Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-06
Prom the Chilcorhe Gazette
KENTUCKY ELECTIONS

NcN U'h1 ELECDlONS.
Extract OF n letter from gent cman in Frank fort
tky) to his friend IN this place, dated August Z,
1880.
ON Monday morning before the polls were open
ed there were some ten dozen companies vary
ing IN numbers Of from so to $50. Those who were
for Crit"oden generally bore large hemp stock and
those for Saunders, hickory bushes You may read
ny suppose they were appaudcd or shou cd r Nv the
friends OF each party, residing town. rs they para
ded along he streets. The polls were opened, a"d
men came on the tug of war limo was fern ID,
as you know Is usually the case and the foremos man
voted rSt' and 20 on; hut they began get so warm
mat thcy could not stand still in the line and rcsotcd
|" oth"r means to give their votes Crittend"n got
The sta't b. about vo;cs and kept gaining little
nIt'l dinner When the polls were closed end he was
10 votes ahead There were about q or 80 men
about the block, in front of the window and the Crit
tcnHcn men took one side and the Saunders men the
othcF-strong ab"d bodied men on both sides and
Whcn rlnn wanted TO vote, he was hoisrod ID or
~ 'eet from the window and carried along OH the
shoulders and heads Of these men and there held I'D
until he voted. At the time voted I wss Law
ing on my belly on The top of or others who were
ID the snmo situation, on the shoulde and heads
OF men, wh" were standing on and around the win.
COWS Atter dinner the Saunders men had rallied
their scat crlng forces with greater effect than wa
had, and by four o'clock he had got votes ahead of
Crittenden. This circumstance dampened the ar
dnnr OF the Crt;ondcn men considerably, and those
VINO were most active IN the forenoon appt AIRED 20
cgiv!ng up the contest. took tho pains mysefto
talk to some Of them and told ;hcm to 60 to the WIN
dow and shou' for Crtcnden while | and some 9TH
ers ""uld g. and rally those who had not voted.
IL had the desired EFFECT. We again passed Saunders
about o'clock, and the shout at that moment was ionn
tremendous and awful to our opponents. Then came
On scene that showed that nothing was to be left
undone. The cry was To horse and scour the coun-
ty. Eight OF our friends, VOL mounted, took tha
opposite side of the river from Frankfort and had
the pleasure to be one of the company, and more
than double many this SIDE and we left no part
OF the cnun'y uTsearched. Our opponents were p
Df hn riyp
frequently heard of them during the night and more
valiant men never fought in bad cause. | learned
III the country that Crltienden four yoIes ahead
at the close on Monday night 1926 votes having
been taken Last year you will rocollect that there
were only 1887 votes AIKEN during the clecon--leav.
ing 81 votes yet to BE- taken TO make the number
equa to last year. During the first day there were
some fcn dozen ights--but none who were en-
gagged were badly wounded.
TUESDAY morning both parties rallied those who
had not voted from every section of the couutv-ihe
private carriage s-haclSs--gIgs-yragons sc were
put IN motion 10 bring to the polls all those, who
from IndIsposItIon not able 10 travel on horse
back. We closed at dinner with eleven ahead. AZ
ter dinner 1t was TEN ELEVEN til! nearly night. I
cannot refrain from relating aGecdote that occur
red this afternoon. Saunders man who was re-
markably active, using every exerton in his power
TO again pass us, said "Its no use for rs to mn
up SAUNDERS man TO vote, for if we do, they Just
put up another there for Crittenden. and kill it
Young lady who ct Mr. Moore's near the Court
tions" remarked 'she believed we had Joe TayIor's
celer full of votes, and just brought one out every
time they gave Saunders one We closed this
evening thirteen ahead.
Wednesday morning. the excitement was so high.
that believe there but little provision DESTROYED
IN our town, and indeed but little the whole three
days. The operation Of hauling in votes this day
was still continued With great industry, and we co-
sed Of dinner II ahead. At dinner time we learned
that Jim Dounng had ID votes his Grocery. Here
was fresh cause Of alarm, We had among the She
rs and Judges votes out Of 6 that We knew Of and
several in town who would for MS in case of TIE
However. after dinner went 10 work determined if
they beat US, they should he up and doing. We had
during the interval ofdinner several arrived from the
country-and after powerful eXertion on their par
they reduced our majority TO six: but this only made
~ renew our eXnrtOns and finally closed tYiu.
umphant having boat Saunders II votes do not be D..
ievc the annals of history ever recorded such scene
rs was exhibited at thus election. On The two last
days OF the election there was no disturbance Of any
KIND, every man was actively engaged endcaVurlng
to bring voters 10 the polls. There were 1904 votes
taken, more than vas ever given in this county on
any former occasion You will thus see that there
rs great Jdthng Of Of JnckFonisn in this county.
Jackson received m this county for President upwards
of 200 majority. "Tfulh IL omnipotcnt, and public
justice certuin."
FOREIGN.