Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-08

without the usual sensitiyeness 10 the touch OF
The breeze. II is not our purpose TO excite Inc
elements; but we should be uniallhtul 10 our can
didale, our party and our principles, did We no.
caution our friends against the common anu 100 Oh
ten fatal error of over confidence and snpneness.
We believe Mr.. Holiday will be elected; be-
cause, il we have any man in the county VINO IS
better qualified than another 10 represent all It's
various industrial interests, and also ~ express
its political character, he is that man. We, there
! fore urge The Democrats Of Spolsylvania TO be
active aud active in season. Do not postpone
your organization until The trumpet SOUNDS 10 Inc
charge; and, above all, do not rest sleeply in the
conviction that no effort is necessary. We know
thai the friends of MIR. Little will not suffer The
election TO go by defauli-they will contest every
inch OF ground; and il we wish 10 achieve a
victory worthy of The conquering Polk and Dal-
las" Democracy CT "A, re ntla fgM jof a. Inc
! issues are the same now as Them We cheerluliy
adopt Mr.. Holiday as our "cmbodiment," and We
have not understood that Mr.. Little differs in any
degree from his great chicflain OF the late cam.
paign. We take pleasure in giving The testimony
OF political opponent TO his talents and worth,
but his principles happen 10 be sadly al variance
with the old Virginia doctrines OF pure Repuo-
| Observation-Disclosures established in '9S, and most
emphatically re-aliirmed in ii!
CONFUSION WORSE COMPOUNDED"
The Wings of this "Gibraar of Whgsery'
are truly in piiiable condition. Instead of re-
alzing prospect OF peace and harmony by uni
ting on one man, every day seems 10 adj 10 the
number OF candidates A writer in yesterdays
Wing thus summarily discards all the four Wing
candidates now in the field:
"Waiving other objections 10 MIR. Lyons, with
/ Il 81, 4 ,,Ntir,
applies with equal force TO MIR Brooke-or, du-
ring The Senatorial canvass, he was besmeared
with the same mirc
81 object to Mr.. James and MIR. Lancaster up
on The ground that they are the candidates OF a
particular class. II The merchants are represent
ed now, The butchers, shoemakers, hatlers, taiors,
doctors. &c, may claim representatives. not
with equal proprey so far as the particular class
is concerned, certainly with the same right"
He then brings forward the name OF Samuel
Taylor as "a man, whose intelligence, probily
and consistency tit him Ia represent The people as
a whole" From present appearances, The De-
mocrals will have before them a wide range Of
selection, and while they enjoy the stun" may
vote for those men whom they may Individually
prefer.
While on this subject, we shall correct the fol
lowing error of the Editor OF the Wing
"'rhe Locos are buovant and elaed al Wing
divisions. They are taller by an inch than for
lnerly, and Mr. Lyons is now the avowed candi-
date Of The whole party"
So far from this being the case, we have il
from high authority that scre7al ofthe Wing cand-
dates expect tie support of 'the Locos.s "The
party" have taken no position in this struggle, and
have not avowcd their preference for either can
ddale We doub, much whether large portion
Of them have yet made up their minds how 10
vote, or whether 10 vote al all between men, the
Federal opinions Of all Of whom are far from
being palaieabe 10 any Democrat