Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-01

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and especially n tho Old Dominion itse where, ircsh
from victerio.s for Presiasa. and with
knowlsdssd and sssvy msoty In the State ssy iSsss
felt fully ,hey eosld only bope Cor and oay
assesvsa sAsis sssssss ~ ssssssiaisg sea
rasaS ,As esas Just !. f III lad . .i The s..s
not as they only ssrove to hold IN their poases.ioa -
Whatever there may bs 10 ameat in the rcsst Of The
recent election. a least. not unexpected to us-end
prepared for the is.aes In general To say that
were prepared however, for the apathy In some parcs
lar quarters. and she mslgn inaenees In Others which
have been exhibited, would Be disingeuuous. We had
hoped Tor instance that the Wings of the Richmond Dis
ct would have eoccd Bolts Congress. and the Wings
Of Richmond City would have chosen Brooke for their De-
egsie. IL We duo TO themselves sad TO tho Wing party
throughout the Commonwealth. II has turned out other
WISE aud We have rrpinrgs. Those concerned must
make the ,st at their political action. and We refer tn h
merely TO show where disappointed MOI can wo
hesitate say that hose Wings OF other couni'es
who cd away from the pos. voted contrary 10 their
political principles, have shown aderesion of pcliticsl
duty which Is highly ccnsurabie.
But tho triumphant EXPLANATIONS of political oppo
nsais, In Virginia, where they hsso sos, al~sys
uumphed bring depressing effects To our minds We
rather Isa buoy tho defeat la their aekno~ lodged
stronghold whore. any where in the United Stacs not
excepting New Hampshire they ought feel confident aud
with oppressed party merely standing up under every
conceivable adverse circumstance, for the expression o
their political Psiseiies-wi,ou, tho hope OF success
and cut oil n every prospect oil personal OF party ad'an
iage. .
Courage, then. gallant whigs.-You who have never
quaied-you who will never quail: To you who have
from the ics moment of political und party desp-tS down
10 this hour, maniuly contcndcd for constitutional Repu-
ean Liberty against the assaults OF those who have mini
is,esd tho passions and pejud,sos Of tho people FIR
party aggrandxcment,o ALL We say, RE of GOOD
CHEER Let each OF you take his brother Wing by tho
hand. and asen the golden chain 81 political union, by the
remembrance OF the past add the hoes Of Ae failure Yes
the hopes Of the future! They with in the midst
goou bright and giorous the spendors Of the
the horizon when the every where else
covered with clouds. lie cast down. then. beseech
YOU BE men, be freemen. bo patriots, 10 Wings The
day oil your adversely the day of your trial, and of
hosor. The final reward will be reserved for your de-
voton."
The Virginia Elections unimporan,, except in 20
Tar Senator of the u. States concerned That
body is nicely balanced that supposed Wing
Senator from Virginia might the scale ia favor Of that
party. md thus provide barrier to destructive
legislation For that only, did the Wings contest Viz
gna this Spring, and there numbers Of them who even
thought that motive insufficient authorize rally in the
face of the prestige OF Presidential election just carried
against them aud necessarily organizing strong moral in
iucnec IN behalf OF their opponents.
Success the uncritica the experienced eys,
but for that in April 1914. when the Wings
carried the State: And had the Wings been the alert.
had proved casier Tor the Democratic party snil
relaxed by victory, than the Wings by the No
vember defer,.
But all chance thrown away by the few Texas
Wings who presented themselves for suffrage and in each
instance rslyag upon coalition with their particular per-
sonal friends and the Loco FocoS, compass their
promotion by dividing aud paraysn the general body OF
he Wing party This game rcprehcnsble the uni
ed Wing party deemed in tho Tyler, while has
proved successful only the Of aspiran has laid
low hopes that the Wings might have reasonably had
OF carrying the General Assembly When every thing dc.
pended upon harmony, has introduced dscori when il
required every TO be his post il has induced many
hundreds stay home When heariness, zeal and
idence Indispensable il has introduced cation,
distrus,, dissenon and party palsy This is declared
have been its effect in this District, in that OF Lyncbug,
that o Aeeomar, that OF WesimoreIanJ, that Of
Charlottesville II has only defeated tho chance the
Wings had Of carrying tho Legislature but their
candidates for Congress every wlefr
The county judge whose unhappy responsibility
i, thus unnecessarily incurred. Some who contributed
their AID that they wrong: But never too
late profit by the past Let the Wings keep their
ganizsion. There great the wing, and the
Wing party by keeping uai,ed yet influence them To
the PTomoIion Of their country's happiness.
Ills the greatest glory, says ancient philosopher not
who sumbles falls but who superior the
fall and catches fresh and sircngh from having touch
ed his me tler Earth