Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-29
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, April Is.
THE SPIRIT OF THE WHO PIPES;

/ THE SPIRIT OF THE WIG PRESS.
We are, Of course, in The highest spirits al The
glorious issue Of one OF The most eventual strug-
/ giles which Virginia has ever Witnessed. As We
said on The morning Of the election, in an appeal
1 10 The Democrats oil this city, "our whole heart
is enlisted in The contest" We rejoice al the re-
suit, because i, the triumph Of TRUTH and ihe &C.
nelous reward OF many hours Of walchiuness
! and anxiety. As in The midst 81 the brilliant and
exciting deeds of last November, The Democrats
bore themselves with dignity and charity towards
their opponents So, now, we have no wish 10
crow over a fallen foe. We hope, by our own
practices, 10 leach liule useful wisdom and for
hearance 10 our political enemies towards whom
we have the best feelings rs men and rs Virgil
mans. Ii is no great pleasure 10 MS 10 observe
the chickering's and heart burnings between The
two wings Of the Wing party here and We might
PASS them over unnoticed, were not the Demo-
cratic party brought into The meicc. In that con-
dilon of things, we deem il but orr duty 10 make
brief comment upon The positions advanced ly
The respective organs. The Wig says
al was predicted in the columns OF this paper,
long before The election, that Mr.. l.yonss election
would be hailed as 4 Democratic irunph-a
triumph for TeyaS-and thus The city wond he
made TO assume political complexion, which
il did moi, and does not, truly bear. We wonder
ed al the faulty OF those who could Rot ioresee
this result And now before lwentv-lour hours
have elapsed the Democratic organ shouts aloud,
Great Democratic triumph in tie Metropolitan
district "-Rerublican principles and Texas VIC
torious The Gibraltar OF Whiggery' almost
slormed !!r
1.-The facts as they remain are these Mr.. Sed-
don, Il Democrat, goes 10 Congress by Wing
votes, and Mr.. Lyons goes TO The Legislature b.
Democratic votes. Is no; this new phasis III
The political affairs Of this CITY and District ?"
"Wni:s or RlcHMoxp!-.' have Just sus-
tained a Waterloo defeat AS il was well OBJ.
served BY one Of your distinguished irilow-cili7cns
there was Gfoaetp in the field I':tac'crB
has been added 10 The odds we had 10 contend wlI'i
hcacierv the grosSe>t and The most palpabe, and
the most demons,rahe
"ThiS Lyons clique have never meant any
thing but defea, 10 Bolts and the Wing Parry! Yes
they have TOO We ask their pardon-they have
mean. one thing rore--ihey are, many OF them
Interested in Texas LnnHs in Galveston lots in
scrip and bonds, and they would subject The for
tunes OF this great country. TO such dcbasne in
uence as this We know these men, OLE dnd
. all. We know them from Texas e;teIs-and
they shall face one OF these days, This People ana
this Community! We are no respectcIs fpfr-
sons where duty calls Tor decision, and We say
TO the country that this Texas Isl, will slarile and
nortiy numbers, as we'll as explain 10 the ccun
try how many blue beans il takes 10 make seven
"Whgs Of Richmond By such reprchcnsitr
arts las fraud, 6oin, trick, Misrepresentation and
lying What persecution y has Your true
voice been supp,fS~d--Alr. Bolts put down--a
Texas Wing and Galveston 10, holder proclaim
ing himself 10 he VINO The better 10 throw
you oil your guard, been elected Ia represent you
hy The DEMOCRATS Of Richmond
Throw of his di>graceful yoke Yes !,
THROW 1T OFF, Call npon this Texas,
Tylerian chance BY the Democrats. numbering
300. against the Wings, numbering 900-call
upon him to resign! Let him, now that The
Wings here really understand he QUESTION, give
The Wings chance 10 sustain themselves and
their principles.
"Mr Lyons will no, consent 10 This, III 7rW
not In a city with GOO Wing majority, which
he promises 10 represent, he win no, consent I" be
Influenced BY I majority Of Coz Wings ?"
We shall notice these strange propositions in
order, and very summariiy-bccanse 10 al sensi-
bic men they refne Themselves.
The Wing il wrong in saying that We
claimed Democratic triumph in HE election
Of Mr.. Lyons. We stalled expressly, ,hal
We should not claim Mr. l.. as thf 81 .ocofoco
defined by the Wig endorsed b. lis valiant
Sqnifes Of The Lynchburg Vireinian and Peters
burg lnlcigencer. We were siad 81 hi: cleo
ton, because he hal he independence u ID lr..
lice 10 The Democratic l'aliv, when Ihey we're
charged with The most henous Offences agains
Ire Union and against all that was honorable
and noble. We We're pleased at his election, b.
cause he was TraS IIiis, pledge not 10 vote
for a Democrat, but equally honnd not 10 yoe for
n Wing United States Senator, who was in favor
| of The repeal Of the joint Texas Resolution, 10
which The lai,h Of the Nation was guaranteed
/ We exulled over The result on Thursday, moi as
Democratic victory in the City, but in The MS
! hirf.
Bul The Wing says, that orr abe champion,
Mr. Seldom, upon whose brow ila> icch placed
ia. 'Rs he has Srss IA a aGHn he Ar
ocs Of free and enlightened rcorIe-thal Nj.
Seldom has been selected by Wigs" This is a
mos, extraordinary position. Mr.. S. has can
vassed The District everywhere; has, on all occa-
sions boldly and fnllv announced his Democratic
onnions; is elected by 264 malorily-and what
Ground is there for the assertion that he owes his
elevation 10 Wing votes? Some ic'r Wings may
| have voted for him--slill those few would have
| altered the result, hut in an infncsmaI degree.
lie is the most undisguscd antagonist Of Federal
principles, was so known 10 be, was voted Tor as
such. and triumphanlly sustained lie is The De
mocratic representative OF lhoronsh Demo
! cratic District, and WE were entirety RICH. in
| bcralding his success Is Democratic llinmph.--
| What though Mr.. Clay received majority in
,b;s CIV OF 5G3, docs il follow, that The same
Wbie majority should he pui down 10 her credit
nnr ? Was no, Mr.. Bots a good Wing? Was
be moi the favorile nominee Of his pany2 The
Wing organs al least, said so before the election.
After fnll canvass, he receives a majority in
his civ Of only 3l3; and that is he trlc prs.at
Wing majority in this city: Federalism having
! LOST since November, !,20 voters from lis ranks
| The Wing mex, brings up The terrible hobgob
/ lin ne Texas, and threatens 10 make some awful
developments about the friends q Texas in This
c,v The muierings OF lis dcnuncialions are
enough 10 make The irne>' tremhe in their shoes!
We have d little piece Of advice 10 give 10 The
Wing. Texas has already sufficiently 'burnl the
/ fnoers" of The Wing orSan-and We counsel il
10 bury The question now and forever II isa
"rnonser of iniquity" Gas the Wing calls it3
which NAV yet do more mischief 10 those who
are rash enough to WELD lance against it. Call
in a convulsion Of Nature 10 throw Texas "at the
| Cape of Good Hope" or at the "Antipodes," as
| the Wing earnestly prayed. As long as il re-
mains on The frontier Of Louisiana, il will rebound
with accumulated force upon its reckless inva-
/ ders.
/ But we now come 10 The eis!, The cream Of the
matter. After decorating Mr.. Lyons name with
Il -. oLo:oaet aou,erc nj Snrach ,la yub;rY ca1Ic