Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-08-08
.n,,,i.a d.,,ihu,ion Of the Legislature under the

,rh tu,t,o distribution of the Legislature under 'e
,o Constitutions between the Two parties, based upon pas
,locons Is given by the Times oil yesterday. we ha'0
taken II, pnns ascertain It's accuracy 40 "e "'
publishes it for the encouragement u us o"n p''' "
pullish i, rs a Irdrnng 10 our own ''"'S' - WV "
ou IN. Introductory article OF the Iime wh'ch we a'
,u;sh what are the hopes and expectations q" INC ""
in repad 10 the elections under inc nc" 1ons"'u'oh
' s,o, lso who is to be their champion in tho mp
nr,achinr uubcrnn,oria canvass GEORGE W. eo""h"
-. WATTS have been unanimously selected if rn-
NV .,. % ,her standard hearers They have moi a
49, 80, !, their ranks than tho first. He ia strong
,o eonle Of the State; he is mighty in tho West, and
.re,, intellectually and physically upon the stump.
W. rrs M, undcrratc the Wing champion, nor the wing
,,h we must marshal our own cohorts without DC
r We mus, organize and discipline our troops ~ once
and we mus, give them leader qun!hed oy his popuafH!
the people, by his talents as an orator. ana y MS COM
- :, mako n vigorous canvass of The State, to cope q
~ advantage with the renowned champion of our advcr
sarcs.
o SIGNIFICANT feature oil this classification OF the Tunes
,hc ,nuironderance of parties which IL exhos III lux
,,,r h,onch of tho Legislature II is feature which
should render us still more acu'e III preparing o' e pop
lar elections TIM. are at hana
Assuming this classification to be correct (tor which W.
a. mi vouch il is plain that party will not carry 1h'
col
o. oxertion How the nep are apportioned be
tho Two parties can only be known after The result
h sc,ion For so important consummaton as securing
m,ority of these must not trust TO chance. "hateVe
our coniectures may the subec whatever conhdcnc
se NAV entertain of possessing majority OF 'hese voters
we must organize we must exert ourselves we must secure
majority OF these and OF the OLD Vo'eis"e must ehsu
victory by the energy OF our conduct.
from the Richmond Tfmes.1
Since the Enquirers appeal IT, the Den"crahc party u
secure to Itself the Substantial hono OF putting he new
The aoporonment of delegates and senators contained
in rho amended constitution in order 10 form some esta
of the prospect lays before the Two 80 las as m
thai The Wing party has nothing to apprehcno from IN
for we think it demonstrable that under the new
rs under the present constitution 1t VIII he In the power
tho Whps bv strenuous and united exertion, to carry tn
State in The Legislative elections Below, readers viii
find table classifying the counties cities and election dis
Iricts according the political complexion which they
have generally worn and another table giving similar elias
| i6caon of the Senatorial districts.
as positively Whig will elect 81 delegates those ranked
Democratic 63 delegates and those ranked as doubtful
delegates. -
Wing, % Democratic and doubtful.
Seventy will constitute majority OF the House
and tweny-sx of The Senate To prevail In both Houses
therefore the Wings elect thirteen OF the twenyh
deIeoaes from doubtful countless and carry seven OF thu
eight doubtful DISTRICTS besides holding their own in all th
c,nes and districts assumed 10 be positively wing, or Ia
king as many Of their enemies sronghods as they lose
their own. e,.
II NAV excite surprise with that in State which
has been so uniformly Democratic Virginia, sober
should think i, possible to have Wing Legislature. bu
there is an easy explanation OF the fact Inc Democratic
character OF the been heretofore preserved merely
nv the immense preponderance of the Democratic party r
four particular sections viz: the Northwest between Ohio
county and Kunawha; the Southwest, or Little Tenncs
ser;" the "Ten,h LEGION comprising Rockingham Pagt
ana Shenandoah and range OF Eastern counties lying
along or near Southern border Including HALIFAX Meek
Jrnblrp Lunenburg Brunswick Greensvle, Surry Prince
George Sussex and Isle Of Wight These four Democratic
have hitherto controlled the politics OF the Sa1e fol
the rest of it is decidedly Wh wheneve: the Wing voters
choose to display their strength Unfortunately tor oul
the Wing party has invariably in some counties been
dspirIted in elections the Legislature and we have only
accomplished enough TO that all had come up faith
fully 10 their work Democracy would have been overthrown
at leas, in the House OF Delegates. .
Now that the signal for party organization has been dis
PLAYED from the Democratic camp trust the Wings Of the
country and towns will inspect the suboned tables and
convince themselves that they have only to do Justice
themselves TO achieve triumph To elect Wing Legisla
ture is proved TO be possible achievement whilst witt
such candidate Geo. w. Summers it much more that
possible the first Governor under the new CONSTITUTION
ho