Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-11-11

fxr "wHIG" sCoLDS THE DEMOCRACY.

= ftIE "wHIG" SCOLDS THE DEMOCRACY.
m rst4c,ian the Wig seems to be losing some
mr.. Of the amisble temper with which, in the frs
;n,.r,a i, submitted to the election Of Buchanan
InE,sM of that gay and sportive spirit which 81
aAased the public, our nsighbor begins to oetray
suIleu scauiescence in the reverse OF fortune anu g
yislic,ive autagonism to the triumphant Deh0o'.
Icy.' The resources Of its philosophy arc soon e1u N"s
ed and the Wig absndons itself to the Jeo'ou' ~
, .Slepe,ic mood of an exasperated ter'nasah'' :"
stMc. its article of yesterday. In every -
vun,hI. W.. de,sct the ouerulous spirit OF ai'apPo''''
niea,,/ :, NOT
~Z,r ,h;, .b,se of the Democracy 10 ho'
~,,rh.r,,s accpsst;on OF the Judgment out u ra'hef
"a rhoughtlsss impulse OF passion
IIt. r.Iiv ,usau TO affirm that the Democracy orc
ealns;vey. or even mainly re'ponsio'e VI -
.,,E..s,;,, If the public lands, and the sppropf'a'
=, 80 IL. ,,blic treasure to works ot lnternai in'
-,,, Such an assertion would oe IN o'reo'
,A.rceA ro,orious facts. and yet the Wing appears
,,r,s :, in ;mpescbment Of the Democsauc P''y'
49,, ii. lpDir seriously charge the Democracy WIN
special agency in the increase OIL ,nh"s. 49,"
everybody knows that the presentla"s VI
s,, were enacted before the organizauono - pN'
60 and while everybody remembers wv
.s,, invitation to the foreigner Does u.s.
.,,v.Iv declare that the Democracy OF the Sou'N'
M, the Abo!i,ionists OF the North' are
blamed for the anti-slavery agitation boe
uhgs, believe in good earnest that the un'9 "a
South in defence of its rights, is q thing ~h,en ~
,-,yle ofthe South should ~deprecste and a'ou' N00'
M, lvh;y really regard the election OF buchanan -
.c.Iaroi,y, Such seems to be its opinion; ana ye'
iy and uya our ~neigbbor boasts that the aone,'n'
at FILLMORE, if unable to schieve success themselves
..,... al L,as, .uccd the Republic from a seee'o"d' -"
-.A.,i. and ensured tic continuance % nc C"'oH'
<, ,n.r all. buchanan was not a sectional candidate,
md hi, election is an auepicious event for the Union
III. h,.hest eulocy tue Wing can pronounce Oh
,hs .ah.r.n,s Of Fillmore, is that they were ins'ru'
mental id the election OF a Democratic PRESIDENT
his e aim ia scarcely consistent with the en'f Nv
lvl;,'. article; neither, we contend, is our ueishoor
Justified il is assumption.
E-f,-. the Ithiy can bosst that Buchanan
/. q, all Indebted to the adherents oil flNno'e
for hs election, there three things must % e.
..bI,shed: First, tina, Buchanan got more woes
than Fremont from the Fillmore party OF tue
North. II we could ascertain the exact strepS'u VI
,hf Fillmore detection TO Fremont, with Corwlh III is
head !, would be discovered, We doubt not, that BUG
..o,u -o, a very small proportion OF the 'Fh'g 5
Northern allies. In the next place, 1t must be SHOWN
.,,. ;, r;1,,,re had been withdrawn, his adhereats
IL In. North would have gone over 70 frehont ~
stead of to Buchanan. Before the election the rm
mon, party in the North had been pretty well WIN
upwed OF every Fremont element. VI those "uo
c,u,o 10 Fillmore to the last, the great majority no
dnubt. would have supported Buchanan in preference
=, Fremont. And lastly, the Wig must prove that
.,b. Fillmore party of Pennsylvania prevented FIRE.
nou, from getting the vote Of that State" 1t 8 gen
.,.lly understood that the bulk OF Fillmore's adher'
ao,s in peprsylvsnia anticipated Bolts advice and
,,,,,.,sd E,smont through the Fusion ticket
Wien the Na.g makes good these rond''lous' We
,usy incline TO admit the plea that "frelnonts adher-
er.s in the North should participate in the glory Of
ki"hfusn's election.
Tn. l,%;g save, This canvass Of frauds gave
,,r.tr to II. greater fraud than the assumption
ri Exclusive power in the Democratic party to pro
zee, III rights Of the South" Now, really II s7eu's
.,rs IA, ,he result vindica,cs the boast OF The De-
,rnrracy. Have they not protected the rights OF the
,,,.rh. by defeating the election OF a sectional fres'
H,r,' Have they not overthrown the ascendancy I"
itls,k RspubleSnism in the House VI hep'esen'S
.,ye.f And the power was e4cias.'e: Tor Fillmore
vets the support of a single small State, and that Is q
.,.- from the solid vote OF the South, and the conser'
Yative coalition against Fremont.
III il we're not impertinent we would advise INT
Ea.. 20 revert to this cheerful philosophy OF Demo
.,i,,.. aud anu,e itself and the public wiIhj'cuiar re-
ptoacaes upon its own party. 1t ia the more nm'aol'
raced. There is neither comfort nor dignity in a pc
taIanr protest against the judgment of the people.