Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1835-01-24
voters ir my Dis,1et that have signed the in
strueiions, and 1919 that have not.
am, very respectfully, yo5rs, &c.
WILLIAM OLD
L ON TUE WnIn

Ishta' FesdetoH, E1, Chairman Of The
Sommufee Of H,trHeii0H Of Caroline County.
STA: In your letter OF the 5.h inst. you request
'na' VIII inform you, 81 the course I intend TO
pursue IN relation TO the approaching election Of
u. .. Senator. In my reply to that letter
ua'cd the 9th met. j informed Won that had
transmitted the list OF instructions sent me by your
Committee, I" the Shcrias and Commissioners of
inc revenue OF Caroline County. with request
that they would cIaminB the same, and send ME
me result oil their scEuiipy-and that coul Id not
Sn'SIy your inquiry until l received a report
from them l nos have the satisfaction 10 in
form you. tina, received tho desired repor, in
part, on Yesterday, which together with the in
veSiigation have made myself. from the data
furnished by your Co nmiiiec, enables me to state
the said election.
In commencing an investigation OF the list Of
lhStrucuonst>, my attention Was fr.t directed
10 the ddIuonS OF the COMMITTEE. and in them
discovered an error of four. The Committee
makes Inc number of sisners to be Sill. IL should
'e oui, 10 which will add the names of two rs.
centiy received, which will make the whole num-
Der oil inStruciionists 500. Your Committee do.
Quoted from the list, IS, which they say are
e"uo'iui votes, leaving 473; aud your Committee
IuIIhe' STATE that the letter 81 instructions Is
e'Sncu by lI3. frecholdsrs aud constitut ional
voters Your Committee further state, that 6g5
es were polcd at the last springs election
which ihey say Is The largest nusbeT polcd la
me last 10 years, and they sdd that the AIS in
stuc,ioniSis before named, constitute n large
majority OF the lawful voters Of Caroline County
Presuming thatihe Committee intended by these
ueciarations 10 lake the polls of the springs cleo
'ioh, as indicating the aggregate vote of the
county, determined rst TO ascertain what num-
Der oil the said 695 had signed the letter of In
sIactions On comparing the list Of Instruction
lists with the polls OF last spring, I discovered
that only 2b3 OF the inStructionists voted at the
springs election, and OF that number 81 hay.
cancelled The instructions, as far their auiho-
h,
duet 81 from oG3 there will remain 2iI which
Is not majority of Cos. lam crediby inform.
co. thai many other recantations, similar to
NOSE before NAMED will reach ne in a few DAYS.
rus. you Elil readily acknowledge, that under
'hiS view of the subject, ain not instructed
But sir, this Is not the only view of The subject
Wni.h The data furnished BY your Committee. has
enable me to take. Your Committee have cer,ifi.
ga mat the letter Of instructions is signed by Az
n msiui voters. have before shewn, that only
Ioo OF maj number voted last spring. The re.
manner therefore added TO G95 (the polls of las,
SpIlns,) VIII make, according to your Committees
She"lhSi The number OF lawful voters in Caro-.
me 10 he 9OI. The majority OF 9O7, is 454
peuuS' u recanla,ons already received
rom 40, aud there will remain, Al
which is less than the majority of 9O7.
nus, SIR, you will perceive, that upon every
view OF Inc subject, based upon the evidence
furnished by the in>ruciioniSts themselves. it is
e',aeht that The effort 10 instruct me, is failure
r.
pear To be, and as they certainly are against the
ihS'ruciioniSts, they are nevertheless founded in
e'Io'i and are unsatisfactory TO me. | have re-
peaiedly acknowledged the right of instruction.
AZ wen as expressed my determination 10 be con-
Hoiled by majority of my constituents In ma.
aug Tins acknowledgment and in expressing
IniS determination, ! acted with perfect sincerity;
anu l assure you, II has ever been NV intention
~ discharge the high obligation thy impose
In conscientious manner, and wholly without
reference tu my personal interests OF wishes
am therefore, unwilling TO av,il myself OF any
benefit to be derived from the mistakes of IN.
inSiructinni'iS
In acknowledging that the people OF Carolin.
have the right to controul me- mean all The
lawful voters Of the couniy, or majority Ar
them, and not those only who voted al the late
election. In judging, then, of the validity Of
he instructions sent me by your Committee, the
proper course 10 be pursued is--first 10 ascertain
rs near n practicable, the aggregate number of
lawful voters IN the County; and secondly the
number oi lawful voters on the letter of inStrtc-
lions. An investigation ON this pripciple has
been undertaken hy Mr.. Hudgin the CLERK of
our County, aided by The Commissioner Of IN.
Revenue and the SherlfS. II is not vet com.
picied, but has progressed far enough 10 enable
me 10 answer lac inquiry contained IN your let
ter. The result Of the investigation, as far as il
has been made, Shews the number of lawful
voters in Caroline 10 be 1925 The Clerk and
Commissioner believe that this investigation
when iaiShed, will add over 30 more 10 this
number.
From the list OF insiructionists. they b,v.
stricken of 40, wSo have no right TO vote in
Caroline, whIsh, taken from 5O9, the whole
number, will leave 39s lawful voters, who have
signed the letter Of inStructions-3i Of which
have recanled, leaving 1863. Deduct sos from
1893, there will remain 615.
l trust, sir, you will not hesitate now 10 &C.
knowledge that under any view of this suhier,
VIII ether 1t he based upon the evidence of the
instructionists themselves, or upon the records
Of our cuuaty, that stand unin,trnctcd nv INV
constituents, and free 10 act according nv own
discretion, IN the election of Senator II is
hardly necessary to add that | shall summon,
the election of b. w. Lsish-In doing this,
regret that shall do an act SO disagreeable TO a
large minority Of my constituents.
But II Is some satisfaction TO know that in vo,
ing for Mr.. Leigh, shall give my support TO an
honest and able opponent 10 the re.charier. or
re-eS,abishmept Of the U. S Bank, in any shape
whateyer--io which institution the instruction
lists appear To be 50 viOlently opposed
For the satisfaction OF the instructieni.ts
Will give you statement, in detail, Of the asgre.
gate vote Of the county, As far 1t has been as
ceriained.
The polls OF last springs election, shew 6s5
FreeholderS and reverSienerS in land, who
did not vote last spring, and who stand
charged on the Commissioners books,
&c. 343
Number Of lawful voters in Caroline, lO3s |
Whole number Of inStruciioniSls 500
Deduct those who have no right
TO vote, 10
Recanta,ionS, 3i-lH
Number Of lawful voters, who
have SiSned instructions, 365
have lists Of the names of all the lawful
voters whose names are included in the foreao-
ing estimate, showing the ground on which |
they arc entitled TO the right of suffrage md also
a list OF the ITO insructioniss, who have no right
/, vote; which will be checrfully shown to any
OF the InsiruciionistS who may desire TO see
them. am, respectfully,
Your obedent servant
ROBT. HORD.
Richmond, ODD January, 1885.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Whole number Of names on the instruction
lists lodged in the Clerks Office of Cum