Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-04-21

at ne would not get cey rotes in the county you find
mat he received the handsome support of three hundred
and eighteen These lost sight Of all other consdera.
ons and resolved 70 60 fer principles Now take those
supporters OF Major Holland who threw their upon
Mr. Wade and Major Hale, by reason of their having
committed themselves before another candidate was pre-
sented TO them, and assign them 20 Burwe and IL IL at
once obvious 10 candid mind that Burwell would have
oeen elected You could hear in every direction from
the Jackson ranks, Bring another candidate us
ahoher Jackson man TO support, and will go tor him;
out we hac 10 throw away yotcsit is disaerceal" You
may wen imagine, how the crafty Wings were Iangh;n0
en- MeT sfcercS at the thought cG,chin us hoD;a0 y
ruhg TWO To one against us-a game, you know, that
would beat the D. unless every Jackson vote were
given singly. On the side of the washed party
was madc regular test question; and if we had not
strangely neglected to bring another candidate in
Tune (out IN truth IT was not cgcca moety of our own
party IN effect opposed itSuch is the fact Il might have
ocen made test question with As it was however
contrary To the llbcral and alsed assertions of orr
enemies, lS voters OF the true faith even at the eleventh
hour, resolved like to sustain their principles
lhosc indeed who have the reckless hardood to con-
'end that the Wings have majority in Franklin have
closed their cycsto solid facts and evidence which can
not ail to carry conviction TO any unbiased mind If
my VIII calmly refer to the Polls OF Galloway and Camp
cel, ana deal honestly and fairly they will, at once
fna the proof in favor of Jackson majority II will
thus be ascertancd that Galloway has majority of 7,:
and feel satsfednay. might assert positivcly thai
he did not receive solitary Uhig roc Here then
the best and most conclusive test that the Adinistra
uon justly CLAIMS decided majority Besides let it be
borne IN mind that Galloway showed his face TO
the People until the morning of the Election great
many were not even apprzed of his having been nom
ha'cd while Others who understood that he was out
were PectdHy informed that he would not be able 90
serve elected Yet, in defiance of all these CLOGS
anu ueau weights thrown upon him--of all this Whir
machinery in operation defeat hm-hc received ma
lory OF 10 votes | would rather it should ave been
21O as IT ought to have been; vet the minority he ~.
cciyed is memorable and glorious number The friends
OF the Administration have only the majority but
the very Strf of 40 10 animate and sustain them
These arc the times again that try mems souls
uHes mat should call into exercise that manly firm
ness OF purpose, that promptness of decision that
Lofty bearing, which should mark the conduct of every
Virginia patriot, who has engrayen upon his heart
the eternal principles of '9S, and whose bosom CLOVIS
with the ennobling spirit Of '96 Fellow Citizens Of
Bedford! Come forth, in the unswayed majesty of
your strength, and accomplish the work that Frank
I'M has commenced under many embarrassmcnts
Let the great deficiencies of the latter be more than
supplied by the noble achievements of the former
ana II iortunate your success, Fellow Citizens will be
Solid evidence-nay, enduring nionumcnt-of the
signal triumphs which Democratic Republicans may
achieve, who engage with zeal in great and glorious
cause when the day comes, move shoulder shoulder
in solid coumns-and never surrender the ship while
a man remains to tread the deck"
hope that the friends of the Administr alton i'm Bed
iord VIII not suer any personal considerations to divide
ana throw them into confusion has been much the
case with in Franklin There were some of our marty
who called themselves thorough going jackson men
eren dyed tn The 3COOi suppose-ho rc0ardcss of cop
sequences it seemed bestowed their votes exclusively
upon Mr. Wade. Now, if they had been true TO their
principles, good faith demanded their support likewise
Tor Holland and thus they would have evinced their de-
sire TO elect the latter well the former The facts
however, clearly showed that their first object was 10
secure me election OF their personal favorite Mr. Wade
and let MIR. Holland scrape Through if he could con.
less ! did not understand those Jackson men; nor do
conceive how their principles to be- regarded as or
thodox and purely republican But thanks TO The star
that prcsdes over the destiny of that and straight
forward patriot John NJ rloand in spite of the zg.zag
course OF the Jackson paIty-some going for Holland
ana Hale Galloway and Claiborne, for Holland and
Wade Galloway and Stuart-some for Holland and Bur-
Wen, Galloway and Claiborne and on-ringng the
changes upon the candidates, were merely Tor The
pas-tme and amusement of the Wings who chuckled
At our toiy-l say in spite of these circumstances we
carried our candidate through, successfully being ~
votes IN the year of Major Hale Notwithstanding the
loud reJolcngs on the other side, consider il t
combined. 1907
You will be surprised, doubt to see how hard Stu
art h''s' pushed Claiborne in his own counythc latter
ootanng only re- sjority out of nearly 1000 votes
stuart Is noble eiiowj and when talents like his are
brought to bear upon the great caSsn-,af Freemorf'
tory may be seen hoyei,is him pnats
with Capt. Caibeknc, and that Patrick WI VI 70 al
large majority If he go TO Bedford $50 ahead his
success need scarcely he questioned
ONE OF THE DEMOCRACY