Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-04
ARTIFICIAL ENTHUSIASM.

We do MOI remember To have seen sucii e' i
Gences of being startled, stunned ana olSiiid. ."
as the generality of our opponents eAhns' "loI
the announcement OF the nomination Vi | ON ai'
Dallas nor have we ever observed stronger III
dica,ions of enthusiasm than the same liieA!N.
ed event elected among The democrats.
our contemporary OF the United states e'a.s,
now gravcly tells its readers thdl tS % 90,
i Notwithstanding made 10 order ana got
I'm undor instructions, in the way OF an eloI, 10
nalyanize party into an appearance q Vitality
1.-THE Gazette has really been able to convince
itself rha, such is The case, il certainty deserves
generalization on the score OF making ltscli COLI
c,r,able uncer The most adverse circumstances,
whatever may be said in regard 10 political pen
c,ra,ion, But il The prevailing enthusiasm be
@ari;ticial" we should like 10 know what the se-
mine article is like. We have paid attention
IN noli,ical affairs Tor a considerable series oi
wears. and have looked upon party beth IN us no,
nen,s of depression and in its hour oil Joy ai',
we can safely say, that such a general siio'i. u
rejoicing. as that which now goes up from 'he
Democracy OF the land, has rarely greeted o"i
ear In every direction it is the same. An AMI
mosi,ies diStrusis. hearburniGgs and Jcalousies
are At once cast aside. Contentious ami rival
RIGS ar. buried Democrats many OF them long
eslranocd, shake hands with conSratulation ana
with smiles o. hope and confidence, ana rush lor-
ward 10 join in meetings OF ratification III >uch
strength and with 80 much unanimily as 10 make
il evident ;ha, but single feeling anlmaies tiicll.
Iflhs We prctcncc aniiice or Sa!yan!SIl, IL inai-
cafes 4 degree OF organization and discipline
which Nigh. have moved the envy OF FREDERICK
he Great, skiliu as he was al drill; but masses
Of Independent iieemen are not TO be moved al
tap of drum in this way. Newspapers may ac-
quiesce and readers may say, 50 be lt-Suns may
he fired. at the cost of the POWDER and placards
may emblaZon the corners Of the streets-all this
max be done by artce and gdlvanism. But 10
bring forth the people as they now come, in such
an overwhelming strength of array, with such
enthusiastic rclocinss and with such cordially
oiresponse is living, spontaneous token oil lhcii
state of mind which cannot he icigned, and de-
fe> imitation The Gazette will observe too that
il is in no respect the product OF Il systematic
drumming up. There was no mass Convention
AT Baltimore 10 compete for prize banners and L
get M a fever b. the prcconccgted lamminS OF
muti;udcs toSelher-no bands Of travelling Choir
isicrs and ilincrant musicians 10 create excite
ment and To attract crowds-no promise OF i'm
nensc professions and unlimited jo!li!y-no coon>
nothing OF the usual machnery-ofthe crank.
turning and wire pulling, for which our oppo.
ncnis are remarkable in such cases. The Demo
cratic enthusiasm springs altogether from the
plain announcement of the fact of The nomina.
lions of James X. Polk and George Nj. Dallas
and il bears as little resemblance 10 artificial ex-
element as the flow Of pump does 10 the rush.
ing OF the arrowv Rhone." 1t is Your coonisl
enthusiasm which is the ariiice-,he pumli-han
die operation, 10 keep the ship from sinking. Oul
Democratic buovancy rides The wave from il:
innate qualities PcnasWraniaa.