Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-04
NiI,. IiINES.

This gentleman we see, on visit TO his friend and
co-labourer, N. p. Tamadge Of New York. Nrginia
having declared against him, presume lie secking
consolation in the friendly commserations ofhs bosom
counsellor. Verify, he needs it. The result of his
missionary lahors in the Old Dominion mus bc any
thing than consoatory to him. We notice the emarka
BILE fact that in almost every county he visited rero-
luton rent backwards. lie made dcspealc on
sluught upon the Democracy OF Madison-h 7aGjori-
tuin that county greater by far than be-
fore. He endcavored to carry the gallant ittIcounty
of Greene by assaut-her neat iiuic majoriH Of los
tells the result He turned the thunder Of artillery
upon Culpeper-fhc Federal mo jori,y is dminihcd Gy
pcr cent. He next experimental upon HARRISON,
and both he and MIR. Sou;hall Joastcd after ter rsit
to that county, that the Democratic majorr would
be about nothing-her S,eeeplng majority Of parards
of FIVE HUNDRED, shors that the iabors Of hEsc gen
ticmen ,ccrc PROPERLY APPRECIATED by that no.
Die old countY' lie next tried the magic OF lis elo-
quence in old Bstctourt-the Democratic majrity is
increased from about 20 TO 13S lie now invaded Lit
tie Tennessee, and declared in the Log Cabin at Rich
mond after his return, that the Democratic majority
in that patriotic district, would be but SMALL s'iany
Let her majority Of up,cards Of 400 stand as an
everlasting commentary aPon the efficiency If M5L 6ors
and the correctness Of his predictions! lie nex turn.
ed his arms upon Louisa, and seemed confident q con-
veying her. he had done Nelson, Albemare and Flu
wanna in absolute simple to the Federal cardldae
for the Presidency. The increase ofc majority ga'nsf
him from IA TO 100, puts The reto upon the effort Rock
ngham also was theatre upon which he made "one
of his greatest efforts cih arhat success let the @ that
for The first time for scrcrai years she has gren Demo
cratic majority, tell And Petersburg, too the gallant
"Cockade of Virginia, was tcice the scene Of lis opc-
raons-or Mersf time for many years, she his gtrcn
q Democratic majorify'
But time and space would fail us if we were to at
tempt to chronicle the many ricores that Mr.. Rives
has won during the memorable campaign. We must,
however "book, with the rest Of his deeds the fact
tina, he pledged Virginia, in New York, TO Harrison, by
ten thousand majority Butthe "old CommorTe tn !,
was no party the compact and declared the power OF
attorney by virtue of which, MIR. Rives attempted to
barter her away, "nul and void She determined to
do what she had always done, think and arttor her
self and she is, consequently, "where she always has
been, and always means to be-.
Charlottesville JeGtrsonan.
albemarlc-.Nr. Rircs' county.-Some of the Conser-
va,o Federal organs in cxtacies because this county
the residence Of Mr. Rives has given Federal mno-
rity of 1877 For their "beter consoation We inform
them that there is scarcely doubt that if the question,
"Rves or no Rives submitted to the people OF the
county, totally unconneced with any other question,
their verdict would unhesatingly be, ".fo Rives
II is said that both MIR. Rives and MIR. Legare OF
South Carolina are in New York. We presume that
they, in conjunction with Mr. Tallmadge, are engaged
in making aConservatvc" arrangements for the mex
four years They will doubtless be able TO make such
terms with General Harrison as they plcase.-B