Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-27

error ol SHINING against themselves III ignorance o
what they did
I (Fyem nc .q'saay .irens.p
Irriaia God bless her
"Amd The general success of pro:i'gacy, !alsehool
| cheering Ia 10 The proud victory OF Republican,
ism in the Old Dominion. She stands out from Tho
general wreck burning and shining light And
never there occasion TO pres rye the great
landmarks of party than at present The false prctnces
Of the Federal party the prominence in their ranks OF
aposa;e Democrats and the apparent popular MAORI
ty which the endorsements OF the times and Tie
most desperate frauds have given 10 the Orposl-
ton, all conspre 10 confuse and nscad the honest en-
quircr after truth who sincerely desires to compare
the present with the old party divisions At snc:i
time therefore, monument of Democracy like Virgi.
MIA that has upheld the banner ofStac Rights
in the darkest days of the Kepubl'c-bccomes douby
valuable. lis loss would be lrrcparablr. And the
Richmond Enquirer 10 whose able and patriotic editor
the Democracy so largely indebted well remarks
that the 'sWhigs find "an asp among their roses
Gen llarrsons native State, Mr. Tyler native slate
Mr.. Rivcss native State, refuses to join the Federal
procession, or to grace the irunphal car OF black
cockade v:cor-alihough that victor is her own son.
"Durmg the canvass, and after lis close even, no
thing could exceed The hardhood of Federal assertions
/ in regard to Virginia No state they lcs
rous TO carry-of none did they affect TO be moro
sure. Mr. WISE recently i'll letter to some OF his
friends pledged Virginia to llarrison-tle size Of the
major ily, he would not undertake to describe 11t n
major:ty ,ras certain Mr.. William &. Rives, who,
from dgnifcd, courteous, and accomplished debater
and POLITICIAN has degcnerated into bitter, scnrilous
and lucs reckless stunpora;or, but the other day, pro-
claimed 10 the citizens of Albany from the upper deck
of steamboat, that Virginia would go for Harrison,
BY III 900 majority, and from the same elevated pulpit
in the City Of y. Y. hc claimed 10000 Aud even since
the election Mr. Rves has cost his Federal friends in
New York. thousands Of dollars, by pretending that
Harrison had carried the State by 2,UG0 maloriy.--
From our hearts pity Mr. Riyes. Once pTomncnt
Rcrub!ican, polite and civil in his couductready and
expert in dehatc-dsapponted in the nominalloi for
The Vice Presidency, h threw himself into the FEDERAL
ranks Once there the whole temper ard manner Of
the man changed. United with desperate and uwcru-
pulous men, he seems 10 have gone a!c. than lie lar
hest No personality-no faschood-no indec.ncy,
that offered hope of mo,aenary advantage, WIS lett
unimprovcd by MIR. Rives Aud sec the result Vir-
ginia condemns im-his friends already attribute I"
his nnpopularity the loss Of the Slac-and he can only
be returned 10 the u. ). Senate BY disregard # the
wishes of the people, and b. being thrust upon con-
sti,uency vino ubhor and reject HIM What rcribu-
| tive Judgment upon selfish ambillon and poltIcl de-
| linqncncy
But there is one point Of view in which, as adcnt
lovers Of the Union and forever devoted to the laln
tenance Of all institutions, cordially rei":e at
our success in the land of patriot Presidents nth
place Of Madison and Jefferson. 1t is not 10 be dnied
that the conduct Of The South al this crisis Of the Re
publican Party has been watched with anxious cotcern
by their Democratic brethren of the North The toai
ton Of the Abolionsts and Fedrralists OF the NT,
in behalf of candidate pledged publicly not 10 oppose
former hiS constitutional
~ begging their support TO pnt down an intrepid and
honest Democrat Of New York, who had 'earltssly
thrown himself into the breach 10 protect The just
constitutional rights Of the South, naturally caused
lie natural allies OF The Southern DcmocIacs' to
turn 10 them for encouragement and support. and
I it need not be disguised that The mad and suci-
dial response of Georgia and other States Ia the appeals
of the Northern Democracy, assailcd, weakened and
overturned they arc by the deadly enemies .; The
South subject OF bitter regret 10 the patriot, anu
fcaruv strengthens the power OF those enemies IT
is of unaoved pleasure, therefore, nj such
season, TO find the flag ship Of the South assoc tied
with that chyalrous defender OF State Rights, nth
Carolina bearing To the battle and The breeze the
unsullied standard Of Democracy, which Cove div
and tramped under foot at the North BY The high Ia
r, Abolition and Bank hosts, III justiiying the gne-
confidence repcsed in the South by their Moth
ern BRETHREN and bansing that painful dlstrns Which
the deseriion Of him, who had peri!ed SO much in ter
! behalf was well calculated 10 inspire.
ut is gratifying, too, 10 perceive that in Virgins as
here, the famous Democratic sironghods put forth oil
their power and conrascd with the Federal quar.rs,
define in characters light the true position OF parties
She has he. Corymans, her Rcnsselaerville, Ter
Huntingdon, and her Lexington, her Rockland her sol-
folk her Punam her Delaware, her Otsego, her eis;-
mer her Chemung, her Steuhen, and her Sci"iari'-
counties and towns which since their organ IN
! tion have succumbed to Federalism. At the bad
of Virginia Democracy, stands old Shenandoah, a
Jefirtsans 'tcnih legion ot Democracy. II IS low
divided into Page and Shenandoah. Out Of nb,ut
1850 votes, it gives MIR. Van Buren, 1000 majHi-
~. Rockingham, equally celebrated, gives Mr. Van
Buren, upwards of 1900 majority out of about 1910
votes Halifax, Botetouri, Harrison, Monong;lia
Madison the Isle of Wight Chester fcld, Grayion,
and other counties, celebrated in political IN
nails the home of sound principles, come 10 the
aid Of the Administration in unprecedented num-
bers. The 'tle cockade, Petersburg, Hanover Dir
Clays native county, and whose vote IS his test OF
orthodoxy, and other portions oi the State wcl are
known abroad stars in the Republican galaxy, lean
in our ranks The true Democrats OF Virginia ave
rendered mcaculabc service BY branding upon thenrw
administration and their hero, who 10 be at the
head Of it, the old stamp Of % Federalism Ynnng
men just coming upon the stage, and honest DINO
Gratis who have been msled into the Harrison rinks,
will heed the mark Of the mother Of States, and eco
from the support Of fIrginian, who stands sustained
in Loudoun and Augusta, and who is almost unan-
mousy condemned IN Rockngha ham and Shenandoah"
With what pleasure, then, do we, and every Rpnb
lean i'll the Union repeat, "ltrgini1, God Wess hc'
"Columbas, Ohio, l7M .vor, l,d0.
"The great battle is past, and Fedcrat .iboiitomiSm
is in the ascendant Virginia old Virginia, is re-
deemng spot IF earth proud "corner stonc on which
again plant the Democratic Standard for the great
contest yet 10 come. Proud and exalted Common
wealth "a coming triumph awaits thy noble eX-
ample.-Slanding forth in the lead of confrdcracy
yet preserved from dissolution the rlying point Of
the American Democracy the ruling star Of cur ma
tona destiny; the friends of Liberty will every where
rallv around thee: and sustain and defend thee in
thy patriotic struggle, IN defence Of the Constitution.
General HAREIsoN comes into power: Nithhin IS
brought train of principles, doctrines and opinions,
antagonist TO those for which the Democracy reso
| luely battling.
ale may, for time, strive 10 hide his views from
public scrutiny; but he will soon be forced 10 fssumc
ground and when he takes it, il must he fashioned
upon the modern Wing model spotted and speckled,
smoked ard despatched with the federal Godic7d,
| EanEism 1arifsn and .450iitionism and what pic
ture will it present 10 the American people what
\ spectacle for the RECENT, AvALc,MArED SprTn!
eagued in unholy union with iana;cisn, whose rcrci-
less creed Of mock humanity knows oil protection
for suffering innocence; relief but such may
come from the strong arm Of power Unnatural al
lance miserable dcluson ! But The work is done.
The fatal blow has been given.-FarAL, did say:
No! not FATAL; so long patriotism shall hold It's
empire in the American heart The yoke Of dcspot-
ism is yet upon nccks. 1t lies, rougli-Eewn,
beneath the tyrant hand that threatens invasion. We
must arouse and with the foe that bcscs US or,
liberty will become the tombstone of this American