Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-03

exceeds our vote Tor Canal Commissioner.
the charters o, large portion Of The Banks in
our Stale were soon 10 expire. Bills rccharlerins
them had been mantulIy vetoed by that trne-hearl-
cd republican, and honest man, Gov. Skunk. In
tact, he vetoed whole batch OF them at ore
limt. This course met the warm and hearty ap'
probation Of the people. Il was known hat the
Democratic candidate for Governor il elected,
would follow in his footsteps. All the influence
Of the banks was therefore aTayed asains, HIM.
A convenient pressure in the money market was
ool IN. The screws were applied. Factories
we're stopped. Operatives and laborerS were dis
charged by proPrielois ami employers, VINO peah
a necessity in justification OF their course, and
charged that necessity upon the Tariff OF lS46. :
The distressed operatives and miners whose
wages were suspended, were laugh, 10 believe tha'
lhei subsistence, and that OF their families, de-
pended on the success Of he Wing parry The
edicl went forth from the Banks, warning all their
dependents (and their name il legion) 10 aid the
movement, which, il successful was 10 prolons
the life Of these corporations, and to iasien de
pressing incubus, for another long series OF years
perhaps forever, upon The cause of eQua! rights
and The Liberties Of the people.
as The result. of corrup' bargain and sale,
orenly and publicly made at Philadelphia, the
whole Naive American parry were transferred 10
The Wings. This wholesale transfer, extending
10 all the counties in which he Native Ameri-
can party had any organization, secured vote
that lold with great effect against our candidate
tor Governor
But The chief auxiliary force employed BY The
Wings consisted Of the tree soil men AMI ah'.i-
lioniss. Johnston, in his elec!ioneefing tour
through the Safe, and n pursuance OF bargain
concocird al he Buffalo Convention, publicly,
ant on II occasions, avowed hi.nseli tree sol
man and in layor oi the Wiimot Provisa Inc
free soil party, lnclufi3g The aholtionists or Old
liberty parry adopted him as their candidate, de-
cned nominating a candidate OF their own, and
gave Johnston their votes al he election. There
is not candid man in The Stale, who will deny
that he was elected mainly By The votes Of The
aboliionsls, and that wilhou; heir aid he would
have been defeated by from 600 10 10 900.
Let US again glance at the probabilities
touching the result of the Presidential contest
in November And in connection with this
subject let the following facts be borne in
mind
l. Johnston received nearly the entire vote Of
the Free-soil men and Abolitionlsts united.
2 His majority, if any, will not exceed 200
3. The entire Free soil and Abolition vote al
the Presidential Election will be given TO Van
Buren,.
4. Every man who voted for Longstrc;h will
vote for Cass and Butler.
Suppose the Free-soil vote this year will
amount TO no more than The old Abolition vote
Of 1874 for President, which was 5000. This
will be clear loss 10 the Wings in November,
which will secure the State for Cass and But
Ter
But the Free soil vote and the Abolition vote
united, will amount 10 at least l2,00) II Is
generally conceded that their vote will exceed
that But as we desire 10 be clearly within
bounds, we will say $4,000. OF this number,
al least, 5000 will be a loss to the Wing party
at the Presidential election. Say that the re
naming 3 900 will be loss to the Democratic
party an admission which will scarcely be sus
tanned by the result. Then the ne! loss Of the
Wings would be 5000, which would give the
State TO Cass and Butler BY 5000.
1t is scarcely necessary to add, in support of
the estimates we exhibit. that there is very
worthy and respectable religious sect, the So
ciely Of Friends, embracing some 4 600 voters,
who nearly all belong TO the Wing and Abo-
ton parties, who, to a man, voted for Johnston,
but who cannot consistently, and will not, vote
Tor General Taylor. We are safe in saying
that nearly their entire vote will be given TO
the Frec-soil and Abolition candidate for the
Presidency. Here again may be traced dead
loss TO the Wings, which will be fatal TO them.
We have endeavored 10 present briefly such
estimates and statements as will be al once re-
gardeG as exceedingly moderate. While our
own conviction is that Cass and Butler will car
~ The State by some 10000 VIC seek 10 avoid ev
cryihing that might have he scmblance oil eSas-
grafton. We are firmly persuaded that our es
iimales will be fully verified by forthcoming ac-
tual results. We nave pointed oni, clearly and
distinctly, The pivot on which, aud on which
alone, The Presidential election will turn in this
State Not single aspect OF the case presents
10 the whig party the possibility OF the: success.
10 no event can their candidate carry the Stale.
Each patty will no doub: pat !onh an incrcas-
FL vote. Blu, the increase will be made much
greater on the side Of the democracy. The cast
ing OF lha tree soil and abolition vote FOR Wan
Buren, and Adams, will, beyond all doubt, de-
eide Ike contest in favor OF Cass anu Butler.
The democracy 0. Pennsylvania were never
more Confident o! glorious victory awaiting
them, than they are al this moment; while the
candid men OF the whig patty admit hat tney
nave no hope OF carrying The Stale al the PIesl-
Denial election. Our democracy, some what rou-
sed and exasperatei By The late result will Turn
on, 10 man, from Lake Erie 10 the Dclawar.'
They leel that they occupy high and honurab.e
ground They stand forth in the majesty OF Their
own native strength, and proudly conscious Ct
the purity Of principles, none oil which are con-
ceaIed bu, all proclaimed 10 the world. They
tsdain all unholy and unnatural alliances, and
all corrupt transactions Of bargain and sale,
They will amply demonstrate in November their
ability to redeem themselves and save the
republic from the rule OF parry whose
creed, or a, least TIA. cherished part Of Il
mot intended for the public eye tends 10
the exaltation Of the few, and the abasement OF
the mass. Fear not, 1--WE say, emphatically TO
our political brethren everywhere, fear not,) for
the old Keystone. Capital and corruption have
gained momentary advantage over her honest
yeomanry day of retribution will come in
November, and then our combined antagonists
will learn that a partizan advantage, which IS
got BY stralaeem or corruption, is feetns pos
session, that brings with il nothing but vexation
and disgrace.
To the sincere Democracy of the North the
preservation Of our beloved Union i oi tar
greater Importance than any question OF State
policy or geogra phcal lices. Bound together rs
a great family Of States, our paramount inle-
rests are zone and inseparable, nov and for
ever" If we desire to preserve and cherish
this great blessing, the greatest that Providence
ever conferred upon any people, lei our maxim
be as il was in fact with our forefa,hers, "har
mony and concession and sacred regard for
all the rights guaranteed b; the Federal Constr
tuition.
WILSON McCASDLsss, SAML. W. BLACK,
WM. WILKINS, CHARLES SHALgR,
and others.
Pittsburgh, October -. isis.
Correspondence Of tae Washington Union.
TENNESSEE
KSoXvlLLE, (Tenr,) Oct. 20, lsis.
The Democratic party in Tennessee ! well
organized and is becoming enthusiastic and Dc
rermrcd. Our Presidential electors are con-
SANITY on he stump, while sub c,fc'o:s IN every
county are arousing our mas>e, am entea"or