Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-13

TO examine mud ascertain as near a. they could t'e
number OF legal voters miNihc county Al October
Court they reported that after careful examination of
inc commissioners books they found the number b.
esp, or thcreabouts Although the Commissioners
books not ucrrilg guide they arc the best evil
dcncc of the number of voters There are many nou
resident voters that cannot b. asceaincd exactly and
hence II was admitted, that there might DC few more
than were reported
AT October Court, Committee was appointed 10 call
IN the papers OF nsructon 10 scrutinz, the same and
expungc thereiro, the of all such persons AZ ap
peared To tcn not To be legal voters. Tie Committee
ascertancd the aggregate number To be i3land after
dcdnctng 80 bad votes. left 3 To be added the Letter
OF Instruction, which the number PR scntcd to cur
Delegates and Senator.
But, our opponents, we understand have arrived n,
very different Conclusions from the same premises al
though nothing official has appeared yet from them
lhcy have made variety OF calculations to swell th,
aggregate amount oi voters. To require larger
number to constitute the maiartytcy have travelled
out OF the countyn every direction rake up votes
whether they be Administration Opposition. Bank or
anti Bankand says, they have asccraincd the,
number To be 800 thcrcabouts-and that they are au
torzcd to take oil names enough To reduce our
to $50.
If this be 80, contend that it is their duty 10 show
IT, and not put their papers III their pockets for
ing Our opponents first attacked the mode of getting
up instructions 1t was dcnounccdas sly and nsdiouse
as intended calculated to impose upon the of
Tie pcopc--that deception, intrigue fraud" and iipa
~ forgery, would be rcsortcdto. They E;,n, however
IN the progress OF the lscussi that objections 10 any
particular mode amounted denial OF the right and
my - conccdc the right to instruct, there could be- no
people too ignorant to instruct equivalent saying that
they are too Ignorant the annual and
consequently incapable Of scfgovernmcnt. The peo-
pie saw That was stroke at the existence of free
Government Abandoning this position, our enemies
next came into ranks, and attempted To ncu-
traise our men and by art and management Ct will not
say ntruc dece tion. and fraud y 6y bringing to bear
on the question Mr. Shells personal popularity by ap-
pcais TO the sympathcs of the people III such language
as . VIII you force Mr. Shell to resign ~ will YOU
draw him from his scat 2, they succeeded in inducing
many to take no part in the matter, and thereby had the
oncht OF counting some, who WERE on principle oppCs
ed TO tieinln tins state of things, requested OPP
ponens to start counter paper and then they could only
count such Us would sgn-but they clearly the adj
vantage TO be derived from appearing be indifferent i'm
order that they might be benefited by counting all who
did not sign our paper We urged them this course;
Tor, they succeeded in obtaining signatures than
we could, we would, at once acknowledge that we were
instructed Not being sufficiently successful ut this last
cxpedcnt, they determined finally upon the attempt to
persuade the people that they ought To recall their names
vi Tins, we had no notice, and never knew, until
the Letter OF instruction closed that the effort was
seriously made but is reported that they authorized
to take oil many How this has been effected if true
We know not-whctcr by 'curncring MISREPRESENTATION
intrigue fraud" | should feel great dclcacy i'm
riding "hog paths and byeways in travelling through
thIckcts and recesses, and securing the country
TO persuade the free Independent and intelligent citizens
OF Brunswick to their recorded opinions upon
solemn and most important subject
have taken pains To- ascertain the average vote
at the polls Tor the last five years. and find To be DDS
We contend that Brunswick has more than seven
hundred good voters, and that have majority of that
number If wrong in this, il is the duty of our
opponents to show it, But, admitting for argument sake
that have not a majority we contend that our dele
gates stand instructed for the following reasons:
Because the number we furnished is the best evidence
OF public sentiment tina. has been obtained;
Because it greatly exceeds the majority of the average
vote of the county for the last five years;
Because it is more by one hundred, than Mr. Shell OBJ
tanned nj the last election;
because il is such n vote as would insure any ma
election in the county forever;
Because it is more. by double than could be obtained
IN the usual way of calling the people together either
the one side the other
And lastly Because it is more than opponents can
obtainiin the way.
If, however, Mr.. Shell, in the face of this mass of evil
dence Of public opinion shall feel himself at liberty to
disregard IT. the responsibility viii be his head
sue will have been fairly made up between him and his
constituents, which will be decided at the polls
AN lNSTRUCTlONIST