Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-31
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Congress
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HALIFAX ELECTiON.
From Haiifar Court house.


Col.s's majority 800
1.-THE readers Vi the Federal newspapers will here see
documentary upon their disgusting puts Of Mr. Wcher
and their unjus heral end incessant attacks upon
as ian intellectual GIANT and "aecond Giles de.
BATE, and systematically endeavored to belittle Coles
10 The meagre dimensions Of The merfst pigmy. To
ood read their reports you would have concluded
indeed they roundly asserted that their " Giant had
demolished" Coles, whenever they came in conflict
and that Messrs Tredway, Terry and every other De-
mocrat who crossed his path, bad been politically killed
and buried Upon their pufs and boasts "f their tricky
pufi"g and Dragging candidate, as well as upon their
attempts TO Lelule Walter Coles, repeat. that the
ppupIe of Halifax have here given blasting common.
srs The Of Mr. Coles friends contrasts
mos, honorab'y with that OF his enemies. The two
Federal presses in the District uhe only two in il,
and their contributors kept up continued round Of
attack upon Coles whilst his friends, relying upon
his strength and THE strength OF his cause and Disguised
with the pus Of his competitor, scorned TO maie their
example, even SO far do Coles common Justice
I'll, ga!lan,ry, and devoted patriotism displayed
his hard and hazardous services in Canada during the
wsr-hs close study of his duties in Congress. his init
mate acquaintance with every important question there
Discussed 10 all its brarngs-have been held up
10 people they ough TO have been evidence of
hi. worth and fitness for The station which he
pres Unaided. he. by short speech during the las,
session. defeated the unfair attempt which had succeed
ed ih Senate, 10 cafry through large appropriation
tON,ssacAusens far Ssrcfcss during Tie late By st
larng another bill hich Congress was obliged TO
pass II is perhaps, not known to an hundred voters in
The District. that Coles by short speech, and no
nest exposition Of the injustice Of the claim, and uf the
oshyn,s by which 1t attempted to force II
through Congress saved 10 the nation half mil
hon OF dollars There vas not member in The House
Of Representatives, at the ti,ne that will not award 10
him hr credit, of preventing this expenditure. Coles
the besg and trumpet his prPte nsons.
HIS friends have scorned 10 sempt to elect him by any
such They would equally scorn 10 deprive Mr..
"ncbe II whatever credit his friends may honestly
csrn for his native vgor OF mnd-For his adroitness
as an .ieeii0aetring speaker-hs art in leading OH
the Affection Of a crna from his weak ponis-his
tsidnsss in laughing Of an Inconsistency, ssd his
boldness IN making charges against an opponent VI.
ou iiulr Of proof the friends Of Coles will cheer
u!!y yield the palm 10 Mr. Witcher But tor stern IN.
,egf,y, unfrnching frmnees for fair and honest
exposition OF the real merits Of question: for business
habits and for lofty drsdan of all unfairness whether
in On election anything else, the friends Of Coles
need not fear compare him with any man, much less
Captain Wicher Neither need they fear TO weigh the
speeches Of Coles with those Of his competitor, putting
both in print and subjectng them 10 the analysis OF So
Der reason, and enlightened criticism.
:" have set down Captain Witcher os Federalis, al
though ne has acquired his standing by fighting under
the banner of The ultra State Rights party call him.
nevertheless. Frderasl-and his present position
the men whose he espoures. the measures which
besuppors and opposes the undenabe principles which
sciuale the great Of the party 10 which he belongs
and the obvious and inevitable consequences which must
frsn' from their triumph will prove him tn be he Is
stt'a'ed with Clay. Webster and tisrri.on-goes for
Iay over Van Buren, for President, for Naona Bank
ora constitutional Treasury-snd for revival OF the
American System, in The new, insidious and corruptng
form Of Distribution of large portion of the National
treasure amongst the Stale Legislatures for the prose-
cu'ion Of ex;ravagan, schemes, with which the mned'
ole representatives. Of the people dare not tax them no
nesly and directly Profess what he and his friends
may, then they wheel the rgh, about, else they
nuss be ranked as Federnliss- i
For fhs General assembly
Paul Taylor, late member, (Dem.D $40
Il Clark, (D-m..) 40 :
Henry Essley ID, 2e7
General E {: Carrnu,on. Fed 206
- SiovalI, (Dem0 100