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

In East Tennessee, where the people are nockng in
thousands 10 hear him. Gov Cannon, whocommenced
The journey with him. il is said will tie o'cel to f back
10 Nashville the pseudo hero stronghold lie mas been
wnrsted in every encounter with Col foit'
The game of Nrs5rs Rlyes, Garland, 4. , IN Firgi
MA has been but the repetition Of that oil Wit" md
Bel! in Tennessee. But II IS always land t..at
cond attempts at fraudulent tricks are quite as
successful us the first the Rves and Gaand peri
men has proved thus far altogether aiFe for them
selves and allies, mud but partially mischeU to their
old party which they endeavoed TO drstEo and if all
our friends IN Virginia are not greatly mistaken, the
collapse Of Conservatism there will be nne more sud-
den than the same scheme Of false profession in Ten
nessee.
II will be recoec!ed that the whole fore mustered
by Federalism under the name OF wings ant Conserva
ves, made together but small majority Oft House
OF Delegates, and constituted slim n!noft' IN the Sc
nate OF Vrginn; and yet the previous ELECTION both
branches OF the coalition understood each otter perfect
" In. the canvass, writer IN the Richmond Wing
(Mr: PESDLETuS we have good reason TO beieve) most
positively assured The public IL was upon the exist
Of this understanding before The elections that he
insisted the Wings in the Legislature were bounc to
support Mr.. R!vEs for the Senate Wings, under this
arrangement, received The votes Of Conservatives and
The latter those OF Wings in counties where the
other selected by The Joint patty for caniidates
Certainly no plan could be devised 80 well eontriped
10 give full effect 10 this double interest in The election
The Conservative section could carry lis recruiting
vice into The ranks Of its old Republican friends, without
treachcrous leaders excluded in great degree from
this covert mode Of operating Many ofihe slaunch and
thorough friends Of the ioraton, no once be-
Ieyed their difference from any thing but enmity
to it, have utterly renowned them. The light which
has already exposed The punic faith U Conservatism 10
those having easy TO information, is spreading
among the people and cannot fail In open their eyes 10
designs which they cannot see without ahhorrence. =
We doub, not that has already spread SO Tar IS to de.
feat many Wings who last year into the Legisa-
ture by the addition of Conservative strength 10 their
own; and even the Richmond Whigadms that The Con.
ssrvaves will not be able 10 muster eleven in The next
House Of Delegates.
On this subject The Enquirer says:
cit should be recolected, however, that politics have
been thrown into confusion there by the deseron
of Mr. Rives and his "Spartan band Of Conservatives,
from whom the Democracy have but just purified them
selves. little time Is necessary inter such an occur.
renee to enable 10 from the confusion
which occasions, and 10 seek out calmly and delbe-
raely their true positions. The process of inquiry and
examination is going in Virginia with great ear
nestness The longer, therefore, the election is post
poned the better. The more opportunities the people
have for reflection the brighter is the Democratic pros
pect VIVA, the final result Of all this thought and dis
cusson, in that Stale, will be- there be little doubt
From the disorder and chaos created by The detection OF
selfish and ambitious politicians must inevitably arise
the fair and perfect form Of Republican order. Already
the parties are forming on old Democratic grounds The
people mastering rapidly around their respective ban
ners and gathering to The vindcaon OF their iuvorile
principles.
"And Virginia is opposed to The doctrines
of the Federal school, 10 u S. Bank, high Tariff,
Internal Improvements by TIE General Government
and latudnarian construction Of the Constitution, so
will she give her adhesion eventually 10 the pre-
sent Administration"
The Richmond Enquirer concludes this article (Which
looks ultimately 10 more decisive Hacton) with an
estimate OF results in every county in The State set
down seriatm. In this lie gives The Republicans siITr
EIGHT the House and nineteen in the Senate, making
majority Of eight on joint ballot There nineteen
delegates in other counties which he sets down doubt
fol- which think will swell the majority considera
bly.-GiUGe.