Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-14

not expect too much from human nature q. from ,I'
cal Institutions The best of men arc llnble 10
most respectable 10 succumb 10 temptation. The h5,
man Of to-day may be guilty Tomorrow. "l.e, him ,r
standeth take heed lest he fall '''
Arr all the c|amor Of The Opposition on The s,t.
Of detacaons, do not believe that their uucry,r
sincere. II /. were, they would show an p,,
10 provide remedies against the recurrence ,,l ~
abuses. But no--,hey wish to use them onls r. ,.
effect, and would be sorry, II they deprived Of H.
topic for elimination end panic. In their u'uos, rt
OF plausible grounds Of complaint, ls quite God ss,
and harvest, TO the an& and hungry ours Of I hal
ing Opposition. IL il were otherwise, why DID he IN,
Jory OF the Committee report, IN the face Of notr,,,
facts and outrageous abuses that the prescott law. yc
amply sufficient: Why, moreover, did the Oprn,.,
resist IN the nalP, and suffer die by default IN n
House, The admirable bill o! M right which en,b d
the jndCiDus recommendations Of the President
additional guards round the public treasury: which ~,
vided for v;si,nrIal power frequent examinations h.
Committee %! Congress, penal statutes alains, ,b. 20
iautng officers and the other checks and srcprr,,
strongly ca!td for by the eXgencLs Of the lines ,r ,
the public service Upon the Opposition then ,.
the espors!L'y OF any future dela,caricns st,,i ~
unfortunately occur-tor, 1t has refused To proyice ~
10 concur IN any Gua'e remedy, IuG,rd II; any ~
sure whatever. The report OF the minority d, tho ~
mi,lee, composed of men Of undoubet honor i. =, ,
pera,e and sensible document which, While +, d.r.,
seek paale or Disguise arrlTes at TeTy cppgs,,
illusions from the majority.
Blu, must come 10 close, although have M, SAT-
the half of what might be urged IN eiuCihaion u, H.,
important subject pray yon to ezerc's" your co,aa-,,
this matter aud not To BE led away by i'll, a.,
nor and tirpiy defamation. Place no conGtrrc,
those who would appeal to your pr"yualcrs and .aG,,
your passions a sub "Ct which requires -crl J,r,,
lion aud deliberate reflection. hscr!IrCi how of.n 49,.
like clamor has prevailed, yet has InvaaIv van she'd
empty vaporrg. Listen to the Wings and the cu,ri.y
has been ruined enty times, and all because lry Aly
not had lie direction nf affairs. An ,rs made an
this smoke is raised, their real designs, which @
get POSSESSION Of the Government and niIct upon you
perhaps forever, Federal Dynasty with all lis a.u,,,
and CutrOges upon Lii erty and the Constitution. o..
puation of intelligent industrious farmers you have r,
much good sense and sod,y TO permit yours IVES 10 be-
thus taken IN, at the expense of all your old Cncfn,,
and cherished opinions. am persuaded that Cd VIZ.
gina is yel Republican to the spite Of TIE cum
bned efforts OF ieachery, hypocrisy, eamor pane. and
decisions uGEUKGN
We say with 4 Southron "a population Of ln,e,..
gent, industrious farmers you have ton much gooc sense
and sndiy permit yourselves 10 be thus taken a. a,
the expense OF all your old doctrines and ,is.d oon
ions Wear persuaded that Old Virginia yet kep1i.
can to the core, in spite oil the combined efforts O..
/ tIeaChery, hypocrisy, camor, panlcs and teusIons
TIN ELECTION
! The Marnsburg Gazette gives cold com1It 10 n,
Wing friends says 1.-The result I'm The State although
! d0uJituI desperate" II is pleased to add 'hn
she Enquirer 10 be preparing for easy tai.
The slang has been put forth by other " hg presses
because have repeIed the assertion ct TIE ulu.
| more Chronicle, and the Nadlsonan, that If we wste
beaten this Spring, 1t would seal the fate Of Nj y?
Buren, 10 Virginia But why do they overlook lGr tact
tina, the Wing has also specialized The gue,cs,
OF the Wing defeat IN Virginia MiS Spring. Il rit.c1
lousy contends, that "a Wing de!ea, would procure
such fleet upon the Wing cause" II is grossly m>.
ken 4 defeat this campaign would be a!rAos, death
to Mir Clay. The net year should scarcely hayel
struggle. If. with the aid OF the Wing Conservative.
who in direct Coalition with The Wh'ss-ant win
Ire aid of those few friends Of the Administration wD)
| for the last time 60 with them, and 60 with them nlr
because they deceived, the hgs cannot now cary
the State, their fate sealed forever They will scarcely
be able 10 lit voice or an arm IN Virginia
But we ill not bc beaten this Sprng-TlIe Peoale
| are up-and we shall carry the State. The Wa,
! cannot be more sanguine than We must have
been grossly deceived BY friends in the several
! Counties, If do not trim the Wings on the 23I-Ns
! shall in all probability obtain majority in Congress
and in the Assembly. The only hoi'2 OF the Hhgs. =!
the present Election, depends upon the aid OF the Cen
sCrrdfireS Small that squad is, the Wings cllcn.e
upon It's co.operaon al few points, where the cOGny
is drba,rabe and the contest clOse-In few 0! jas
South western counties, IN Frederick, BoteourI Nc.
! but that small band is rapidly melting away Ike
under summers sun. BY The EeXt year the p.
stun of the fragment left, will be sufficiently cr!ncd
They will have other force, than what Their
small number will possess. AT present they ccCnt
! upon carrying TO the polls few others who ns
! friends of The Administration The position OF these
gentlemen yet clearly defined. rhey Iar-d
off friends Of the Admlnslraon-and II is mott :-7
for the People 10 believe thai they have thrown 20 e'rai
somerset. But the masks are falling oh-the scales
iaing OH from the OF the Ecnpfp-1hu I've
! Odd Of May will show the small force which they VI" te
| able to muster at the polls
1t is in vain deny the fact, that Mr.. Rives at PIE
sent the victim of temperate is among the bi'efr''
opponents Of the present Administration. No Wig
The country is probably aienaled in his feelings,
, than lie seems be. The Wing Press in Virginia aud
every where else enterlans the same opinion. What
was said Of The Charleston (Kanawhn) Gazette OF lie
I'd would be re-echoed by all Of them
ale Is now wtrthe Wing party, particularly in feeling
No read bis letter 10 the people Of FFgIna,
WITHOUT discovering his deep.Iooted disgust at the per.
Gdy Of ia,hless Administration. We have very lllc
douol but William T.. Rves, al the next Presidential
camPaIs,, will be found with that party who support
Henry Si':-the noble, generous son1of Virginia, ard
sne adopted 'on OF the commonwealth oil AenticH!-
he lndlvldul who has than once saved the ma
Hpn rom Impeding rum and who, 10y the lnSlfe 81 h'
achievements has bazoned abroad the glory oil his c9uh
Try, IN opposition l. Martin Van Buren,, the NoIIt'H
hi'!e non comm!'ta Ian. He will bring with him: too
acquisition Of sirenoh which no other n,aa in Frgl.
MA b:iug 10 The cause"
Such, kepubcans is the t,cula,iom OF the Whigs -
We therefore address ourselves to every Democrat IN
the Saie-and especially 10 the Democrats OF FlUyan.
That old Republic has hithe.o been distinguish.
ed for her Republican principles She has proud '
carried the State Rights banner aott-amd tie
battle and the brecze.-On one eiech.n there was
found but one voter her baIllwCk 10 eve MS bal
lot to the Wing candidate And will sh, now de
set the Republican standard? Wal she give .er vote
10 the candidate whom the Richmond VII has recon.
menced 10 the votes Of every Wing in the DstrcN -
The issue is between Gordon nd Garland II Is idle 10
say that their political sniies have not undergone
change meamor phoss. The Ing press ou!or Gara"t
Can The Republicans support him: VIII hey ientlhf
assistance TO the cause oil him, upon whom The wing
press is counting for assistance TO MIR. Clay Are he
Republicans Of old Flu among The allies, whom Nj
Rives is TO carry over Is any Of them prepared TO "e
the procession and contribute 10 the acquisition o.,
the strength which he can bring to the cause: We VII
not believe the phenomenon, until we ee 1t before oo
eyes.
These declarations are wrung from u.s. BY The course
Of the ultra and the open declarations o,
the Wing Press. Strong and ancient feelings had 6ogha
us 10 several Of these gentlemen-but they are ns'G
by some haIlucna;ion, or hurried off by pas'on-an'
will operate with politicians. who will CO ope
with The Wings Why does The Charlottesville he
publican remind Of the feelings which expressed