Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-20
TO TIE EDITOR or TIE Eve UiRER

"Sir In New York Mr.. Webster laid aside his blue
light Hartford Convention Federalism, and was JET
fersonan Democrat. In Virginia he is also an anti
Abotonis and the good people that they have
nothing fear from that spirit in the North, nor from
Gen. Harrison, who very honestly holds one language
at the South and another at the North-mcrely sup
pose, as Weed would say, to make 'tgood enough
Morgan Of the subject till after the election trust
you know well enough how TO manage these things.
The times are porentous II the South plays false
to the Administration in the great issue pcndng
she will lose the confidence of the Democracy OF the
North and will have to bear up sing handed against
another effort for high protective Tariff, and wall get
but little sympathy, whatever may be the efforts and IN
f,uence Of Abolltionsm Give this spirit unrcstrained
action and the result will be disastrous beyond all
former parallel.
uThe cry which is raised against the Administrations
on account of the fall of prices, senseess it is
unjust The rise was the result of artifciai and the
fall that Of natural causes. The management OF the U
S Bank and its fall, which should have been so used
to have annihated the Federal Wing party, may,
from the Of making proper OF IT before the
people, be the Of overhrowing the Democratic
party.
"1he South must Sec that in order TO sustain the in
terests of the South against the unhoy and hendsh
spirit abroad in the land which would shake TO its cen
tire our happy Union to gain power, the President
and his Democratic friends have thrown themselves
into the breach VIII our friends there suffer all 10
be sacrificed What says Virginia: The issue may
turn on this State
I'd
President our acquaintance and cooperation has been
since oS when boys (of the same age) and yet
they talk of his having been Fcdcralist--just such
a Federast as was Thomas Jeiiei son
INTERESTING.
Ertract of a 'encr from Washington, Oct. T.
our Correspondent mus, excuse rs for laying his private letter
before Ie public cye-Wc have u" IDEA OF rnEns GI'r
he had bis hand M Of truths he w"Gd up, up UH d nssr
ourselves the lberay OF our Correspond
ent for excused
81 send YOU handful from the Reporter (othcc al
Harrisburg and letter from Pttsburg which show
The vote in PENNSYLVANIA 10 be from TO 10000 for
"The popular vote against US in Jersey is about
900.
"'The accounts from Ohio very bad. That State
has pivcn heavy vote against notwithstanding our
vote there was greater by far than at the previous cleo
ton.
"This disaster turns our eyes to the Empire State
as the principal hope Of salvation in the great contest
Should we be defeated there, the reign OF Democracy
must terminate on the Sd of March next.
rhe President has Just left his recluse, and return
cd to the Government House. His New York friends
are confident that he will receive the largest Deno
cratic vote ever polled in that Commonwealth Inc
pride and partially which 1t natural hat .e great
Empire State should cherish for her own native son;
The superiority of the over his oppo-
nent the wise and undlsgused public course OF Mr.
Van Buren, contrasted with the mysterious nor. com
mttalism of Gen Harrison, and the mischevous state
measures of Gov. Seward, should greatly preponde-
rate against money, coliuPt'o", i"i'> -
But all such vile and loathsome means have been every
where employed 10 corrupt the pubic morais' ana 70
get control of the Government
notwithstanding the Democratic party have been
faithful and energetic, and have every where supported
The Administration with patriotic spirit, the wings
have counted the most votes. Even ~ places where a
reqnlar census had been taken of the votes on both
sides, shelving plurality for the ballot boxes when
examined, have placed us in woeful minority
"What does ii prove: Plainly, that hired mscrcants
have been Struggled into the country every where 70
attend the polls and that spurious ballots without NUM-
bor have been inserted into the ballot boxes.
Be not startled when assure YOU that before tins
-ooches Won several of the most distinguished gentle
men in New York will have published statement DIS
closing and establishing by the cleares evidence ,he
80, Gs,,andors and nirocous frauds that dis
uraced any country Providence has at last gwen III