Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-12-11
TIE or0ons of the Britons.

The Federal Wings are so ANXIOUS 10 carry ont their
plans and the deserier that they cannot bear the
least DELAY They have tried The virtues OF their Caucus
and ofa lbcllous press bring all their up TO the
s,icknr pont-and now. when the resolution 10 g"
into the election on Monday, was defeated by the
united voice of the 10 Democrats of the Senate, their
decent organ is empyng the foul walls OF lis wrath
upon their devoted heads Rouldin and Tod and Nc
Mullen and the ndomtable Smith of Culpeper are
singled out for its they will have the
thanks of every Democrat in the Commonwealth to
console them for its calumny and abuse. When Viz
GINA has just declared by her popular voice, against
the Wings and w. c. Rives, it might have been ex-
pected that some respect would have been shown TO her
wishes The Democrats have right to claim the two
Senators. and so some OF the Wings said when the
majority ascerained. But this Just claim now set
aside and despised. Is il then Too much 10 ask OF
these Wings wait at least until the Senator can be
elected by the full and fair voice OF The members oil
the Legislature: Why rush into the election, when
there are eight contested seats in the H. OF Delegates
and two counties without any representative at ALI
Better for Virginia not 10 be represented, than TO he
epresented If these contested elections should
result in favor of the Democratic party, the result OF
the Senatorial election would be changed Ii is wrong
therefore, to precipitae election now, when few
days might present very different result We shall
Law sketch of this debate in the Senate before our
readers-and We do not believe, there is Repub-
lican in the State, who will not dfspse the wins
ties of this penny trumpet Of the Whigs-and con-
gratulatc the sixteen Democratic Senators on the
noble stand they have made. They are not " Fac
they have no factious views. Messrs. Smith
I}ouldn &c. declared Oh the floor of the Senate, that
they had 10 desire 10 defeat election Of Senator
that they thought il their duty TO eect-and would be
willing to 20 into the election as soon rs he House
could he full and the disputed seats could te adjusted
The Wings, who anxious to rush into the cleo
tion seem much willing to carry their man, than
to carry Senator By the fair votes of the House
The Richmond Wing is unspeakaby mortified about
the vote of Virginia and at first ascbed nur success
to fraudulent votes and now to the lmpostons of the
Democrats and the ignorance of the people The
first solution is disspated By the facts from Shenan.
donh, Page, Madison, &c. &c. The last comes indeed
with good grace from Tie Flumbug party, who has
played every sort of trick upon the peoPe-with their
log cabins, and hard cider, and coonskns, and Stand
me- Army, and every species Of device and hunhng.
Fortunately, the people Of Virginia had too much
sense 10 be taken in BY snch Infamous tr'cks.-And
Virginia, God bless her is still true 10 her princ-
PIES and the object Of the highest admiration in the
whole Union. The Wing contends that she was ADAM
doned BY all The old Republican States (Not trne }
But suppose true, she not also abandoned
by many other States in 80 Did she not then be-
come the standard.b earer-as she will become :
Did her principles not the Republican party
theuo And as surely they will save her R0lc.