Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-08-02
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LOUSY EIECTInNS


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LOUISA ELECTIONS
There is unusual Excitement in this district about the
approaching Cong, essional Election. MIR j. N. Patton
and General L. T. Dade the candidates for Congress
to fill the place Of Judge u. p. Barbour The county
candidates Capt. n. J. Pondexer and Capt. Oliver
Cross for the Legislature. TIE interest felt in the
Congres sonal Election seems to have swallowed up all
concern about the county election. Both of the candi
dates for Congress have mad speeches before the peo
pie in exposition of their political creeds, with their ex
PLANTATION OF the powers and sphere OF the action OF the
State and Federal Constitution They are 10th strong
Jackson men. General Dede in one OF his speeches
disappointed the course OF our Senators TYLER and
TaZewell i'm their oppositi to the Administration i'm
the views they took Of he Turkish Mission. The Gem
eral has many friends in the district particular
ly those who served tour of duty with him in the late
war. Patton is from Frcdericksburg-is an eloquent
speaker, lawyer Of fine talents, and bids fair make
of our prominent poticians.--The writer OF
this notice is unable to make estimate Of the MAORI
ties mnorits for against either OF the candidates,
but from the signs OF the times, we expect warm
contest.
In the course OF the canvass a good deal has been
said about the d solution OF General Jacksons Cabinet
Popular opinions TO be almost unanimous in APP
proving Of his in the dissolution 81 unharmo
NOUS Cabinet and selecting that meet AMI in
terchange their opinions the great leading
OF the administration without those private Earrings SO
well calculated TO hwart the great national measures
of an efficient heal
The more we ii out of the old Hero's charac er,
the delight to honor him. Combining such
moral courage, with the physical courage displayed
the plains Orleans he proves that he is well cal
by the vote will give him in 1882. viii shew we de-
ligh, to honor such men. a CITIZEN OF LOUISA.
FOR THE ENQUIRER
communication relative TO the app in,me ~ OF he
different Clerks 10 this County, appeared 10 The Enqu
r OF the 20 int. which calis tor soue notice Hal
coma ned simply he nsfed names OF ,ho.e selected
by the inrin ard superior cours il would b.
well enough BIZ, that IL written in the spr, of
triumph little embit,ered with the qIerulou uess Of
disappoio ment, lie obvious from he tone OF ESui.,ion,
with which the past s~rpices county court Clerk
are en,oned, y ell a. the covert insinra,n of
improper Influence en- he mini OF lie Honorable Judge
o. our sup.rior court OF law and Chancsry Were all
the operaipg motives which gave rise 10 the sieaiion
10 the county court exposed to public view, il il csr
tain that they would be III calculated 10 encourage
sxul'shon ne they 20 stand the est OF di-pa onse
ruiuy. Blu, the writer has nsither the purpose
cumstanSss attending the two apppoin sus, which
will plsce the motives OF that respecsbe and able
Judge IN their proper aspect and disclose the facts in
references g he several Candidates. alone Intended.
In The NINTH Of Nay, judge Daniel held hi, special
con' for the apponnentoi clerk, and 10 receive bis
qnaHh saton To use his own language, "wb /; in
u bis Giro uit, lis old rks fixed and
mmOveabe "a he ok, ia others this. he had the
unpleasant, task o. considering he elaine OF rival can
ID a,es, OF equal. or superior pretensons Your cor
respondent has stated truly that hare eaut
dates in tie superior court, Nj Her WSedsOn, who bad
been deputy snd chief clerk f,r twen eve OF thirty
years (and whe clerk, b. il remembered, he had hi,
dePutes0 and John Daniel, j. young gentleman o.
the r. Thoro truth before ,h- Judge another
applicant, Mr. Geo III MaHhsws, lawyer q eonside-
Fable reputation, aud ia his morals aud port
ment without exceptions he ha. been for several years,
Attorney for the Comm nweah in the superior and
inferior courts OF III count: Th1 f,eni, OF 'he me.
aud last named gen men, persua led CT heir htness,
zssl1usly urged their pre,eusons. Tae judge, unde
cidsd between 'h0se, either OF whom would make
good ceik. gave TO The dao, iniima ion OF
his ultimate choice: sni il ID we'll kcowp, haiti an
hour before he ended the bench hs expressed the
diff :uy OF making s-leeton-B u' the Judgs not,
and is not the TO hiuch from hs Ie,pons biIi,y
Tending the performance of pubiis 'ru'.Hs was full
ly equal 10 H. When ahOu, 10 make the sppoiDt he
canvased ifs ely the etensions OF The three. H. said
tina, Mr. WOodsor capable enough 10 discharge d. q
duty OF an tics Of law Geek Were ,hst the only
cessary quaIfi cation, he would appoint hm--Bu The
sureedd i'm OF 'he dutes Of chancery clerk render
ed peculiarly proper in his esna ion, for the
ness and despatch OF the in his court that his
| sleik should be Lawyer. Mr. w. no, such
bis age rendered t imp obabls ,hat he could
come one, and his habits did no, increase The probati
~. He was ,heref5re out oil me queson.-To decide
b: Woo he rorh.i ng and smOst equal claims OF
labor, hoe opus:-ThOugh Mr.. tt! ews had been ur-
gently reeomVn suded TO him, he at loss to APP
p'ec'aie his merits, as lawyer ard gentleman tom
personal acquain ance. H., ike Nj Daniel stood be-
fore him upon 'ht broad basis OF his own worh-hy
their i"dusuy and a,ien ion bu-nsss, they had rem
dered hemseves worthy of airy uust-ih ir energies
wetr unlmPared by idieness ami their faculties ALTO
gether fresh aud vigoT0u: But choice never
iheless to be made. MIR. Mathews hal somewhat
more reading and experiences IN the aw.-Mr. Daniel
reading and equal natural sndow mt; and
over, ihs Judge did require Ia be Md ih.t
he bad BEEN for four years deputy Of Mr. godson,
who. in 1914 was made clerk Of the superior by
the bie Judge DabneJ, sni had faithfully discharged
his duty. H had therefore, ths erouuL, a superior
claim. Bot, forsooih, he was The Judges cousin The
question then arose, whether with endo equal
TO those OF his only eempe,itor, and the advantage Of
fout years experience clerk, his " relationship"
should operate iusurmouuable bar his appoint
nen? whether the psuy fear Of The little ratings o.
disappointment should doler HIM in the upright di,
rge OF his j1dio al fune OD? Tao lofty gritty Of
his azure la m no room for hest alton. He approach
his duty with nerves Weli strung for the efiJr AID
fearless OF censure folio 9ed hs iudgmeDt and
pointed John Daniel la ibis act, a. in all The oiher
acts OF his pubiie life, he manesej the pure dis
nieresiedness, the prom ing ind nde nee,
which should ever charaet rise the Judicial otficer,
This ofhse being thus disposed OF, Mr.. Ma,ibews,
unwilling TO reiinqui,b his extensive practice wha,
remaioed, @iihdfs~ from the candiGaiure Mr. Inel,
willing 10 withdraw from the before the
" court, was not permit ed by his friends His bit
ere'i foe cannot charge him With so,iciiUde the
sutjact. He knew, and not p.eBsibe TO he force
Of those sUiable feelings which ensured The appoin-
neither directly nor indirectly for any voss-be oh
tanned very small vete, bus Of such men, az no mau
need DO ashamed TO call bis fisnds, and satisfied
CUMBERLAND.
FOR IIfrg ENQUIRER.
INTERNAL IMPROYENENC-No g.
/ will now endeavour. briefly as can, 10 compare
the preiensioDs tht Baltimore. and Richmond respec-
lively have 10 engross this Western Trade.
My data however Objectionable will enable me 10
at least TO she that il WORTH OF minute
CATION.
Those Cities are two points at Tde-Waer, aud the
object OF EACH We will say, is the same, viz: the