Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-19
RICHMOND, TUESDAY, MARCH ID.
WORDS ~ SEASON

p,CuuoyD. TUESDAY, MARCH 10.
WORDS ~ SEASON.
We do not entertain moments oounl aoou' .'e
success Of the Republ can iIcket I'D 'h,s,H' " =
,an,hsr next. by several thousands. we never i.i
more confident OF any political event, when was IN ."e
romb of futuriiy. Old Virginia VIII never desert ne'
ancient principles And The most credible accounts
received from every section OF the ota'e assure
u, ha, the Republicans, II true to themselves ana true
To their cause, VIII sweep she No"' -
mpndous majority
we hear from most ofihe counties, too, the cheering
Isnce Of the ardor and determination OF our friend;
10 carry the Spring Elections. generous, ood en-
thusasm anmatss the great body oil Tue hepuoiica"S
nd If our friends If committees, u our Candidates
INIT do their duty few important points, the toren
will be alike irresistible in April next There IS nc
mistake about this The Wings may boast and blus'
Ter and brag about their prospects-"lt is me" Voca
ton. Hnl :" but with the proper energy on our parts
they will be defeated The State, MS sure as Inc Ices Oh
April will arrive.
Rn, there is point here or there-a county now ana
,ben where the same spirit of activity and OF union
does not vet animate all our friends. Ana II 10 10
rouse these Republicans up that we devote 10 them
these hasy remarks c.
of yigance and Correspondence everywhere do the'r
duty We ask, again and again, why they nave no'
organ zed themselves, enlarged their NUMBERS ASSIST
ed in forming Democratic Associations, and slept of
ward TO interpose tielf Heuiatioh, apa eoi'1s
The whole force OF the party upon single can
d;ds,, Is il by this indifference and inactivity
that they ure proving themselves worthy OF The
confidence OF the Convention -dscharg'ng ther nu'y
10 their country-and showing their devotion 10 the
prnciolps Of their fathers We neg thfn again ana
again, to 60 to work l"e press mus, give .''
warning, and it must speak the truth 1t we sup
dressed 1t noe we should deem ourselves traitors 10
the country r,
lowing exract of letter from most intelligent iriena
on The South sjde-who never dreamed that 1t would
see the light. We participate IN The deep regtet
which he expresses al the position o. The county oil
Greeusve Greensv- one OF the strongest De
moc,atic counties IN The Commonwealtil-and ye,
we are to be beaten there By the dln distractions anu
petty passions OF friends WI! the "e''u oe-
ieve such folly and nfauaton to be possible, al time
like This ,Where ure the Committee Of The county oil
Greensyille? Can suppose them 10 be asleep on
their posts Is 1t not time enough tor them TO awake,
and Ia act with decision We invoke them by me BEST
interests Of their county, without moment delay 10
step forwad-appea 10 the people-and aha'e 'h's nu-
sance of inordnale competition The Southampton DIS
trict. too Two (nye Mree) worthy Democrats arr
now in the feld-nnd some sly Wing perhaps IS wait
ing I'll, we have become little more enangled IN our
own net and then lie will sneak into The arena, ana
like the insidous fox, steal away the game from The
exhausted candidates We regret that the worthy Cary
should of time like this have thought fit 10 refuse his
services and reposa in private te-But is it too late
for the Convention, who have left their office OF no
mnation incomplete, 10 interpose, in some form or
other to effect q nomination. and The selection
Of single candidate
Where, too, committees in Monongai'a, IN
CabeI in Braxton and Lewis; and above oil IN the coun
" Of Harrison |. Harrison 10 be continually lost to
us or divided by Ike unworthy aspirations OF her own
sons Is size 10 become by-word 10 the other more
united more Jealous counties OF the Commonwealth
Shorn as she was shorn Of half Der Republican strength
NJ
whilst she was entitled two delegates IN the House
re the Republicans to be deprived OF The single dee-
gate, 10 which she is now entitled Whl neither OF
The present candidates retire 1t was but the other
day, that Col. W. johnson refused TO acqu,esce IN
the wishes Of the County Convention, when they had
nominated Mr.. Bassell. BY what reasons he was ac-
tualed, we know not. We shall not pretend to Judge
But this We dare to say. in the presence oil the Demo
crazy Of Virginia. that if any man IN any county
should doggedy and unwarraniaby persist III resisting
their wishes defenting their lot no such
candidate be now henceorth trusted. As The Ad-
dress of the Central Committee justly states, hese,
indeed nre 'the times that try men ) souls, anu when
every citizen show by his acts, whether he most
loves his country, himself The appeal s again
and again made 10 the Committees Of V'g'hnce and
Correspondence in every county, 10 discharge Their
duties, and to produce uslas and ACTION IN the hs-
publican ranks.
We also repeat with the Central Committee that the
Feds are making battle everywhere, and contesng
example in this respect We hear nothing from our
friends in Fnvanna and Fairfax. Are the Republican
candidates in the field We call upon the people, all
The Republican people, TO rouse up:
EXTRACT ETA Later from he South Side
81 have heard from Greensville and Sussex, and
fear there is an irreconceable breach in the former
county, between those calling themselves Democrats,
which may result in the election of Wing Is 1t
moi too provoking OF crisis Ike this 10 men pro-
Tossing the faith, spl ting upon mere differences
about men There IS also opposition IN SusseS-MaJa9
Massenburr having declared himself candidate at the
last court But this will not endanger the success OF
the par,y-as am told he says he WILL instantly DE-
cline, if a Wing should be brought out. There is, |
fear of apprehension about The Senator, IN
consequence of the bundsr Of the Surry Convention,
in nominating Mr.. Cary, without knowing whether or
he would run-indeed, with every probability tina,
he would not This would not have happened, # the
Southampton deleea had not been too supne to at
tend. Nothing ought 10 lose us the State-not~',h-
standing the Anil Newtonian system Of opponents,
upon The Tariff question, the pitful attempt oil Mr..
Cloy TO soothe and cojoe the anti Masonic faction
had thought that, with all hrs faults, political and
moral, this bold, candid, and ahoye-bnard-
that If he par,oo Of c the vices Of Black George,
he at least free from The odious hypocrisy OF
Blihl-and, whilst differed with The politician, could
not but admire many traits in the man; and would
still fam hope, that he deserves the character had ac
corded to him But do not like his an:l-Alasonc ana
anti Tariff letters. Yet we have 20 many arguments
of proof against this motley wing parry, 'hat F" ~
hardly necessary 10 resort TO minor objections II
they Withstand, in our time-honored ana honest
old Commonwealth, the exposure winch VIII every
where be made their reachery, ia'ehood and decep
tion of the people in l3lo upon every measure Of VI
.a importance, To the interest, honor ana welfare OF
the State, they are, indeed, invuInerab!e.
n Since writing the above observations, we learn
from the Petersburg Republican, that the Democrats Of
Greensvile IRE about meet, for the purpose of effect
ing union in their ranks. THIS is precisely what
Ne should have expected from energetic men, like
Brown Butts, &c.
u .7acther domination IA Voter Of Prince
George suggests to US TO propose The name Of Thomas
II. Daniel as gentleman well qualified IN all respects
for the discharge OF the duties of Senator in the sonh-
ampton District; and one too, who would, in all pro-
liability, unite the party Well, sirs here you have
candidates in the ield--Walker Jordan, Spark, and
Daniel! What you expect from this confusion of
tongues Why, thu, some Wing will slip in and steal
off the prize Kennedy of Indiana is not the only man
who can beat not only one, but four candidates
Wing can do it, in almost any District, against four
Democratic candidates. We appeal, therefore, at once
to The members of the late Convention, 10 do their
work again We appeal to the respected Pre-
sden Of that Convention reaGsemb!e them al once