The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-17
VIRGINIA

me richmond wing oil Tuesday, after sum
ming up the results already achieved in the Con
gressional elections, appeals TO the " SVhips of
Virginia" TO clinch the nail and secure the Fri.
umph of the party in the House of Representa-
lives. tells the party here that " much depends
upon them" that they can q by vigorous and har.
mOnious action. elect at least FIVE, perhaps ak
Representatives" Let us see the bill of particu.
lars.
"Ihe Metropolitan District ought to be re-
deemed" Perhaps it ought; but many things
that The Wings ought To do are not done. We
are inclined to think that no matter how general.
Y the party may clay aside their antipathies
and preferences in support of the nominee Of the
District Convention" the election of a WHO will
not he brought about. The Democrats of this
District have moved on too steadily and solidly
and faithfully in past times 10 render il at all
probable that they will fal,er in the approaching
contest. They will, we trust, leave the merito
rlous Wing gentleman who happens TO be non,i
mated. Just where he was beiore--a man who
ought to have been elected.
The Accomac District can likewise be easily
carried, IT the Wings of the Eastern and Western
counties will lay aside their unworthy local pre.
JUDGES, to which alone The present Representa-
tive owes his triumph, at the last election" Oh
naughty Wings of the bay region! why are YOU
SO preJudiced! do lay aside your present notions
and prevent the Whig's particular friend. Gen.
JI 1900 $3.50 "l"'' !" ONHGItSS
"Ihe Buckingham District, with an efficient
and popular candidate in the field, iii never had
one heretofore, we presume. though the changes
are slightly against us, 1.-THE Editor can speak
from experience, for he was himself beaten, NAV
he revolutlonized. The staple argument of Col
HUBBARD is To be Withdrawn, and The price of to-
bacco is TO refute his statistics and defeat his cleo
tIon-so the Wing predicts. We guess not,
however; and though the Wing may deride the
ColonePs statistics. (Which seem to be a sore
subject with the Editor,) we venture to say thew
VIII come out nearer the truth than lis own pro-
phecy abont the election.
In the Kanawha District, ga tyiumph NAV he
easily effected" All tina; The Wings have to do
is to Z" rally upon The party candidate They
must not, however, stop to enquire any thing
about his residence let him come from Kanawba
or Harrison. or Mason or Wood, they are to vote
for him. We really congratulate the Wings OF
The kanawha region upon the easy victory thew
are to have.
The Wing expects to see The Spottsylvania
district. certainly redeemed !" All that is want.
ing there, is the - judicious selection of a candi.
date, and zeal and u%nanimiiy in his support %
Take care, Wings, of the Spottsylvania district
be upon your guard! Remember the ndiscretinns
OF a Newton Beware of the ambition Of the
" many able and distinguished Whigs' who
would be standard bearer" Of your 90 iniellipen
district" Let us unite our own hopes with
those of The Wing: Give us a fair field, and the
district will not be debaleabIe after next April.
The Norfolk District is one which the Who
says " we do not despair of" A comfortable
slate OF mind, truly! In The Winchester Dis
trIct. the prospect is even shade less ~flatler.
ing, and " proper exertions" Chat is, we sup.
pose. a most tremendous s~,ruggle) must be made.
From the Wing Of Tuesday, il would appea
that the above were all of the debaieahle districts
III Virginia The paper Of The next day correc,s
The error. Whilst the Editor was casting his
eye over the State. in his zeal to have that dis.
trict righted, Of which he could say, quorum
magma pnrS .fni. he forgot TO mention the one
which adjoins and partly hens it in. He forgot
Albemarle in his zeal for Buckingham. III now
sounds The alarm for The Albemarle district, and
1t his invocation could be heard, another Irving
would come forth with Haunting colors and san
gnIne hOpes-Only 10 be beaten.
The Wing is d determined that Mr.. j. S. Pen
dleion shall no longer be ga lone STAR in the
Virginia delegation. He is to he shorn nf his
honors, and other Wings are to stand beside him.
II may be: it may happen that sumo cause. now
unforeseen, will defeat one or two Of our men :
but we have TOO much confidence in the integrity
of our party in Virginia 10 believe that they will
TALL back in the contest next Spring. although
others around them have flnched. Every thing
points to The necessity Of union and good under
standing among them. Nothing more is wanting
TO render the future as successful as the past.