Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-05-14

ho hiehiioiu Enquirer, OF tuesday has
Its anticipated editorial speculations and re-
marks with regard to the Virginia Elections.
The Enquirer is looked to by the uncertain as
a guide. by the Responding as consolation.
by the sanguine as spur to their ina ginations.
we read its usual election article, therefore,
with some curiosity, to see what it could say
to meet the wishes and hopes of those whose
oracle it is.
| Will our readers believe it! Behold, it is
the cry of nert fail! For the last two or
three years it has been, wait till neat spring
Now, 1t is, wait till neat fail! Very well, we
shall wait. But mark it, when next fall
comes, it will be, swat till Gen. Harrison's
| term is out
But hear the Enquirer.
"As at present advised. we have no hesita-
ton III giving 1t as our opinion that the Wings
have carried majority of the Legislature.
That the Van Buren, party will carry it this
Fall, we do not entertain Doubt
And again
'They may then carry the State this Spring.
Our friends in different Counties miuht
not have been aware of the activity of their
opponents and the extensive machinery which
they played oil, may have been deceived in
their specuiations, and thus misled ourselves.
But the mischief will now be corrected. The
''sober, second thought, will prevail.''
And again.
''Varous letters inform us, that several Van
Buren, voters have gone for Wing candidates.
who will never consent to vote for Harrison.
| The Presidential election will call most of
this vote out, and on the right side-Add to
tins, the loss which the Wings must Sustain
IN their double, and treble and quadrupe votes
and we shall carry the State in November
by an overwhelming majority" &C., &C., &c.,
We have but word or two to say to all
this. During the recent canvass, the ENQUIRER
teemed. twice every week, with letters and
statements, giving tho most confident assu-
RANGES that the Administration would carry
the State this Spring, fore and aft. TWAS con-
fidently said that the Wings would be blown
out of water. If Dragging, boastng, and as
severatng, could have done any thing, the
game would have been up. twill be recollect-
ed that, astonished at these bold and continued
declarations, we asked the Enquirer. in the
simplicity of our hearts, ssif it really believed
all it published 2" To this, the editor of that
paper made reply, that he certainly only stat
ed what he believed-plumed himself, over
us, on his experience and knowledge of the
political sentiments of the State, and reiterat-
ed his predictions of Waterloo defeat of the
Wings in the Spring. Every where, in the
valley, on the shores of the Bay, in the
Heart OF the State-on the Mountain tops
along the Ohio-the Van Buren,. flag was to
wave III triumph, and Virginia was to be ran
ged along side of New Hampshire in devotion
to the Federal Executive. Well, the spring
time has come, and the election has passed.
and, with all the superior judgment and expe-
rience OF our friend-to which we defer
what is the result? Why, that the Richmond
Enquirer was wrong, and the Alexandra Ga
zette was right. We did not shout, nor boast,
nor bfag. nor predict. in favor of the Wings.
Nay, we had our doubts and mispiyinOs but
we relied, as we said, upon the manly indie
Pendence ofthe Virginia character, and would
not mistrust that, until the facts should prove
we were mistaken. Even if majority of the
Legislature should be Administration. the
enquirer would be proven, to be an erripo
guide and false prophet. 1t promised to
ITS party this Spring, a complete sweeping
victory. Its promise is chgf. 1t promises to
its party complete, sweeping victory next
Tall. Its promise will be wind.--.41er. Ga-
zettc.