The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-22

had captured Crenden and his followers and delivered
them up TO Concha pirates
Virginia and tho New York Courier and Enqairsr
About week ago the New York Courier and Enquirer
published long article, intended to revive the broken
spirits OF the wing party To that end il labored to Gre
ate the impression that the victories of the democ-
racy were really and essentially no victories at all and
that the crushing defeats which have fallen upon the whg
forces in all sections OF the country merely appar-
ent reversestakng the appearance of total rou solely
from defects in the public vision producing deceptive
picture Of the battle-ground AS for ourselves we are
perfectly satisfied with results and we will be sat-
sed with their like hereafter II the Courier can find
any pleasure in its delusion far be from US TO mar
the qualification it may enjoy in contemplating it's fanci
full picture OF public AFFAIRS
II is unnecessary to call attention the unsubstantia
nature OF each and every portion Of the Courers fabric
but il puts forth special statement to which we in
vite attention a specimen OF the others 1t says:
" In Virginia, whore there is virtual unanmity in
relation the Compromise. the congressional election
drew out but slight vote yet the wings gained instead Of
losing ground"
1t is true that in Virginia there is virtual unanimily
in relation to the Compromise rather there exists
unanimous determination the part of the democrats at
execution, and oppose all agitation for repeal or for
destroying the integrity OF the Union large majority
Of the rank and file OF the wing party Of Virginia &C.
cupes the same position; but yet The whg leaders
have given indication that they are determined TO
sever The standing alliance with northern higher
law agitaios But. granting the truth OF the Courers
remark in all It's length and BREADTH it conyets the
whig party OF Virginia OF wicked and wilful dupcity
"A L. H.
leaders in every portion Of the State attempted 10 cleanse
themselves of the odor Of wing transgressions and
stakei their fortunes the effort to create disunion
issue They abored assiduously TO induce the belief
that The democratic party menaced the permanency Of the
Union and that it entertained sentiments hostile the
Compromise adjustment OF our difficulties In the
pending for governor, Lieutenant governor and
attorney general of the State the whgs unnstruced by
recent experience continuing the game OF dupcity
by affirming that portion OF the people of Virginia
hostile the UnioD and that is necessary rekndle
the feeling of loyalty in the heart OF the Old Dominion
by giving federalism the control OF The State. This
transparent attempt at deception will be sgnaHy
buked in December as il was in October.
The Courier says further: The congressional cleo
ton drew oui but slight vote ye, the wings gained
stead Of losing ground" The Courier its desperation
speaks al random 1t has reversed the facts The last
delegation from Virginia stood thirteen democrats two
wings the present delegation is composed OF thirteen
democrats wing, and one independent II requires
keener eyes than are blessed with TO see wha,
ground the wings have gained in that particular
Looking 10 the separate districts still fail per-
ceve the ground that the wings have gained. In
six OF the fifteen districts. the wing
manestly hopeless that there was no opposition 10
the democratic candidates This fac, accounts for the
small vote which polled The democrats gained The
18th district, and independent elected in the 10th
district The 9th district has always been wbig The
other six districts strongly contested, and in each
and all of them the democrats succeeded Gen Millson
was elected in the LIST district by increased majority
Mr. Ayerett was reelected in the 81 district by in
creased majority Mr.. Bocock reelected in the
4h district by an increased majority In the 9th district
Mr. Powell was reelected by increased majority
Ia the 9th district Judge Caskie beat Mr. Bo,,sonly one
candidate being in the 6ed-by an unprecedented major
y In the 18th district Mr. Beale was reelected by an
overwhelming majority. These the facts Of the
case and if the Courier and Enquirer in them
anything which indicates that the wings have rather
gained ground in Virginia, IFS vision mus, be Of most
peculiar order II can find any hope in such results
then II may ufVe N PIondpie ny tAUaeHhs
beams from cucumbers.
So much for the reference which The Courier makes
to virnns We might follow its further; but
an article in the New York Muor-a wing paper, whose
editor holds office under the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS made 1t
unnecessary for 10 do II regards the recent cleo.
tons sealing the fate OF the wing party, and making
hopeless every attempt like that OF the Courier to arouse
and reanimate the dead body The Mirror ad vocates the
speedy abandonment Of the wing ship because it is sink
ing in the waves riJdled and ripped open by democratic
broadsides OF the recent elections IL holds this Ian.
guage;
'The local elections being over the thought. OF the peo-
are now turned the presidential ofIs52he great
political Olympisd OF the republic The State elections
have almost unanimously gone against the wings from
already claiming an essy victory Tor their candidate who
TO redaw the old party lines and restrict the action Of the
people BY shackes Of party tyranny, the democrats 80
called could elect their President by awo thirds vote That
eternal tide OF democracy which rises higher than Egypts
river powerful enough to sweep all before IT, and It viii
surely Inundate the land II not speedily damned by some
thing substantial TIL the fossil Obsolete
ideas-of Anticipated political creeds
What hope have the old wing party in the coming con
test overwhelmed they by the democratic MAORI
ties which have rainei upon in all the States for
the last sir months We answer whstsver. This
!, pnpslstabls truth but compelled, from our