Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-02

nf the war-some OF hls friends thouSht ''' SUING!
Than Mr. Madison 1t was but the other day. that we
d ~ Spcech in favor of the most decided inca
Isures-when he dashed lis Federal opponents WIN
the lash Of scorpon-and, character'zng their party
boldly pronounced in the Senate House, that, like "a
tan, they mn
Than serve i'll Heaven
Rircss Misrepresentation IF Irgt"m'-.'. YORK ereeE
We are indebted for the following letter to one OF The
hest Informed citizens OF New lork.-"c assure our
brethren of New York that there - no sort Of conn
,cnce 10 be placed in William C. Rlvcss estimates
He is rabid Infatuated politician, who does not hesi,
tate 10 retail all the trash he picks up IN his travels ana
10 embrlsh every story that he hears we nave IN.
formation from every part ." virginia 'ha ne mas 'se'
from men, who reside there, and have the best means
of ascer,ainng the public sentiment, cool, deliberate,
= informed men--and We know IRON The gross mac
cufacy of W. {. 5 specifications that his general
summary is as mpudtnt as IT IS delusIve. In llte
Tennessee for example, he frtcrs down the Van Bu-
| rem mai,ritv to nothing The X. Wing is pleased To
allow us 800 Tho estimate of the Charlottesville Con-
vention was l200-but have the best reasons to be-
Iicyr from the subsequent letters we have received,
that this estimate will fall at least or eOO short oil The
reality similar spirit of eXaggeratIon runs through
| al his other dcails-We do not solely rely upon
the accuracy of intelligent Correspondents. Inc
estimate of the Committee al charlottesville (oi Ole
far MIR Van BUREN, is entitled to great respect lhs
Committee of % from the various districts OF The STATE
was composed of cool and clear-headrd men They
obtained estimates from every county, counterslgned
b. the Delegates from those sectIons-and we were
assured by the Chairman, who is one OF the most
honorable men in Virginia, that they I'm al cases
Uzye The Federal opposition liberal vote, and claimed
for the Democratic Party the least vote calculated by
lis friends" And yet are told that the nasty
statistics picked up from his niuratcd partizans by
this "wandering Willie, are OF more account, than
The deliberate estimates, of of the Uniformed
Conventions. that ever assembled in Virginia. We
warn our brethren only in y. York, hut elsewhere,
10 beware of all such arImetcans as w I. hvrs-
We stake our Judgment confidently against his, and we
do not hesitate brethren everywhere, tha
Virginia is safe for Martin Van buren,
We srizc this opportunity of comtradIctns the re-
mort that is afoat in Philadelphia that the Republican
Electors have met, compared notes and made out ma
iority of 1900 against the Administration. IL IS not
Irus-for the Van Buren, Electors have had no such
meeting If il be said, that the Wing Electors have
met and come to this result, do not believe -ior
they have had no such meeting. IT Mey have made II
throurb letters we rppose confidence IN their sta
tlstics For they are men eagerly engaged N me game
who see less OF If, than more impartial bystahacf'
We have two proofs before OF the Inaccuracy OF
tho Nb;n calculations They claim majority Ter
Old Tip IN Fayctte county of some 100 or l'o voies.
Yesterdays mail brought letter from one OF the
citizens Of the county, who states that
Shorily after the formation of the county, have peeh
rcsidcnt oil the county and my business has been sucI
rs TO rive me general and intimate acquaintance WIN
the peopp and pledge myself that the people VIII not
supnort the mum Candidate but, the contrary VIII
give Mr. ' an Burcn a inhJor'ty Oh soiHc'"'"S '"e "
votes.
ID The Wings are claiming immense accessions IN
the Northwest But what says letter, winch we nave
seen from an intelligent gentleman, VINO has ust VI
sted Clark sburg, and who quotes chapter ana verse
and the most distinguished witness for every county 10
which he refers
"On my way here and since my arrival have seen
convarScd Win 1t r"i.t'"al friends oil this
! Harrison county, and the adjoining counties; and
am rratled beyond 10 have tt IN my power 10
report most favorably-And first OF Preston Inc De-
moe ratio majority IN that county IN no event VIII oe
less than 100. MessrS. - aud -----, b"lh men
of character and intelligence it will reach 2O In
lc3G il was ONLY 33-but that occasion there was
not a general turn out Now every voter will be al
! the polls.
! Col - Of Monongalia is here He says that
our majority in that county will be from to ooO-'h
no event less than the former number In tins OPINION
all OF our friends with whom have met from that
county fully concur. Harrison will give 6OO-so says
five gentlemen of the
hiqhr re specabtv and others And learn from gen
tlcnen here from Brooke Tyler, Marshall, ONE" W ood
and Jackson that the votes IN those counties VIII Ne az
follows Brooke, Democratic majority from i"o !" Zuo'
TYLER from 100 10 80: Marshall, both parties clam
majority; Ohio, Wing majority of 400; Wood small
Democratic ma ory but the Wings clam 'his county
not withstandinr the recent admitted changes IN our
favor in that county Jackson will give strong Demo
cratic rnaiority-some say two 10 one.
"Since writing the foregoing, have seen friends from
Lewis and Randolph. Our friends claim majority OF
300 in the former county, and of the latter they say
that # we are beaten al all it will be by small mao.
rty think, however, they calculate ton largely on
Randolph | am fearful shall be beaten there by
lGO The Wing majority last Spring was 6.' ana
am fearful they have increased their strength
In addition this cheering news, which have col
lected and communicate to you, learn from VT
- who resides in Stanton, and who left there al
Ter the discussion between Pendcton and Barbour on
the one side and Smith the other that our strength
l. bn ospu
votes from that discussion Mr.. - not one oil our
sangunc men, and therefore rely npon his statement
with the greater confidence. Upon the whole, feel
perfectly satisfied that the Northwest will most nooy
do her duty.
Again we charge friends every where, to beware
| Of the boasts and braapadocias of the Wings They
boosted and misled the People in lo6-Ihey are play
ing the game IN loio. But TO the New ioFk
letter
"NEw YORK, September .? $40.
"You will see that the Hon. William c. Rives, the
ds,inr uished Virginan, and of the ustrInus nn-
changed Democrats, IS gazettrd as having arrived IN
this city late last evening He reports as II IS SAID,
that yirgina is rood for 900 majority for Harrison
have not heard whether he paid his respects to MIR
Webster, another "unchanged, as Mr.. Butler proved
him TO be-, not; but it is presumed that two such
great "unchanIed' individuals could not be i'll the
same city, without having passed the cour,eSres which
sbrcthren of the family usually pay under the
Ike circumstances. Mr. Rives leaves this evening tor
Auburn to speak to branch ofthe Wing party, call.
ing themselves Conservaves-and II Is SAID he IS TO
return in time be at Richmond the 9th OF October
TO meet Mr. Webster, his visit to your State.
Movements of this kind and for such purposes these
gentlemen actuaed by must necessarily arouse the
Democracy of the land and in this State thank God!
it is beginning to move with power that must over
whe Inn adversarcs The reply Of Mr.. Butler at Tam
many Hall the speech of Mr.. Webster at Patchogue in
Suffolk county, will greatly contribute to satisfy every
honest Republican of the danger to which they
posed if the doctrines of the reputed premier of Gen
Is administration are to prevail. The meeting of the
working in this city held in the Park yesterday,
shows the spirit that's abroad among our people. II
surpassed numbers and responsibility any thing of
the kind ever held in this country. The order, quiet
sobre,y Of the assembage strongly illustrated the
difference between the habits and morals of the Demo-
cracy and modern Whiggery, personfed in the
crowds oflog cabins hdpPyto sag that zee are daily
gaining strength in this State, and sound and dis
passionate man doubts Of on inmph in .fOrember.'