Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-24
RICHMOND, VA.
,.,,,,y Morning, December aa.
wv WORK AND VIRGINIA.

NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA.
-. ,,ouhlish with great pleasure the following
',,,ntn; which has been paid to the Empire
cemt%., Wisconsin paper. The laurel will wear
-" :" - !; ms been Justly earned. No State de-
@s' ,,or, credit for the eXertions she has made
s5,ss -srp, election, than n. York. She saw her
u - ,arofie son superseded at Baltimore by
l"" nan who was taken from the bosom OF
s@ wv Her delegates demonstrated against
\. ~. =, They were opposed TO the manner IN
the nomination was made-ont IN spite oi
wy Sr,r modification and discontent, nothing
~" ,nrn her nhexihle democracy from Inc great
- 80, "a which they were deYoied-nothnS could
nj. ,heir hdelily 10 their Prlnciples-no'hins
nj induce them 10 relax tneif e4erliohs. IN
81" -. r,rv regularity OF their position, but
iae' It,, heir efforts for the common cause
rsa;r nohl,st pride was excited. They were de-
,;,nd n show that no private feelings, no po-
I'll d,sanponlmen.s, could turn them away
',, ,a Tho principles which they protested. What
w., syaihied more enthusiasm than New iorks
So. - Who manifested more determined de-
N" ), NE election OF Mr.. Polk, than Messrs.
~ pn-sn. Wright, Butler, Camoreling, ana
- -. q; orators, writers and editors! Honor
! r. saw 10 those 10 whom honor is due.
"a c,nn touch another delicate string; but
J., NOM no. that any explanation IS nsces-
~. AMI il i, were, The time has not yet CONF
,rtinr il. If we were to believe the Wing
~ sSne Of our friends in New York
T.! -, ,boiirp under some mistakes about Ire
=, !, lie Democracy Of Virginia. II such
| .l;,t.>d ia ri exist in the bosom OF any one We
a.. s,sicd they are incorrect. Indeed, ace kn'o'c
We have sounded all the depths and shadows
of,bi> whole subject. There was no intrigue about
! II. matter, Virginia is incapable 81 any such
;,alepce. She had nothing to gain by II. she
viii Gam nothing By it. Never did she act from
hister PRINCIPLES, than she did on that memo
,l1ls OCCASION Never did she make such
rrsa. sacrifices OF private feeling, upon the
.b-;re Of her country. The event has We
r.s.I bsr nre,c,ions. The brilliant victory
vIi,h W. have gained (and TO no State are We
rore perhaps as much indebted for the achiev-
neutas New York; approves The wisdom OF the
massure Ina, we adoMed But We forbear. The
i'm, may come when the fullest explanations
nav Dc made either in private circles or before
the public tribunals Come, when il may, We are
pr4nsred for The revelation. We have evidence
in our possession which ought 10 satisfy the most
sensitive politician. We have said enough for
the rresent-perhaps, 100 much. But we cannot
speak more than We iee of the Just tribute which
we all owe 10 the Democracy Of New York
They have done much; they deserve unqualified
praise Honor then, we repeat, 10 those to whom
Honor is due!
1.-The Wisconsin Editor is pleased, with all his
respect for Virginia, 10 award the palm TO New
Yok. we tane no, the slightest exception
We ar The las, persons in the world to en-
" her title or dispute her superiority. No one
is more willing, than We are, TO pass over into
her hands the consecrated banner, on which are
inscribed the State Rights principles Of 9S. The
,srso thah h.ar tho
mother Of States, and the custodian Of the faith
This i, high praise, and We feel that j, is not al
together nndeserved. She has fought under that
banner fer fifty years. She has never given vote
,oa Federal President She has uniformly contend
ei.rtherue principle ola strict construction ofthe
Constitution. She goes, with all her energies,
against National Bank, Protective Tariff,
and against lis ally distribution OF the pro-
ce-is Fl he public lands. She is willing to share
,ac honor 0, defending the faith with New York,
with South Carolina, with Pennsylvania, with
al ,ae States who fought and voted together in
Nogemsr-or with any other States, who may
y; lie ALL 10 redeem, regencrate, and disenthral
themselves from the influence ofthe Federal par
i: She has but done her duty in the support OF
s 70 do o. u! be
al. BIT not subdued, They are ralyiDg in al
aci. strength, for another rencounter And she
IN one, is, now or four years hence, prepared tc
% her duty again-whoever be the leader
The Republican Party never were stronger than
.ow-hut they must preserve their strength BY the
anon OF their ranks. They must cement tina
nnion, BY fulfilling the pledges they have made
BIZ adhering 10 the principles they have prolessec
-br dischargng their duties-by keeping down
re prccpilate aspirations ofany would-be leader:
W resisting with all their energies the uni,cc
i1rce Of the Federal Party. These are our views
THIS j. the course We mean TO pursue.
From The Ncp York Erening Post
TRoM TIE FAR WEsT.-This paragraph we
take from weekly Wisconsin paper, dated Nov
81. which complains that it gets mail only once
in two months, bu, which, il we may Judge BY
The following, manages to say excellent things
on its own authority:
although Virginia commands good degree
Of reverence from US, as the mother OF States,
as well as for her exalted patriotism and faithful
adherence to the pure principles Of Democracy
which has characterized her as the custodian o.
the faith vet we cannot deny that our warmes
feelings social and political, are with the Empire
Siale--,he great and glorious New York. This
feeling is common throughout the young States
d tie West Whatever interests the great State
t. sympathy equally interests us. We claim {
common property IN the fame Of her statesmen
ili orators, and her good name is as dear to Us
;>~ aay of her citizens. With this feeling We
eanno, ie,hear few words in relation 10 the deeI
interest ici among US in the choice of u S. Sc
na;os 10 ill the vacancies Of Messrs Tallmadge
and Wright. There are two men whose public
services are cherished in the warmest spot Of
western hearts-lnen who are worthy Of their
State, and who would add to its honor and in.
fuencc in the National Councils-we allude &c
Samuel Young and Benjamin F. Butler. The
I1.mcr has done more TO stem the giant wave 81
monopoly that at one time threatened 10 over.
whelm he country and subvcrt the simple inStitu
tons repnblicanism. than any other man, after
he s;cln old man of the hermitage. His election
y the United States Senate would send thrill
oljog through The Democratic ranks the Union
Benjamin f. Butler, is only secondio him in the al
fecIiOn> Of the people; the accomplished states
man the ripe scholar the trusted friend Of Van
Buren, and Jackson, The Christian and The politi.
clan without guile. Young and Butler are wor-
Thy Of the State, and the State is worthy Of such
sons"
srA Correspondent remarks, that he has moi
seen so much as the tail Of Coon in the Whie
papers since the great defeat What has become
oi all the tribe 7 Have they stolen back to theil
native marshes, from which we hope never 10 SEE
them emerging, as the Embodiment Of the Whis
IIftN! IL WdS dI euuDlCIu, WHICH never TelleClel
any credit upon their taste or their principles.
correspondent wishes TO know what has be
coIae Of the cuts which once embellished The
Wig papers Are they doomed to the melting
ut, 10 he converted into more respectable type:
q emblems? He is particularly anxious 10 know
what has become off the sleek and fat Coon, which
he Compiler contrived TO bring out just before
tle Election The Editor promised 10 bring him
on again on some fit occasion. But "the criuer
has vanished, and we fear or rather hope, forever
= We have received the two first numbers
.! &c Virginia Ga-eNe," now Republican
paper JUS, established at Romney, in Hampshire
co; NJ, by Thomas A. Keller, Esq., the former
Editor OF THE Maryland Gazette" We hail
lis appearance with great pleasure, and bid its
Editor welcome The Editor writes well-and
We hope that his pen, his principles, and his in
dnslry will secure his success in his new posi-
lion
sr We take the liberty of commencing
oar acquaintance by calling upon him for
all The details about certain spurious votes, which
II IS said have been manufactured out of noun