Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-12


| Scalcd-JAMEs X. Polk is beyond all doubt
elected President Of ftc Unitcd Siates.-an even
which has asounded the Democrats as well a:
the Wings and will no doubt atonish as much a.
any body Mr.. Polk himScif. Saturday nigh
brought the news that New York had voted iol
! Polk by decided majority. This left rs witt
scarce hope OF eleclins Mr.. Clay. The new,
from Georgia Saturday morning threw some
doubt on the vote of that State the Wing gains
having been Just enough 10 occasion doubt, with
ont inspiring much hope. With Georgia and Mis-
siSsippi, or Michigan, and The other States count
cd on couniidenty for Mr.. Clay, we could have
elected him-so there was still possibility. But
the Southern mail yesterday morning cxtin9uish-
ed even this family glimmcring ray in that quar-
ter Mr. Polk is, therefore, President having
received The vote OF the following States: New
Yorl; ST. PENNSYLVANIA III, Virginia II, New
Hampshire G-S5; and the following being GER
tain for him, viz: Maine 9, South Carolina .,
Alabama Q, Illinois ., Missouri :, Arkansas ;,
and Georgia l0-5G making in all lil-mak-
ing three more than enough 10 elect, with alnos,
d certainty OF Mississippi and Michigan besides.
1--WE have no disposition to,speculatc on the re-
suit now. The deed is done The peculiar cir
cumstances of the contest are we'll calculated
deeply 10 alllict every true Wing; but We are
sure that each and all OF them will bear it like
men and patriots
Yesterday, Compiler thus properly gives mp
the contest. We admire The spirit OF the whole
article, and especially commend the concluding
paragraph, in which he invokes the Wings, with
a certain confidence in the success of his appeal,
10 "bear it like men and patriots" The people
have, upon full and fair discussion OF the prin-
ciples Of the two parties, decided against the doc
trines of the Wings and no "paltot" can think,
for one moment, Of throwing any obstacle in the
way of the new administration. Judge the tree
by its fruits-the President by his act,'-should
be the motto OF every American. We rejoice
at the proper stand taken by the Compiler, be-
cause it is in such tiatering contrast with the ru
mored course Of some OF the ultra Wings ol this
civ Some OF them, We hear, have talked OF OPP
posing the new Government, right or wrong, and
others have gone SO tar as 10 assert that Tree
people is not capable OF seli-governmcnt, and
therefore, we should have a monarchy. We re-
greet 10 allude 10 these feelings, which, we are sure
will not outlast the disappointment and III temper
engendercd by the defeat OF Mr. Clay Wekhow
that, after the keen edge OF modification is taken
off, they will, as citizens Of Virginia, always true
10 the Constitution, the Laws and the Union, act
as "pa,rots' and as brothers, and do full justice
TO the Democracy Of the Union, and to the spot
less gentlemen who have Just been selected, by the
FIR voice OF the people 10 guide the Ship of
State We honor the Compiler Tor its proper
feelings and We cherish lively hope, iha, its pat
riotic givings-out will find a cordial response in
the hearts of The whole people, save, here and
there, few ma !-contents who will nercr be salts
fed with any dispensaton.
But The Compiler is mistaken in one particular.
The election oil Col. Polk will not "asionnd" the
Democrats We have confidently looked Ter ii,
and on the most conclusive grounds. We shall
hereafter refer fully 10 the whole progress OF the
contest, and explain why the election OF Col.
Polk. and The defeat OF Mr. Clay was the most
naturalthing in the word-Co p will be, doubt
less, highly gatiied with The high mark of the peo-
pies confidence and will bear his honoIs with
most becoming grace. But more anon.
P. $. We have just seen Yesterdays Wing
filled with i-tempered and unjust structures, on
the defeat of Mr.. Clay By the people. How the
fierce spirit of the Wing contrasts with the pa,ri-
otto bearing Of its Wing compeeT
We are fully disposed TO deal courieousy and
chariiably even with the ultra Wings, who have
deceived themselves and others, also-We shall
not exult over their disappointmenls. Bu, a
notice Of the extraordinary articles in the Wing is
demanded OF Us, in justice 10 The gallant Democ-
racy OF the Union. We shall take them up To-
morrow.