Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-21
RICHiOND ENQU lkEh.
, an =, y MoRSiXI;. NOVEMBER 81. 1851
M Tur nRuocRavIc PARTY OF VIRGINIA

TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARll w H.,
The contest before Us is one OF greater lhpo'' "a,
any which has agi,ated the State since the ceeo'''
ton tina, resulted in the triumph of The kepuoca"
and the overwhelming defeat OF uo feoe'N
time of Thomas Jefferson.
ho, rho two par,ies abandoning all secondary questions
.,,rad their fortunes upon the maintenance OF Inc
of the States Rights Party upon one sidc ana upo '
adjustment of the alien and sedon laws upon ''
The rights and privileges OF the States anu VIZ
usurped and legitimate Of the General uo'esh'"'"
then discussed and examined by The TWO patues M,
nearly the positions that they now oo-the
the "Unon men Of the present day, denying 10 ','V
the privileges granted to them by The compacs-a'
"a odpe in the hands OF the presden, Legislative ano
powers 10 the subveIsion of the true character oi "
ernmen,-,he republicans striving maintain inc
ton In its original integrity, ana 10 Psoe' W 'o
the consequences Of consolidation
In that cones, we ,riunped; the good sense u e Pop
enabling them 10 discriminate wisely between 'he
of the two parties they did in the recent
elections and since that time Virginia has been the
of Democracy.
But the victory recently obtained our froteah anu
unprinciped opponents was almost TOO co'npie'c A. "a
culated to beget Of false security IL Is fu'e "
"a in politics. that tho viciors sleep more sounoy a w
oouuueteu. They desplsr tho frightened SURVIVORS WV
,srorsrcken from the field and sleep needless oil DANGER
oulckened by misfortune They rally organize change thef
.y.te o tactics and ofenlmes surprise their sleeping con
operors Against the possibility Of such thing we souo
at once guard The utmost energy and activity souo cue
rac,erize our party until after the December eiec'ons
~ honorable should be employed 10 defeat the
or Federal party by majority unprecedented IN TINS county
The banner OF that party trails atteed and soeo IN t"e
" eight States of the Union 1t will be pleasant duty 10
tear it from its staff if true TO the organzauoh
and principles of our party!
Union Harmony and Concession, should be the watch
words of the Democratic party Of the fact that we are IN
decided majority this State there be no reasonable
doubt The Presidential Congressional and State Ieglsla.
i've elections, io uss past established the fact
.1srPd question The elements which viii enter ln'0 tut
elections under the New Constitution cannot oihi'' ~"
will tend a gey increase our strength FROM 'e '"'a'
,er Of our par,yhe abolition OF double voting, and extern
aon of the right Of suffrage, must necessarily prove sy
advantageous to our future political prospects whenever
ha Who's have succeeded in this State at long Intervals III
winning barren victory il has been in consequence Oh u
and dissensons in our own ahHs
we are united awaits us IN Decemoer-h o'ueu'
defeat dsgacefu and lasting in It's consequences enaee
w. Sectional difficulties local aceroitles OF feens' anu -
tane questions State policy which have been seteo o
the New Constitution have nothing to do win the eecaos
which are soon place Subjects OF moenafy inter-
calcu "
bansbed from the ranks of the party II should be borne in
mind that the broad national fundamental principles OF Inc
Democratic party should be mingled and disturbed
ith ,emnorary issues We have work before us well cal
euated TO excite TO activity the old OF our pary-and
20 arouse the ardent enthusiasm VI the young Relying
upon supposed division in ranks and upon Inc asta
,ion OF sectional questions political opponents alter
solemn -beh,ting SO aooIous an unesaAhe
have determined from our hands c state OF n
gnia member of the cabinet having announced 10 Inc
people of Boston, "at Virginia sypaises ~tth HassG
ehus" Wing victory in this State las become necessary
TO establish grave and important question OF veracy
Upon Democratic soil shall be forced to hight In defence
Democratic heritage We con,cndng for poIitica
rights and principles US as household gods or the
ties of the family circle. The Democratic party vii" there
fore In the approaching contest struggle for their supremacy
IN what NAV appropriately be efc the Cradle OF Democ
yaoyn the land of Jeison Tay Madison Roane Giles
Randolph and Others whose lame Identified with the parry
10 which belong The most pleasing and gratifying assoc
atons and "reminiscences connected with the early oSanz
ton struggles progress and triumph Of party cluster
around and centre in Virginia In this Stale, the Republic
can States Rights party first offered determined and success
full resistance the unconstitutional measures oil the Feae
ra party In every political contest since loOO Virginia mas
been true steel the Democratic faith Amid battle and
storm she has afforded the Democracy of the Union the
shipwrecked mariner that the white plume OF Henry Oh
Navarro" gave 10 his broken and disordered forces
There have been periods in The history OF party when
temporary defeats and msorunes have pressed heavily up
on us-inauspicous moments when political error triumph
Ing over TRUTH threatened the ruin Of country upon such
occasions has the loyalty and devotion of Virginia 10 the
principles Of the democratic party, been most apparent
We have this time in political opponents melan-
choy of party surviving its principles The uu-
,i;,;,, l.,3,r Gin
having convinced the Wing party of the uty of advoca.-
ing the domestic policy with which no was den-
tilted they have that me relied upon temporary Issues
alone for success. Welded Of principles, they
have unscrupulousy employed every and any means which
the hour afforded defeat the great party 10 which we
belong Knowing that in this State overwhelming defeat
awaits them, If the Issue narrowed down TO contest 0e
t.esn the Wing and Democratic parties they were organ
lied in s44 in lSas they propose abandoning their
old NAME taking grounds and appearing in the arac.
ve but deceptive garb Of he party Of The onion and the
Constitution" BY this ingenious scheme-showng we
mus, be permitted TO say rather than honesty
they propose seduce from their allegiance few lnexpe
rieuced members pary-and TO prevent tho voters Of
the State from reccecting that They WILL In December have
10 select between Mr. Summers the federal exponent OF fed
sral principles and Governor Johnson who of the
fret democrats in the State to break ground for Andrew
Jackson-and who has been consistent member OIL our
party for the last rs years. From this the true and only
issue between the pariese issue growing out OF long
standing and Fundamental differences of political principles
and measures-he Wings by the agitation OF the Union
question: will attempt divert the attention of the people OF
Virginia In,his State the subject OF Union and Disunion
has never been practical question The original difference
between parties upon the slavery question: grew out
of the of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES which, how
ever dsastefu first many of have been acquesced
In BY the whole democratic party of Virginia.
The charge Of dsunon therefore, which has been brought
against the democratic party is SANDER manufactured out
OF the same material from which the exploded charges against
Mr. Polk and Gen. Cass fabricated With Democratic
Governor Council Senate and House of Delegates during
the period when the excitement upon the slavery question
was at its height no State than Virginia. evnced her
devotion the Union without in slavish and AFFECT sub
mission TO The North forgetting her duty her sisters OF the
South. When she truckes and bends 10 the hand that
sites her. forge,s her ancient ume honor and high es-
tate In cowadly submission to fanatics and abolition
iss that the Democratic party will not have TO
for the disgrace which will forever rest upon her
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