Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-13


bcstoWinr upon negroes equal political h:s with !!
whites: We are not prepared ~ do t'ts" things W
rcrurd for the Union Far the dignity nj our 6"Si', an
our adherence Of prdttc0l a .Gm0ion, I" which 4!
Abolition vi slavery must ultimately lead, adtmonish'
us 10 raise our voice against these designs Of FEEDER"
i ISM
4 New Scene in the Drama.
On Tuesla. last, the election OF Governor oil ihIs Con
monwcalth came Of. Next I, the appointment OF l.
Senator this was the most important Office when the IL
gisatnre had to fill this session II mad gwen rise
much speculation, and excited great InteTcst III poiici
parties. 1t was well known hroughthc Commonwealth
that J. cDowell had brcn designated IN Caucus
the Republican members the candidate oil Their parry
The public al large at some loss to know WIN
would be the candidate Of the Wings Mr. Giimei
the Speaker of the House. hid been named IN prrat
circles tme before. RE bad been nominated y
the Wing organ Of tins City: but Mr.. Gner had .pu
| BY tie crown Still il was whispered among ti
Wings, and understood blythe knowing ones that If h
could be elected, Mr. G. to be tie .
course II is sad all the managers were sci 10 work, t
/ feel the pulses OF the mmbcrs-to sound the Con
scrvatiyes and 10 whehcr any Of the Impractical
| bles would prove refractory on the occasion. Tn,
chair itself thrown mas an nducement into the
scramble; and We have reaSns to believe, IT was hint
ed, that Mr.. 6. might hive TO resign the chair I,
prepare for the pance the new office, II nigh
fall to the lot of \ or Is to sccccG 10 It's honors. VI
cxertons certainly spard to rally every available
vote on Mr.. G!lmcr: who rom ms position IN the
House, the amrnty Of his manners, and other cons
dcrations the best calculated IL unite the whole
| Whig and Conservative votcn his person But what
ever be the process by which the object effected
the fact was, that TucSda, morning Mr. Gncr
formally declared the CANDIDATE Of the Wings and by
their vote along with the aidf the two Conservatives
and the rccreant Lockrdgcn lle House, and of the
three Conservatives in the senate, Mr. Gilmer was
elected Governor Of this Commonwealth. The s,rug.
gle was long and severe, Tie election not made.
until after the roll had bee called eight timc>-and
the last vote resulted III gvlg rl:n mn, or,iy If one
only, On Joint He sink for time Al :! votes
t-} bang ih, majority bu finally the die WAS cast
and near ~ clock on II Sday night, he an.
nounced rs the next Govern Of the Commonwealth.
Let the Wings and COnsrruVcs- IN other words the
Wings for hcacenrh 1t ID and mischicvous to draw
the disinc,on-let the Wits lhen make as much oil
their victory. rs they can j. the last that they VIII
obtain, If the People of Nriua bat true 10 their
principles and themselves.
This is tho last of the cvet!u scenes IN the way Of
Elections, which dcsncd 10 during The pre-.
sent session II has been lfnieFcsi Of ARRANGEMENT
OF speculation, Of novrmcntbelind the curtain. clI
cludc the eye ." the ordnarypcctalor. Its history may
b fully disclosed 10 People a; large but It's re-
suits calculated to make deep impression upon the
State and 10 affect III considerable degree the
complexion and position Of otcai parties. 4 rapid
glance at The past vel! present NAV be Of sonic
use !nr future reference
As soon As TIC last : Prih5 lection TOOK place. there
muc dDuh, ana dispute a,ut the political complex
ION oil the present Legislature IL was on all hands ad.
fnilic a; If AL the Wings al The Conservatives uni.
led upon Mr r. he would be cctrd Senator Of the L 5
and il maintained that t. election Of Senator was
in their hands. twas estimaG that there were or 10
/ lmpracllcabc Wings (among; om, were Mr. Van Rcy.
nolds the delegate from kanaha. who il was positive
" SAID had pledged himself vote against MIR Rirrs;
the two Delegates from Abenrlc, McSsrS. Gilmer and
Sourh1 Alcssrs Bayly and Copper Of Accomac, Gre
CORY of James Cty, Cratiordi Warwick and Smith
of Glouccstrr} OF the Cn:crva,ive Clique there
were three the Senate, twin the II. of Delegates
and one or two members IN 4 elbltuI position. II was
calculated that the Rcpublicatarty If received the
cooperation of portion of b ImpracticaLlc Wings,
would defeat the election Of } RivcS Fit received
the support OF the ConscrvascS. they mi ht elect
Judge Mason Senator; andrrry their Governor
The battle commenced urr these circumstances
with the election Of, Senator, nd the result is well
known. Most Of the lmprticab!c Wings aban-
doncd their posion--hut plSt Messrs. Gilmer
Southa, &c. &c. strucn tte flag at the first gun,
Mcssrs Smith, Bayy and eailord stood 10 their
pledges and POSITIONS and conucd to vote against W.
| c. RiyeS.-llr Grrever Of Srth, ALWAYS and warmly
a Republican at heart and principle, rcioincd his
Republican brethren IN ;he,oursc Of the contest
| Though Mr.. Rivcs ''Conserytvc tail adhered 10 him.
yet he was ultimately defeat, and the election was
indefinitely postponed, and mt back TO the 'sllrird
sober thought oI a free p"or
The action scarcely or, before preparations
we're made for the election ofiovcrnor The talents
of James Mcdowell, has series III the cause Of In
tcrnal Improve mcm the Interpolation wh:ch he en-.
nycd every where, his popuay III the West, and the
disposition Of The Eastern mehcrs TO obgc their br
hren in the West who had Sobly stood By them dn-
ring the Senatorial election, petcG him as the can.
diIar of t;., Republican party Two alone IN the East
ultimately refused II vote Tor IN, the Delegates from
the county Of MrcklcnbuT9) the part OF the Wings
after much billing ANA cGoiDgomc coy courtship, and
much icclin. about Tor yoYt was at length deter
mined 10 Mr. Gilmcr. SFkcr OF the House, and
Chairman of the Harrison Ccus. We al one time
hoped, that he would decline dangerous distinction
Many who liked Mr.. Gi!r entertained the same
hopes from regard to ms firc political position and
his permanent prospects. il the Syren voice pre-
vacd-and Mr. Thomas WGilmer declared as
the candidate of the Whigarty. There had been
much speculation 5 TO tiroursc of the Conserva.
tv-a. No ono entertained floub. about the votes OF
Messrs Crutchirld of the )usc, and Good and Fon.
tain" CT the Scnate-but sac faint hope enter
tanned 20 the last mono, a5ou, the course Of
hlcssrs. Payne Of Fluvannand John I. Anderson,
tho Senator from Bo;co,n Every doubt, however,
was dssipacd by the ro,Ici Messrs, Good, and Fon.
tame, and Csuchiied boil ut once into the Wing
ranks, Al the FIRST tap % h,rum Col! Payne did, We
believe for dcccncys sakeIrow away his vote at the
first cali: but after that Have in his adhesion 10 the
| Wing candidate. Mr.. Anrson went off IN Mr. VIM.
Peyton IA Conservatory the 9th or 9TH baot-and
he too joined tie Wings And Of the unkindcst
cuts Of all, was the desion of Lockridgc of Bath
who had boon in the Rcplican Caucus and pledged
himself to vote for Jamcs cDowc He is to answer
however 10 the People oath; and 10 that free tribu-
nal, we chcertully commh him On no one occasion,
or no moment, did b!vc Conservatives manifest
the slightest disposition aiiiliate with the Republican
party. Ut would be burlcsquc to mention Col
PayncS vote for Col. Hereford II those gentle
men did not even like hcs Mcdowell, why did they
vote for the Wing canlate Why no, select oale
Repubcan-and tell ! Republican party eve will
not go for NcDowcl,Nt will 20 with vor f,r ano-
Their man. We will i cut ourselves oil from You:
nor unite with the Wis
! The deed, however, nov done The Wings have
carried the Gurcrnorr a Solcnt strugrle--Wc have.
been beaten, Sir Gilman, said, but not dishonorcd
We have been bcateby the loss of few desertcrs;
but We have gained g important point, which com
pense'es US for ourstea,: The people Of Virginia
know hcnce"rth ttcirien ds from their foes These
Conservatives arc wetd from the Republican party
their feelings are aIiecd-their course Of action en-
tiTely diiercnt-ihc Nm Of Conservatism with Wing
ism IS now complete:Fhc Republican party has been
hitherto embarrassed the equvocal position Of these
Struggling politicians They did moi knaw where 10
ind them The scn 10 which they belonged is n
'irely Incompatible " the open, manly, above board
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