Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-17

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date: Priestly who has capacity at all, and who
IN addition, is understood 20 be rambling unatic
received SIX HUNDRED VOTES IN sullivan county, IN
opposition TO Blair. This j. truly complimentary
specimen Of the estimation in which the people hold
the revilcr Of Henry Clay, and the Rstrenciing Re.
former of that gen;!cman's late Department.
In the Knoxville District, rs the "tuy Of war. -
Thc c6utcst was tremendous. FOR violence and fury
II was, perhaps, without example in the annals OF
elcctoneerng. Almost every took sides, (as the
Saying ISL and was necctioneercr--young and old
hnys and all. Tho feelings engen erred by the extra
ordinary conduct ofPryor Lea were, in the fret place
principally the cause of this violence. His abusive
letters. dated ut Washington, and published in tho
knoxvillc Register cnlhdlcd animostes and LIGHTED
up blaze throughout the seven Counties which
threatened, for while, to- consume ns n feather
nun, hrs detotors and personal odherents. About
SIX weeks before tile election, they were much at
frigh;ef Is ever any wayarers in the ni,s, of n
cert, far from any shelter or protection listening
70 me penh Of thunder and the roaring Storm Nc-
ther inc long-cershed influence OF The lIcros name,
nor the rcpuied high standing Of Senator White, fur
n.shei any check to the current Of Arnolds popuar
y. lie just laughed ut tho efforts made to bcnr him
down by the Jackson question; acknowledged tina,
he hai sincerely hoped for the defeat of the General
that he hal ardentiy advocated the reelection OF
Ndaii,stat IL hal boon his right to vote for whom hc
pleased, and that d,oud interfere with his ur-
oiassed suffrage citizen. BY this course, he
knew that lie was 20 lore many votes, which he would
otherwise obtan but he Preferred rather TO comrro-
mise ls interest than sacrifice, III The least possible
degree, that Independence with which ne act out, aud
Which was within hairs breadth of iriumphantly
sustaining him amid heavy and accumulated dicul-
ties Never before has man had such popularity I'M
Der such circumstances In addition TO those diSad-
yan:ages. which suggest themselves to the mind of
any one familiar with state and national politics.
-nhold had arraycd against him the power of the
press. Never before had man tn encounter such u
storm of obOquy, started and kept up against
him by the incendiHry hbellers aud political cut
throats who controul and scribhc for the Knoxville
Register. This paper would have unrivnilei infny
III the nation, II IL had the adequate circulation. II
WAS SEEM however, that all could not defeat Arnold;
and recourse was had To foul pLay in the election.
Smuggling was carried to almost incredible Lengths;
pes3ury was resorcd to at the polls bribery was re-
sorted to- and almost every other species Of Illegal
and CRIMINAL contrivance employed, that the
gcnulty OF desperadocs could nyent--all combined
achieving victory of only - votes minority ont If
between nine and ten Thousand! | will not say that
the ballotboN robbed at different places bec0ise
ii is not in the nature of things fer rue b. able to
prove II postivcly but l can't resist that bci,cC-
Some of the circuisj ances are, conceive urccon-
cilable with an opposite conviction. ] cuut here 90
into detail; and | need not, YOU viii vet know all
about the manner in which this District has been
JHggied ont OF Ariod'e election lie is preparing
infGImeI to contest the election.
Before closing this epst.e, must opprise YOU that
Jackson reform is To be extended our State CON
Germs. The rage for Office here is sickcnnsy to the
last degree There are, throughout the State. many
pettiioggng attorneys and bankrupt aspirants. who
now desparng of beng taken under the cuncuv ot
The Federal treasury are watching with the grccdi-
ness of hungry hounds, for bone from tho State
And the difficulty which arises to them in the def
cheney IN the number OF Offices is to be obvated by
the process of pIcaiing by Impeachment. Rogers,
Attorney General of the Sparta District, is to be in
peachcd ard removed from Office. ! know not what
the charge against HIM, is. II is sufficient that he
once opposed Isaacs for Congress, and Is not baw-
ing Jacksonian. John K. Nelson, Attorney General
OF tine Knoxville District, also be thrown over
board What viii be the preeXt in this case, can
not divine. II is sufficient, that he offered as an
Adams elector, Judges Haskell and Hamilton, of
the Western District, also to be impcnchcd So
goes the runor. And last though not least, Natha-
nic w. Williams is TO be thrown FROM the bench lie
must share the fate of all hercticks So You sec the
next Legislature is TO be full ofthe work Of yt,,
TO show you with What spirit Williams is be hunt
. ed down, Will quote the words of member elect
OF the House of Representatives of Legislature
uttered in the presence Of two three gentlemen
That member is one the right hand men of James c.
Jseecs. His name is Hopkins J.. Turney. He said
he was "determined on Impending Williams and
breaking him if he could; that he would make all
other things in the Legislature suLscruent that end
that he cared not what or lost; if that was eff
fected, he could go home s1tisted'!!! Do you think
tfHt thc District OF Columbia polluted and degraded
tits, by the present Dy-nqsty boast of more
perfect political desperate, than lac who could hold
such principles impaired in the language of
TuTney' It is uncXceptionable, however. coming
from one who oifcious in voting Adams and CLAY
guilty of corruption! Good Lord! What unriyallcd
profigacy! IL not such conduct Messrs. Editors,
enough to scken the stomach of dspassionatc loo-
er-on in Venice"