Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-15
RICH MON d, VA.
Thursday Morning, November II, 1914.
OLD VIRGINIA

Stale on Republican basis, from which She car
never be shaken. Owing TO the peculiar organ
cation OF parties in 1870 Federalism had creep
into our midst, tho under disguise The recen
election has clearly demonstrated, that it has re-
ceived fatal blow and that ii will now recede
and rapidly disappear from our borncrs What
a pleasing picture TO The descendants of the Viz
gina Fathers Of the Republic Madisons Re.
port and the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
have been, at the late election, consecraled in the
hearts OF the people, and The Constitution will be
preserved inviolate Peace and prosperity will
succeed the violent political storm, and "undeI
their own vines and fg-trees" the whole People
Wings and Democrats, can Tow enjoy the rich
blessings and privileges guaranteed TO all aiikc by
our glorious charter.
We have returns, official and unofficial, from
ll9 counties and towns, which make the present
Democratic majority G,06S. There are yet 10 be
heard from 5 counties. viz: DcmOct0ttc, Giles,
Logan. Preston, and Smvih; JFaig, Randolph.
We estimate that these counties will give Ee
mocralic majority o! 3J0-leaving our majority in
the State Gll9-a gain since 1910 oi5026.
AMrsING.-I. r. s., writing 10 the Frcdcrcks-
burg Star from Richmond under date Of the 10Th
instant refers 10 the effect produced upon both
parties here by the arrival of the news from New
York, and says:
"Thc best of the thing is that scores OF Locos are
now groaning and regrening ovcrthcir votes, hav-
ing given them, they say, Just TO keep the party
together
S. has been very lucky in his scientific invest-
cations, il he has discovered single one of those
amphibious animals whom ne describes, viz in
teiigent sell-acling Virginians, who are now
grieving over a victory which they took such ac-
tive means 10 ensure Such a monstrous pheno-
mcnon in human nature cannot bc found in this
quarter. 1t is something like The spurious ballot
charged by this same s 10 have been ioistedon an
innocent Wing by a lillainous Locc!cco, and By
said Wing unsuspcctinsly deposited in the box.
The Wig Commissioners examined all the tick
els, and the mongrel vas no, 10 be f0nnd The
Democrats, here, do not wear 4 double face
They inwardly rejoice, one and ALL at the glori-
Gus victory which they helped 10 achieve, and if
they wear a sonow!l look, il is the reflection Of
some of the Wing long faces.
Per contra, we have heard amusing Jokes of
some of our POLITICIANS whou. side"-They
desired TO lie with The majority, and, from the ca-
ter and noise in the Wing camp, they thought the
best way to secure that desirable object, was TO go
for MIR. Clay. They nO,7 regret" that they had
not the eiaurouanec 70 see that Jim Polk'' had
@me chance Of ceclicn-as, lrue 70 their own aim
dHel iHdJoiity 'Hea "u''e navy J'i'iS" u'S VIII
ming side
But S. goes on further: Il find now, that the
knowing Locos here, while charging Abolition
upon the Northern Wings, were actually depend
ing upon the Abolition vote, both in PennSylva-
mia and New IoIk, for Success They also cX-
pected the same vote in Ohio but t6cy Risscd II
there Comments as unnecessary as it would be
useless. We mus, now fold our arms and look
on, for four years. The Wings here look blue,
green black, and all sorts of colors. Alas" 5.
i again as much mistaken in this matter as he
was about he spurious vote" and the 'Locos
groaning" over their victory. The Democrats
here, have never desired, have Lever hoped for.
or expected the Abolition Vote in the North. All
they asked was that the Abolition should hold
OFF ami give fair play 10 the TWO great coniendine
parties ard should not eddie Mr. Clay upon Us
by Mcr heavy vote. Thurow Weed tells us,
that in New York. they pursued this course.
for $4,000 of them threw away their votes
upon Rirney" II is saiu, thai in Pennsylvania
Tie same Thing was done, and that in Maine
and Massachusetts similar result will cnsuc.
How. then, can il he said, that Mr.. Polk owes
his success, in the least to the vote of the Adolf
tioniss. save only in The fact, that they voted tor
neither candidate Can any patriot any South
crn man, regre, that the Aboliiioniss chose no,
10 minele in the irav and 10 tain with their sup
port. the triumph Of Mr. Polk or Mr.. CLAY?
But 10 what is owing the increased vote for Mr..
CLAY in Ohio, over the nicely balanced vote Tor
Gov. BARLEY in October Did not many of the
Abolitionisls there vote Tor Mr. CLAY? Let oar
Wing friends examine well the ground. before
they take leap "Thosc who live in glass
houses, should not throw stones