Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-22
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

COMPROMISE IS coYcrss,ov
"Hno VIZ regret exceedingly to soc that there are
soe en' Influential gentlemen, belonging TO the Demo.
ora''e party VINO are in favor OF divided d.egson
from this CITY In the next Laei.arure rather N, f.,
hazard the election Of an unadul,ersted D.nocro,,c
'!ckef We ara still fnr from entertaining an a,pr.b.
sioh mat tner sentiments arc thoss of mora ,ban
moderate minority, 10 whom defersncs IA due.
nuoh less from lie numbers than from the ;n,e,li.
gence ana mis'pacsd ps,rlorsm of thoss who oom.
pose it, Political parties must stand or fall ., ,h.;,
principles are right or wrong, a. their ns,,urs, ,re
well or 'aaaP'eo to the interests Of tho peopl. and
rs 'ner organization and action are free from the in
nueocts ot ooinpremiss or Cancellation, and unem.
6arra'sed BY the sItransous agency of any oppo.i.
tion 1t 10 tho pride and boa.,-aye, and sscre, of
success, too. With the Democratic psrry-that tbsr
principles are paramount. to all erigenoes and cops.
osratlon' OF e1ped'ency, to which they cannot be &C.
oonmoda!ed without compromise or cono-ss;on.-
Aad In this instance, We are utterly at loss 10 dis
cover even an ordinary prsex, for the proprety Of
departure from thai usage, which ia the result of the
css'ne'iVene'' OF Democratic principles and tbs es.
'sntlal Independence OF the Democratic party In
Aichmonc, the Democracy have long been aocu,.
TONED 10 defeat Bat as the light of Intelligence hs,
oeea disseminated and Is the manly spirit Of Demo
cratic defiance has been upheld, we have gained
E:oaao gloriously and rapidly. And now, We NAV
'sy Almost on the evo OF victory, when the forces OF
:as opposition are divided and their strength I,
S-cwnE wsskeri when the Democratic party IL al.
most everywhere in the asceDdan, in the South Ia it
vi,h hat -;.i.,.
national party VIZ occupy, for Us to oomproniss With
ice euemyl
Compare the victories with the defeats of those
:oTn' Or oountie, which, for the sake OF exreden.
cy have affiliated With The oppositon, and how doe-
tae record stand' Have we gained, or bave We os7
We leave tho sns~erto;he Democracy OF Richmond
Ihs city is, In some sor con-id-red the GENRE OF
political light for Virginia. The contest now is
strictly and rigidly upon "dis'rbu,ion The De.
moorslic party throughout The Safe have BEEN
warned against the advocates OF this old i.su,.
mads new. The pre,s have appealed to them; candi.
ds'es have addressed ihemi the principles by which
they sve always stood have stared them in the face
and dshed them TO countenanos the dogmas of dstri.
ouaon, n any shape or under any aspect Dis.
;soution Democrats have been pronounced to be be-
ySno the pale Of the party; and now, when the DE-
nocracy of Richmond are e1p-ced to present cnndi.
dates as representatives and eIp"nsnts Of the party
PER /" and In its purest and stricte., .en.e, wha,
must DO the efsc, upon the STATE, if We consent TO
compromise with :he oppo.i'lon
The contest is &c: fr the election Of city officers
lis the Legislature Of Virginia, with refererencs 10
which the nominations 10 be .d-, and il should
not DO forgotten thss this campaign is one which,
-shaps above all others, involves the necessi,y of
firmly 10 tho priseiphi Of our party
-; 2chmond ssud in g of truce and the O.pcsi.
throughout the State may and will re"ice. There is
= glory 10 defeat, triumph In being beaten, which
r1s Democracy Of Richmond should have learned to
Expsdieney 10 conflict With principle l.
sn anomaly in the psilcy of the Democratic party
/: by Incorporating two dlsrbutionis,s into our
'cset. along with two unadu'era,sd Democrats, ve
r.n carry III wha; shall have sainsd' Two d.
r'ocrsti~ daIaysie, ~ ,an 81 >s .ha "Wh:p Anal.
such victory.
Let us ride into :hs arena fearlessy. and without
d.guise; asking no quarter, and Offering none. II
We are beaten, We will not be discouraged And II
We may rejocs ,ha, Democratic prnci.
plea have triumphed at last 10 the Gibraltar of
Waissery."