Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-18
RICHMOND, FRIDAY, AUGUST Is.
Huyes and Strencth OF The Wigs

The hope of our division serves TO keep alive the
spirits of The Wing party. They not only rely upon
their own union, but they inviting The members OF
our party to unite with lhem upon MIR. Clay $50
confident are they becoming, that discussions
end in division-and that many OF the Democrats
would become maddened by their disappointment in
losing their favorte candidate, as rather to vote for
MIR Clay than for the nominee oil our party. We
are surprised we'll as indignant at the calculations
they have made-and they are at no pains even to
conceal the hopes, which they indulge from the pros
poets OF division 10 our party. For instance, here
is the "Phila Inquirer " 1t sets out with declaring
that The Wing party of the u D, has not since lis
organization under the name which II now bears, been
more thoroughly united than at the present time. From
all parts of the Union, hear but expression of
feeling. From the North and the South from the East
and The West the favorite, The only candidate OF the
Wings for The Presidency, is Henry Clay Of Kentucky.
Thus far, every Delegate to the National Convention
is in his favor" go, NC. And that 'Such being the
condition Of alrs, the Wings can afford to DC liberal
They with perfect proprIety, invite thousands o.
the Democracy TO rally and ante 'oh them, because 1t
quite apparent that there is not and cannot bc uht0n
in the ranks ofour political opponents acM regard to
candidate Mr. Van Buren,, The chances are, Will he
selected by tho Lnco Foco National Convention. he
never receive any considerable support rfom te
South, or indeed, any enthusiastic support from
any section Of the Union, 60, &c, dc. "His
great competitor at the present moment Is Mr. Cal
houn, who has many noble traits of character and
much calculated TO commend him to the South -
But the fatal heresy Of Notification still darkens ms
character, and weakens his strength IN The popular
mind. Besides, Van Buren, can and will oul-manage
him. The question arises, with Van Buren, IN the hei
would the entire party rally upon him? They would
mot the last contest, and IS he more popular now
Few will venture tn say that he is. He was too weak
for then, and he will prove far weaker IN 1914
We repeat that under all the circumstances, the pros
pect for IN. Wings is every way encouraging, &c -
Such the calculations and the hopes OF the wings
and MIR. Clny is TO owe his election TO the votes
the Disconnected Democrats! And are we mad enougt
= facous enoueh-prodg gate enough TO carry out the
| calculations? II is impossible. We shall teach lneI
! a very different lesson.
| The Wing presses also harping on another key
The U. 8 Gazette, of Philadelphia, and the Richmond
Wing are bringing up the transactions OF ls39-and Of
ls10-showing by the election statistics OF 1857 ina
whilst the Wings "were overrun-whils Estate aftei
State which, 1898, had unfurled The Wing flag, in
yorrousy deserted the standard and some, which hac
ne yer fatered in the Wing faith proved recreant In
that year Of Wing disasters that in lS4D they
rallied and defeated us-that "tbe election OF 40 was
me of those great occasions, which drew forth the
Whir people from their daily abors, TO preserve the
public liberty. That of 1914 will prove another
when the WORTH intelligence and property of this grea
nation will be rallied TO rescue the morals the
prosperity and the liberties of The country from desruc
i ton. From the highlands and the lowlands-from
mountains and plains Ill rise The mighty shout-betore
which the mercenary Demagogue housing over his
petty schemes of selishness and ambition will shrink
into nothing, &c, &c.
| The United States Gazette then proceeds TO recap
tua,e the condition OF the several States, IN which the
Wings were defeated in 1888, and yet they were
| trlumphantly reversed in lS40.
These "reminiscences will do much service to US,
as they will do to the Wings. If such extraordinary
revolutions to them. thry should ring q
warning lesson in own Shall we then suffer
the Wings to defeat US Shall again despise oui
enemy did in 1910, and again incur similar dis
asier We say, Ne, no. Let US never shut our eyes
TO the intrinsic strength and real of the Whg
but above all, lei be mad enoug TO weaker
strength by dlvisions-and become the victims
| of Clay X Co.