Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-13

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SIR am thus particular in tie date OF your piece
because find two "Westmorelands" in the field Yo,Js
sha notice briefly and after having doue So should
carry the warino your camp, the fault will be yours m
mine Your object is evidently TO dragocn fe Senator
rom me Northern Neck District into the support of Mr.
Legh Tor the Senate against the positive and undoubcd
wishes OF at least nnetcnhs of those who elected him
and as the writer Of this fearlessiy asserts AGAINST the
desire OF majority of Col Basye's constituents This
Is about the tenth effort which has been made 10 cause
Vol Basye TO prove his friends and his dntv
~ eolnehced' you know, short time previous to the
last Senatorial election in Wcstmorcland comfy You
SIR look prominent part that OCCASION in the aftenlpi
TO disgrace him; and you cannot have forgotten how
complete the failure was and how il recoed Oh your
party 1T IS known to me- that il gave Col Basve at least
one hundred votes lac would have otherwise received
had not determined to give him NV humble ennnort
until that day. conld then hesitate Let us see how
the matter stands with Col B and his constituents nj
the last Spring election, which took place under peculiar
circumstances For IN addition to the goeyaL paic four
Banks in the District of Columbia were mule N 6,U
during the month of April and no part of te co,,fr,
coud nave possibly felt the shock scnsiby than the
people OF whom am now speaking Their trade, which
IS extensive, OF wood &c, is almost confined TO tie Dis
riGt And at eh time to be caught with thousands of
uolaTs IN worthless paper, was vel! calculated TO make
them pause. Stafford and Westmorcland arc tHe onJ
counties III which there any test of tle STRENGTH ~
parties. One sent Administration delegatc fe o,er
an Anti King George sent Anti Ia Northumber-
iaHd both OF the prominent candidates were friends of
the administration. Ii is true there was am Ant also
Candidate; but he received less than 20 votes / come
now TO Lancaster and Richmond countes the vote Of
wich mas no doubt hcwiercd you il has done ann.
DHtF rem man. IL ought 10 have been "a
C ~ IS hot that those counties after the new order
oil lh'ngs came to an understanding, that The one should
send delegate two years, and then the other two years
Lancaster faithfully adhered 70 this arrangement land
so ana hchinondO and in uie Spring of 1853 her lime
came around; she presented candidate who xvns dgci.
dedly friendly TO the Administration but he Antics If
Richmond county, not wishing 60 be represented by
friend to the Administration offered candidate from,
that county, who Anti, "aU tie icag the result Of
ateiection 90 a phrase) was caution -
about one hundred and fifty majority in those two small
counties IN favor ofthe Lancaster candidate The session
OF 5 81 closed, and bear in mind, Lancaster was sl
eed TO me representative another year And here let
me appeal To the present Delegate 20 say if he was not
lnFted % become candidate, and supported warmly by
toe most decided and influential friends Of the Admins
tfation IN his county and will also ask him if his i'm
mediate predecessor did not write 10 him. and urge him
to become candidate will further sppcal to- him to
say, u he believes there ten Ant-Hdmuistration
mon IN idchmond county who did not vote for him
ani well acquainted ia the county, aud can do moi
know one; no, not Under all the
the present Delegate elected by a majority of less
IMAM hity Before close my remarks on this subject
will back my opinions IS usual with Virpinans by
submitting two proportions, which you or your friends
First will wager hundred dollars lIiat the pro
sent Delegate any other man from Lancaster is
elected thus Spring. Secondly similar sum II Col
Basye votes against Mr. Leigh and should again be- a
candidate ne viii be reelected against ANY Opposition
ist IL either both propositions Is accenfed lie -
name Is with Che EdtorsO
shall proceed 60 take some notice Of another
part Of your Bpistlc and in doing 50, shall have to in