Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-17

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our best Democratic counties, 10 produce the un-
looked-for issue OF Tuesdays election. Our
| friends abroad know that we detected and de-
nounced the Wing bargain with The nativists in
this quarter; and The majority in this city and
county proves how far this league was successful
at The ballo-bo1es; but nobody anticipated The
means that were iesorted to by the friends OF that
system of corporations which has already proved
such curse 10 the best interests of The Stale and
OF The country. We believe, and hope 10 prove
in short lime, hat the strongest influence
brought 10 bear against US in The late contest was
the influence OF these corporations, and OF near
ly the whole OF the leading manufacturers. The
organization against The Democrats among the
SPECTATORS and char,er-mongers was most per-
feet
Every man that wanted an act Of corporation
every man that preferred system OF high taxa
ton-took the bodest ground against US. La
Schuylkill, We hear that The strongest and most
desperate exertions were openly made by this
class OF operators, and individual directly ap-
preached The laborers in the coal mines, and i'm
plolcd them 10 vote for him, because he had been
in his opinion, ruined by the revenue policy OF
| the Democratic paryi influential by his former
associations with the mining interest, he succeed
ed, aided by The promises of Governor Johnston
! and his friends, in inducing thousands 10 believe
that Judge Longstrelhs election would be
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that it was heir duty TO forget their devotion 10
Democracy, and to aid him in his work Of le-
| venee upon the republican party. This instance
was one OF many, and We now only wonder that
| we did moi suffer more from these extraordinary
exerlions.
The name OF Taylor did nothing TO produce
the result We all depore, and we shall prove This
| TACT by our triumphant democratic majority 10
| November. We can now see our weak points,
| ~ 1oa off he 10 r.
pearance Of party prosperity. Henceiorward,
let every democrat 1ork without ceasing Tor Cass
and Butler. Let US act upon The example OF
Napoleon, when reminded by one Of his captains
| al Marengo, that the battle was lost: NO. ne
replied iii is not battle lost; It'll battle won"
aud falling upon his rejoicing foes, ne put them
utterly to rout. So lei il be with us. We must
not be dishear,ened by recent reyerses, but ga
thering courage and confidence from our pIinci-
Piles and our duty, fall upon our opponents, drunk
as they are with exultation, and wipe out the
foul stain that has been inflicted upon the Demo-
cracy OF Pennsylvania, by giving them Churu-
! busco deleat.
From the Philadelphia Keystone of Thursday.
WHoERY AND NArvIsM.-T The complete
ANA gamalion on Tuesday OF the Na'ivisis ana
Wings, produced in this city and county, exactly
The result we anticipated.
l ne OHly lHluS mat SUI llSeS u - 'u' ="
| have succeeded in maintaining our ground al all
10 any OF the adjoining districts. Considering
that the Democratic parry had 10 battle. single
| handed, against one OF The most unrighteous
political combinations ever yet uaolushney
presented before an intelligent public, We nave
reason 10 rejoice at even our partial success
One salutary result must, however, necessarily
follow a contemplation Of The conduct at ms
election, Of the lwo great parties. The most care
less observer canno, bat feel that the Wings aoan-
doned every principle, and shamelessly sold lnem-
selves 10 faction they had long protested 10
hold in utter adherence. The Democrats, on
the contrary, stood aloof, as usual, from al zen.
tangling alliances They s,oot upon the broad
| and imperishable basis OF Democratic RePuoli-
canism, nobly preterring Il suffer defeat unaer
| an unconlaminaled banner than 10 owe tempo
! Iary triumph 10 any corrupt association Wnh IN
worthy elements.
Did this striking contrast exercise no effect
upon the minds OF the thinking pcrion OF our e.
| lizsrs7 Will the honest and pure not torn 10
disgust from the party that can so readily anc
cordially coalesce with any and ever faction, no
! matter how hideous it, features, OF how atroclous
| its objecs2 Will they not insensibly embrace
the parry that, seadfaslly reeo ting all bargains
and sale" proudly adheres 10 its avoWed pfinci-
Piles, even in the face of melancholy disasler7
The coalition of the wings with naivism in
1874 contributed sensbly to insure The defeat oil
| Mr.. Clay. The present coalition oil The same
parties, or rather The recent wholesale absorption
Of the nalivist faction by The whig party, mus
have similarly disastrous effect upon The pros
| perily or Gen. Taylor. To doubt This would De
to doub. The probity Of the American people
| To suppose that trnehearted patriots and sincere
! republicans can witness with indifference an
| open violation Of every pledge OF integrity and
sincerity on the part OF class Of men pro
Tossing TO embody all the wealth, all The
| wisdom, as we'll as "all the decency" oil
our country, is 10 insult The commones I'M
derst,nding To suppose that all who love
our liberal institutions earnestly seek 10 keep
them in The hands Of the worthy and honorable
| and are ready al once empha:icaly TO discoun-
tenauce political corruption, is but 10 yield TO the
dictates OF reason and experience, and give 10 he
| noblesl characteristics OF our nature their SIM
pest attributes.
In view Of this fair inference from selfeyi-
dent premises, we may look upon our discomht.
ure in this city and county as sure presage OF
success in the coming Presidential contest. The
"unholy alliance of the Wings and Nativists
thus significantly consummated, leaves no peg
upon which even the most incredulous can any
longer hang doubt, as to the real character OF
| TAYLoRIsM TArLoRIsM is now NaT1visM, as
| we'll as FEDERALISM! No man need Try 10 de-
ceive himself or his friends upon this point i'll
| future. General Tay lor is the Nativist candi-
date, and was accepted As SUCH By the Wings
The nominations Of the Wing party, and their
thorough amalgamation last Tuesday with The
Nativists, corroborates this statement 10 the let
ter Those Wbigs therefore, who will not per-
NIT themselves to be made instruments for the
promotion OF the views and encouragement OF
the heresies of Nativism, will abandon the party
that has so abandoned itself. And no Demo
crat, whatever may be his opinions upon minor
points of political policy, will now have an ex-
cuse to suffer, by his neglect or Incidence,
single impression to go abroad that the poPular.
mind of this country favors an Infringement OF
the universal privilege Of freedom of thought
and freedom Of religious opinion, guaranteed TO
all our citizens, without regard 10 their creed or
their birth place BY our noble Constitution.
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