Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-21
~ 0ST ~ THE ASHES -

A certain msnaurd weekly Wing paper IN
his cy predicted before the election that Tue
Free -snii movement would "dis hole" IN The
ranks Of the Virginia Democracy, that would
as!onish the world. Some Two OF three Thousand
votes for Free soil wee boaslnlly proclaimed IN
advance. The election is over, and We have
looked in vain Tor ;hr killed and wounded victims
OF Fee il,m; hot hey are scarcely n" Wheie.
They are rrpuued-in Loudoun =. IN Shehah-
doah 7, Oed on by that Interesting Wing, ueorae
RYE oil kidnapping mcmoryD and perhaps N
Ohio county, These are all that We nave hea'a
Of Shade ot Jackson! IL votes ~ Virginia 'oi
Martin Van Bulen, who Was twice honOTed ~
The vote Of lhe ate, and who once exul'cd more
in Vireinia's vC,e Tor him than IN The vote oi Vi"
Union, Then he was sustained BY Virginia,
because al his >trct regard for The constitutional
riohrs Of the South, his vote for The suppression
of inccniary Abolition documents, his pledge 70
veto any law Tor the Abolition OF slavery ~ Ihr
Di,,ric, Of Columbia, and his uniform practice
in conformity with these principles. Ho" hf
comes forward with treason and disunlon on his
Inns the endorsed ally OF Adams, the Abolition
isl- and Virginia 10 a man, win INC exception o.
few Wings spurn and reject him win scorn.
He has fallen, di>graced and prostfale-a warn
ing beacon for all statesmen, who would, ioF inc
sake Of little revenge the fruits Of disappointed
ambition, sacrifice his reputation and The respect
o! his counlrymen, and bring his country 10 the
brink OF danger and ruin. Thank God ma
VIRGINIA has honored herself in thus thofonshiS
disbonorine one whom she aided in placing
when worthy Of her support on hish e'eVa'
liun!
The Shenandoah Tenth Legion thus humor'
ously and graphically HIS of the fallen Luc'ieI
OF Barnburnerism
Mo..oi our readers are aware that The Term
Baynbsaer originated thus: larmer, whose
harm was infested with rats, sci hTe 10 II ano
hnrned il ia The ground, with all lis contents, ~
order To DESTROY Them. To rid himself oil very
lt,le evil. he DESTROYED his means OF living, anc
trough, ruin on himself So with Martin var
Buren, and his party; but We VIII Illustrate ou l
meaning by giving an aneedoe when was 'oe
us by trend Il is as follows
There lived in certain village a man Whose
demure counienance and eaac! coElormity 10 ','
forms ana CStem0Dles VI hiS lho'Nh " ""'N.i =
belonged, showed that he was one OF those wnoh
solomon calls snsh.cous oyeTmuch" This pha
risaical conlormisi became annoyed a me con
duo, o! one OF his fellow villagers; and, happen
inc 10 be in the village store, where 'he w,s'
heads of The town hal collected to have a laih
oar hero roak his method al avensiGg The mag
niy offered him: 81 had dream last night,
said said he; Il dreamed that died and went to tn n
bad place; and saw he devil scratching in TIT
ashes snn lille sick; | asked him what n ,,
was looking trr2 He replied: did ncI 'lf. b
(lhs one who had offended our hsro) live 10 you
Hiown7' Yes, replied Well continued IN
devil, he is dead, and his soul has been sent =
me, aud il is 50 small that have lost il in N
ashes, and can't fad II
The ,rsnl ot The recent election for Presided
and Vice President teaches US this FACT: BY d
yidine The Democratic party, Martin Van Bufe
and his If friends defeated The Democratic lick
lhey have burned the Democratic barn, and ia'
hare 5een last il the aAes!-Ihey have gone dow
10 Thai noli,ical hades, whence they cannot
raised bv all the enchannenis Of the LILLE mag
cian hy all The eloquence and lamentations
Fred Douglas and his Abolition host.