Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-26

Tur "NEw ERA."-The better times when mon
were TO live without labor, and grow rich without
effort promised rs by the Wings have arrived
General Harrison is President OF the United States,
Daniel Webster is Secretary OF State, " honest
John Davis is Governor of Massac husetts and what
are the wages Of labor What the prospects oil
the manufacturers How is trade opening to the mer-
chant
Men are beginning to open their eyes to the delu-
sons and frauds that have been practIsed. We IN
dcrstand that tho loyal and obedent workmen in one
Of the largest manufacturing establishments in this
county the State-a serve race whose votes like
their labor, are controlled by their empoyers-snd
who control the politics ofthc town in which they arc
located recently summoned sufficient independence TO
ask their master TO increase their wages as was pro-
missed If Harrison was elected. But they were re-
pulsed and cersured with The answer, that thcy had
applied not 10 have their wages reduced il would have
been appropriate, for he should reduce than
Confidence was to be restored that could
trade without capital, and Banks do business without
meeting their liabilities But the great regulator, and
every bank South and West save IN Virginia, South
Carolina Illinois and Missouri, where the people voted
for Mr.. Van Buren,, has suspended. The Banks IN
those States are many of them vociierous for petms
TO disregard their promises and violate their con-
tracts 1t was not the re- election Of Mr. Van Buren,
that caused the third snspension although he had been
reelected the bankrupt spectators and swindlers
would have attributed il 10 that cause alone
The vast promises made by the Wings are not, and
folly, vice and wckedness has been carried on by the
leading and maser-sprt Of the Wing party from Pat
chogue 10 Bunker Hill and Richmond.
Hartford Times.
Mr. VAS BuRES-lt has been common with the OPP.
ponents of Democracy, 10 intimate that the attentions
paid TO the prominent men of party were in the
main prompted by interested motives; that our states
were honored the dispensers OF patronage
than the representatives, of principles and that II
was only in the sunshine of prosperity that multtudes
thronged around those who are identified with the
cause Mr. Van Bnrens visit 10 the Democratic Read
ing Room in this city on Wednesday evening, was a
striking evidence TO the contrary, and, while It was
source of much satisfaction 10 his friends, could not
have been otherwise than peculiarly gratifying TO the
President himself The rooms, which very spa
cious were completely thronged the OCCASION On
the arrival of MIR. Van Buren,, he repeatedly and
enthusiastically chcered. After the excitement had
somewhat subsidized, Mr.. w ID. Kelley welcomed him
the city in a neat and appropriate address, to which
short but happy reply was returned The crowd had
by this time become great that found neces-
sary open the doors each extremity of the apart
ments in order that the people DESTROYS of exchanging
SITUATIONS with Mr. Van Buren, might come forward
through entrance and retire by the other. As long
he remained, which was for considerable length OF
time the current Of citizens did not diminish, and
doubt not that mullitudes disappointed, who will
gladly avail themselves of another opportunity.
There is something exceedingly cheering in such
manifestations of feeling as this. The statesman thus
honored, has abundant reason 10 be proud OF It Tor
low citizens to crowd around him and to rejoice in ms
presence. They have nothing to ask-nohng TO hope,
from him 10 whom their testimonials OF respect and al
lection rendered. They not obeying that
impulse which often prompts men to follow, with no
definite expectation, in the wake of successful leader