Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-05
SELLING ONES FRIENDS,

The Washington tKnow-Nothingj American Or
gan says:
.Ws understand that aomo of our friends. who mp
prcbeuded different result tho election in Nirgi-
MIA from that which We have hitherto predictod 6'ame
~ for Leading them into supposed errorsc Judgment.
We have not only expressed our solemn c"hvlctions
of the probublo result, aud have correspondents TO
Justify our predictions, but we have "10esfd our
npiui,lls with substantial proofs, that We believed
what We have stated
Tho National Iutelligeuccr says:
Large bets, we understand, have been hnzarded
on The rcsult and great deal OF noneT has changed
hands. This s an evil practice, but admonition anu
cxperisnce are alike unavailiny III nrres;ing it,
Tho Washington correspondent OF tie Now Aork
Commercial Advertiser says
No election in Virginia hns ever been subject Of
20 much interest and Of 81 naAy bots, lor some tho
" Moro moocy has been bet "n tbs election
;hun upon any other that has occurred in virginia
s;ncc th. y,ur 1891 Tbs Know Noihngs
in. this recou arr much discouraged b. the result
They have lost their money, tor they Ei1de bca Tree
y and with the greatest coniidanco
The Washington correspondent of tho ". Cou.
rier und Enquirer says
"rhe Know Nothiugs aro now counting Nlses
nnjorities aud their own lusros. 1t is moderately es
tjnated that $4,000 hav. been lost in bets III this
,lacu. Wages to the amount Of many thousand dol
lars were made hero Of the odds of two to one Inc
sporting world bas been generally III its own expires
sive slang perfectly cleaued out, aud i's Votares 20
about tho streets ansenng their intauat!on, and cur
sing knoT-Soihlng returns
Tho above extracts show that the Kpow-No:hing
Journals have run mp heavy account with their
friends for the deception prarticod upon them, in re-
ference to the vote OF Virginia. Immense sums OF
| money in every county and town in Virginia. tId
throu hout the Union, havo been lost by listening TO
the Roorbacks of Know Nothinsism We gave our
opponsnts daily caution, but our warnings were often
| met with insult Know nottingham was 40 "ram-
pap,," that It could not even tolerate difference o
opiuion ma to tho result. Our correspondents from
all quarters of the State constantly kept tho enemy
advised of our force and Of hs determination OF De-
nocrucy TO rout Know Notbiugism; but it falsely
charged, THAT Correspondence" was written IL
| our own olice. Fortunately, we vera prepared u
meet sucl, charge. We have on file every letter
published during tho late canvass on tho subject o.
the election. Tie letters are from tue most rcsecta
BILE mud intelligent mcn OF te State having inc pcs
means of kuUwin, the political sentiments oi thcii
| resm,.,ive localities. They did not deceive us-ano
they have our thanks for the efficient aid aud service
| they rendered MS in conducting the campaign Whicl
Eas terminated gorousy for the cnuss OF clVil an1
| religious liberty.
KNOWN-NOTHlNG BETS AND CALCULA
TlONS.-ln summing up the result oftbe recent cleo
ZION in Virginia, the editor ofthe Washington Globe
tells soa,o houely truths. 10 says
| 1--WE have been II close observer Of elections
| throughout the length aud brcadh of the United
States for thirty years and never saw one before
that convu!sed the people OF this District. They
used the fools argument freely, and many of them
| have been ruined. Tie Know. Sothings' were con.
| fdcnt Of success, and bet two 10 one on the result
1t is believed that they lost in this District moro than
Si0p, 600 OF the result. We told by persons who
| ought TO know thut those living on the square nex
west Of our Office lost s4l 900 They based their bets
on calculations that they had II O0O III their order II
| Virginia, which, without any outsiders would give
them Is QUO majority the largest vote ever cas-
| in the State. But the best calculations OF wise mei
have often failed IS, therefore. not surprising
that a Known othing calculation should prove tn bt
fnlacious. They had brilliant calculation behinc
fins which scns that fthey should carry Virginia by
d urge majority, then all the drlft-w0od would noa
nut into their current and they would elect their can
didato tho next President Of tho United States This
ejaculation would have beon good one II their frs
contingency had happened. But rs that has proves
erroneous we think we may safely gay TINT the 'olu
Dominion has sootched tho snake and saHed II.
DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
On Monday night last the Democrats OF Char
loitrsvfe held meeting in the Court House 10 con
gra,ulue each other upon the success OF the DGmocr
tic cause in this District und the Stn,e. Dc. VIM. r
Goode presided speeches we're made BY 1t. Gov. 5
r. Leahe, ), Geo. Tucker, Wn.J Robertson, u: w
Smns andJ W. Morgan, the last TWO students OF the
University Mr.. Robertson compiinented Dir. Leake
Tor the course he had pursued the canvass attrbu
ting The success Of the canvass in no small degree
his efforts, and in behalf Of the Democracy of Abe.
marie thanked him, ana said no was entitled to- and
would receive the thanks OF the Democracy of the
whole Slate.
4 committee Of seven was appointed 10 consider
the proprIety OF having barbecue, &c. ut some fu.
turc day, and then after Mr. Leake had colnplimcr,cd
the Hon. Paulus Powell and proposed three checrr
for that gentleman, the aseemb!age separated, AM.