Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-07

countess understand that there are competing can
didaes on the Republican side This division in nu'
ranks may lead TO defeat We therefore call upon
our friends in oil those counties-wr call especial,
upon the Corresponding Committees in each county
to interpose their solemn remonsrance and friendly
mediation, and prevail upon The weakest candidates
to whdraw-or at alt events, 10 leave the selection Ia
their mutual friends. We call upon them, and upon
the candidates in the name Of The Republican party,
and BY regard to those great principles which We hold
30 dear, and which staked upon this momcnt"'is
CRISIS The struggle in which VIC now engaged
throughout the Commonwealth severe rs I'M
portant The vote of sing lie member mug decide the
minority III the Legislature, thong with becoming
spirit OF union and activity, the part of the Rrpuh-
llcans, we look forward to Il glorious victory Eut
there is too much al issue, TO hazard upon any posi-
BILE contingency The great principles of Virginia are
staked upon the contes-and all aware that the
Opposition sparng of efforts TO divide i'll or
der that they may defeat They will play of the per-
sonal feelings of the Republican candidates upon each
other They will also play off upon the People as they
are doing in Roanoke i'll Mason and Jackson, some
local qucslons-to which they affect TO attach every i'm
portancc, whilst their real object to effect their
political desgnso carry their two Senators next win
ter and to elect WIN. H. Harrison President. And are
these the times when should be thinking of their
advancement, instead OF the good of the country
He who will press his pettyzc at the hazard
of defeating the Republican party, deserves no sup
port, hereafter Our only safety consists III the
great kim, "Union, harmony sclidcnal, concession
Every thing for the cause, nothing for men,. In the
spirit OF this maxim, then, call upon our Republican
brethren to abandon their ambition and their ieuds and
submit their pretensions to the impartial arbitrament oil
their friends. We call upon The county committees;
upon the people themselves to interfere at once, and
save their county What! shall the Democracy permit
three or four candidates run; VIII Snder and
Frantz dispute and worry each other until the fox shall
step in to bear away the spos of the fable: Shall
Greeyer and Tate each other in Smytli, and per-
nit the Wing Thompson TO step in Shall Bryan and
Thonasson thwart each other in Mason and Jackson,
the ruin of each other, and the prostration of their
cause: When the people Of Monongala have selected
Clayton and Tanzey their strongest candidates shall
some designing enemy, some ilatering friend some
petty vanity prompt other Republicans 10 take the
field TO the great joy of the Wings and the great annoy
ance of the Republicans. We should think it to be
safe general rule, that unless some imposing meet
ing of the People should have made different de-
siGnation, the late Delegate, when true 10 his prin
ciples, would constitute the strongest candidate. AT
ali events we respectfully and earnestly beg Of every
generous patriot submit his claims 10 the Judgment
Of his brethren, TO profit by their advice, to yield to
their recommendations 10 give way for the present, and
10 wait for better times. The Importance Of the election
which is at hand the wiles and unprecedented efforts
of the Wings, the regard which owe TO our prncl-
pies; every thing in fact, prompts us to "ake the re-
sponsbily Of throwing out these su@gestlons-iorti-
fled as they by the earnest wishes of the Central
Corresponding Committee. Editorl