Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-29
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.

Virginia. The day was ilne, though cooi-anu ".
take for granted that none of the polls was KEPT
open, on account of the weather, or the wafer
courses few days will bring us returns suiicien.
to decide the fate of the contest. The result ~, OF
course uncertain But hope for the best. All spe'
culaton however is now idle, since the facts Will so
promptly speak for themselves We shall lose IRON tie
influence of the towns. Residence not, as 1t ought
to be- qualification Of the right o. roliGg-ahd Tue
Wings in our Cities have spread their power over the
surrounding country, by the small fcehods 'hry nave
purchased, and Tie sulreptiioGs suffrage "hch 'heJ
claim in incorporated factories. Richmond has, oil
course poured all her chvalry INTO The frld-and The
Richmond Wing of Wednesday morning called them
arms, and boas.cd If the power which thev possess
ed Of mod fyine the results i'll CHESTERFIELD Dinwddle
Peersburg Louisa Hanover, Caroline, and Stafford
This species of nee which The yeomen of the
country have always been exposed, from the wings OF
the Metropolis, in the State Elections But sc have
had two other icuies 10 encounter III the present
contest ono is, the claim of rival candidates in our
own ranks We are afraid, that The exertions o. the
Republican party 10 ata,e ,is nuisance, have not, in
every instance succeeGed-anG that we are destined 10
lose in this respect iiencelorth let no man beirusted
who has looked more 10 his own interests than 10 The sue
cess OF our great and glorious 3ut the most Sc
rous obstacle we have been compelled 10 encounter Is
the new Ilumbug Of the Wh.s-:he Distribution qres
ton 1t has been their stalking horse-tler election
eering hobby-the trick, which they have employed to
delude the people When pressed OH the score oil their
principles or their measures-they generally blink
tom before eyes. They have pied this hum
bug in every possible forthwith every variety OF
Gevce-with the most outrageous imposition Nirg
MIA the only State that has had 10 pass this ordeal
for no elections have taken place IN the ether Slates
whose Legislatures have decided against the DstrIbu
ton. We believe, that shall succeed spite OF this
nsidous measure, and these outrageous hunbuss-and
glorious victory will It be- But It We should iail IL
will be most inclorcus and disgIaceul triumph 10
our opponents. We confess, for one, that we would
rather lose the Stale, than II BY swallowing tins
monster. The Democratic Convention took The proper
aud lofty ground upon the question. We approved
their course and wiling toaote their issue So"n
er than sacrifice any Of the great principles of the Re-
publican party would submit 10 4 temporary defeat
We preserve at all events tha' manly bearing, and That
moral force, which would enable u.s. 10 renew our ex
erons, and 10 redeem our defeat.
We are prepared, then, Tor Gather fortune ii veto
rious we shall improve it, IT defeated we shall be
the last ycld-among the first TO rally We shall
maintain ndomtabe spirlt-nainia'n cur Slate
shts prime pes-y again the llluslrous iiag OF W
the issue which must now be made nP-anc STRIKE
boldly H. Clay the Federal candidate ana his ederal
followers. Wings no longer-lct them no longer hum
bug The People by name. They are feceIasts-fe-
derasts 10 all Intens and IN PrIn-
cipc-Feteralists IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the ila-
milton stamp lie went for latltudinous conslruc.
ton of the Constitution-so DO :hey. He strove for
National Bank-so do they. lie went for encou.
raging manufactures by protective TaTitf-so do Clay
and his allies. lie went Tor cxtravagant Government
Tor lun0eu Gsbt-lor MoHltd po"eE-so 40 lHey
lie went for an Assumption q: the State Debts
and they 90 for Distribution of the proceeds Of
the Public Lands, which is bnt another form OF the
Tarf'-and another !orm too Of Assumption. Mr.!
Pope Of Kentucky-and many Of the Wing presses,
and the London Brokers, and Lord Ashburtcn otis
srid) about propose 10 merge Distribution into
Assum[ ton. The idea is already thrown out, that It
would lie better to create q or } per cent stock oil
900 millions, guaranteed upca the public lands and dis
tween Stale Rights and la'itudinous construction. IL
is contest between the artificial system Of political
qnacks- between Tariff and Bank--be,wern those
measures, which contrary 10 IN" principles OF
liberty they tepucrart 10 the strict provisions ct
a Federal, iimi,cd trn-iUti"n-il IS contest, we
say, between al! these obnoxious and the
States Rights docrires of 20. Upon iiesc broad DIS
uncti plant Our banpcr-and tor one, we 60 for
Virginia ard FER her immortal doctrines against Clay,
the Bank, Tie Tariff the u sitbut.on, tie assumption,
and ali the brood Of FEDERAL monsters
Let Whatever then, be tie result OF yesterday cleo
ton, we Proc1'm against Mr.. Ciays election and
his Federal followers. We call upon the good People
Of Virginia to notice the issue, which is written
sunbeam upon The coming contest u is tr or against
the old Principles of Nir- MIA. II is the old coniTover
So between the Fcderal'sls and lhe RePubcans-be.
trbu;ed among the States at once, than wait TO relieve
themselves from their debtsLy the tuIdy and uncertain
process of a sale of the lands.