Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-22

ADO you give it up: say the Wings rs they point 10
the result of the late elections in Delaware, Maryland
Georgia and New Jersey, edo you now give up the cX-
pcctaon Of rejoicing your candidate for the Pres
dcncy, Not we. With good cause and an honest
party with Just principles 10 proclaim and sautary mea
sures to support and with the people OF tins free and
great Republic for arbIters, we give up neither ci-
forts nor expectations What abandon fair n cause
as before it is decided Desert our standard while
the battle is yet to be fought-a standard upheld BY
strong arms, and shielded by myrIads OF manly and re-
solutc hearts: Shall cease to continue with good
courage for the right because Maryland has gone
wrong:
In the mds, OF the unfayorablc accounts which we
have from the other States we have mentioned, the
great commonwealth ofPennsylvania, Of much i'm
porlance all of them, has forward and said thus
far and no further. She has dashed calamity among
The enemy like powerful body of reserve and beaten
them back lfNaryland shows progress OF opinion
against US Pennsylvania shows progress ofopncn in
our favor. If the tide of that great of public feel
nG sinks IN place it rises III another So far a.
the Of the PcnnSy vunIa election have come m
the Democratic cause has gained 1t hig-tidc III that
quarter. The swell o! waters viii sweep nther also
New York must and will follow the example of Penn
sylvania, and the voice Of New York, given for Van
Buren, Will decide the question Of the Presidency be-
yond appeal.
In political contest there is no jus, ground Of dis.
couragrrnent but bad and bad candidates All
other occasions of dependency trivial and transl
tory; they may be swept away suddenly as they
arise We will not believe that cause like ours,
which has for It's object the best interests of the great
est number; which takes for guide a conscientious
and rigid construction Of the Constitution, which
tains Itself by noble methods, by frank avowal of It's
doctrines and by addresses 10 mems reason-we will
not believe until forced do so, that the peo-
pie of the L. S, under the influence of tempo
rary drusion, Will allow such a cause to be defeated
BY combination of factions holding no opinions thai
they are not ashamed 10 avow, governed by view.
that they not afraid disclose. and seeking
cess by the boyish arts Of catchwords and cries and
ballads and pageants
Suppose Georgia should not give her vote for Mr.
Van Buren, at this election. Neither did she vote for
him in 1896, and yet he elected. Suppose Mary.
land and Delaware and New Jersey should all vote for
Harrison They voted for him in 1886, and vet he
elected; he received but seventyth votes
out of the whole number, which was about half tho
number necessary to his election.
But we will not admit that Georgia will give her vote
for Harrison in the coming election. She did not give
aud she will not give him her support Even tie
has Just closed, were compelled, by the general ap
prevail which the policy Of the present Administration
meets from the citizens of Georgia. to pledge themselves
against Mr. Webster hobby of National Bank against
Mr. Clays Protective Tariff and against the system d;
rational Internal improvements, supported by boil |
hese gentlemen. They were also obliged to pledge |
themselves to the support of the great measure of the
Administrations the Independent Treasury. They |
made to undergo this pnrgation from the designs
If Whiggery, before the people Of Georgia would &C.