Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-01
THE YEAR Isin

Inc year Just closed, and which is numbered
with the things that were, will be memor,bl. in o,
a"nais' From January TO December, the ponn,,,
excitement was CO extensive with the Union and
unprecedented in intensity. The Oldest citizen ne.
Vet saw any thing, in its kind, to equal il. nons
no" hvins will probably see its like again. Blu, !,
- inc result oil this great popular commot,op which
wi" make the year memorable. The People fri.
umphed over Rulers, who had abused their ,,,.,s
undisciplined, they routed and nut 10 di,cr,c.r,I
night the drilled mercenaries of the Tre,sn,v-,h.
hundred thousand ofice-holders. who Ic,sr.d
against them, tor the support of usurpltion and
administration. With leader selected from, anon.
themselves-ridculed and sneercd at Iyv the nam.
perez meniaIS OF the palace, as the tenan, of the
Iog-cabin and drinker of hard.eid.r-,L.,, -
tue lists As the contest waxed, the creatures .,
tue palace found that it was no cb;ld,s pl,,,,h.,
the people were IN earnest. They sought to sinh.
Sa'u'e ior lher conemPtuous scoffngs more serious
charges. ihey opened the flood gates of calumny
anu ''iheation upon the candidate OF the people.
ne was portrayed in every colour likely to render
UT" ooiouS and contemplate to the country. His
'uStrious services IN the Field and IN the Cabine,
were denied or misrepresented, and made subject
io' rep7oach- His long and trying career of I'm.
olemished integrity was impugned. He was de.
hounced as black-cockade Federalst. and certi6.
cafes by The bushel were adduced 10 provs i, ~.
was dubbed "eO,OGrd''' by watermelon Generals
ana carpet knights who never smell, gunpo,vds-
de was "GeasrGl Num-" gagged and Gagged. He
was "dotsrd"-the plant tool Of q thinking com-
mittee- He was an Northumberland to libero,e
inc slaves and sell white men into slasery-with
many other odous qualities tedious to mention.
"h's' the penscned gentry thus ruihlessy assailed
tue lie and character of the Candidate of the Peo
pie they were indeiatigabIe in conceang the mis-
deeds OF the reignins dynasty, and audins to the
SKIES the imaginary virtues of their Chief he was
the mos; elegant gentleman of his ase-,be most
accomplished statesman-the purest Democrat
travelled IN an old carriage, with his baggage
Strapped on behind"-was frank and candid to a
'au!t-and loved the poor people better than he did
his own life.
between parties thus anequally matched, the bat
tie was fought "Genl Mum"-the "Old Black
Cockade Federalist,'the "Coward, nthe "Grannv >,
the "DoIard, the "Abolitionistr though marvellous
to tell, put the polished gentleman, the profound
statesman the pure democrat the dear friend Of the
poor folks, backed as he was by his mercenary Co.
horts, to isnominious flight. He routed him at all
points, right, centre and left. The victory was COM
plete.
In this result, the Democratic principle achieved
triumph, which will constitute the theme of ra,uI,
'on 10 the patiiot for twenty generations Ii is the
thrd-out by far the most glorious victory, acbiey
cd oy The people Of this country, since the establish
ment OF their Independence. The fearful odds.
which they had TO encounter in the enormous nat.
ronase OF the Government, actively, unscrupulouslv
and coHuPtly employed, invest it with an impor.
lance second only to their deliverance from the Brit
lsh yoke That itmay be properly improved to the
happiness prosperity and glory of this great Peope
is our fcrvent prayer.