Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-18
WILLIAM OLD.
C0.n.nU.vYcSTID.

-, Mons partard Ct neseifur.
Inc Jackson an Buren, Party in Chesterfield, ailer
having arranged their cunnngly ode yised plan of se
up Instructions to their county delegate To vo, no,;n
r i"lg'i as senator commenced opsraonsearly in june
,J m oi numerous active pnrtizns privy cir
u papers of signatures IN every nook and corncr of
the county who after toin. for lon. ,cn,
WIFI uogtee OF zeal and industry, worthy Of better
cause, reported the result of their individual bors
leaders; who tlcreupon forming themselves into rn,J
committee with much solcnnity and parade procsc,l,d
to hold divers grave sngS, for the purpose Of c,u,ol;
dating into grand list the siencrs thus oLt,nr 10
their enissarics, and for the purpose of xpungin there
rom as was distinctly avowcd, the names Of such -
were not emitted to the right of suffrage This AUGUST
committee alter sundry sage deliberations, composed and
pupished 10 the world mamie ir ~,
M beauty oil dction and purity Of stylc setting
ori inc grounds upon which their patriotic labors wen,
based IN getting up the aforesaid instructions and mr.
cceaed on the first Monday in December lo transmit 10
er delegate. their letter of instructions TO which v,r
subscribed the names of six hundred and three n,rs
al good men and true the committee would fam,
nave tneir oelegae believe Abont ten twelve days
tcrcaitcr another list OF instructors was frv,ar,,d
containing the names Of twenty four persons
but, 'a'rebae dicta! when this immaculate list of IN
sruc'ors which had been previously purified by repcat,
came TO be scrutnized il contained the names
oil two persons who dead FIVE others who had ,
moved out OF the limits of TIC Commonw two others
who are infants, other idiot two others deemed t
be aliens three others who have been
ciienccs and about fy-ive others who il is believed
are not possessed OF the shadow ola rht 10 vote.
III All about seventy IL is also believed that sono rt
or nifty others, have either subsequently, signcd c on
position instruction, or have directed their Representa-
or TO disregard it, 10 them by subiractin all thes
from The sgners to the Letter of Instruction ter mum
Der VIII be reduced 10 less than five hundred $ STRICT
ana careful examination OF the Commissioner Books and
records has been made and such other information wor
my OF credit could readily be obtained has been
ior with view to ascertain the number of legally quail
hcd voters IN Chesterfield county; the result OF which IN
veshgaon, clearly proves that there arc ut least twelve
hundred persons who iaay legally exercise the right Of
suffrage IN That county, and If full and correct norinn
ton could be obtained it highly probable one hundred
more would he added 10 the number.
Tie foregoing statement of facts clearly indicates
that large majority Of c respectable portion of the yo
iers IN Chesterfield, are by disposed to lend
teir aid IN sacrificing the altar ofpary spirit b w
Leigh, one of the most distinguished and iavorite sons of
their county. "
1.-THE Administration Party in Chesterfield object TO
the foregoing statement relative the number of
on their instruction list not entitled vote and The nu
Der OF persons who have legal right to vote in The conn
y, they are respectfully invited submit the matter
to the scrutiny OF board to be composed of the chair
man, or any other member o their committee the Com
mSsloners Of tho Revenue, two of the Deputy Sheriff.
me Clerk of the County Court and his DEPUTY: all III
whom except the two last, believed to be pretty
warm Jackson men, VERVrAs
| Dec IT, 1854