Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-06
MAY G, 1892.
RICHMOND, Va, FRI
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS.

"The Sweep" and such sweep as we nave rever
w,nessed in Virginia. 1t is almost equal 10 Cohnec
ticut victory The Democrats of the Land oil Steady
Habits" have claimed nearly t~ o-thrds OF their Legs
lsure, and we may not be very far from atta'nInsa
imlar aority.
The Richmond Wing, however, is attempting To
draw little philosophy from IFS despair and the
he il beaten the better satisfied he seems ITO be-
A thousand knouts are better upon b's back than
hundred Well, if he is content, SO are we Our
friends are perfectly willing TO stake the response
blity" of administering the State Govrrnmen,-wiih
botb houses of the Legislature, the Governor, and all
We are not vet quite as silly US lis Wing compeers
We have neither won the victory by such humbug
pery MS they employed in 1910, nor have We ever 80
spnally abused the power which we acquired We
NAV even learn little wisdom from The folly OF these
yceped Wings. No sooner were they IN power, than
tbpv rushed 10 the possession Of the spo's, with tie
vorac;ty of the vampire. They dashed into an Extra
Session of Congress, and they preciptated II INTO
series Of measures, which have offended the sober
understanding of the people. We shall be as foolish
az these wings themselves, if we do not enjoy
our prosperity with moderation; and IT we FER.
NIT our majority because it is so great, 10 hurry US
into measures, which may operate against the public
service As TO the internal divisions, which the FEDERAL
lists are trying to persuade themselves will spring up
from the bot6ed of our own strength, we shall indeed
he unworthy OF our good fortune IL realize the pre-
diction Various circumstances will prevent such
catastrophe-the absurd example OF the Wings Them
selves-the moderation which has usually character
ised our own party-the unrivaled number ct men Of
rs.rectob,y and talents who will enter into the neat
l,eeisa,ure-"more Che Wing itself confrsses) than
have been seen in Loco Foco nssemblogc for years
-anoher glorious proof OF the energy ana success oil
Republican prime ipes.)-and If we wanted any Other
argument 10 keep US united and consderae we should
find it. of COURSE the dangerous aspirations Of that
talented and ambitious man, whom the Federalsls have
adopted as their PRESIDENT candidate, and as The
cham pon OF their alarming measnres-the Bank, the
Tariff, the Distrbution-and probably The Assumption
of State Debts With such formidable antagonist 10
encounter as Henry Clay; animated as lie IS by such
seepess ambition directed by daring and perseve
inc spirit and assisted by followers so devoted and
SO peseyeriny we should be wanting TO ourseyes ana
10 our country if did not constantly present an u
broken and nvincble phasnx against all his aspfa
tons His influence alone will unite and keep US To-
oether With such breakers ahead, we must steer the
Shin in safety Can pilots fall asleep? Or will
the Ships Company be guilty of mutny or d.sun'on'
lJpon one point, which the Wing Of yesterday morn.
ing pleased TO present 10 the fuoc' WIN ihe gene
rous purpose Of aspersing motives, and OF rou
ing the suspicion and jealousy Of our friends, we meet
il at once at the first hop. The Wing IS pleased 10
insinuo,e the following decent and LIBERAL terms
sT srv ysy t The hope
stored the comfortable son with the public CRIB ha
nothing more was necessary order reprint of Tie Revised
Code price. The pckngs have been lean within 'ne
the separation has not ahated has rather ~he
ted his appetite the spols. The new LEGISLATURE viii be "
oud 10 .enstate the old order of things What more righteous
and Just Iii will agued than fleece the people Tor the De-
nei The Juulo. The public Treasury is the legitimate @lG
the vrtors-and Wings have temporarily bfokrnn
upon unoed doctrine of the Democracy he greater
Tie propey cestatshng 1t in all It's pristine purity and "
we beg the R. Wing In put itself perfectly at ease,
upon this subject. We declined all preensons 10 the
public printing, Of our own accord Inc very moment
we were reelected in 1887, We published our deter
mnalion again TO accept We adhere TO tins &C.
termination, now and for ever We ask no spo's-we
will accept of none We seek no connection with tie
| public crb-and we had supposed, that the H. Wing
would ha We spared itself the folly Of making so indecent
and Liberal an insinuaon. But il is in keeping with
~haraon- A it hns little rasPeot Tor truth, Tor
JUSTICE for the dignity of the press, for common decen
cy, TO risk lis character upon such reckless and alb
surd suggestions. Heaven save the party which is
cursed with such organ! The world will be apt TO
say, what must be the Idol, when il has such Priest
10 administer at its altar
But enough-we have no room this morning for the
general reflections which glorious victory suggests
We must reserve them for next paper. But this We
may sny that il has been obtained in spite OF ell
the humbugs of the Wing party-in spite of the slang
about Disrlbuton-in the very face of the temptations
by which the humbuggers attempting TO sednce
the integrity of the good people of the Old Dominion
They have said TO Satan "get thee behind u.s.
But comments hereafter! For the present. We are
content to state the facts and furnish the additional
turns we have received:
RETURNS.
"We, Sir, the battle has been fought, and Federal
Whiggery is again triumphant. Causes have been ope-
rating 10 our injury in Essex, against which no patty
acting upon the elevated ground Of principle and ra.
trotism could succeed. Deception first the order
of the day Dreading the consequences Of an open and
manly conflict, the Federasts were particularly active
in inducing the belief that there would be out,
that indifference and apathy pervaded their party
Their sincerity and candor beautifully illustrated
by an effort powerful and desperate bring to the
DOlla mo ubn had oty ad E,r
FORE Our candidate too msre presented and every
effort made make him Objectionable upon the ground
of his former attachment TO the Wing party Butu
are not yet diseouraged-De ,r rally again; and
less my Judgment is miserably fault the voice OF Old
Essex is yet to be heard in denuncation of him. who
the leader of the Bank and Tariff party has already
by series ofdisasrous experiments, brought
try 10 the brink Of ruin.
"Garnetts majority over Wright is about 60. Ia
King and Queen, Davis has beaten his Democrac
competitor, and Taylor is far ahead Of Chapman that
his eroring can't be heard Virginia. hope is q, lat
completely redeemed Very truly,
MoNRoE-I DEL.
"UNIoS, April 29.-At the March Court last a rect.
ing OF the Democrats Of the county vas holden, and
MIR. Samuel Hamilton was nominated as their candr
date, who accepted the nomination. and entered upon
the canvass; but early in the present month, (Apnl
was uscerained that Mr. Hamilton although he bad
been voter many years, had not been freeboder tor
the period required by the Constitution 10 en''ie
him to vote upon the same, by reason whereof he
would have been neligble-and upon a consultation
with his friends determined to Withdraw and after
some days Capt. william Adar, Of the Red snpht'
Springs, took the field the Democratic candidate
in opposition to Allen T. Caperton the late incumbent
Although Capt Adar took The field very late period
and consequently under great Disadvantages he cara
The canvass with great spirit and activity, ard L'
Democracy of Monroe, when little aroused, las they
were the real stnf and nvincble- and yes'ert
covered again themselves with glory. Although IN Tue
late Democratic Convention which met in Richmond
the county Of Monroe seemed TO be entirely forgotten
or overooked-for, seemed they thought j, not tssh
necessary TO give committee Of any kind, ysi We
have proved ourselves worthy to be numbered Siih re
best Of the Democratic counties Of the Stale. lf',
sir, stand redeemed, generated and disenihTa'sG
one Of The frmest and most trustworthy in the claoe'
of Republicanism. The following is the vote oil ''e
county on yesterday: -,