Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-18
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Not IN the last Legislature
20 For THE ENQUIRER
10 imagine the death of the Kngs the law
ga Caisen Of yirIersi,h Enquirer Of TIC H.
MEssRs EDIroRs: decree has gone forth, that for
the offence Of backing ones TiendS-yea for one moor
squb every Jackson cuprit shall stand exposed to The
fre oil two maskd batteries at once! Indeed Srs this
is TOO much and cannot be bOrne-the punishment is not
apporoned to the offence Why Sirs for little niece
pleasantly, couched too, in parody on the Scripture
story OF David and Golall-in which | had very little
meaning and am sure no mdIiceit seems that have
JrenEied the whole Clay hive of the county Amherst
and may consider myself fortunate indeed il can avert
the ire, OF even the Chief himself Really Srs they do
me too much honorThese Clay men, are the most AFRO
CANT set OF yrants ever met with in my fcand seem
to act as II the world ITSELF and a that in il is was made
Sirs did the great harm of ex
uung little, even at temporary trumph-and the more
esPeeay, as we Jackson people don't get the chance
more than once in four years. The truth is the CLAW men
ee "d'dG than any set OF people upon eat-and once
IN power chelC 1t Is more difficult todetrone then than
oid Nick himself-and you compel them TO resign IT, b
amt 81 hard knocks, why they abuse YOU beyond measure
now Sirs' inns Is exactly my case-l Jackson man.
anu don't care who knows and so at our last election
we came pretty fuhanded against Claws and TO tell the
truth we thought we had him cToSShipped; but as the
ID would have it and he loves his own YOU knowN we
LOST our mold, and six men OF WOmened name commits
Sloners think they call them, said how the Claw
was not BEATEN but had beaten uNow we took this very
uhklhdy as some hOtc other ii is talked of by almost
every body, that the commissioners should have ven II
IN favor OF Jacksonand that jackson will he certain In
get before the Legislature. Yes Sirs know lille
about TINS matter myself, and from what others (more
knowlng) say about 1.-THE Clay will yet have to
moGhCand dose mn j5 Fl sb hs wrong F side of The
cause 1t is said so boldly that doubt it, the matter
was brought about in sort of eft-handed wayand the
Clay men were at the bottom OF it, To be serious Messrs
Editors will tell you all about so far as know or beeve
but before leave these Clay people, must tell them
that they are beral and mpuden every man and bow
oil then;or why is it, that they make such sDIa,h and
cut so many didoes, about momentary triumph on their
part IL ii wrong in the Jacksonians TO do The
thing under similar circumstances? Sirs in strict istee
and tba., 81, -
their turnsthe rctOrS the ran9tshed in political
that too without offence taken by either par
y-because 1t is the way, all the world over Whv Srs
d morse race or cock-hgh 1t is the tlng--Now TO
the facts in chronological order
l. Robert Camm' received at the election 35s votes
-. D Garland 303.
Majority for Camm "a
inns result was produced after the challenge of many
votes' by Mr. Garland--and none on the part of Mi
Camm as theiwrter believes The day after the close of
me polls, the author somewhat in a spirit OF exuation
Is rue Penned the offensive publication which appear
ca IN the Enquirer OF the 2lh u which, as TO every ma
tenal fact, was strictly rue--and no man. having due
regard 10 candour will undertake 10 deny it, The cleo
ton very much influenced on partv c,rounds s,en
ously urged OH both sidesand decided so far as the
pie could decide it, in favor of the Jackson candidate
nor VIII any man, who values his reputation dare de,v
hat me jackson party greatly prepOnderae perhaps in
municaiion. "
q The commissioners of election-consisting of four
Gay men, and two Jackson men five of whom had voted
Tor Mr. Garland, and known his devoted friends and
but one for Mr.. Camm or was friendly 10 bs cIsctor
were directed by law TO meet at the house on the
olh day alter the commencement of the election to
ScTutnlze the polls, and expunge all bad votesand TO
decide which of the candidates should be returned In
The mean time, between the close Of the polls and the
meeting OF the commissioners, Mr.. Garland for the pur
pose OF sustaining his voters and dsparagnc those
MIR. Camm, many Of whom had been sworn al The nos
at the instance OF Mr. Garland, had secured the whole
counyand without notice. either TO the voter mr. 10 tho
conendng candidates. obtained large number of
ahddvits-whch he induced the commissioners TO receive
and TO act uponTbose aIidavs thus obtained decided
the late OF the election, will be seen in the sequel
mo commissioners met pursuant to the directions of
the aw-and should have been composed ACCORDING IN
me provisions oil the act Of the I'd April 1881 of the de-
puy sheri-who took the oath prescribed by that act
conducted the election at the house and voted for
Camm--the clerk, the commissioner of the revenue and
The three persons appointed by the Cour-but instead
tereot ana az the instance Of Mr. Garland the high She
nm, VINO dd not attend the election the court house on
any day thereof present during its progress who
voted at the precinct election but did not conduct IL
cuded his deputy (who had voted the housed and
took his seat OF the commissioners The hoard of
commissioners being thus formed proceeded 10 bsnee.
and became question, whether Mr. Garand's aidavits
shOuu De used as evidence i'm Tie scrutiny OF the pos2
was Geciueu ,na' uey shouid-although Mr Camm pro-
tested against ~ having taken affidavit Oh his parhe
result OF all which was that these slidays operated IN
The exclusion OF many of Mr.. Camms votes which were
decidedly good, and sustained MANY Of MIR Garl,nd,s
when were decidedly bad,and only so-the commits
soncrs upon this kind Of evidence excluded several ol
Mr. Camms votes, where the voter had been sworn at the
pos-and ~ That way ascertaned, that Mr. Garland was
entitled TO the return by majority OF two votes. but in
reality by oUiy owing to mistake i'm the numbering If
Mr. Canms list, which afterwards detected but too
late TO be correciedIIad even this mistake been disco
VeTed IN time, Mr. Camm had IL completely i'm his power
70 sustain two OF the votes his list which had been ex-
GUIDED 0y Difaessos pTescnt-and thus entitled himself
70 the return-But the corrected poll errOHeosly stood
lese ."o votes would merely produce de-and the
commissioners required that the proofs should be present.
ed 10 the form Of aidavs and il was known tst i'm that
event. we hgh sheriff would return Mr.. Garland, Mr..