Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-04

Thus II appears that Capt. Davis bad me-
iority Of II votes over Gov. Barbour: and Ge-
neral Dale maj piiy over Mr.. slsuehi'r Of
$50 hui from informally in conducting The
| Poll. nj The Ptecinis The High Sheriff., alter y
fali Investigation and discussion OF tue matter
baih on Tuesday and ON Thursday The 2b'h d
18th inst, feli himself bound .olennly, aader his
oath, TO return Governor Barbour the elected
tnember.
| As this affair has presented = scene OF such
interest both AT home aud abroad, we have al
tempted 20 give fair and impartial staiemeni
Of the frcis which have led 10 this sng nlar re-
| suit
| The gentlemen Commissioners who snpetin-
tended The separate Elections ut Stanafdsville
and Rehinsons, had no mieiing. or consulia-
ton, about the rule which would be pursued. In
! rea isn 10 who should be voters, those who pad
any part Of the Revenue, for twenty nine, or
thirty, ngreeably To the provisions 10 the late
Constitution. which says, the voter OF E'ecior
she'll have pad some portion OF The revenue Of
the preceding year. Hence. for the want Of
this prev ious consultation and determine ton,
diferen, rules pcevailedat thu difIsren, precincts.
A, Stanardsv,lle, Captain Dav,s's strong hold.
the rule prevailed that the payment 10 the pre-.
sent year was right, aud many paid their taxes
nj the hastings Immediately before voting X nj
! the Court House, Governor Barbour's strong
hold, different rule prevailed; the High She
riff (than whom a more honorable, high-min-
dad and correct man does not sx.st) decided
that no one should vote. who had not paid his
tai, or rather parI OF the revenue OF twenty
niue hence many of Gov BIS friends were eI-
cluded. Consequently, on Tuesday, IL was
found that many had votes had been recorded
aad nnstiy against Gov Is. Ills hiends there
fore, most strenuonsly urged that tho Election
had been conducted improperly. and that he
must contest IT, declaring, that, II he did not they
would never support him again. In accordance
and compliance with this wish expressed by an
immense crowd that collected TO hear how the
matter woul terminate, he proposed 20 Captain
Davis and his friends, that the Commiss loners
should take the several poll. and strike of all
ths spurious and improperly taken votes on
either side and that the candidate hay ing ihe
ajority after this, should be returned he pro.
posed 10 wave all legal scrnples and iorms ;
hut these propositions mere rejected most post
fipeiy. and II was insisted on the other side thai
neither the High Sheriff, the Commissioners Of
Election, nor any person had aigbt 10 strike
any name from the poll, under any circums'an-
ces, unless ahere one n.an voted twice--and
that the Lao relating 10 Elections should be
most rieidiy complied Nth. From the inpor-
lance Of the matter, and the pretension OF the
parties, the High SnriT iook until Thursday 10
deliberate on the matter, before he gave mn O.
pinion, le came 10 the Gouri-Honsv on thai
day for The purpose Of n,eeiing with MI the geo
tlencn COMMISSIONERS, aud giving deeisioD
which Candidate should lac The returned one !;
| before delivering his opinion, however, II was
touni that not one oil the Comm ssonsis,
who soperiut nLed the preciaoi Elections, had
been sworn nor had any certificate accompa-
med the return polls, nor was even the name oil
the Deputy Sherills Subscribed Hence GOV.
b by The La,0s Of the land Is the returned can.
didate. Add after the loss OF the polls Of the
precincts, IN consequences Of the iniormalif ,
Gov. Is. has nnloriiy OF % votes, exclusive
Of eleven, thar were enrolled on the back OF the
polls.
Ia justice 10 capt. Burru,s (be hR shcr ~
we beg lraye 10 say that his conduct on ihis
trying exigencs has been truly III agnanim nous
nor could hr under hts solemn oath have made
any other return than The one which he hs'
made.--We understand that Capt Davis IN
tends 10 con,est the right oil Gov. Is. TO In
seat.
II is Insisted Oh by tina friends of Gov. Ba,
hour that, II the polls had been purged, h'
would have majority Of from 90 10 Ion
votes oil LEGALITY qualified voters. We are All
tborzed to say that n,iiher Gov. Il. nor
his friends, wish any other than that thu " Ill q
the people should be expressed aud compile,
with, and would willingly have gone into
scrutiny of the pos.
As much was said about the vote OF Mr.. Ma
olson and Judge Barbour. we deem II proper
10 notice that they both voted Tor Gov. B--Mr
Madison gave the 9TH vote and Judge Barbour
the 3)rd ia his favor.