Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-03
RICHMOND WING.
TUESDAY MORNING. MAY ..
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.
The Result,

The Result.
The loss Of Grcenbrier and Monroe, in addition
to the losses already chronieled, renders il pretty
certain chat the Locos will have the majority in IN,
next Legislature. What that majority will be,
cannot now be affirmed with exactness, nor is il
important. II will range from 10 to 20-enoush
for all the purposes OF Locofocoism.
We thought, at one time, that should bitterly
bewail defeat and would need some philosophy
which was accordingly provided-to bear us up.-
But we find no occasion for it. The apprehension
was the dictate of feeling not OF reason. We do
feel regret, we ndm-but i, is more Tor the defeat
Of individual friends, than for the general result
This result concludes nothing. IL is nothing n,
test Of popular opinion-for it is undenable, tina,
many counties have been lost to the Wings from
sheer apathy, and where the Wing strength is rs
great to-day i, was in 10. 1t confers no benefit,
OF substantial character upon the successful party.
# is as barren a victory as was ever won Indeed
Il we do not mistake the signs it will prove the
source of unnumbered evils to the party which ha,
achieved it. IL imposes the heavy responsibility of
repairing the mschiefs which this same party has
brought upon the country. Our own conviction is,
that party incur that responsibility, and ulti
mltely succeed. We know this opinion was ex-
tensively entertained by many Wings, and tended
greatly to make them luke.warm and Indifferent. -
We eoncurred IN this view, but we did not cor
ee've ourselves privileged to aid in bringing on
partial evil that good might come OF il. But il des.
pi'e all our eSertons, that evil is forced upon US
we hold ourselves a, liberty 20 profit by it, and so
to use It as 10 work out the general good.
For four years the Wings have had the majority
- he hr, : 81, I II,
have never been able TO accomplish any thing. lie.
cause they were check mated at every turn by the
Loco;oco Senate. They were only able to stay for
time the destructive tendencies OF Locorocoism.-
That obstacle is now removed. The Loces. with
their ally, Captain Tyler, are now in the ascend.
mt; and If they comply with their promises. and
adhere 10 their ovowed principles. they will speed.
" bring matters TO a crisis. The Banks will he
wound up-so'd and silver will flow up the Missis.
siFp ami inGndate the land-rogu,ry will flourish
in the public service with greater visor than even
during the glorious days of Boyd, and Spencer. and
Collins and Swartwout s Co.-and, il, in thirteen
years they bankrupted the Government and the
People; 10 4 few more, they will either kill or cure
the body polite. The sooner ;hey bring their mea-
sures INTO foil operation the better. We had though
that the bitter ca!amties they had brought upor the
people, had been sufficient to open the eyes Of the
country and give the people an inveterate dis,as,e
10 Locofocosm forever. But they have not suf
iered q ute enough yet-nalional and individual
distress must be still farther ageravated-beore the
people will attain that wisdom essential TO their
welfare.
In the meantime, it behooves the Wings, nothing
daunied by defeat, TO rally with renewed spirit for
the great contest ahead. On them, the preservation
OF liberty the salvation of the country, depends
They must organize in every county. and in every
negnborhOod. They must take pains to en!ishten
the people, that the arts OF demagogues may not
prevail over truth and patriotism. They must cir
cula,e Wing journals We have forbcrne hereto
fore, to speak this point from considerations Of
delcacY. But the good OF the cause demands il
and there are other Wing journals besides this,
cheaper and more efficient. We tell the Wings,
that without the aid OF the press-;he best and only
Elective mode Of difTusng political information
among the people-ihey cannot efFectually over
throw the Demagogues-the very worst enemies to
Republican institutions. As their adversaries are
active in the propagation OF error let them be equal
ly energetic in the diffusion Of truth. That done
the defeat they have jus; sustained will be, in its
results, to them, and 10 their country, the greatest
blessing.