Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-22


preventative from the county in The Legislature,
ask the Democrat, "W no do you vote Tor Johnl"
See him steady hmseIfby the railing and ponder:
"Why-I votes ior-I think they call bin Poke
yes-for Poke" "And who for Vice PRESIDENT"
'sWhv," bordering again, like another Walter the
Doub,er-"Oh yon mean Dallas | suppose. =
Yes, it You say so-ils jest as you say, squire
And. then, see another bright one, stagger up-a
bow "A nd who do you vote Tor, Alikel" II reckon
votes lor-Old Harry, 10 be Myfain." "And who
for Vice President" Mike scratched his pate
Some one in The crowd cried out, "Freing-huuMn,
Mike" you can't come il, old Teller, over
this here chap that way. reckon | knows
Sam Hewsen and Ned; but don't know
nothing bout FIcin, no how You can Tx it,
But before they were done, the hackers made him
go it," Some of the Pennsylvanians, ii is said,
went 'iAc total f'orl, and voted for Martin Van
.Jackson PoLk-and some Of the kenuckians,
probably. voted for Harry Steamboat Swapping
iurth hait-horsc haiEaRsaior CiaA We take il
for granted. that one side is nearly as bad as The
other, and that one is very nearly as good as the
other but as We are Democrats, our Wing breth-
rem will excuse us, if we should proclaim, that
we rather think the Wings are 'lctite' the worst
and the Dmocras 'icsiie" the better of tho two.
One thing, however, we promptly admit that the
Wings are better al manufacturing. humbuss -
decidedly better. They understand The rudments
and the whole routine Of The science: they can
give you tie root and The branch Of the system.
There is Il scientific perfection and proundity
OF knowledge about the matter that We Demo-
Gratis can never hope 10 iathom. The nur-
turing and rearing OF genuine hnmbuS Is
an art which we have not yet been able 10
acquire We admit, too most cheeIiuy that
they beat Us call hollow" in the science OF
music; they have been more thoroughly taught,
and are in such full practice, that We can
never expect 10 rival, or equal them. They
have clearer voices, and can run up The gamut
with more f,licilouS expression-can change
from the yiGao to the ioric. and from Tire fUrioso
10 the doice, with rapidly ard a taste thai we
can never hope To atIain. We grant them The
PALM too in producing the real RoorbackS, and
endorsing them is the pure grit. But While we
admit all these superiorities, il they will only
manifest 4 Little more moderation and cdlmness,
we will pronounce them almost equal, IN every
other good quality 10 the very best Democrats,
and that is the highes, compliment we can posi-
bly, give them.
We cannot dismiss these reflections without
makins few enquiries. We would not be in
uusivc-wc would by no means advise our
friends 10 pry into matters that did mol concern
them-we fell some coinmiseration however, for
some miserable voters on Election day, and VT
desire 10 know how they Jared and tcl'. We hap
pcned L. pass the Club House on The momen-
ious morning of the election and We saw many
OF the carriages Of oUr most worthy an! wealthy
citizens decorated with Clay flags, 10 indicate
that they were At the service OF the Wing voters
among the resi-. one with elevated seals and
elegant ,rapping>; on the inside were soft
cushions, beautiful: clean, and brilliant mir
IorS (now-a-dayS our excellent coach makers,
Wings and Democrats, supply nearly all
their coaches with these GLASSES Of fashion. y
The driver looked as if he was The honorcd one
selected 10 bear MIR Clay himself, in triumph, 10
The White House The ioolman, with lis white
Berlin cloves ii was evident felt that the fate OF
The Nation was poised upon his department The
very horses "elt their keeping" We had M OBJ
jec;ion-lhcre was fitness in the tent ta@mli,.
But, in little while, the same carriage rolled
BY, and We were struck with It's occupants. They
reminded lis Of Falsai s soldiers. The cank-
ers Of calm world and Il long peace. No
eye hath seen such Scare-scrow>. "'Ihere> but
a shirt and half in the company. and the halt
shirt is Two napkins, tucked together, and thrown
over the shoulders like a hcrad'S Goa, without
sleeves" Now, when these beauties, with their
sineared faces, heheld themselves in the mirrors,
we could discover from their forlorn colntenance,
mat their 'sUUl> were llstlultlSu " HHiH lHtH =
We were sure they wished themselves 4 hundred
times in the river. The fitness OF things had de-
parted Oh that Hogarth could have encoun-
tered that spectacle Oh that Dickens could
have seen il Our own inward Utilization was
exquisite The chariot rolled on 10 the Court
Hollse--wc heard that it, shabby occupants
were taken by the arm b. the magnates, and
led riumphantly 10 the polls. But when
the votes were cried, we elt curious 10 know
whether they were carried home as they came, or
whether the footman rapidly closed up the steps
and shut the door Till next election day. Perhaps
the voters could not be induced again 10 face
those mirrors. They might, rerclancc, have
faced the music" but it would require stout
hearts, with such faces, 10 stand boldly before
lady's mirror. We should be pleased, however,
10 he enlightened upon this subject. We are
curious 10 know too, what will become Of the
transparencies prepared with such care Tor the
grand Jubilee professionalism WIS 10 be. What
will become OF the paraphernalia of the Club
House? What will be done with that same
old Coon"l (Aproj"S deS bOtteS, a distinguished
Captain Of the Club House promised, il Mr.
Polk were elected Ia hand over 10 us the olive
Coon which WAS paraded at the grand Wig
Sanhedrim on the Saturday night before the cleo
ton. B',, We have not heard ot the Captain or
the Coon, since the news from New York We
had hoped that this "Whig promise" would have
been kept as the Wings can have no further use
lor the 'critiur" We wish 10 study lis qualities,
both in the wild and the domeSlicaled state, and
10 know for ourselves its leading characteristics
and habits.) But we forget "'I'he post Of ho-
nor is private stalon''-and this is the reason,
that thou art "cast down, oh, my soul
There woS veStsrlov another aiiIrp II the