Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-12
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As sure as The polls are held in November next, the
Little Magician will carry the STATE We have scarce.
" heard single '.lscrcct and temperate Wing pre-
tend to doubt it.
The oto"aie of his calculation about this State, is
amusing enough. Three thousand Conservatives che
cstnatrs) have Joined the Wing ranks-Thc State
gave but 5000 majority TO Mr. Van Buren, in lc36-
Thus Says he) the majority BY the Conservative vote
alone is nearly DESTROYED" This mode of dcStroy ng
the enemy, is nearly correct Capt. Bobad man
ner of destroying all army. eve OF course mean not
the slighes, comparison with Mr. f. personally or Po-
ltcay-but we intend to say, SIMPLY, that The logic
of both in this pcct almost equally UNSATISFACTORY
In the first place, I'll, majority for Mr.. v s. IN $50,
was really 7,i69-ani 80 more than Mr.. Faulkner
it. In the second place. tn" estimate OF 'ore-
treating Conservatives alias, Wing recruits, does In
our apprehension, considerably outStrp the fact
Mr. Rivcs has not carried off, from his little wing OF
the army more than half that numbcr-if as many!
We hear almost every day of some, who are opening
their the reachery of their leader He had about
$50 associates in his own county. We understand,
they are now reduced to about %. Senator Fonlane
has carried off with him tue half OF 4 baker )
dozen in the county OF Hanover Mr.. Delegate Payne
is carried Off with some few others-as for HIMSELF he
is not the man carry off recruit MIR. Senator An
derson is ut the head of hut handful Of followers in
his district: and in Little Tennessee Mr. Editor iumes,
who abused Gen. H. but three years ago as the "petti-
coat Hero may carry into the camp Of the Nolsci. %
or 100 Struggling warriors. I'VE happy to hear that
Mr. G.. w Hopkins is about TO take firm and mmova-
bic stand against Harrison and Rlves) In many OF the
counties of the State there is not left single Conscr-
vatvc column 10 mark the ruins of Palmyra in the
Deser-ayc, not one is left standing. The overwhelm-
ing objections to Gen Harrison, and the open aban-
donmcnt BY Mr.. Rivcs, and his Spartan band of all
the grounds which they took in 1896 their shameless
pretext that they now better acquainted with the
Generals qualifications, after once crying Mr. ' Buren,
up as the mos, nii"xble Republican, and denouncng
Gen III. from written documents, as fcderal'st, an
ultra Consiruc;uni$t, imbcclc S,atcsman-thcsc
evidences of unprinciplcd apostacy, s,rong proof
Of holy writ, have relieved many honest Conscr-
vatiyc from the Captain of the Band. Some few
will bndly follow their blind gu;de-some few will
like whole flock Of sheep, follow their bcll-wether
some few may sacrifice their better judgment and
their principles upon the unholy shrine Of Mr.. Rvcs
passions-but they cannot amount to the number which
Mr.. F. has set down. But in the :'rd place, why has
Mr. + overlooked the numbers of honest State Rghts
Wings, that have abandoned the ranks OF the tarrl-
sonians' They went for the doube-shotIcd ticket in
1886, under hope that Judge White might receive
their vote-(many in Little Tennessee are of this de.
scrponI-but now when the question IS reduced 10
single issue of Van Buren, HARRISON several will &c
for Van Buren, whose course and principles have
moved their preludces-and several will not vote fol
either. If not grossly mis'niorIned, the mum
her of Wings who oppose Harrison, rs great and pro
badly much greater than Of the Conservatives who have
shanleessly changed their colors.-And then in the
18th place, VIC to estimate the number Of Demo
Gratis who did not attend the polls in 30, but who vii
be reused up, much by the agitation of their enc
mics, by the exertions of their friends-ln word
we differ essentially with Mr. Faulkner, in all his cal
culations We consider Virginia, the great citadel Of
Constitutional principles. perfectly safc-and Mr. Var
Burcns prospects for reelection, bright cheering, and
almost certain.