Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-08
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MN. IECTl IN


e., done the election IS over, and Inc Whit
marty Ike gobue of quicksilver ~heh s"u '
with a ,patlla, has flown into thousand smaller
.:Ias ,,h,cb DECEIVE the sight snd clude ths
ionch The political history of the world pre-
snch example Of total defeat. Amlc
mo excitement of Presidential canvasses Tue
80 h,s b,en accomplished. But where WI
con find such result, unattended oy Inc eh'hu
,iasm OF party slrl(ei An overthrow, ''e resu,
Of cool and deliberate reason, shou'o oe 'e>so'
TO the Wing party. But so many LESSONS nav
been taught them, and Immeuialeiy io'so"s"
that we cannot nope that the present eSperie. e.,
will be attended with any practical oenen.. n''
result can only be regarded rs Vifsin'a ue.e'
condemnation Of The chicanery OF '"is Pu'S
whose only cohesion 10 mat Vi oPi,os".o"
pp,ty which has ever left questions oil prihciPie
which has euassS s'2gS9% Us uu 1neeI.an lssc
si,ion, whom it was hopeless to unite uPor
any other point with political cfeeo as va
rous as their religons-the same baptlsma
water has conferred the blessings OF party upon
nol,tical Cayns as well as Lo'olas. lheil
victory last Fall like that of Pyrrhn-, has been
their Iuin- triumph oil principles, which,
concealed under the halo of military glory, has
crumbled into atoms the moment they were IN
mower; and this ACKNOWLEDGMENT VIII DC hnal.
IRE people nave at last discovered that the.
have been entrapped by dlsngenuous silence
into the support of doctrines which they oisDe
I,eyed. and Of measures which they dlsapproyed
and, rising 10 the lesly OF an offended people,
have consigned 10 the infamy oil oblivion such
renegades to principle IS Pendleton and Scott
men who suffer themselves 10 be severed from
an honest, straight forward course by personal
;,,er.s, and the delus ons Of battered vanity
1.-The Lone Star has become The t'lost Pleiad,'
and Mr. Scotl,s dreams OF Presidential hnnors
dwudl d into the sad reart,ss Of Count,
courl LAWYER. Yes, "hc Is fallen. We may now
pause he ore tina, splendid prodigy, which tower
ed above us like some ancient rum, whose mad
ambition terrified the honest people OF Eau
ouier What lesson 10 here taught to young
oolt,cian,, who starting into political life, mex
nerlenced ,huughtless and reacy 10 believe the
brilliant promises of every wandering and dan
eerous hone, are ready 10 Jump tie life TO
come" il they can hnd IMMUNITY IN their pre-
sent careef! Let them regard Mr.. SCOTS
course in the light of an example, and, from lis
coral, shape their future Conduct. Let them
lcok upon poor, weak, ueluded human nature,
when trusting 10 The batteries OF ambition. Lei
them sec tie highest earthly rank, wien unoless-
ed ny priuciple-'he haughties, sleadest anu
lofliest mind when turned from established doc
times 10 follow with lis own rash steps the
MAJ ot deluded ambition. The political
Macbeth: has stabbed hs Indulgent benefactor;
and Hornsr or Tebbs, with the retributive jus
,ice of Duncan has punished the offender; The
damned svol" is on his hand. and it is ineface
able by all the washing of the ocean, or all The
perlumes of Arabia. But these a-e not the
an ' candidates who have felt the force of Flr.
sinia's injured pride. Gosgin, who during the
canvass recommended 10 Powell domestic re-
tirement, has found in the bosom of his family
that happiness TO winch he Thanked God he
could retire, did hi, conduct not satisfy his
constituents .Go home where you belong,
and where you ought ever to remain. You
would not be caught in the meeting Of The
Southern members, Dul were afterwards proved
TO have been iherc-a recreant as you are to the
trust conhIed toyour care, you are undesefvng
of future confidence, and your example will
teach tie people in future whom 10 trust. And
Bolts consistent and immortal Bolts