Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-11-16
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TUESD I MORNING, NOV. I6. 1870.
THE ORANGE ELECTION.

throughout the Common wealth. we are induced to
extract from the Reporter, (publlshed at Orange
Court House the history osseveral praiSe-worthy eff
forts to compromise made by Col Barbours friends,
and sanctioned by him
Ofthe equity of the matter disclosed by these
transactions. the reader is competent decide for
himself. With due Difference to Capt Davis, gen
tleTan for whom we have much personal respect, the
rejection OF proposition to leave the adjudication of
the contest to Messrs Johnson, Leigh and Stanard,
does look little, fhe dis;rus;ed the validity of his
clamas If he preferred to trust his fate with Jack
son Legislature, who mag be swayed by party feelings,
TO trusting 1t with three of the most enlightened and
upright men in the U. s., who would carry no party
passion into the Investigations and who are universal
ly known to be incapable of deciding upon any other
principles than those OF law and Justice. The argu
ment that ''the People have right to select their
Representative and the inference that this arrange
men. would defeat that right, deplorable begging
of the question; the object of the arrangement being
not select for the People but to ascer ain by tho
rough and impartial scrutiny, who the People hare
already selected.
The apprehension thus betrayed in rejecting Col
Barbours propositions, is confirmed by the PROPOSE
ton which Capt. Davis makes TO that gentleman
the Sheriff cer6cate-to resign the vantage grounl
which these circumstances give him, and what is he
rendered in return? Why tina, which the law gives
eoery cantlidate-te privilege of contesng the seat
ola member returned! This is really tremendous
attempt at compromise.
We nothing iisrespecrfnl to Capt. Davis
we to not mean to say that he is capable of taking
seat which be knew the People had not assigned him
ington in the contested elections between Washburn
and the Jackson competitor from Maine, and Newton
and Loyal, in which right almost confessedly
sacrificed TO might, may have influenced his magma
ton. Hence alusion above. A Virginia As
sembly has furnished its Legislative honour; ne
done collectively, that which its individual men,
bers would disdan to do singly and hence opn-
ion, the prccedents furnished last wnte. at Washing
ton w have no influence this winter at Ric hmond
('rhe notes relating to the Compromise, seem t.,
be very naccuratey printed in the Reporters but we
republish them found thenl)
The Reporter has severely taken the Enquirer in
hand for ts''budget of blunders" in regard to The
Orange Election. AS it vindicatcs Capt Bnrrus, the
High Sheriff, from serious charge, of withhoidpq
his decision the Orange Senatorial Election until
he heard from Madison we feel under In obligation
dffise the conclusive defence of that centleman's
conduct.
From the Orange Court Heuse Reporter, Nov 49,
OUR ELECTION.
affair use the express of the Richmond Enoure,
truly "a bulge, Of bundcrs who are the persons
that fault the matter. who they that are to be
from every manifestation during canvass that the whole
amount Of prejudice and offending should be upon
the Enquirer does appear 10 us "a budget of wonders We
wondered the Enquirer abung Gov. Toast which
anniversary which he never gave; and comenns
upon IT, III esrange the good will of tie people from
party politics BEEN in any or yery few
of county elections We also wondered the many bitter
that against Barou-and vet partv poijcs
been left OF the question! We also wonder Enquirer
Gu 20 vacate ine Tecc eiecons thing suggested by Mr.
and his friends had despatched his deputy Orange
Pos to Madison III this an innocent "biunder BY
improper information should be looked harmless but
to make improper bias upon the public mind
bold the remark, that unjust and iberal, deserves
the ebuke and anin,adgerson of the whole community; but
above ALL the innocent and sns individuals and their
numerous friends who are thus wano"y mpugned and asail
The fact occurred in relation matter of the re-
Urn OF 'e poi 10 madison is trs on the Thursday after
eject o the Deputy for the upper district of country
ore the High Sheriff arrived took the poll to
Madison, without The knowledge of the High Sheriff There
lore leaving no blame at bis hands. Taking things into
ed TO wonder COURSE in relation TO ,le mn, con,rv
our homeouT Family affair! when the ENQUIRER seems
nave characterized any part of county elections are
constrained TO maTveilously wonder its against
sT politics eside and what the Enquirer njmca to
hHn Md even taking into the party politics and all
aud what IS there that the people of Oangeand Of Virginia
nave 10 rear from hm Whereas the hand they have
every thing which wisdom and patriotism ANTICIPATE 10 OK
Pect from him in their approaching Legislature
The Reporter seems to understand our con tempo
raTys thciics in Part Antecedent to the elections he
and Gen. Mccoy endcavored to make Jacksonism
the universal test. Mr.. Leigh being elected. and his
election improperly claimed as IN Ant-Jackson VIC
tory, he promptly rcbukcs the assumption and is ap-
parently offended at the mere supposiion that Party
Politics had any thing do with State elections
The Enquirer and the Telegraph ocrir1oniously as
sailed Gov Barbour party grounds and ien no at.
tempt untrcd to array tho Jackson feeling of Orange
against him Whon the election displayed that gen
temans unexpected strength, then hear forsooth.
that party politics were ont Of The question: IL bono