Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-19
CAUSES AND EFFECTS.

10 trace them 10 Ieuio'e eeu'e'' ~ -
existence.
very clever Wing had predictedthis disaster
four wears ago il was Immediately after The
election of Gen. Harrison. An honest Demo
Graf. 10 whom We are indebted for the anecdote
happened 10 be present at the conversation
rWhom shall we run next-Henry Clay, o.
course 7" 81 have my fears (said the sagacious
Whig \ | would prefer Clay TO any man in the
Union--but he cannot he elected. The moment
YOU nominate him, You con]ure up all the preJu'
.i;ces, all the fears, which the Loco Focos enleI,
tain. Their whole force VIII De exer'eo anu
YOU will see Mr. Clay defeated, for the third
lime" |, was the candidate who was one OF
the main causes OF their defeat-Or rather
bis Federal princprs--as testified by his OBJ
,,aY;ons measures. II was his temper, his dicta-
,orial characteristic fear, that he would carry
ou; his PRINCIPLES 10 excess In addition 10 these
objections. il was the manner ol elecuoneerihS
.,dooed by himself and his friendships eager and
eouivocaing letters. and his personal pursuit oi
he office. II was the mummeries and humbu@S
Of his triends--so insulting to the UNDERSTANDINGS
of A free People. II was the Coalitions ~hich
they had sought II was the fear produced by
snch principles, measures and the fierce spirit oil
their au,hor-as we'll as the disgust created by
the manner of the pursuit, which so essentially
contributed to the verdict which they have SO
Justly provoked. These called upon the Republic
can marty 10 rally all their forces upon the candi-
date whom they had nominated. That candidate
was fortunately new man, As II were-that Is,
man. who had offended no rival, excited no prelu-
dices but commanded the confidence OF all by his
sound principles, his good sense, and his good
temper.
these arc the great causes OF the great victory.
|, is idle for the Richmond Wing 10 lay il al The
door either OF the AbolitioniSts, or OF the Fo-
10. ,,,tp If thn hplt
l;oniss? 1t j. worse than idle to say, ''that the
Aboluionis.s have elected Mr.. Polk" The fact
is that Mr. Clay could moi have been elected
without their vote-and the real complaint is not
that MIR Polk got their votes, but that Mr.. Z.
could not gel them. The Wings played deep
enough for i.-Seward, and Reed, and CassiuS
n Clay. and Daniel Webster, spread their tolls
with all possible art They tried 10 wean them
from Biiney. They illuminated him, in order
10 make him odious in their eyes. The Wings
committed the most shameless forgery upon him,
by publishing a letter signed by him. and sworn
70 be genuine, for the purpose OF representing him
,s Democra, in disguise sold to the Loco Fo-
eos. The effect and the trick succeeded in Ohio,
and n. Clay carried that State by their votes. -
But The game failed, 10 i great extent, in New
York. We wonder how any press can be rash
enough 1--WE use the mdes word,) 10 assert,
without any shadow Of proof, that Sin Pennsyl-
yania and New York the Abolition;sts hare ro'ea
IS a bodv under Mr. Birneys lead, and hare
,,gied fer NJ Poll. This is more especially true
in Western New York" The truth is tina, from
views ofthe;r ownas put forth 10y the Convention OF
Utica ami as subsequently developed by the Sui
folk Address they were pleased TO adhere TO their
own candidate. They declared that they would
no, trust any lave-owner-either Clay or Polk
They gave several thousand votes 10 Rlrney in
=, g., rs nIL- hp
have seen runs it mp TO 100000 Ii is just as RI
!icuIous 10 say thai they have sold themselves
10 the Democrats "for thir: pieces OF silver
BESIDES where i the proof when did the De-
mocrats seek their vote! what have they paid
,hein! .Noihiuc-nelherin money, which We had
not 10 ofer-uor in Offices. which We would not
i've them The only color of a fact, indeed upon
which he Wings have proie>>et 20 rely, is, that
ol Dirney being nominated 10 the Legislature in
Sag;naw-and that nomination Was brought
.i,op, b; 4 few Loco Focos. actuated 10y few
Wl;cs-anl the mo,nen. it was made known,
The Democrats assembled together iii large Con-
v-n,ion. and denounced and 50, aside the no:nina-
,.on. Brnev was rejected al The polls, as we are
.ow acknowledging the hindmost man in the
race and disianced both by the Democratic and
The Wing candidates OF Saginaw county.
The complain! Of The Wings is then, that they
were foiled in ,heil nlrigues--and not that MIR.
Polk received this Abolition vote, bu that MIR.
Claws friends could not secure il. This IS the
whole secret Of The charge against Mr.. Polk'S
iriends---ur rattle: the sourc" oi complaint against
The ..boli!ioni>s. The Northern VI higs attempt
ed 10 form a Coalition with the AbolitonSl> and
they failed. We rejoice that they have failed
leaving il to the Abolnionisls 10 take their own
course in the matter The Clay Elen are morti-
fled and angry that they could not secure their
votes 10 elcc, sir Cay-and that the AbolitioniSls
preferred Birney 10 him.
The Wing too has another complaint viz that
AIR Polk owes his election 10 nanrali2ed foreign
cIs. lfsuch we're lhecause ottheir defeat, whom
can they blame bat themselves Did not the
Whis party openly profit By the votes OF the
american Mattress" i'll the elections OF Philadel-
phia} Did they no, pay them for their
votes by dropping their own candidates for Con
grsss and throwing them upon the Native candi-
dates? Did they not openly seek the same Coali.
ton with The Natives of n York-and pay them
for their votes TO Mr.. Clay by dropping theiI
own candidates for Congress and the Legislature
and coalescins with the Nativesa How can il
have been surprising therefore, if in the face OF
This iisgraceiul Coalition most of The nauralized
citizens should have voted for The other side OF the
housed But are The Wings certain that they did
all, or most Of them, or even majority ol them,
So vole2 We COPY the following extracts from
the PENNSYLVANIA" upon the subject. IL GER
taioy throws some doubts over the Wing solu-
ton OF the result:
"rHg COOKS AM THE FoaElGSEEs.-Wc per-
ceiye Mr. Webster, and also several coon Jour
nais attribute their defeat TO the votes OF foreign
crs' as ,hcv are called In PENNSYLVANIA no
such cause has been given or could be given by
The coons Here they say they losl the State by
the misrepresentation OF Mr.. Folks views on lhe
+E1rceis af Letters.
"DrLlwARE, Delaware Co., O.
November ,, ieil.
'Fcr better, or for worse, The contest Is over the die
10 cast, far Ohio concerned and delaware conn
Nv has increased her Coon afiy about one nndrrd
the Governors election by means that cAnn"t sl
10 5iaesen the perpetrators with unremtng disgrace
The Aboonisis gave l4l votes IN this county NJ the
Iubernatorai eection-four- fitlhs of this vote was
gwen 10 Henry Clay, In conformity with i'm arrange
men, OF the most infamous character. How far the
Coons succeeded in perfectng this game through
out IN. Stale. remains TO be seen. While the Adolf
topis,. " hose devotion to their cause has even III
.iucrd them and aid runaway negroes 10 this
county, will have the pleasure OF rejecting upon Their
own eacheIy we as the false and h-nriiess means
rs hich they seduced from the candidate of their
party, and induced TO go for Henry Cay"
"ASRoS Summit Co. Nov. 9, 1874.
"'rhs Wings have increased their majority TO si0 in
this county The Democrats hive pulled their Tod
vote bur Abolitonism has turned the vote IN this conn
~ Rirney was In Cleveland md says that the last
circular put unt at Columbus Is forgery OF the black
est dye
s.TRor, Miami Co Nov. 3
ain haste, send you the returns Of MAN. county
" 4, one O'clock. uRd the returns all in. The
Whs majority Is 9l3-il ia much larger in the county
Than we expected. We reduced their majority in our
townshp 10 votes. If the balance of cur county had
done as well, should have reduced their majority In
,h. county. The Negro and Abolition vote played the
Devil Two negroes voted In our township for Clay
Iis all excitement"
uST. CLuRsviLLE, Nov. 2.
ufn tho townships where the Democratic Abolition
lists reside they have poed much Ia ger vote upon
Brnry Than they did upon King. The Wing Abolition
,.s have voted for Cay-the supposed spurious Birney
letter las done it up for in this county-iher ma
lorii. will not be far from 32a'
From the SteubsRriRe Onion Extra, Nor. ..
'.lhe great body OF the Aboltioniss in this State
reside on the Reserve, and II is here the Wings have
made the desperate efforts TO reclaim them, and
where their misrepresentation in relation tn Mr. bIr-
ney position have had their worst fleet Mr.. Rrney
himself arrived In this city about noon on the day OF
the election, and as,onished TO find letter par-
rortnR 10 he written bv him to Jas. D. Garland, Sagi
nsw, Michigan, 10 which Mr. B: is made out Demo
.-ntia disguise lie did not hesitate TO pronounce
osry fhrouPhoat ? but IL late arrest Its CT