Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-08
POLITICAL.

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The hard cider which the Wings have been quaftins
aver the trumphs in Virginia has turned 10 vinegar
Their enthusiasm got the better Of their reason lhey
have carried few counties about Richmond Whch
were against them last year, and when they hrst re-
ceyed the amounts Of those results they were as nuc
elated as if they had carried the whole State They
seemed 10 consider settled point that the changes
throughout the whole State would he equally favorable
them; but the accounts came III from the anterior
they found that of their strong holds had gwen
and their visages became Us sour as vinegar itself
They NAV carry aority of the Legislature, III conSc-
unence of their in few counties about Rch-
lnond but it will be matter for them to boast about
Those counties have been carried tor them by means OF
travelling voters from that city. II may not be known
10 all our readers that according to the provisions oihe
constitution of that State man may vote IN as ma
ny counties he holds property, and that II is posi-
BILE for holding property i'll them 10 vote IN Spot
syvana, Caroline, Henrco, Hanover and Powhatan
counties during the day; and the truth IS that the
Wings from Richmond voted in all those counties at
the late election, and that they carried By means
OF those votes Thus the resident voters of the coun-
lies have been voted down by those travelling voters
from the capital. There have been in this city, since
the election, Wings from Richmond, who have admit
ted that Spotsvlvana county had bsen carried for the
Wings by voters from Richmond, themselves among e
the number, aud the only right they pretended I" have
for voting in that county, rested upon their holding
lew shares of siock manufacturing establishment
which has never yielded any proft to the owners. and
is not expected 10 Yield any, and which stock was
distributed widely possible for the purpose OF max
ing voters Caroline county Is stated 10 have been car
RED nv two votes Spotsyyania by ;!, Powhaan by :,
and Hanover bv 20 amounting in all TO sixty three; and
il is highly probable that nearly if not quite that number
of votes given in each of those counties by resi-
dents Of Richmond. The course was pursued by
the Wings in other parts of the State, though perhaps
less and ii has been by such that they
have probably secured the election Of majority of the
Legislature We would prefer being defeated To sue
ceeding By such means; but the Wings CcsIrous
Of success BY any means however despcabr, low and
dishonest they nightly delighted at the success
of their schemes. until the returns came in from the
interior Of the State, when they found that they had
lost ground where they least expected il.
But although they have probably succeeded IN carry
ing majority of the Legislature b. means Of those
travelling voters it cannot be done al the Presidential
s.irction Then man. whatever may be the amount
Of his property, and no matter m how many counties
IL NAV be located can have but vote. The ira.
Yelling voters will then remain at home and the actual
majority Of will give the majority of votes The
Wings profess to calculate upon carrying the State for
Cen Harrison; but though there may be among
them who have heen deceived into that belief, there is
no well informed man among them who en"rta'ns any
such expectation hope. There have been VI i:gs IN
this city from that State, who, upon beng requested
state their candid opinion respecting the probable -
suit Of the Presidential vote, have admitted that Mir
Van Buren would in all probability obtain majority :"
ten thousand. AS their only hope Of success rcs:'
upon their being able TO deceive the public, and Iron"
The idea that many will be inclined to join what they
may imagine will be likely be the strong sdc they
roast Of their prospects being fatcrng IN places where
sev know there is chance of their Succeeding; but
they deceivng themselves much they imagine
they deceyng others They doomed 10 be ''r.
Seatcd they have been heretofore.
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