Richmond semi-weekly times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 184?-1853, 1851-10-21
THE ELECTION.

This morning, our last country paper that
can be issued before the election, will go to our
readers Let us make final appeal to every
Wbir whose hands this sheet shall reach before
Thursday next TO attend the polls, cast his vote
for the Union Wing candidate, and to urge all the
Indifferent (f any such there can be now to do
the same.
There is one great consideration which should
address itself to the Judgment of every Wing.
We have at the head of the Executive Depart
ment pure, wise, and courageous Wing, who
has fearlessly done his whole duty to the country,
regardless of personal consequences to himself
In pursuing the patriotic course which he has
prescribed to himself, Mr.. Fillmore has incurred
the hostility of the agtators of all sections. The
Aboltonists, Of both parties, denounce him in the
loudest terms for obeying the constitution in
stead of their "higher law" and the Secessonists
assail him with equal bitterness, for pursuing
that line of conduct which alone could have foiled
their purpose Of destroying the Union. The
latter have even treated him with indignity on
ourow soil of Virginia. He stands before the
people the head and front of the Union party
of the country. Isit not the duty Of the Union
Wings of the South and will they not delight,
to sustain such President? What said our late
Wing Convention?
Resolved, That hlLLAKD FILLMORE, the present
President OF the United States BY his Just appreciation
and faithful discharge OF Executive DUTY, his wisdom
and skill in the management OF our pallonal affairs
amidst the most embarrassing difficulties his loyalty
TO the pledges of the Constitution, and hrmness 10
maintaining the laws passed by Congress Tor their OBJ
serssncs his patriotic devotion to the Federal Union,
his
between sister States, has emiuenty justified the
pectations of the Wing party and entitled hmse to lis
continued confidence, and TO the support OF the whole
country.
How shall the duty which the Wings of Vir-
GINA have here prescribed to themselves, be best
performed in the important elections of Thursday
next?
Can any Wing answer this question to him
self, and say, that Mr.. Fillmore will be most ef-
ficenty sustained by sending to Congress such
gentlemen as Messrs. Caskie, Mlson, Bocock,
Ayerett, Powell, Bedinger and Thompson Do
they promise us to defend the President in any
one act of his administration Do we not know,
on the contrary, that they will go Washington, his
avowed opponents, bent upon using every possible
exertion to weaken his hold upon the public COM
fdence and prevent that continuance of the
Executive power in his hands, which the Wings
OF Virginia so ardently desire Need we to be
assured, that these Democratic politicians de-
pendent as all their aspirations are upon the tri-
umph of their party over ouls, would be busily
engaged during the next session of Congress in
making up Democratic ticket with which to de.
feat Mr.. Fillmore next fall? On the other hand,
every Wing candidate stands pledged to give
Mr.. Fillmore his cordial support Then, let the
Fillmore Wings of each district in Virginia come
forward firmly, on Thursday next, and vote forthe
Wing candidate. 1t will be vote which the
whole country will count as a vote for Willard
Fillmore.
We might 60 on to speak Of the grave question
of the Union which is involved in this contest.
bu.we have, of late, given it all necessary atten-
ion. Remember, Wings of Virginia, that the
tgietories gained for the Union in Georgia, Ala