Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-24

has been swept OFF.
The propertytook exhibits all those charged with
revenue tax but yet all Of them not house -kccpers
and heads of families. How the clerks 10 know
who, among those standing upon the property book,
have the legal qualification The books shew no.
thing oft Those clerks, confined pcrpctually i'm their
Offices know less, personally of the individuals of the
county, than others. They know of the men
upon Pap"-but little others, of the real existing
II was mentioned with some show of cxultation tina,
the coinnittc had sent their lists the nance of FIVE
men, dead since signing. These men were upon the
aggregate vote. Au they still there And are they
not still caun,d against the instructions, Are these all
the dead men counted against the instructions? What
has become oa those counted the land and property
books died since those books made year ago,
The executors and administrators of of tcin have
doubtless appeared in Court and the clerks may have
erased their Names (of this they do inform us
How many poor and obscure there the owners
OF horse or the hircrota negro who die with admin
straton upon their estates and whose deaths be
known to The clerks, How many remove every Fall,
and become disqualified by their removal: IL appears,
that the dead, the removed the absent the insane the
tenants of the Jail and the Pencntiary-thosc of whose
existence even nothing is known, and those who have
not mad an opportunity of signing and who from these
disabilities have not and cannot appear Spring the
polls to rote TO be counted against every attempt
people to Instruct their Delegate Will the nevtn-
bic effect of this mode of estimating the qualified
ola county render nugsory and void every attempt
instruction. except in where the people unani-
nous or nearly so have selected the county of Chcs-
cricd one not of the strongest cascs-ohers could
be cited, probably stronger Caroline King William
PendSton, &c Where the gentlemen Instructed, and
tcii friends look the commissioners books they
discover surprising number of qualified voters, nearly
one fifth of the entire white population. men, women and
childrcn When they look at the letters of instruction.
they discover an unusual number of bad votes They
seem indeed, determined not to be 'palsed by the will
OF Their constituents! We told that they will disobey
an disregard those instructions, that Mr. Leigh will be
elevated to office in defiance of the wishes of the people
of Virginia., CIVIS.
TO TIE EDITORS or 7wE ENQUIRER
GENrLEMEN-Mr. McComas is again i'll the papers,
The character and spirit of his last very ot-
guOoS, that would have supposed that lac was inrcctg
attempting TO effect his object by of those [" little
Western tricks OF which he speaks but for
of personal respect for lie is evidently uneasy i'm
the dilemma iii which he has placed hmself-and |
should certainly deem the subject unworthy of any fur
ther notice from me- but for his seeming contradiction
my statements The suboined voluntary statements of
three honorable Senators, will concSiceiy settle the mat
ter IN controversy, by corroboraon in every parcu-
lar, OF the statements contained in my former
with the motives and intentions of Mr.. McComas |
have nothing to do. Let him settle them with Others
VINO may question them. have only inferred them,
from his language; which, however he dsclamed in his
first note and that disclaimer felt any DISPOSE
ton to controvert Whether his language justified INV
inicrcnces, an enlightened public can Judge.
You will be pleased gentlemen to insert this note in
your Paper-and obligc your friend, &c
Jan. Odd, 1886
We the undersigned, members of the Senate of yir-
gina take pleasure in stating that heard the remarks
OF Mr. McComas, of Wyhe, and the reply to by Mr.
Anderson of Botctour the 18th of December last.
on the proposition to fix day for the election of U.
. Senator. and have read the report of Mr. Ander-
son remarks on that OCCASION the Enquirer of the 9th
inst, and believed il to he a correct report.
We recollect distinctly, his turning and addressing
himself tn MIR McComas, (who in his scat) and
charging him with disposition TO excite the local pre-
JUDGES ofthe Eastern people in favor of Mr. Leigh and
against the Western people and Mr. Rves Furthermore
we feel II our duty to say (withou intending mputc
Intention to Mr. MrComas, since he has dsclomed
it) that the impression made our minds that
seems to have been made on Mr. Andersons
FRANCIS f.. RIVES,
WIN. M'MAHON,
A. r. HARDWOOD.
Richm Ia Ig9E