Richmond Enquirer

VIRGINIA INFLUENCE.—For many years it has been the fashion among a certain caste of politicians in 'good old peaceable N. Carolina,' to accuse the old dame of being culpably subservient to the views and wishes of her neighbor, Virginia, one of our distinguished citizens, whose talents we always admired, but whose politics we never could approve, was wont to say—that in all political matters of much moment the mandate was issued from Virginia to a grand Wittenagemote in this our wise city of Gotham, who, after full consultation and grave deliberation held about the wood pile of a certain worthy citizen living not a hundred miles distant, endorsed the same 'in due form of law' and thus dictated to the State the course she should pursue. A distinguished citizen of Virginia, however eminent his abilities, and however consonant might be his principles with our own, could not be presented to us for our support, but, if we manifested a disposition to sustain him, we were told by certain gentlemen, that we were acting under the dictation of Virginia!—

Where now are these worthy gentlemen, who were erst so much in the habit of canting about Virginia influence and who could not brook the insufferable servility of supporting a Virginian under any circumstances?—Forsooth, now—they are the fast, and loyal, and vociferous friends of Judge Barbour!!

The truth is, that Virginia and N. C. have mostly gone together, because their principles have been the same and their interests have been identified.—From the present aspect of affairs, it is believed they will still act in unison on the question of the Vice Presidency—not in supporting any individual, because he may or may not be a Virginian, but in the support of those great and immutable principles for which they have heretofore side by side successfully contended. Virginia will not risk every thing by a blind and heedless adherence even to a native favorite son—and shall we throw away our weight and influence on him, and that, too, at the instance of men who have heretofore ridiculed us for supporting Virginians? No—Let us look above the paltry considerations of State pride—let us go for the man who holds many principles in perfect accordance with our own—whom, if the people are true to themselves they can and will elect—let us do this and promote the harmony of our party and the true interests of the country.—Warrenton (N C.) Reporter.