Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-11
HON. WALTER COLES.

The opponents of this gentleman, in different parts
of the District, boasting Of their ability to deea
him in the coming election and speak with air o
apparent confidence otsupplving his place with good
and true Harrison Wing. This is strange. Brae
is favore game with the opposition and has been
pay ed BY them invariably whenever any stakes were
up no matter how desperate their chances Of
The opposition have been beating Capt. Coles for the
last years just before every election but has
ever heard of their beating him otier an election I'm
less we are grossly deceived, the coming election will
leave them in this District Just where they have been
for the last half dozen years-in minority
We are indeed totally al los, to conceive what has
inspired the opposition with such fresh hopes of sue
cess Is Il because they have ENLISTED for the cam
pa'gn, the thrice defeated Railroad President o
pntsylvania; Surely not. He has been "weighed IN
the balance and found wanting. Is IT because they
succeeded in giving the "Od Hero majority in NO
yember: All the hunbuggery, hard cider, cabins and
coon. skins of the celebrated humhng Conventions
could no, do that--and surely they cannot expect Ia
get larger for their congressional candidate than
they obtained tor their renowned "m'ltary c!iIeitain
We had intended 10 remain silent on the subject oil
congressional election until the candidates had
taken the field; but opponents have shown dispo
10 take time by the toreock, and have been hur
ing their missiles at our candidate upon several occa
sions We intend hereafter meet them on the ground
they have selected and shall combat with them every
inch of it.
By the way our neighbors Of the Vrrinian have been
holding up the OF Capt Coles. upon the subject
of the Tobacco Trade to the people III the District as
the straw head and bloody homes Ia Brighten them into
the support of his opponent. Fer present, we will
simply remark that Capt c. is a: the largest To
bacco growers in this section o The country. He
much interested in whatever affects The planting
rest as the editors of the VirgInan, and safely
airm without dlspaagement to neg hbnrs. tina; be
IS rs well qralifrd, from his habits experience and
,,rnng practical TO decide "upon The mode and
measure # redress any in the District. We
have fears that he will do aught to compromt the
interests of the Tobacco planters
But we are much mistaken II Captain Coles did no,
truly represent the planting interest in the
which he pursued in the late Tobacco Convc ntion
He opposed the system of retal,ainry duties recon-
mended by that body and gave his reasons for that
course. which were published IN the Republican al
the time He said truly, that the system had been
tried and had never answered its end-that while the
Tobacco planter asking relief from the heavy
bur,hens imposed upon his staple by foreign Govern
rn,s he was answered Ly additional taxation al home
That system proposes IN order to induce Great BrI
tain TO take Tobacco at q lower rate OF duty, Ia
increase the duties blankets, hardware and such mr.
tices as buy of that country. Now, we hnmby
conceive that ii the chances for getting the duty
Tobacco cut down extremely doubiful-and that
they oil will admit-the policy Of taxing those
articles of which the Tobacco grower above all others
buys the most rs, To say the least, of doubtful proprety
In the face of the high duty levied Tobacco b, Eng.
land we proposition before that Government to
make the duty still more. Suppose, them we increase
the duties such articles the Tobacco growers are
compelled to buy and England increase her duty on
..the weed" what would be the consequence Would
we not be fleeing the people whom intended to pro-
tecI More anon.-Lynchdurg Republican.