The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-04
From the Portsmouth Chronicle
virginia Elections.


The great battle has been fought and now that the
smoke is gradually disappearing we can ascertain the
result of the contest Although the republican banner
has been somewhat shattered by the random shots
of its friends thany the combined phalanxes of federal
whgery yet il still Noats rumphanty over the good old
Commonwealth, and will continue thus so long
the principles of Jefferson respected and cherished
We have said our banner was shattered through
the mprudent of the small arms of our friends
than by the Palyhan guns OF the enemy, and an in
vesilgahon OF the affair will prove assertion 10
be correct This is admitted in the official re-
ports OF the enemy in detailing the events of the
22d in this the first district for it is asserted that in
the nelghbonng city many old veterans OF our party
were foand side by side with their opponents, giving aid
and comfort to federal whigery. AS il is so officially
reported we must presume It to be correct, although we
inclined TO the opinion that they must have been raw
recruits who frightened from their proprety by the
grandiloquen pronunclamentos of their valiant and
magnanmoas generals of the opposing army; for surely
no true soldier who had been battling for years in the
cause OF democracy would prove recreant TO his prnc
rles and his flag in this their hour of trial and danger In
this town. although few very few found in this
category, yet we are graiied TO say that Portsmouth
has done her duty Her voters have been true their
principles, and must satisfy our opponents that
hereafter in making their selections they will gain moth
ing by selecting their candidate from midst that the
personal popularity OF their candidate that the many ad
vantages his location gave them and the representations
made in the upper counties, that the important services
rendered this town by hun, (ahough we confess do
not know what they are) have availed them nothing
and their predictions OF great triumph here, have like
most all wing predictions proven to be groundless Had
friends from the country who generally in this
town TO the polls they ought have DONE the
candidate of the opposition would have been left in a mi
norty in this his native town So far as the State
concerned, regret TO that have lost some O,
congressional districts and believe similar causes
have acted in other quarters as here that these victories
have been won not BY the increased strength of orr on
ponents, but by apathy direction OF duty and family
Jars We fearful that the events of last winter in
Richmond would bring about this state OF affairs, and we
expressed ourselves We there democrat arrayed
against democrat denouncng each other on mere qnes-
tons OF policy, engendering difficulties sowing the
seeds OF discod and this has been the result of their
work. That wrong has been perpetrated none of our
friends will deny, but do intend 10 cast the stone
at any. In sowing the seeds of dscord the branches
OF the party may be equally wrong they be con-
vlnced that evil has grown out of their dissention
and being thus satisfied, they should now, in familiar
language, let "byegones be bye-gones" they should
unite for the good of the common and har
mony and union in ranks. We assure our po-
cal friends throughout the Union that the people of
Virginia right and true to their principles that they
VIII not permit any man or any set OF to
themselves to say who shall and who shall not be of the
republican party, will they permit any one to be
driven from the party who is true all general prnc
PIES merely because he may differ abstracts,
questions of expedency. We sincerely hope that the re-
suit of the late election will make lasting impression
on the minds OF our political frends-hat it will show
them the folly of family jars-tha it viii teach them TO
bear and iorbearto forgive and forget the peccadilos
which may have brought about the present state of al
fairs and to cherish fondly the of party
''all for principles nothing for men"
To the Editors Of the Richmond Enquirer:
LYNCHBuRG, 26th April, lSi7
fear that Preston has beaten Chapman and that Full
ton is elected in the Abingdon district consequence OF
our divisions In this district there has been close con-
test between Bocock and Irving la this county the Off
cal vote, understand, is 81 for Irving II, therefore,
Fuvanna has not given over III for Irving, Bocock is
elected
WE'LL now that the battle is over the smoke blown of,
the killed and wounded counted, cast our ewes
back upon the field and the of our defeat Has
this battle been fought upon principles Not So The
tariff which consider the great issue between the dem
ocralic and federal parties the wing candidates have
touch il, burnt child the FIRE They knew il would
be fatal to their the shirt of Nessus they
had been so recently condemned upon this issue; but the
old game OF humbug standing army, gold spoons black
bread, expenses OF Folks war; with wing generals
their ever-sounding theme. Mr. Preston, in order to
catch the popular breeze takes il upon himself under.
stand, to nominate General TAYLOR for the presidency
and he hopes thus TO ride Office upon the back of his
CT.s1 successive victories
Mr. Goggn, Mr.. Irving, and Mr.. Flournoy perhaps
do not go far as to say they for General Taylor
Tor the presidency against the world; but they go
through their districts, crying out 'sWar! war Folks
war!"-that Mr.. Polk wanted TO supersede General
Taylor IN consequence OF his jealousy by placing over
Of Congress would not give him vote of thanks and
all such trickery and deception 1t is BY such means
and humbug alone that the whg party ever gain the as
cendency and they no sooner gain 1t than they show
their coyen FOOT and they forthwith thrust from
power. There was homely saying, when | was a bow
that is very true that it would be well for them to re-
member almost In the language OF Wioughby Newton
that cheating thrives" / fear however he I'M
like the most OF his colleagues has fallen martyr TO
honesty while they, less worthy have risen TO power
by deception and humbug but he may console himself that
the day OF retbuton for all such close hand and
they will be punished for their misdeeds and deception
Operations the Tariff.
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