Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-27

THE VIRGINIA HISTORICAL REGlST
We much regret that We have not had time 10
examine, anc comment upon as it deserves, THIS
interesting and valuable periodical. The follow
ing is The Table Of contents OF The October No.
A Passage in the Early History of Virginia.
| Varlna. The Engagement OF Northampton.
| Fhzhugh's Letters. Scraps from Notebook.
| The Capitol Lady Dunmore and her Daush'
ers. York Town. Original Letters. Letters
from Richard Henry Lee TO Patrick henry.
The Navy of Virginia Captain Ivy. Mr..
Winthrop's Address. Early Voyages to Amer-
ca. The Rose. Various Intelligence. Liberia.
Theory of Vision. A New Literary Under
taking The Sale a, Stowe. The French sew
ing Machine. Lille OF John Randolph. A
Small Watch. Miscellany. Self-Culure. Mr..
Wits ImprompIu. The Wealth OF Nations.
Remembered Joys. Good Lie. Long Lie. "A
Comp imenf. To Correspondents.
We ask attention 10 The spirit-slirrlng Address
OF the Democratic c. o,ral Committee of Penn.
syIvania. Il explains some curious facts, and
shows that The Old Keystone is aroused AMI will
redeem herself in November.
ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
To The People # Pennsylvania:
Before again addressing Tou on the potica
issues now pending before the country, the Del
mocratic State Central Committee have pre-
ferred 10 wait until the result Of the October
election could be asccrlained dehnitively. The
extraordinary closeness of The vote for State Of
hcers. has delayed the fulfllment Of this pur-
pose until the presen, period The uncertainty
in which the is>ue was for some days involved,
IS now 10 great extent removed, and we are
| enabled 10 present more dehnitive view of the
results, and OF the causes that have produced
them.
Notwithstanding the premature exutation of
our opponents, the official returns establish, that
the Democratic candidate for Canal Commits
sioner, Israel Painter, is elected by between 2
and 5000 majority. This is tribute, due not
less 10 consistent and well-lried Democrat,
than 10 the sterling county of Westmoreland,
which has so often gladdened our hearts with
splendid majori,ies. We regard this event as
afurdng just cause for general felicitation, as it
preserves our lines Of Internal Improvement
from the hands of party, that has never weld
them, except TO the public detriment. Already
had they baltened in prospective on this de.
partment Of Stale patronage, threatening TO
| visit every Democratic incumbent, however ca
pablo and honest. with peremptory dismissal
| from the public service. This proscrp,ive spi-
rit is now happily frustrated, and our canals and
railroads are preserved from serving as insru-
ments TO wreak the revenge of proud and en-
Uttered partiz ,nship.
As compared with October, 1914, we have
gained member Of Congress in The With dis
trici, (Bucks and Lehish,) nv 800 majority. We
have gained another in The XVIII, district, (Cum-
berand, Franklin and Perry,) by about lf0 ma
jorily. We have gained another in the XXlVlh
| district, (Butr Armstrong, Indiana and Clear
| feld,) by from 10 300 majority We have lost
but single district, VIZ: The Hid, Philadelphia
county, by reason OF The anal gamation between
the Wings, Nauiyes, and Abolilionists. The
XXlh district, washington and Beaver) has
been decided asains, US by barely So votes, and
the XVllth district, Huntington, Blair, &c.) BY
4 only about so yoies. We have no doubt that The
official rcsuts will establish, that on the Congress
sionol cote the Denoc,at;i are VERY DECIDED MA
JoaITY.
| The State Senate remains Tor the lime being
in The hands CT our opponents Chiefly by reason
Of those holding over. Underth he most untavor-
able view, the House Of Representatives stands
| tie. This has been effected by The loss of eight
members in Philadelphia county BY reason o! the
anaigamson two IN Luzerne, one IN Cambria,
one 10 Cumberland, and one in Washington,
through local divlsions-and the further loss Of
two in Schuylkill, from causes, OF which we
| shall speak hereafter.
| II our anlicipations have mol been realized in
| The vote for Cover nor, il has resulted from no
want OF confidence in our worthy candidate,
McRais LoHGsTRETH, and less from the real nu-
| mefical preponderance OF our opponents. On
the contrary, the result is distinctly Iraceable 10
causes wholly different. The history o! all par
lies has established tha! il is not paradox that
i tbaIr ctr
weakness, conducting TO undue and dangerous Sc
cury. Never has This truth been mere striking.
| w eIcmpfed than in The recent election. The
Democratic parry entered into the contest, 50 en-
| liey tree from doubt as 10 the issue, tina, thou
| sands Of Democratic yo.eIs have not deemed
either their eIerlions or their suffraaes necessary
10 secure victory. The figures, compared with
previous elections, demonstrate nconleslibly, that
the Democratic party, v beaten al all, owes ils
defeat not 10 The superior strength Of the foe but
| 10 ihcir own criminal supineness
Whilst ours condition OF most rnmasicr-
" inactivity the minority, stimulated by com.
mon sentiment o hostility 10 The Democratic par
| have formed every species Of aniul combna-
nation, compromising the most heterogeneous ma
rtrias into Que unIed and harmonious whole
By The superadded efficacy OF a general and
thorough organization extending into every
house and hamlet, The more effective because Sc
cIet and unsupported, they have achieved results,
which they have never accomplished before and
| which, We promise than, no ar or ariifice shall
| enable them soon 10 accomplish again.
We attribute The Governtr's vote mainly 10
the perniciuus sel-security oi The Democratic
| parry. Bur other causes powerfully co-operat.d
| In some oil our strongest Democratic counties,
The parry was more than usually dis racted 10 re-
ference 10 the choice of local incumbenis. Un-
der The Stale Cons tn,ioa, the people Tiennially
elect their Prohono'aries, Registers, Recorders,
| Clerks of Courts, and in many counties their
| Sheriffs.
These are always, on both sides more or less
the subject OF excl cd competition, hui as The De-
mocratc parry is n The ajoriiy in fully tro-
thirds OF The counties, the disposition OF This h.
cal patronage always ne. essarIly affects them
much more irjuIionsy than their opponents
When discQntent peIva,es county IN reference
| 10 The local nominations, The vote oT STATE off,
| GERS is always correspondinsly ahtc'ed. Tim"
and space forbid e5t.nied details but rarely has
he Democratic parry III this State suffered 30 So
| vofely from this cause as In the present Yrar.-
None OF these mischieyous local qnares will dis
| tract US at the Presidential election in November.
La despite o; all these untavorable cifcumstan-
ces, the majority OF the Federal Candidate Tor
Governor Is merely nom nal. In vote OF proba
bly, mere than 800 600, his ,eturnrd majority can
not much exceed, il il reaches, 200. This is
more than counler-baanced BY Inc alleged palpa
bic frauds on the elective franchise in Schuylxill
and o her counties, which defy all explain atom on
iair and honest principles. In seren OF the min
ing districts OF SchuylkilI, the increase of The
Federal vote. compared with last year. is Sc
VEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY.O ONE
whilst The Democratic increase is barely Sc.
VENTEEN When il is remembered, thai our
opponents alege that The ruinous tariff of le46
his compelled Them 10 discharge hundreds OF
operatives. tins increase is as extraordinary as
il is improbable and unnatural. We do not say
that W. will "treat the election as II il hod ne.
Ter taken piace." We do not advise a resort TO
The sodery Of our State, armed with buck
shit and bai,,' but we do affirm, that the peace.
full provisions Of the law will be resorted 10 for
a thorough and searching examination Of these
inexplicable results. II is our deliberate con.