Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-04
= % BE- ressryed 10 ,he Conservatives 4ae lsade,

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mo mon US Wing Governor. Rvcs IS 10 be made
Senaivr-snu., Wig CANDIDATE Ia be made Cover.
nor b. virtue Of tins Condition THIS coed old Com
lin Is 10 lie thrown a.atlon-and her two
h ohest Offices are bc Distributed between certain lead
ers of the ,wo parties The comb nation between the
Il rs and Conservatives TO be rvctted and welded
toret;er The banus Of marimony are to De consnInma
to- for the holy purpose Of putting down the present
Administration, and throw ing Virginia into the OF
Harrison and Clay. Her great Offices are II BE- en-
poycd for the purpose al eevatng party whose
leaders are opposed to the principles Of Virginia.
Many of those who take part this great drama OF
cours. take different view Of the subject They urc Of
opinion that.this Administration ought 10 be put down
and they think 1t perfectly RIGHT to support Nj Rves,
and to obtain the cooperation of his friends for this
purpose In their eyes, all this IS right We have no
right 10 dictate 10 the conscenc"s Of any 1t viii
be for the Grand Inquest Of the People 10 decide who
is right and who is wrong. Bat how any Conserve.
tive who PROCESSES 10 60 Tor Mr. Van Buren against
Gen. Harrison, can cooperate with the Nhgs-can
vote for Wing Goysrnor-is 4 phenomenon 10 us,
which appears to be inez plica5!e. The Wings will
them, and If they do no: take care, wi win Their
support. They haze already shown disposition To
shelter and succor them, at the expense OF The lmprac
ticabe Wings Us appears from The singular revclg-
tons that were made ~ the II OF d Friday last The
Patent machinery Of Caucus was pied on Thursday
night The NhioS the Senate Chamber, and the Con.
scrYatives IN the Committee rooa:Not OF course IN the
but III contiguous roons with the DOOR OPEN
bcd each other for the purposes otconsuItaon. The
Whirs submitted 10 the Conservatives proposition
vote for Wing candidate 70. Senator-Fornally reins.
cd by the Conservatives: but informal intimation
gwen that four o: them might vote for Wing Zone Of
these OF course, was the Senator from Wheeling, be.
cause he did actually vote for J. j. Allen Friday
Il cloud rests the names Of the others Ii
then determined by the Wings, formally not,
not prepared to say, that they would not copardzc the
Conservatives and their debateahc counties BY making
an issue between a Wing and J. Y Mason-ond il was
understood that they were still TO run upon W. c.
R:ves But Friday, the scene unexpectedly shifted.
That issue was presented by Mr.. Gregory, aided by
Gen Baylr-and the ultimate result already submit.
ted 10 our rcaders-Mason s Allen 60, Rtvcs 4.-tin
this state of the game, the whole Election was ndef.
ni:cy postponed, By vote OF 81 TO o. IN the House of
Delegates, with the of both political par.
tes.)
II there be any thing in these remarks to wound
the feelings of single honest Wing Conservative,
we shall regret it. There honorable in both
these political sections, whom respect and esteem
There is in particular whom would be glad TO
to the Republican party, and undcr other cIrcum
stances to serve. He is in false position, and he
ought, perhaps like Mr. Ryes, TO see his solid interest
and his brightest glory in the bosom of temporary
rement 6rc, he would have 10 remain but for short
me; only emerge with stronger wing and renovated
spirit greater brightness and more honorable dis.
lincton But our words viii be lost upon han, whose ear
i. caught BY the syrcn song or the charmei-Nc are
almost confident, that he cannot succeed-b but what,
if he falls 1t makes the vcry heart to ache, to
men, whose PRINCIPLES aad talents calculated
for different destiny, yield to other npuses and
commit such cgrrgious biundcrs.-Bnt we must draw
the curtain The Wings must manage their own al.
fairs in their way.
As for the Conservatives beg leave most respect
fully submit very few suggestions 10 their consId"
ration. We viii not call them, IS the X. Wing has
STYLED the Impracticabcs, the ''four wise men OF the
East" We Will not, until we see the next move, think
Of using any such language "a the Wing employs.
We will not regard them "rccrcants, until the
evidence proves irresistible. The Wings
ing them again 10 their embraces-bat Is It possible
for them 10 join the Wings in the election Of the Co
Can they turn their backs upon their ancient
pics;nd throw themselves into the arms OF the
Whys: No man mistake the position of VIM.
c. R.vcs He fiarrsonian, to all intens and pur
poses. He is regarded by the Wings themselves.
IN impartial man would pronounce him TO be Wing
in his feelings, and an ally of the Wings The univcr.
sal Wing press declares it, from New Orleans 10 Pc
nohscot. Take the following examples which happen
to be before
'wc in the Richmond ENQUIRER article a
Virginia and The Wiss II anprars from thu statements o thai
print that RivcS tir leader father The
o; tie Harrisburg position poll.
1s !. no ionsst !%y"yG y, ~, 'y@wa Of h. pref
friends and oc, converse, he does hesitate
hi, rcrm,n1to Of HARRISON Thl> might
rNpcc! from NJ Rgcs. ;hc lsT II himself party
'nr"c than 4, tic oo y Nrr,oa Sor- burG.
The Enquirer AFFECTS great as"nshm"nt AZ III"
neu', and nnatcs deep rcsrc; that much admired,
entirely ms political friends ami threw himself into
Of his encnie. The object o these lamentations, no
,ersyrr>a,ioa and thereby attach kind Of odm the
The Editor speaks :" his abondonG The banner and going
would lead the uniformed reader
suppose that Rres u'Ico oc"icco and had BETRAYED
faction. tn: a tsGt reG; affinity srt,tib
principles The Hg q. Conservatives, eo4
ton 5;'sss them and Ne nomination NJ Harrison" {" Be eips
IF eoaT instead ." being nOunccd strange aa
unnatural alna.ana,n. The Tor surprise would
greater ii ivr had joined the Locofoco All this
porting the Of the Enquirer j. easily seen through RS
acCtann and parade assumed Ia hide the cha.rln and
prenslon Of ts party The assent Of Mr. Ryes to the ia'
through the camp The abuse OF that gentleman Is designed 70
deter others from following the obnoxious example o'!a'
'Lctr from Ir. any further wanting
prove that Mr. Rivcs would support the OF the Harms
Convention besides his known hostility The leading
snres ct pr. Van basm' surely me set wa
have for doubted SIR Ryes would ultimately
dent" LHaae.sster Republicans
And here is the las. revelation from the Wing organ
in this City!
by the single wish represent their that they
acquicscc th
support OF Mr. Rve but IN preference would wreck the ehpecl
ton. ard wishes Of the unanimous Wing party .. the L. SN
STd not have one wStd :" say The wss Of 3
and do not heye the Wings Of Accomack, Gloucester Eliza
beth City and Warwick radically different from their bf
tiIren Throughout the Union Originally! opposed Nj Rive,
while his political predictions doubtful they
Wing party he rac,ncri his iagurd
would have separated from their brethren on such poa ~ cE
culaby important objects III The h!" party question
mf" IAcg hHrs ecfh grossly "rpre'emd a we believe an
shall believe untI their
nasr confirms strong persuasion. And add 10 us
conrctnn that these three npraccabl, members ip
cahr this subject alone. They cord vote for Ii-R C
aud y for Gem ason il they ley ha's
| no; obtained their consent IL the act.n
/ Richmond Hhig gf Sdturdq-
/ We have done. We trust of the Conscrya
tves will still show by their course not by empty
words but by active works, that there permanent
affinity between their principles and those Of ,hs
| Wings and as Mr.. Rvcs's .'attachment 10 VIII.
principles and his identity 'ch the Hhig party nov
known, that they viii pause, and rcjo!n ncrr anctca;
brethren.
| The Jersey t9nestion-Wc finish the pungen and 20
genous speech of Mr.. Duncan to-day-and shall Iaf
before readers in next No, tie powsr iul an
constitutional views Of Mr.. Dromgoole. is the RS
ntons OF New Jersey yesterday Submitted 10 ".
Il House of Delegates and referred to Select ComT
tee We cannot but think that these Speeches wi! be
essential and seasonablc in forming cofe9'
view Of the subject.