Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-28
A WEEK FOR WORK.

lii. lust week to the 4TH OF NOVEMBER, and we
avail ourselves of the last opportunity of communi
eating with the more remote readers of the Enquirer
toimpress every individual member of the party VIII
sense of the extreme Importance of active inoe'
SAINT and systematic effort between this ana the uay
q! election.
There is material in Virginia for Bucnanan mo
joritv of forty thousand. The only doubt Is 'ns''
what with con6dsncs of the result, and what win
an shssnca NJ no,it;oa enthusiasm in the State the
full sreppth Of the party will not be exhibited at the
> polls. As for ths alleged want OF zeal ana spirit
among the Democracy, We have only to say, that we
b,vs va, n discover either their indifference about
the rssult or their apathy in the work. We salts.
fed that no unworthy feeling will diminish the De-
mocratic vote in this State.
The only real ground Of apprehension exists in the
. contidencs of victory. Everybody kucws that the
vote of Virginia is absolutely secure for Buchanan
and Brsckinrdge and some good Democrats may De
disposed to argue that there is no reason why they
should neglect their private business to attend the
election. True, the result may be safe enough with
oat the vote Of those persons who would incur some
jnconvenence in going to the polls but they must re-
collect that they have duty to discharge lndepend.
ent of the probabilities Of success. They hold ther
suffrage in trust for the good of the country and the
country is entitled to their vote without regard 10
circumstances. The law recognizes this moral obi
CATION and undertakes to enforce its observance by
penal enactments Every good citizen is bound IN
conscience TO cast his vote.
Infinite importance will attach to the majority in
this State; because it will be understood in the North
as sole,nn declaration of the popular judgment on
the issues of the canvass. Should the vote for Buc.
hanan and Breckenridge fall short of the usual Demo-
cratic strength in the State the enemies of the South
will claim the result as practical triumph of their
principles. IT. on the contrary, the Democratic ma
jority in the ensuing contest shall exceed the Demo
cratic majority in any previous Presidential eeoon'
the excess will be taken to represent the popular re-
pusnance to Black Republicanisn And by as
much as the majority for Buchanan and breckenridge
shall exceed the majority Of any former candidates,
by lust so much of emphasis will the people of Fir-
gina attest their devotion to the honor Of the State
and the rights of the South, and by just so much OF
emphasis will they pronounce sentence OF condemna-
ton upon the aboltonsts of the North and their Sc
cre allies in the bosom of the State. II the people
Of Virginia will administer proper rebuke to BLACK
Repubcansm on the 4th of November, it will con-
tribute noonoevably to the safety Of the South and
the tranquility of the country.
TO this end We invoke every Buchanan voter IN
the State 10 be present at the polls, no matter what
the sacrifice of personal comfort and convenience
To this end we appeal to the local committees to en-
ploy every moment, until the day of election, in per-
fsctins arrangements for triumphant demonstration
OF Democratic patriotism and power in the Old Do
miniOn.