Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-29
JUEL KOSSEK,
Commissioner Of Reroaae.
PErrasnuRn. Jan. nd. 1s35.


Gegaemea In my reply to your letter ofthc 2sth No.
ycmber last accompanying certain instructions which
IN behalf Of those who had slgaed ten you then did
me tie honor 10 communicate informed you that ac-
kn5wledgcd the right olnsruction in its broadcast sense
and H. upon the fullest evidence circumstances of the
might enable to obtain | should be convinced
that majority Of my constituents desired ne to vote
against the reelection of Mr.. Leigh would Weld obe-
diencc to their viii Not conceiying myself Authorized
you suggested in your letter demand any thing OF
my constituents, or ofany portion Of tcm in regard to
the expression Of their opinions upon this any othc
subject, and feeling II equally incumbent me
not TO be governed by a minority, as 1t TO d,
the viii Of majority, did moi perceive any means b,
which could free myself from the responsibility @,
asccrtunq. through such channels Of information A.
might be voluntarily opened to me, whether majority
of The voters of The town had concurred in the instruc
ton not therefore resorcd at to the most Oh
vious mode OF satisfying myself of the fact by endeavor
ng 10 obtain complete list Of all the qualified voters
Not being able owing to ny engagements elsewhere e.
attend to 1t in person awaited mysefol the services Of
Trend who, with the AID OF others proceeded with
little delay possible, to the accomplishment of the ar
duous and difficult task AS soon came into the nos
Of the list thus prepared, which embraced 52
names, including all those the Instruction plpers
that were deemed good by you, except two which
were inadvertently omitted / addressed a letter TO the
Clerk Of the Hastings Court the Sergeant of the Corpo
ration and the Commissioners of the Revenue, requesting
them to scrutinzc the list and make DISTINGUISH
the good votes from the bad adding, if necessary such
names might have been omitted. On tile 18th inst
they returned me The list examined according TO nv
request, accompanied with letter in which they state
that of the whole number Of names submitted 10 them
(and TO which they made additions,) there are
in their opinion J07 good votes 2G bad IL uncertain
and doubtful, 10 merchants, and two other persons
whose qualifications they decline passing upon ]
send you herewith copy Ct their letter the Original
Of which together with the original list as marked BY
hen have left with Mr.. Win. r. Robertson who will
submit them 20 your inspection, and furnish YOU will
copies, If ypu desire IT, To The 5O7 names appcarpo
10 be good should be added The two names found Oh
the instruction papers but omitted in the general lis,
and il VIII then be that the whole number Of per
residing In The State Of Virginia, and qualified 10
in the Town Of Petersburg the st Of Dc cenber
c31 500, Of whom 1874 have signed tc Instructions
and 31O have not 10 appears also thlt the number OF
voters residing in town, and The three adjoining con-
tics Of Chestcreld Dinwidde and Prince GEORGE was
AGO. Of whom 100 have signed the Instructions aud 27O
have not and further that the number of rcsid
ing within the exact limits Of the corporation was i03
22j arc not OF ihe AZ names marked unccrtlin and
doubtfu about one half the instruction lst and
if hc whole were added T. the 500 ascerllncd votes
tc result would be- almost precisely bc Ofho 30
merchants aud oihc persons specially reported upon
The instructions and not; but DO not con-
slider them qualified voters, they not taken into
count You wil perceive therefore, that If tlc voters
residing in town, majority Of a.; Of those residing in
ue town aud the ndlceht counties majority Of 30; and
Cfthc whole number of voters resident in the State ma
iory of III, bavc not signed the instructions an
aware Of my personal knowledge that there are about
halfa dorm individuals who although they have not
signed Instructions, wish to vote against Mr. cigh
and knowing eir wl shall pay the respect i5ii
as IL they hal signed. You mention your letter that
there arc fifteen twenty persons occupying this ground
but 10 the largest number admitted you will observe
ha would not cover the majority even ofthe voters