The great
SIX mile race At Richmond next "inef. lie WI not
win ALL il may trust to all The inflammation which we
have received We much decrivrd, Il The boot is not
upon the nl!rr leg We learn from various quarters,
Thai the PrCy'e are up. But as a Correspondent sug
rests 10 u.s. not be loo sangGnr lest loo great
scuse Of security should lead 10 inactivity You VIII
win the glorious battle you ale fighting Tor the oid 10
minon. | have found, that II every Wd,DrfM man
could be stimulated by 0crr friend Of the popular
cause to creep Of his she'll and vote, we are sure 10
succeed The nra'ictic you always find on our side IN
principe but neuralizcd in feeling by some important
Federal ncirhGor The merCcnnry they attempt 10 Sc
Guce-and The good the good natured, and good or.ho
thing whose active assistance they seek TO obtain, they
attempt to parayze and put TO sleep If The county com
m.ees would make neghborhcod gatherings, raise the
war whoop early the morning OF the election, in every
nook and corner and put fire The back Of every De-
EGcrGiic ;erapn, Ihe Gnerrihed Common wealth Will
lead & Cor The South, as The Victory did III Nelson's last
great battle.
al bo ard r,y ,crJ
until the contest They should not lay down their
arms until The Sun has set on the Election Every Thing
is cheering on. The signs are inspiring lheskyI
Frightening every hour. Let Us not throw away The
vantage ground that occupy. Let MS call TO mind
the fable cf the Lare and the snail. We have set out
well Let US continue active rcE suffer enemy,
who il indeed s!:a himself, bu; boId active and in
LciaiigGtic, Ia pass Us IN cur cGTtei.
Bes!es the uurr cheering information wp have re
ccved asi paper, We lay The following before
readers:
Eltrec: from l1ittr In tie Editor cf Tie Globe.
"WrScuEsTsE, ApI:l 20, 1889.
Con the Political Arena IN this region NC are iDdug
ing in COED hope. We rfGrnt 81 Lrcgss cleo
;on and hope 10 gain four FIVE legislative members
in this aud ;he adjoining counties The "hgsare mis-
rrpresen,nr prospects mos, sIamciulIv but doing
for effect We shall gain the Stale by decided ma.
inri,y The change we look for in the Valley counties
around ur wall do II of themselves. We hope for two in
this Fredt rick in Jefferson, two in Hampshire,
one in Morgan. &c six in all. which would make
that did not run Mason. They have no sympathy
for him, bu, disappointed that we did NJ" run him,
and OF, "prOcrpt!on TO fan the friendship Of the
Consei "stiyrs."
ElyQh an ietter tn The Edi'or IF TIE Enquirer
"BRaSpoSyItLE, Pres'0n c0UE!y april %
"rhe Demccracy Of This county their posts for
The fist Iimn-Steenrod, Democrat, and Hay mond,
Wig for Congress in this district. Steerrod will
large n,pjnrltv Raymond in this county
W Iay Dem and Iinn, Wing, for The Stale Senate |
Inn viii be- in the minority in this. his county
Carroll Dem, Crssap, Wing, and Crane (doublluD for
the county We think that ali will 90 WELL and that !
slrenrcd ard Wiley will be elected. OF Carroll cleo
tinn, there IS DOUBT.
"iiayr Won sfcn the enclosed (Nr Iaymond's Ad !
dress the nple Sre how he Umts in The caption Ohio
county, winch Ir the GsTICt-reaon erhups Ohio
Nh;g county they would vote for him by instinct, /
nc. H. would have the people TO think. that the strug
gle in The last H. .,satuTe Of Virginia between Rlves
aud Mason, which not The fact. BE prefers RIves
Mason BECAUSE Mir. Mason, in the Virginia Conven
lion favor the mixed basis und opposed the
extension Of the right OF suffrage DC. (What humbug |
resort 10 such after thou ut pretenceJ He /
acknowledges the present time not suitable to
U. 5 Bank presume, if he elected, it would
then be convenient time. See the deception and du
pciiy Of this little thing. II is however bscoming the |
candidate ard overwhelming majority Of his party"
The following is list Of the candidates for Congress,
their politics, districts, &c.-whch copy from the
last ''New YORKER
CANDIDATES FOR THE TWENTY SIXTH CONGRESS.
Districts. administrator Opposition.
}. joel Hoeman, Francis Mallory
y. Francis + Rves,' James w. Plgram,
2 Jo.n w JONES' mo Wing candidate.)
4. George 6 DromGrole,S Thomas >. GhulsoD,
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