Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-28

ton being cried UP into standing army loslch APO
minable an this mons'rous mlsreprcsenta-
ton carried, that the Richmond Wing did not blush to
declare that the militia 10 be kept constantly IN
body and in pay, whether in peace or in war, when
the Wing hneo that Mr.. Ponsett had expressed Inn
self satisfied with training Of ten days only
The Wings pretended, that millions (sone SAID ~
or 4o) were to he expended upon the organization,
when the Secretary himself declared that it would not
require than half million of dollars. In one
circumstance of the whole campaign were The tricks
and receptions of the Wing maniiesily cxlii-
bited to disadvantage and defeat. But they stick
led at nothing. A biography Of Gen Harrison, with
the coarsest carcatures, circulated under the
franks of the Wing members of Congress, IN All
directions The Old Dominion was insulted By
these attempts-She became the object OF the most
infamous experiments-ln which, not only her own
citizens, but the members of other States dared TO
participa On the very of the election, hand
bill was THROWN like frebrand, into the State--pre.
pared by members Of Congress AT Washington--and
containing the garbed and insdious statements
Virginia member of Congress did not hesitate to as
sociae himself with members from other States,
to direct and control this proud Commonwealth she who
has been accustomed give the law rather than receive
ito teach others, rather than be taught by them
In this Executive Committee of the Secret Cabal,
which has raised prvy purse to subSrdlze the press
and to scatter the Masonian under the franks of the
Wing members there are secret Aholitlonst CLARK
of ~ and the prepaer of the Hartford Convention
Resolutions (Saltonstall of Mass.) These men have
had the nsolence to ban together, to dictate to Nrg
MIA, in the exercise of her most important privilege, on
the of the Election-beore opportunity could
have been obtained for councracng their gross msrep
RESERVATIONS But this is not the only instance, where
the Wings have called in The citizens of other states to
invade our sanctuary and to control our opinions The
thing done by Messrs Vinton and Fisher of
Galliopols Estate of Ohio who attended the Superior
Court Of Mason county and addressed the people
The same thing also done by Hoffman of Ba
more, who was associated with w. c Rives in harangu
ing citizens al Winchester. Not the least remarka
bic phenomenon oflhcse unprecedented times, and one
of the most indecent of the arts of the Wings, this
very Elk Senator roaming about from county county
where the election considered donGu and address
ing and operating upon the voters elect Delegates who
will re-ecct him. w c. r. and J. S Pendleton of Gull
pepper have even been "hunting in couples. If these
interpretations; if these statagems of the Wings, do not
up the blood of the gInIans then he race of
noble bloods is not what it once
They may then carry the State this Spring. Our
friends in different countless who might not have been
aware Of the activity Of their opponents and the extern
siye machinery which they played of, may have been
deceived in their speculations, and thus msled
seves-But the mischief will now he corrected
"Ihe second, sober thought will prevail. In some
Of the counties, il appears that our friends baitled
nobly and deserve well of the Republican, others,
the zeal of the Opposition has surpassed that of
friends In many of the counties, our Committees
have not been organized; and each member has
been fighting upon his own hook But the Republican
party will now be thoroughly aroused. The Commit,
tees will organize, and enlarge their numbers We have
time enough before expose the Vaccinations Of the
enemy--the Tippccanoe Club in this Cy--thc extent
of the franknr abuses--and the devices winch they
setting to work The Democracy of this great State
will never suffer their immortal principles 10 be under
mined and Frustrated by such party, with such
cause with such candidate, with means 50 reckless
and so desperate.
We call upon every IN the State to rouse HIM
self As for ourselves, swear 10 devote ourselves
with whatever of energy possess that lndomitahlc
industry and buoyant spirit, which nothing has yctsuh
dued the great cause 10 those great principles which
have constituted the boast and glory Of Virginia To
employ the expression OF ng-minded friend who
wrote note IN pencil, to an enquiry which We
made of him about of the reported countless
Saturday evening al hope you, will not stay
beaten But we should had rather he Republican.
SOLITARY and alone, than 10 be- a Wing, after the pre-
sent fashion So say wc-and so will say thousands
of Republicans. now and hcncetor,h, until November
next.
Beaten, how beaten: We may lose the Legislature, w
c. Ryes may receive his Shekels Of silver; and
pant Frdcrasi may be associated with lm in the conn
cils of the naon--Wc he defeated in return
Ing a majority To the General AsscmbIy-We may have
lost member or two, since the last Sprng-Wc may
have failed from the which have defeated
us before As tie New York New Fra vel! remarks
-"Thc disadvantages under which the Democracy Of
Virginia have contend IN their sprin. election
great and almost controlling The most important en-
CINE which is brought TO bear against them in the
spring by the Wings is double voting. According 10
the laws of Virginia, cecor vote once for mem
bers Of the House of Delegates in every county in
which he freehold, and also for State Senator
provided he does vote than once for Senator
in anv one District; while in the choice of Presden
tia electors the only officers ever elected by general
tic et throughout the State, man can vote more than
once The way which this strange feature in the Viz
GINA policy is used BY the rich and irsocrac Wings
al! over the State caution Those Of Richmond are
particularly adopts lis pracc". great part OF the
close countics Of the State the neghbOrhooL Of
tina, city, and many of IT'S wealthy partlzans have here
tofore made point of holding ireeiods many of
the doubtful counties they possibly reach TO vote
in one day There other circumstances which tend
greatly 10 help this ''colonzing voter give his
suffrage whichever precinct, in any county he chooses
Besides this, extra operation scveranes
of railroad which runs from Richmond into doubtful
counties These start generally at clock i'll the morn
ing late enough to give every such Wing chance TO
vote al the City Hall Richmond for Delegate for that
CITY; and at the Court house in the city for De-
leGate from enrico county This done, they pour out
upon the surrounding country in swarms for the honest
purpose of drowning the voice Of lis regular inhabitants
taking rs many counties in their route they and
selecting the precinct each That the power
they are thus enabled 10 exercise is tremendous
need not add Happily it cannot be used in the Prcs-
dental contest We say, therefore, to friends
throughout the country, that however the present cleo
| ton may terminate, the vote Of the cold Dominion
next fall SAFE beyond Tie possibility OF doubt, Tor
Van Buren, and Polk.
| But this is not all--The voters in Richmond have
elected one Delegate for herself and controlled five
countless but in the fall she will not tell than 400
votes--whereas Rockingham and Shenandoah alone
which elect only four Delegates now, will give Van
Buren, clear majority of 1000 in November. 1t may
be, that we even have lost some popular votes this
Spring owing to the devices of the cncmy--but say
that they have even gained 1000 votes, yet we had
nearly majority of 5000 votes al the last Spring,
though we were then defeated in the II. of Delegates
and we shall have majority Of 1000 popular votes
actually giren left But handsome proportion of
the Van Buren, votes has not been actually given In
some of the strong Republican counties, where there
was Wing opposition, the voters have staId at home
In some voters have gone the houses and then
not gone the polls to be registered Various letters
inform US that several Van Buren, voters have gone
for Wing candidates, who will never consent TO vote
for Harrison The Presidential election will call most
of this vote out and the right side. Add 10 this,
the loss which the Wings must in their double