Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-20
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.
CHESTEREIEID

The consistent Editor of the Wing continues 10 abuse
the people of CHESTERFIELD for being the first come for
ward to pronounce Mr.. Leigh unworthy of their conf
dence Being his native county the Wing thinks il was
objectionable most atrocous! that the Independent yeo
manry OF that county should dcnounce the reckless
course of the Senator The Wing forgets that il was but
little time past when he the Editor of that inmacu
late print, proclaimed Mr. Leigh unfit for any station
that he teas century Jehud the improvement Of the
age-tha his opinions were aristocratc, and did
cord with those Of free people. The Wing declared,
that Mr.. Leigh Terrified in his principles that
had they prevailed at the Of our Rcr0Lution it
would never had existed and the free government under
which we now live would have been established
And indeed much abuse did this Protean Editor
pour out upon Mr.. Leigh at that time the idol he at
present worshps. The Editor of that establishment,
having thrown another of his somersets-having again
veered around to another point of the compass sings
different tune, and abuses the Chesterfield farmers for
believing as he did formerly: They do not, however,
abuse Mr. Leigh rs he did Mr. Leigh is every thing
with hm-even to be century before the improvement
oil the agc-ht for any station, &c. This well knew
what effect the dsapprobation the people of Mr. Leigh
native county must have upon his political standing
and hence his pitl abuse of the people county for
insructlng their delegate to vote against Mr. Leigh
We find in yesterday Wing, the communication of
some scrbber who misreprescnts the proceedings of
countysayng that there 1900 qualified votcrsthat
after "ful examinations, than 800 as land
holders-about 300 of whom have signed the Instruc-
ton; leaving fire hundred .Anti1 &c &c.-that consc-
9ueny, there is not majority of qualified the
Instruction paper, alter H examination. The Editor
OF the Wing prefaces this precious communication with
many OF his polite and courteous remarks accusing
the citizens of Chesterfield of Van Burensm with IN
trigue, with malice nalignity and demaeogueisln &C.
pushing instructions with the rancorous ardour
&c NC, with great deal more of such stuff He says
that the opPosers of Mr. Leigh i'll that county have fail
cd at last that MIR. Johnson is instructed TO vote
against her 'lustIious SON The Wing principally de-
riycs his information from this correspondent of his and
takes his statement about the 1900 and the $40
4ntieS, after tU examination, &c to be true This cor
respondent OF the Wing, like every other person who
wishes TO defeat the instructions, counts every man.
COURSE who is not upon the paper opposed
tions-counts every freehold in the county where the
have not signed the instruction papers as on the
O hp load rnIi,,
traton INSTRUMENTATION. lie calculates also upon
all the absenees, nonresidents out of the county
holding freehods-upon all who dead also who once
held reeholds. This is the way the Wings correspon-
dent calculates and the way he comes at his 500 An
ties as lie calls them and this, doubt is the way
winch some oil the instruction members count themselves.
The Wings abuse is beneath notice. The statement of
his correspondent can only be laughed at if indeed it
noticed at all He talks about s'a full examination
purging, &c. Pray, who made this examination this
Purging? as he calls it, When and where was it made
But we will be done with this correspondent His state
ment exposes itself Still the Wing catches even at that
moiceau[at that miserable attempt to dscolor facts
Both the Editor and his correspondent deserve
ration. We will dismiss them.
There are, have about CIT qualified
voters OF Chesterfield county, for nstructn0 Mr.
Johnson How many did he get his last election p
We saw ii stated in the papers the time that there
considerable excitement the election day that
the people endeavored TO bring Mr.. ]. w. Jones
against him, who refused to offer; that Mr. Johnson
declared that he would obey Instructions; that he was
an Administration man, &c. The people at this we
were told were in some composed and the es-
dttdycu. Inc polls were opened-thcre
IT was sald about 800 voters present Mr. Johnson got
about $50 OF theIn-Mr2 Jones, although candidate
got about 80. About two three hundred would not
vote at all because, it alleged that being opposed
to Mr. Johnson for nominating Mr.. Leigh, they could
not vote for him. They could vote for MIR Jones ON
account OF his openly declaring he could be candi-
date nj this we saw stated in the public papers at the
time, and it not contradiccd we take Il therefore
Tor granted then, that Mr. johnson would not probably
have gotten more at any rate of the of voters
stated, had Mr. Jones been candidate and probably not
ns many Will not Mr. Johnson therefore consider him.
sen as instructed by 62 qualified He
famed believe even half Of that number, any cleo
on OF ms As TO their being reduced by purgat0n after
Jul crdminGti0H the Wigs correspondent says TO
5OO-thls Is all mere hum. The people Of Chesterfield
expect, Will wait until Mr.. Johnson will tell them so,
and Will not regard the Bnsgate and trash of anony
nous correspondents, the vulgar abuse Of partizan
editor In the moan time, Mr. Johnson had well in
form the wing editor we'll his fec huldrod anti
correspondent that the county he represents admins.
traon and that majority in Il is certainly opposed 10 his
friend Mr. Leigh presume MIR. j. does not dispute
uai iact lie surely derive pleasure in seeing his
couny-men thus abused and the fact respecting the 20.
htca complexion Of the county msstated and perverted
Tor party purposes. A. B.
Tuesday, lGh Decolsber.