Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-10-03
TRUE SIGN OF VICTORY.

As Showing the perfect harmony and unaniIy oil the De-
mocracy support Of ticket publish the follow
ing excellent editorial in Yesterdays Examiner:
The Wnirs have chosen probably their best Their
.ck will coman The support OF their party and the vote
upon will probably be exponent oi VIII. strength
IN this Commonwealth TIE party at large profess TO be
vastly pleased with H. and arc said TO indulge TIC nope
clcling it, But tnc pary large did the talented
sprea and Impressive ConveGtiun at SaGnton which
mated adversary ticket nor lis weak du! aG !eas't
contemporary ut Charlottesville in which these nominations
had birth There strikn. contrast between
assemblies The elect upon those who were spectators
bon distinct and opposite n III" first there vas
much apparent conic! and 1rrng OF opinion; lnialic
" animation and excitement. But the source OF these
fres the conviction fei. oy all, that nclnaaon was
equivalent an election. The friends of each cInddai;
rsL his claims the earnestnnss which this cOnyicur
Inspired But while the personal attachment OF cn.h Tor hi
candidate wrr and en usiusc there was underneath
warmer and deeper attachment 10 ie cause which Il wer
assembled advance, and settled and co:Jn accrm;a
support cordially the nomncc vino shuul prove sue
ccs:iu All conflict of opinion 10 the candidate ceaset
when the nomination was made and 10 Conven'>ii evc
broke up unanimously resolved - support the nominees
the body, than the Convention which ADJOURNED at Sau
ton Friday last.
Very different was the spirit OF the WrE Conventions
Tine dominant ceiling with ali TINT lis nomination was
almost certainly be but empty honor They felt that II
was in the power vi of their number by poss5
" carry lhc fr teir party Hence their unannity
Wn; should they contend ard dispute about me man who
slil be put ~ only be- bcGtcn Why snould they urge
this that ana the other ot Ihci. champions when NJ sum
m; the only person who held the reHotest chance o
aii election! =!
f Tie re- snec,iye nominees VIC shall have much
The cousa 0s the c.nysS JOSEPH JOHNSON, OF Harrison
is emplatcalIg p! the people He is the architect o
his Through long public career he has
proved himself Az HONEST MAN; d steady faithful anu con
sis,ent Democrat. He has used none of the arts and IN
.ues of the politician for his personal advancement
Sought by his party when arduous labor was II Oc per
formed he has o5cyed lis call AMI never failed 10 per
form his work faithfully and successfully lie Is The hero
twenty successful political struggles No battle 'e Yet
bears trophy OF his defeat He has grown old in the pco
PIES service Ir belonged 10 the Virginia Democracy s
nus in acisons day. He is the chosen champion ol tc
Virnnia Democracy in this day and Is the INK
which the %! our Slle that - 10 he WIN the
glorious that has passed away. Our older politicians
will support him with the enthusiasm Inspired by com
mon history and struggles. Our young men VIII
ay 10 the support Of the gny haired hcolor the cause
which he has spent life in sppDrting-lo! the honos tat
hc by lis own, and not ny inherited neTs-or tnc
stcrness honesty, and sincerity Of his DEMOCRACY.
Mr. LEAKE is another Selfmide BY his own tna!eG
genius he has risen from poverty and ooscufy 10 nor ano
pos,on Without the advantages OF education or of wealth.
has of the ahest lawyers ana most p3wcu
or.o:s in The Commonwealth lie Is tsIc best example
wh: affords of the effect Of free institutions He
cyrnrrs the great truth that honor and fame among u
are open all seek them honestly matter now enVl-
poverty and misfortune may have laid le hands upon
the asplnt after them. Mr. cake Is young man, anG
will enlist the Sympathes and enthusiastic support o'
the Democratic pcoplc-young and Old
So also is Mr. Bococi s=lf-made He too has had
his struggles with adversely He has won his way by
hard labor to distinction and honor The State boast ot
soundcr lawyer than he He will command the support ol
all who sYnpathse with merit and well directed capacity
Our entire ticket emphatcay Democratic tcket-De.
mocrltic in its philosophical well as s partisan sense J.
is ticket alter the peoples heart II is ticket worthy o.!
the era whose threshold are and Of the great party
which has given the country SO many patriots and sa'es'