Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-16
The Coming Struggle.

,-,;on. of The State before the election, and We
t.., 10 he our duty it is our pride, TO address
few words 10 our fellow-Republicans of Viz
einia. The Wings are at their old tricks oil
Dragging over the victory they are going to
achieve but, like the famous pronnnc,annatos
If The Mexicans, their Wanting predictions are
ALWAYS overlhrown by The trough and ready"
charge at the ballot-box. As specimen of their
1oped.lor uiumphs, we extract the following e1-
uavagan, calculation of the Lynchburg Virgil
MAN:
TIVE shall certainly no. Ls content NTH less
Mcn semen or eight Of the Representatlo,.. Our IN
formation, from all The debaeable pisricls, Is
highly favorable TO the success OF me wing Gan
didates. MIR. Jones has proved very formida-
BILE opponent to Gen. Bayly, and we confidently
Sel;eve will beat hin, aandsomey.(D Mr.. Waus,
in The Norfolk District, will DO the same good
turn for Mr.. Atkinson.CD Of MIR. Bots sue
cess there is no donb. entertained, even oy the
Democras(i!D Mr.. Newton will beat MT.
Beale by a handsome majority in the Northern
Neck Disirict.Q) MIR. Boiling will run zen
Dromsoole closer than was expected, lnough We
entertain little hope Of his election. Messrs ~
wing and Goggin are very connoen1 OF s"cGe e.
MIR. Flournoy will make good run IN the Fl'l,
sylyania District We believe Mr.. Preston Will
bea, Gen Chapman, (!D and tina! The election oil
Mr. Stephenson is pretty eerte'"."3
The last named "pretiy certain" result we yes.
terday showed 10 be baseless. Mr. Stephenson
has ,oitadra,on from The canvass Here is one OF
The "seven or eight" clean gone! AS fol- The other
districts, SO confidently claimed BY the Wings
we feel sure that they will all remain rue to their
principles, and send able Democrats 10 Congress
We base this opinion upon our own knowledge,
and upon the information derived from all Por-
lions OF the State. Several OF The above districts
Wings concede to US; The Democrats are san
guine of carrying them ALL So Tar from The De-
mocrats "enteraning no doubt" "of Mr.. Bolts
success" the reverse is true. We have never
known our friends in higher spirits as 10 The re-
sull, and many Of the Wings admit that cur
chance is the best. In this city and 10 Louisa,
the gallant Leake has won many laurcls, and has
pinned the Federal candidate 10 the wall The
Wing committees may scour the streets; they
may brag OF their immense accessions; but Il
will all be in vain. The Metropolitan Distric'
will never send 10 Congress man whose posi-
ton, 10 say the least, Is so eQuivocal upon The
great Southern question. The Democrats will
rally en- masss upon Leake the Wings cannot,
consistently win their feelings and ayowed sem
limenls, sustain the candidate OF their party.
But few days will put an end 10 all specula-
ton. Let us for moment inquire, why Vii
einia should now hesitate 10 speak forth her De-
nocratic sentimenls2 Will sae nc, sustain an
administration which has carried ou. all is
pledges and has consecrated al: the great prnci-
Piles OF the Virginia Jef1ersonian school? III
Wings charged upon the Democratic policy that
il would ruin" every interest in The county and
would bankrupt the nation. Have not these fac
tious predictions been most lriumph.nlly oyer
arts, and, above ALL agriculture, are now enjoy
ing an unparalleled prosperity. So far from the
national credit being shaken, we have just seen
that the lean of eighteen millions has been taken
under circumstances most faltering 10 the credit
of the country and The ability and skill OF The ad
ministralon-and here we lie, the National In
,elligencer, the organ of The Wing party Of The
Union, speak for US. this be specimen of The
"rnin" predicted by line Wings, then "ruin" is a
most pleasant thing truly:
aThe general result of The bids We understand
10 be- hat offers were received for the Loan 10 The
aggregate amour, OF Filly-eight Millions OF Dol
lars!-three times the amount reqnircd-all Of
which were more or less, and some Of them as
high as two per centum, above par. This crtra-
ordinary offering proves beyond question The eXis
tcnce oil an abundance Of unemployed capital in
our country-much Of which is the earning of
merchants by The late unprecedenedly high
treights paid by the Government itself and ty Tie
exporters Of gram 10 Eu1ope-and proves also, ii
must be admitted, certain confidence OF capitalists
inthe credit Of The Government greatly assisted, we
believe, BY a vague expectation which generally
prevails OF an early peace with Mexico"
So much for The results OF the Democratic in
ternal policyl Is there any thing here which
should induce The Republicans Of Virginia 10
show want Of confidence in their principles or
10 the Administration which has SO ably, man.
fully and uiumphantly carried them QUIZ A re-
view Of the foreign policy OF The Administration
IS no less credable TO the Executive, and honor
able and glorious 10 The nation. The Oregon dill
6cul,y, which threatened collision with The
most powerful nation on The earth, has been set
tied, upon terms favorable TO our country, salts.
factory 10 our people, and honorable 10 our Co.
v.rnment-and with i; every source of future
disagreement has vanished. The present war
has been forced upon us By the madness and in
science Of Mexico, al a moment, too, when We
generously held out offers Of negotiation. For
bearance had been our policy, until American
blood was shed upon the soil of an American
State, which we had pledged ourselves TO Heaven
and to the world TO protect The whole Ameri-
can nation was aroused with Indignation; Con-
hu al
the war as made by Mexico and volunteers flock
ed in TO the defence of The country. The glorious
achievements of the American arms at Palc
Alto, Rcsaca de la Palma Monterey, Buena
Vista and Vera Cruz, are fresh in the hearts OF
every American, and reflect undying honor upon
Generals Taylor and Scott, and the Executive
which sent these Generals into the field, and fur
splendid operations. In spite Of all these proud
facts, the Wing press and politicians have been
assiduously engaged in denouncing the war as
"unjust, unnecessary, damnabe and atrocious,"
as an act OF aggression and rapine," and, neces-
sarily our brave officers and soldiers as "plunder-
ers and aggressors Their constant occupation
has been 10 disgrace their own country in the
eyes Oh guSXlCo anu VIC ~CIio, W uep(eClate her
resources, her moral energies, and her power,
and thereby render laid and comfort" TO the pub
lie enemy, as the extracts We have published
from the Mexican papers prove beyond contro-
versy. As the Federalis,s Of 1919 denounced our
own pure and able Madison, and The las. glorious
war OF 1912, so have the modern Federaists
poured GU, their abuse upon Mr.. Polk and the
presen, just, righteous and no less glorious war
with Mexico The Federaiis,s of 1912, in spite
OF their shiftings and turnngs, their tears OF re-
pen:ance, their professions of "Jeffcrsonian De-
mocracy," have been overwhelmed by the YER
dict Of an indignant people. The Federaliss OF
the present day cannot escape similar DOOM
Their factions cnnrse will sficL 10 them like The