Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-31

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TIL. GOlinh Of Brmnsniek, unha,m'd by The stones @
"Youny Darids pOperiess sling
The political atmosphere in this qus.'rr OF the Old
Dominion, and most especially that Of Brunswick has
for time been much infected with Whiggish cal"c
,nd Conservative nauseates, that the sesty led YoUng
David" (Mr Thomas Gholson) ond his Wing brethren,
have been vain enough, to suppose that Democracy It.
sell was The wane, and that on The result vi ms
Springs elections, her funeral dirge would be sung,
amidst the triumphant and glorious victory OF me Up
position over the cause Of Republican Liberty and De.
mocrslIc Truth In conformity with this deluded. fan
tastic airy and Whggl.h risi0n verifying practice,
very common with hat Body PoIIc OF naming children
before they bnrn the champion OF Democracy IN tls
our neck Gen Dromgnole, (ubnm the Opposition has
been pleased TO chrisrn with the scrpiursl name OF
"Gniiah J was oppo.rd by tue Wings headed by" Young
Dnrid, upon whom they supposed Divine hands rested
To slay with q stone, his sturdy, rhcrht and snccrssui
antagonist The niisb Of Brunswick jpss Jacto, that
done and their end accomplished, their shouts OF vico.
~ victory and glorious lrIumphs, would have been
heard throughout the Wig press until every print Of
that stamp this wide Union echOsd back The heavy re-
yPrbPTntIOnS
ther real or pretended, how reversed What mighty
change has the spirit 0i their dreams! Oh Je
rusaiem how hast thou allen! On Thursday last, u
their and long vsagrs could by hr 10 Wa OF
Nature have realised as many changes and lwisthca
TONS their political faith and creeds have undergone
for the last six months do sver INST positively, that
they. like Uncle Sans Great Jacket gired and belled
with it's patches, would uot have been recog-
missed by their most intimate and constant aps,
The Wing brothe hood With feelings of peculiar inte-
rest and pleasure do now succumb TO the task Of pen
ming this very decisive nhg victory, if such they
would have term IL and Tor The time being, without
further upon lis length and breadth submit TO
your c0nede alton the state Vi The polls as received by
me, on the Hastings. which is as follows:
Gen George e Dromgooe ". b. 33S
Col. VIM Meredith u" 800
n. r,.ad u,.L;,. 900
Thos GhoIson (Whig) 2IS
Merritt 24y
Maj. Lucy (Whig and Con) 227
The friends OF Democracy will now see that " the
muuntsn has gronned and brought forth mousse; that
the Wings with all their broggaJucia spirit and lofty bear
ing heretofore evincsd, after having nosed il abroad
that the Gu.ah Of Bruins should be slain with
Young David's" sling and thereby The young Da-
vid De returned the Congressional Rsprese NATIVE,
and that MIR. Merritt shnud be their Wing Delegate
and then, after all these infatuated conceptions, and
glorious antcIpations TO be baffled every SIDE and
meet with such an inglorious and uncompromsing de
feat, ems henry be borne; and nvountarily
from the exclamation "Oh! Jerusalem Jerusa
lem how hast tho fallen!
Such being the healthy slate and tone Of political
lprs, We exunrroe our Wing irPn from the much con-
empard duty of giving publicity to their rery signal
victories, and nke The present opportunity OF advising
them 10 be liberal and rational in their dreams
and visions for the time 10 come. On the other hand
feel much disposed To congratulate tile honest yeo
many Of brunswick. whose strict adherence 10 the
principles Of Republican Liberty and The Of TRUTH
has alone achieved issue crPdinbe TO hemselves
and bent fetal 10 this our common country Yes an is
.u" to the norsIion Of which, readily lend
feeble voice and pen. and more than re"ce in The
fact that Old Brunswick is found bue 10 herself, and
stands redeemed. rPgeneiated, and disc nhalled,
from the thradom of Whggery "Truth is mighty and
will prevail " Let but The necessity Of action, and
continued wslchful exrrlion, be for once sensby i'm
pressed and rooted in The minds of The friends and sup.
poreIs Of The AdmniSraion-and the cause of L,ber-
~ and steadinst In vain may the Wings toast
with theft windy and empty asruIns, and burden The
spsper press with their endless catalogues OF pro-
scripons and deacaons, and their groundpss and vi
sonary authorizations Of coming victories: In vain may
they rally their of dscnmed forces TO The standard Of
Whggefy. in this land If honest and brave Freemen.
Defeat will be inevitable, unless they bring
thing 10 bear upon the front rank md file Of Democracy,
real ard positive, than "Young Dayids and wage
a warfare with more military and efficacous,
than the long since disasei lcalhern sngs Of the an
cPnt Hebrews.
IN The past campaign, have been signslly
ful-and It would be well remember, that "the
is not always the swift the battle 10 The strong;
that he only is I'll 10 command who, when the vi tory s
won exercises the prPcaution that necessary 10
be observed in the face OF the enemy And that though
our victory be glorious one, il bPbooves still 10 be
On The wacl-iower of liberties and 10 look forward
olhers, signel and fatal TO The Opposition, ever
hearing in mind, that the price of liberty seesna vg
lance
Here hope 10 be INDUCED (eince il is mt Often that
Submit the abours of the pen to public inspection
while may be permitted 10 admire the uncommon tact
and boundess fertility of exprdipnts and plans which
seem 10 unite in forming talent heretofore denied 10
any other .acs CT So Of men within know ledge *.
cept to the Wings of the present day And pow with
all my admission of the quick succession OF their i'm
practicable and frUiiless expedens, would ask, and
,riumrhantly too, with what sort of policy will they
to the apita The coming eesson TO meet their
Democratic opponents face to face before the nation
All their old arguments, so much harped upon ere now
obsolete and exhausted, or are exploded 10 be
stirred Their charges have been epused and rebuked
by grand, popular move in favn, Of the Administration,
which is loo positive 70 admit of serious question =
The bad pulley OF longer posiponing the adoption Of
some firm and decisive poson-dsse nsons, distract.
ing their cnunsrls from within. with settled principle
ofactinn and union, and star
ing them in the face in every direction in which they
might attempt distinct movement We sgan ask, for
the sake Of information what can they say? What
they do? We must be eonlen to abide with patience the
soutlon which time alnne bring 10 this question.
OBSERVATOR TEmPoRUM.
LUEENBURG-I DEL
"Lunsnturg, C. II, May 2i.-As requested in your
Circular Of the 9Th Instant send you full and correct
day. for each candidate for Congress and House of De-
kslles:
For Congress.
Gen. G. e. Dromgooe. Tho. 8. Gholson.
Court House 1919 ITO
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