Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-30
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Norfolk 20.
Rappahannock
In the Senate we have gained one--Mr. Garrett, in
the Williamsburg District and lost none; thus running
up our minority in the Senate TO ~ The Senator in
the Gieenbrer District i'll al sea
The Wings have carried Goggin IN Gimers late
District, and we have carried Bayly, IN Vases late Dis
trct.
We may still preserve ma jori,y in the House We
think it most probable with our present majority in
the Senate that shall control the joint VOTE and Of
course elect The Senator of The l. 5.
These results not az favorable, had been
led to estimate. Buckingham has terribly disappon'e led
us: owing, part perhaps, 10 the agltl;lng question
of the county Norfolk county, too has disappont
ed us, but not in s. great degree. Albemarle has
given than hundred votes against u.s. there We
disappointed, too, (bu, she has given rather
smaller vote for the Wings than she gave for General
Harrison in lSl0l-and Madison has given fewer
for us than expected, thus defeating our at-
mirable candidate, Gordon, for Congress, Frede-
rick has fallen short Of The of friends,
near 1907 thus defeating the able Bruce in the Senate
Fairfax has been lost 10 US, by the unfortunate seec-
ton OF Farr for Powell which all greatest efforts
could not prevent Spoltsylyanla has turned out no
BLY, and SIX votes there would have secured the
prize Stafford, Amherst, Prince Edward, Charlotte
No &c aud especially Amelia, have done their dnty
And Southampton and hing and Queen are honora-
bly, redeemed.
The Feds have beaten us at several points, because
they were trained better than we were. As The Wing
Orator in Connecticut said, their reorganization
perfect" They he'd gone early 10 work selected their
strongest man 10 run IN each county and one only.
Th.ir Committees mud generally listed the votes, and
thus learned To bring them up to the pols-making
votes reckles.y forcing spurious votes upon their
auicscent Wing Comtniss,oners-and above ell, pour.
the foreign rctss upon every doubtful point Were
We to specify any o greater and more pergadng
influence, TO account Tor our losses than any other
would be this very one viz the number Of votes,
which they sent IN 10 cverrule the resident voters
See the letters from Cumberand the account Of tie
Portsmouth Chronicle, and the various references which
are scattered the details III the other columns OF
this days paper In Hanover II is said, there only
majority OF > resident voters tor Winston; and yet,
on The face OF the poll, he has majority of 90. The
towns overrun all the neIghboring Counties and Rich
moud has made herself felt III circuit Of many miles.
Sometimes City man buys up votes IN several counties,
which he gives, it within striking dlsiance-and We
can lay hands upon one CIT Zen OF Richmond, who
makes tlmosta boast, That he had votes IN the sur
rounding county, and that lie had pared of with differ
ent Democrats in of those couut'es-thus, on the
cartel OF honor exchanging his votes for those OF seVe
raj voters In Caroline, learn that near so spurious
leasehold votes were kept back TILL the last moment,
and then thrus; upon the poll. In King IL Queen,
threat had been thrown out, that If any should
challenge Wing vote at the Court House. he would
be roughly handled-n consequence OF which, tho
Democratic candidate proclaimed the morning Of the
election the rumour he had heard, and dehed the a.
iempt The effort TO throw in several bad votes
thus defeated, and the county carried for the
Democratic candidate.
The fact s, that must correct the system Of suf-
frage in our State else, mnch corruption must creep
in In every other State Constitution, we believe,
excep, tIreinia and Rhode Island. (what n combine
lion residence is made essena! qualification Of The
right Of voting. But IN Virginia. every man may vote
III as many counties, towns, &c as he pleases 10 buy
small freehold n-and thus our Government is fall
ing into the hands of wealthy ars.ocrucy. The
towns have undue influence over the Countrywide
rich over The poor This intoerablc tyranny, and
our Constitution ought to be amended.
But though we have lost some ground since The last
Legislature, and though our calculations, founded upon
the information Of friends, have been falslhed in
some respects yet the Wings too, will probably fail
IN their predictions. The Richmond Wing, for
ample, SAID few days before the election, that "if
exerlions ore made commensurate with the impor-
lance Of The occasion, they 'wl lose no Wing
Senator The Wing paper claims 6S out OF
ia in the House Of Delegates, certain, and goes on
to claim several other counties, concluding with bold
flourish Of lrumpets. tina, he Wigs scarcely fail
10 carry majority IF at least 20 in the House Of Dee
gatss and very probably enough TO correct the Loco
Foco majority in The Senate on join. ballot .
In any event, we shall, under proper auspices, do
better in November than we have done in April. The
multiplication of the foreign vote, and the inequality
of our county representation, give the Wings decided
advantage in the Spring elections Of the House Of De-
lega,es In the Presidential election the double and
treble votes will be lost No man can vote but once
and the large Democratic counties will then come IN
full NAV MIR Greeley has recently published in the
"Sew York Tribune, some memoranda taken by him
a, the great Harrisburg Convention OF 1910, from
which quote the following passage in confirmation
views:
"vrEctsiA The Chairman Of the Committee from this State
Benjamin Watkins Leigh wordkown a. me s"r o tulh
is report looked for with almost painful ankle
~. f e had said Wc carry Virginia for Nh CLAY ava
no doubt Of 1.-THE Convention probably have braved all
risks and put Mr. Clay IN nomination Loving and loved by Mr.
said in suhslanceM Clay The decided choice Of tha
Wings Of vrgin'hey can give her vote to HIM II TO any
and will have strong hopes Of success Beyond hm they
ay@ no sa OF b when aa on what srond thew
hoped for with Mr. Cay he pointed To Tie Wing aud
ton had that election intimately
well that the Wing delegates were mainly carried by mea
gre majores doubtful coun,i,s while the ocotoco
bingham, Shenandoah Page, Halifax 1aze
well, &chad evnced no sicn of change and that popular
poll that election would have shown Van lluen mao
The dispassonate observers could no; ee-
fore feel their hopes knde by those Of Mr.. Leigh"
We have every prospect OF carrying the Democratic
Candidate in Virginia next November. The flag bearer
will prove true 10 herself In lc4O, We los, the Logis-
laure. The Wings had or majority in the House;
and the Senate was ted but Notwithstanding our de-
feat carried Virginia IN the fali Such will certainly
be the case in November next The New York PIE
beian SAYS truly: "a National Bank, an ant-revenue
Tariff Distribution National Internal improvement
SYSTEM and the rest Of the series OF that circle oil
schemes, with the compensation OF which MIR. Clay
poets 10 purchase support for The Presidency from
class interests and localities, find no favor among
people who yet cherish respect for the memory OF JET,
ferson who cling 10 his theories Of Government, and
heed his prophetic warnings against the danger OF con-
centrating in the Union the whole power OF Govern
msnt.
THAT Mr.. Clay will be defeated in Virginia next
Fall, is most certain Virginia pronounced against
Harrison in 1910, though most of HE opinions were
conceded and some deemed unexceptonable =
II did not withstand that whirwind TO fall before the
breath of Federalism, such comes from MIR. Clay s
lips. The preceding Spring Election was then deter
mined against the Democracy
at may be so again, and Virginia may nevertheless
be safe on the National issues. Besides The usual ds-
turbins elements which tend 10 make State election
an uncertain test Of the strength Of National parties,
no one can conceal from himself that there in.uen-
ces at work to that State to pronounce at this
time against the Democratic party.
"The trading politicians, whose only Objects to kee
the Presidency a, auction, and whose trade the people
in vain attempted to cast off by the expression of
ven,ions, are entrusted in producing such result
The Wings loo will leave no effort untried to obtain