Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-14
EEGGARED IN HOPE, BANKRUPT IN PRlNCIfL'
THEY ARE THANKFUL. FOR CRUMBS.


A Tenant of the abode Of lost spirits could not ex.
bibit more .lntion over drop of water sent To- cool
its parched ionguc,han the shades oi tue " h" N"o
Nothing party display over the iate nrCiar"''Sn W
G,y.rnnr FLOYD in New York --thht II he could he
cnpvinc.d Eurwnyr could ouiy be defeated 10y vo-
ting for FILLMORE he w0H'd rate for poor MIlLihp
with Virginia at his back. With the faculty OF TIE
French cook for making savory r0"0m oi ;" cheap
n thing "a an old glove pick ny %" me D"uieFaruS'
they eyaygcrate a charitable hypothesis put OUT To
catch only gudgeDns, like themselves, into PROOF posi-
tive that FILLMORE l. strong IN the North. -.
II is u cruel thing Ia dash the infatuated hopes "i
innocent and harmless self suhed s'"p-' IKE 'nese
but as the hunaIipst Individual Is often driven ny 'he
u.riinncty Of its nnpernence to catch anu crush a
ly that prrs;ts in lighting on his nose, 80 must inns
ns.ct ur.ten.iun OF the harmless FILLMORE party be
annihiiated by fillep of the finger Gov. FLOYD
did no, contemplate the contingency he supposed As
a,non The range of reutest possibilities for near the
same spot a little while afterwards, he SAID, III au
dr.ssir. the working nru III New York 80
The Democracy IL aroused ~ the importance oil me
issue Tire cciion 81 Buchanan ~ as ,""r""h'' nS '"'
coming If mr. Jro lie will "usIrp his colnpriIiorS
for i, il well known that of all the animals c"isplcu
on. for speed. whether "u the highlands or ON the
lowland- in the swauips the prairl-s there IS
none comparable Ia the glorious oii DUCK, "h"se
trlr. you have rInblaZonCd on your banner.
No future contingency can be more p"siIvciy GER
tam than that I'D Bucks election 10y the people
ard hone So utterly impossible as Inc election o'
Mr.. FILLMORE either by the people or IN" House "r
of Mr. FLOYD, and his declaration III New York was
equivalent 10 saying that when the FILLMORE party
convinced him thatiappes were hickory nuts, or te
large green cheese, then ne ana al Virginia at
his back would vote Tor their candidate.
Mona even of the most infatuated class of Mr. FILL
aoRrs supds believe that he will be elected by the
people. All The Law and prophets OF their inh hang
on the contingency OF his going INTO the House
of Representatives. r :,
FILuuREs election by the House. The world
;I, bear witness tina; we have not had word to say
from the beginning. Of this "as fond hope; and the
world will now have 10 EXCUSE for another act OF
uucbaritabeness for are under the painful ieces-
.ity Of crushing this little insect OF an aspiration to
death a. ruthlrssy As we did the "hrr
His party cannot by any possibility get FILL
uoRIs rane before the House; LIST, because Mr DUO
H,yAN will be elected by the people, al BECAUSE IL
Air. BucY,yAS fail of M election by the people 1t
" III be by the vote for FREMONT. who VIII he elected
instead-a,l the States North and South beng certain
TO vote either for BUCHANAN or Fremont; ou' oe-
cause though FILLMORE should get the rote OF one ="
more States and though the CUSHING vi such oale
vote for him should us it will not likely do, deiea
choice by the people even then he cannot get mo
the House. ns We hall cruelty and concusVely SNOW.
Concedlns for the sake ut argument. anu Tor tua'
sake only. that FILLMORE shall carry Maryland the
| only State North or South i'll which ms party hiaArs
seinbnnce of hopeful contest; the electoral f"te
of Mary land being but eight tn. electors OF any single
l}ucmkSAx State having only nine Georgia, for in
stance. with ten vo,es-may proven! FILLMORE
name getting before the House by casting her poll
tor say d. ). DIcKISsoS. For, the Constitution re-
quirng the House TO choose from the three who re-
ceive the highest vote in the electoral college, MIR.
| FILLMORE, being behiud BuCHASAS, Fremont and
| DICKSON, would be dropped Ms toarfh rate.
| But, using more violent superstition, and assum
ing that FILLMORE should by miracle receive us
many a. sixty electoral vntes; then his name
would not get before the House. Fer no one pre-