Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-09-01
WHENCE OUR DEFEAT IN 1870 .

! No sooner IS the election IN Alabama owe. than the
two journals in Mobile, Zone friendly TO Mr. Cal
houn, and the other to Mr.. Van Buren0 re begin
ming 10 turn their swords upon each other The Trl
hume vndicates the pretensons of Mr.. Calhun, with
much ngenuty-but it goes further, and arigns Mi
Van Buren, upon charges, which The Wings originated
in 1910, and which the Republicans then resisted
THIS bad sign of the Moderation, whchis about,
! 1--WE fear.) to prevail in that quarter.
| The "Tnbune" has one article, howe er, which is
calculated TO confirm Mr.. Van Burens clans, and 10
reiule one Of the arguments of RIP Raps and other
friends Of MIR. Calhoun. They say that Nj Van Bu.
will be beaten in Si4 he in lS40-and that
he then defeated, because he loo weak and
unpopular candidate. Now, what says me Cores
pondent Of the "Trbune, who writes from Sew York,
on the 10Th August-and one too, who is evidently a
species of missionary in New York, and ,ho is col
Letting every thing, which may initiate against Mr.
Van Buren's success This Correspondent claims 10
have made ia very circutous route from Mobile 10
n York" and "to have had excellent opportunity
of asceranng the general feelings Of the people He
says, their "great champion" (Mr CALHOUN is much
stronger than he had expected in those parts OF the
country which have been generally considered against
hun. And the writer then adds "NotwahstandIng
that there exists universal feeling of respect md es
teen for Mr. Van Buren, Throughout the entire party,
and that general belief evalen that orr defeat
in lsd0 the result Of the ioiguitou and agi
tous outrageS upon the electoral sntrags commit
ted that ras The ezcitement IF hard eiier fumes,
COHWtttN Uc
hey IS questioned of running candidate, an IN
divIdual badly defeated against whom many lies
and devices were trumpeted forth and paradsd-the Ell
fec,s OF which may not yet be entirely disspa'ed.
Here, then, we are told, that Mr. Van Buren, was
defeated in 1910, not by his want of popularity,
but by "the most Ubiquitous and fragrant ou.rages and
frauds of the Wings And yet although these outrages
have since come TO light and the "second sober sense
of the people has produced the most astonishing re
vouons IN the public sentiment, yet we are TO discard
Mr. V. Buren,, and take up Mr. Calhoun, against whom
fresh peel Of clamors and fresh crop of prejudces are
TO be prodnced-and IN pressing them now IN Georgia
against him. the Wings turning guns against
Gs. One would have supposed, that if pr,ds did not
rouse the Republican party to rebuke these nqultons
ourages, principle certainly would urge them TO OF
fer thus ubeaulful illustration of the principles OF
our Government"
These reflections not new-nor are they got up TO
suit the present occasion Such were the feelings
which animated thousands of the Democrats, imme-
du,ely after defeat in 1870 We received letters,
at that time from several quarters from dlstingu shed
men in the North, as we'll abroad, declaring that
the blow which had been struck at the capacity Of
the people for seligoveTnment, must be repealed, by
putting back the accomplished man, who had been
cloven down in the contest. If we are not grossly
deceived, whilst this sentiment fresh in the minds
of the victims of 1910, Committee of the Legislature
OF Soul. Carolina, reporting against the FIRST Term
principle, congra,uiang the country upon the second
term, furnishing tit opportunity for rebuking the
out'ases of The Wings. conslderaie people
not very well become insensibe TO considerations
like these. They not confined this or that State
not to The Atlantic board alone, but they have ex-
tended TO the Valley of the Mississippi and the Dor
ders of the Lakes For example, the Cincinnati En-
quirer G yes letter from Gaena August 10, which
shows that the brilliant victory which has been recently
achieved in Illinois not to be attributed 10 Colonel
Johnsons fame, as has been assumed by the opponents
of MIR Van Buren,, bu, TO other influences and other
at also gives much satisfaction TO be able TO say
10 you, that after the most dilgent enquiry salts
he'd, that all the Democrats elected hereafter the
staunch and unwaverng friends of alr. Van Buren,,
as ae, indeed, nineteen wenteihs Of the Democratic
voters throughout the district The only other candi
date tor The Presidency, whose is mentioned with
any consideration, is Colonel Johnson, who has in this
county, and in various portions of the State, few
warm personal friends and admirers but they all of
the true and tried Democracy, who will rally round
the nominee of the National Convention with the Ut,
most enthusiasm, anxious only for the ascendansy Of