Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-21

p,ts ses ~. md dangerous channel through which he
bot his bark No wonder then that ne rs acuve
msy s nd unwearied, and that he abors 10 INSPIRE
sfP,oopng followers with ooldness snd .t @
hs d'ef on experiencing himself. We hold The Signs
Re contest 10 be most suspicious; both pattes,
c are wide awake and every inch OF ground VIII
s"U,r c,mba,ied. But the Wings have the adVan- |
bstSa:r occupy attitude of offence, and ther 40
lave enough To do parry their spirited at
,Ei' ~. time for action is nearly AT hand, and the
ucs of the issues nj stake justihcs SOME
via. ,,tn, recurrence 10 this absorbing theme
WIS.,. .o,ws of seventy winters over his head =
-" Sir for The Tremendous addition yeu have
Thaps veas II is even worse than The miserable
r''' :, one Of the silly slangwhangers ot the Wing,
siap stated thai lie had seen us dance in Hanover
sn' T., wears ago-some time before which period,
r'ol' ws we're not even boTn But let all this pass
The attention of readers back TO the calcua
We g he Bee You see how these Wings are counting
t nccess through the aid Of th,ir Conservative al
" fl is Blucher and his Saxons who are to beat the
hss .rol Aus.erz II isW C. Rives and his flying
e'F who are TO assist the Wings in putting down the
So This is indeed their only resource-ueir
-if We are beaten at all this Spring, il is
s guy these deserving Conservatives help them 10 do
N, that they numerous, as the Bee asserts,
tc,use they touch Us al few weak points, and IN
M 'I,bul counties, where almost feather may turn
Esc,l,-And not because the Wing Conservatives ore
IN, enough of themselves, TO decide the contest, but
,nss ;hey are not yet unnlasked, and they impose
sr.syes upon some honest friends OF the Adminisra
@ still it's friends Should they then succeed now,
" =. the las, victory they will obtain us. These
,.rnded friends will then be unmasked And the ge-
P"l ticket of the Fall of 1910, will sweep of every
, majority which they may obtain in few dehaea6ie
nonolss Nothing can shake Mr. Van Buren, in Virginia.
u. 100, growing cause-as the next Presidential
s,tpn " ill trumphantly show.
Ru, the Bee counts too much upon its Conservative
h. lf the Republicans do their duty, and out TO
H. Polls they will beat the Coalition this Spring. We
.,r 10 ,hem then, TO .7rms! To the Poiis! and dissi
ME into thin air, all these calculations OF the Wings
Rec stated the efforts hat
,,noed 10 make. We never threw our heart more ar
dsally any cause-because the Bee is right in
,hIng-because we have seen the breakers aheed-we
ace The dangers which threaten the Republican ship.
YES we do the breakers, and therefore, we have
,oc>ed ourselves up the issue Was it high time
Do IT. when we such man VIM. Rves willing TO
accept office at the hands misunderstanding 10 put
down the Admnstraon-or the Bee expresses it,
seeking 10 overthrow the individuals in power,
Vas II no, time, when see Mr. Rives about to play
Of upon in Virginia the same game which White has
payed off in Tennessee, and Tallmadge in New York
continuing with our enemies, and abandoning his
friends
Was there no danger, when the Wings, at the
instance OF Mr. Clay lhrusng Tyler aside, and recon.
msndng his followers to take up Rves, and unite with
The Conse in order 10 put down the Admnisra
lion of the Northern President with Southern feel
ug>;
Isl, not time TO ourself when see the arts
which the Wings have recourse, order carry the
Stsle-when them abusing the great right OF suf
and poisoning free institutions the very foun
head-yotipg upon chartered privileges, and cotton
tocks-carving small tracts in neghborng counties
smaller reeholds in ordero give the citizens Of
The control OF the surrounding countless Is there
no danger, when a small miserable tract of low
lands the county of Henrco up into IS fragments
hv Wing firm in this city, and giving % votes in the
county othe Wings, as they will vote on Thursday nexE
there danger TO our principles, when we see the
Bank influence OF The towns extending the Wing nhu
encs around the neighboring regions?
Is there danger when you see the Chief Magistrate
Of The State attempting to arrange the candidates of
bis own county, as 10 bring in Wing Conservative
10 vote for MIR. Rives?
Is no, time exert oneself when you hear Of Sc
n,tor Fonaine declaring his intention for the
Wig Delegate of Hanover-and unbushingly abandon
the Party whom he is exclusively indebted for his
Office and the professions BY which he elected al
the last Spring:
Vas i, not time for exert ourselves when
those Conservatives desert the prudent ground which
they sood-exlend their opposition from single
sure to the general course Of the Administration, de
ss.ng their pledges 10 lis frends-some OF them openly
banning with enemes-and others, virtually uniting
with Them yet protesting still an attachment for The pun
pose Of seducing and obtaining the votes Of Of its
honest housekeeping dark, playing non comnittal-
and practising upon mysterious SYSTEM that is utterly
with the genius Of our Institutions, aud the frank,
manly character of the Virginia People'
Are there breakers ahead, when all the State
Rights principles, for which have been struggling
tot 50 years thus eopardised by The arts of the Wings
and their unhaowed utilization with lew retreating
kspupiCans. was IL nlgn arouse Ourselves.
when saw this motley combination threatening to
carry Viglna-to throw her into The arms OF the Wings
TO immediate all the great State Rights principles
which Vrg mia the FIRST 10 establish and 10 surren.
der her. bound hand and foot to h. Clay lattud nous
Conslruclonist the Champion of 80 million Bank, the
lae. combatant in the field against Abotionism, and
no, holding great principle in common with Virgil
MA
Ii We have therefore, reused ourselves it is because
We were threatened with dangers. But we have an
abiding confidence in the good sense and virtue of the
State TO which proud to belong We are sangulne
Of now-At all events, have done all in
humble power to deserve iBut IT We are beaten no,o
will stan Geaten We will Immediately do all We
to and 10 rally the Republican party We must
reorganze-We establish more presses. We must
have al Luxembourg and at Abingdon. For one, we
say tearlessy frankly and conscentiousy that we will
not submit TO have oil the great principles, Tor which We
have commended for during lifetime, though years
uhank Heaven far yet from extending 10 seventy
we will not have all these principles cioven down by
such mongel party as the Whigs-bu we will 60 into
the action airest-We will prepare for the great
of l540-We will exert ourselves TO unmask all
our nsdous enemies and 10 unite our own old RePubl
can party into an unconquerabe band Whatever OF life;
whatever of energy gracious Providence may yet
vouchsafe 10 Us, we will devote 10 this cause. We
vii! ask office, for ourselves our friends. All we
ss Is, the generous supper, and the united exeons OF
The Republican party. Union, Harmony and Energy,
be our wachwords-We have fenr Of the result
Dteu ct Groit- God and Country, be motto.
The truth will prevail The Virginia principles will be
es!aoshed-"Yes fellow citizens, let nail our flag to
The masl-Let Us sink swim with our principles and
OF course with that candidate for the Presi-
oency, who will be most likely to sustain them.
We throw ourselves in making these hasty remarks, up
on The generous consideration OF Republican brethren
OF The Press We offer all the right hand Of fellow
ship, whether banners float on Thursday
next, or whether We should be defeated. We mean TO
sr'ogate no peculiar merit to ourselves We address
mem al! as comrades lighting in the same cause.-The
cause Of the Democracy of the only free country on the
sope We tender them re alous CO operation We
we nave much to thank them for their courtesy
towards ourselves, during the present campaign. We
cannot deny ourselves The pleasure of laying two evil
oences before our readers which have reached within
Inc last two days-We republish them with this assn.
rance our comrades in nrms that have done any
service during the present campaign most Of it is due to
tne able contributing Of CoIrespondens-and with