Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-01

"Thus the late members are Reelected The vote was,
however, considerably less than that last spring. owing
| to the inclcmency of the weather
| s'There was fifth candidate, VIM f. Lyon Esq, a
| Wing in the field, but as he came out at late period
of the canvass, and his party did not attempt to rally
upon him, his vote was lnconsiderable, ana Is not
| given.
"The contest has been warm one, and the course
of the late delegates during the last session was made
the subject of very full and free discussion before the
people The vote for Judge Mason for Senator espe-
cally became the topic of greatest intcrestn the can
vass.
ain reference to the Presidential Election our pros
poets are of the most cheering character Our trends
in this county animated with the best possible spirit
and entertain the most confident hopes OF triumphant
result 1t is true, the most desperate efforts have been
and continue TO be made to rcvolutIonzc public opinion
as well here else where. The llppecanoe rag, d
Harrison print published at Wheeling; the Woman,
Wing speeches. &c, strewn throughout Inc coui''
t., down the creeks and up the runs,
thick autumnal leaves
In EaIlambro>a.
1.-THE mails arrive grooming under the weight oil wing
speeches and documents lives of Harrison &c intend
ed for the benefit of the dear, but henghted people,
frankcd BY members Of Congress- TO Democrats IN ts
county, who utterly at loss to imagine no" lhose
kind gentlemen ever could have learned their names
and post Offices 1t thought, however, by some hat
the mystery is not unsusceptibe of solution nc
fifty good and true Wings in each county, so loud
" called for by Mr.. Wise, have probably not Deeh
found lacking in this, and through their kind ald the
Wing orators in Congress- are, perhaps enabled to en-
tighten the democracy here with their brilliant EMU
sions We do not think, however, that all the means
and appliances TO boot which so literally ana m
dust.iously used by our opponents, are making any
impression with the Democracy here II is true, mat
as is their won't they sometimes boast loudly OF changes
that have occurred; but the difficulty is TO assign 10
them "a local habation and name The names OF
the supposed subjects of the Wanted conversation
and their whereabouts, alike shrouCed in mystery
"Our friends here nothing daunted by the iou1
huzzas of our opponents and the pride and pomp ana
circumstance with which they accompany the prepara
ton for the conflict and if defeat them, as we con-
fdently expect throughout the Union, it will not he me
frs, time that the 'ssue and success of (WhIg) war
fare have failed TO up to the lofty and sounding
phrase Of the manifesto !,
"The Democratic party here reason TO doubt
the integrity and abilities of MIR. Van Buren, Since
the true character and features of the Independent
Treasury and of Mr., Rvess last humbng, 'the stand
inc army as il is called, have been explained to then''
they treat with dersion the attempt to gull them INTO
the belief OF an intention his par, To unite the purse
and the sword. Those who have been attempting II
will find out in due season, that the people are not suci
fools as they took them 10 be. We believe that upon
the re- election of Mr. Y. B will depend the mamie
nance OF those principles, deservedly dear to the
| Democracy Of the country while on the other hand