Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-07
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
MONDAY MORNING. MAY e. ISIO.


ionsh we cannot agree with the Times that our majority
VIII reach ffty il will popab mount up 10 fry being an
Increase of Il that of last winter The necessity OF
any reflections might have thought proper 10 indulge in
rpon this mGssacic Of Whiggcy in lc Old pon"icn, j.
saved 10 us by the Wing papers themselves We give below
the strange articles of The Republican and the Whig in fell
Trey acknowledge that the is complete that under the
auspices oi the soldcr Whsgery is reduced
shadow and that its fItlrc is dar' rs lis past
Elaborate calculations gone Into, the phioso
ply OF their defeat, and is amusing 10 hear their express
s:ons Of indignation and disgust AT the refusal of
their party be bound by party organization ana s
rifce Of principles for Strange that this complaint
should from the Whie which in denoucag the reg
Mar Whg candidate cs spring. Mr.. Bette, did much de-
moraile the unity Of the Whig party! Stranger, STILL
hear the Republican sneering the very idea oi mo
party men! IN the last Presidential canvass, before Old
Zach threw off his ''no party" cloak the Republican was
NJ and eloquent denouncing the curses Of party was
fcrccous in assang ,he veteran political gamblers
yenlous and appealed to all men, Wings and Democrats
Old ZACH whose election would be death blow 10
party spirit and names and bring about glorious political mil
enum when the lion and the lamb those of the oppo
site politics, might lie down together in the Elysian bliss
Washingtonian no-paryism The trick succeeded Gen
Taylor was elected as no-pary man. BY of all par
es. "hggery as Mr.. Bolts contended rc of its 10
cal habitaton and almost name, and the noparlyites"
looked eagerly for the blessed fruits of the grand consun
ton But they turned dust and ashes on their lips Old
Iack surrounded himself with Wings and FreeSoilcrs
u political revenge foot and ihc adminstra
ton of the Second Washington has been marked III
proscrptitc in oar history. Good reco1d from the
monsruus fraud ,ha, had been acsed AID laylorsm has
SINK rapidly. froa that moment.
The decentralization Of the Wing par,y by noparl," Tay.
orisn has continued with Increasing force The seeds then
nd r;yI lend.
may thank themselves for the disgusting scenes now pass
ing before their The best of their party
been shocked By the deceptons the weakness and the ho
owness of Tayorisnl They that the 'spois on oiic
the great motive with the leaders They moreover
that the established by the Democratic party have
worked gcnally for the farmer the mechanic and the
merchant and that they fairly unassailahe Such
of the which have produced the universal d.
apiation the Whg party II is themselves and the
oi their party, that tie Wing leaders should hold
oounabe.
But in Virginia and the South another has been
workwe mean, the vacillaons oxtrlorlrar, vault
irg Of Whig press the Nashville Convention ques
tion Las, winter they all for now scarcely
found bold enough stand ,nei, words. Tie people will
stand by "arty. whose 'id leaders desert their
position he first moncnt o. danger IN Washington pro
mrcni Southern Wings few days since, Hoped the Wig
OF Virginia would Will: "NaiesJo dcic.; and that
Whiggcry would tc Gcfnnc Such strange results :iow
from vacilarion principles frs. put in practice by
Wnics leaders in 1918.
Mr. Syme the Legislative Editor in Petersburg is s,;i
under his defeat and INDUCES in charges which can
ascrbe this pregnant Of modification alone We
pat record few of his groaninss the best rsbde we
can give 10 his ill-na,ured and wanton fins:
"Athoush returns arc still, wanting ir iii many Of he
Counties enough known satisfy that The grip which
Democracy has for had this Old commonwealth. has
been decidedly ghened for the Legislature will e
Democratic than the last II is said that 'ees
rc used skinnine," but pretend such Pill
osophy these sly ard unsighy members Of the psc
.py tribe said possess We can't got this o
had hoped for ia. different result this sprng The [
States Senator could acld 10 Lose for il v. had
cccdcd IN clcctin one IL would bccn bat .c 'e
ckc I.ocofocosn which sces the senate chamber
Bat did hope that ,!e oopehc so5c- minded and di
people would lie 'c clec,on have rcbuk
the cruel uncacd og removal Mcssrs Heath
lawson and thus haze npled in I'll. bad that foul system
that makes patriotism Jest laughs honest and faithful
services dreams OF merit an thinks only of the spols
Of office We did hope this and consequently confess
disappointment. Ncmus make up minds see
Tor time rendiay and corruption, and crngng and fuwn-
ing premium in this proud Old Dominion. But ii
cannot be always thus"
Mr.. Syme says the Wings hereafter stand by their
'princples" to We should like to know
what their "principles' they swamped by the
great deuge of party Tayorism in lsS and they can
ne; be fshed up from the stormy deep.
The following articles from the Wing and Republican will
furnish rich food for commentary We leave The enjoyment
10 our readers:
From .te Richmond IJlig of Fridqy
THE ELECTIONS.
is now quite apparent, the Democrats have again
tied tte State though the hgs had nrer pros.ct,
md with proper ition believe in souls might
easily have secured victory 1t IS late plain,
and il is useless repine. Yet cannot but ccl
degree OF chagrin seeing triumph already within
our grasp snaichcd connctey from hands. We
cortinl:ly told the Wings might have succeeded N
this place ara in that had .y done and so Ii is hardly
Ia ye hecn done II sufficient US that done
;,,d tha, reaping the bitter fruits il an utter
defeat
The Wings must learn wisdom from their aivarsarir who
hav long beaten them by their force of drill, and will do 50
i,ul the cnd ~ time they the discp
line There was, we believe, iary so thoroughly
trained rs the Io ouco pert in Virginia The d;sc1.iac OF
III. Imperial Quad, Of Weliag'"ns lnvincihes. was
,gie militia mastering compe,! 10 it, They al. move in
bod according the word Of colEna9t ani with pre-
regularity. Ii lncc Is more 'han one cnnidat
in the field they manage minc all but Withdrew De-
iore the day action and they con.ve ~ process
which the Wings have not ,ci learned dae uny all
The n uds O. the Withdrawn candidate for the olncc
"a. ere.i tina: candidate himself They conrre likewise
To bring out all their vote. No man stays al ho9c from
luscwarness or indifference b: goes 10 The polls ana SUP
,o,s his party The Wings ia from imta in. ills
ample. Ii a candidate docs not salt them, they, = The ma
lority of instances will no, vote tor .m though bic prnc
es be precisely identical with theirs thereby dcraneng all
organization and placing personal preJudiccs above mnc
pie There many Others who in conversation VIII rep
rebate the of ocoiocoism destructive TO the
10 no trouble Go is thus that Locofocosm has been
enabled 10 triumph and from the causes il trHumph
10 the end Of time unless friends adopt different
TEN of organization and upon their duties with great
er zeal than they have manifested in this election.
We tell our Wing friends and We tell them in sober
seriousness that do not believe the ocooco party ms
more than bare majority in the State. and we appeal 10
tie late Presidential election in support o! this onln'on
Yet they hos by the force OF pc.ect discipline they
ave been enabled defeat all points whtre sc
were strongest. The contest has been Ike one between
veterans militia. 30 what cur numbers may be,
IS apparent that without SYSTEM management, discipline
fixed determination all together we cap Mt yer sue
coed We friends will take warning from TINS de-
feat, and BE- better prepared III future
From the Richmond Republican Of ,teaH.sday.l
a FEW PLAN WORDS.
As the election returns n we regret to perceive 'ha
the Democracy again carrying Virginia Here and there
upon the confused tide of battle we see some WhiS nner
rising above the fray, and waving gully in the sunshine OF
victory But we constrained 10 concede that this Is
spectacle as is exhiaratng On almost every side
shouts of triumph rise from the Democratic camp The
Whios gain few members but lose more And as we did
not take up our pen prophecy smooth things unto the
of Jacob or cry Peace Peace when there peace
we will 90 farther and take the liberty o saying plainly
what we honestly believe that the FUTURE OF the Wing par-
~ of yirnia is as dark and hopeless IL lis gloomy PAT
unless Wigs henceiorth as Wn:cs, nnd make PRScI-
Pies not Mes the governing maxim 9" her party action
,l.n Of