Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-29
TO THE EDITORS OF THE rMouJRFR,

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GENTLEMEN: Before this shall have reached YOU The
result OF our election win be known 10 you. That King
ana queen rs truly Republican and sound to the core
have always believed; and unless her citizens shall
suffer themselves to be politically cozcned she will here
after shew it to the world We lost the county last
Spring TO our cause, for that have been hereto
fore stated Col Fleet, the Wing candidate is decided.
iy the strongest man of his party in this county He
not only carries The entire Wing vote, but in conse
quence of the relation he sustains 10 the people Us
Magistrate, (actlve and obiging) and being attached TO
religious denomination who numerous and influen.
tia he draws along with him many of the Republican
voters When we take into consideration all The circum-
stances connected with election il can but be con
sdered that we have achieved most signal victory I'm
addition To the very great personal popularity of Col
Fleet had other matters and ihnns TO combat stili
more formidable. MIR. Wright was known and 80 de-
clared HIMSELF to be in favor of the election of MIR Van
Buren,, against whom all sorts of charges were made
well calculated 10 iname and prejudice the minds of the
people. 1t said and said over and over a0an
and handbllls to that effect were afoat thick os
black berries, that lie was in favor of Internal I'm
provement, Protective Tariff, of abolishinp slavery
and OF putting the free negroes an equality will
the white voters; and that if be should be elected
the time would soon come when the colorcd man
would sit side by side with and our daughters!-
The Wings themselves were active and persevering In
addition 10 this the high Sheriff and both his Deputies
all three popular and influential, most if not all the
Consabes, nearly all the merchants and tayern-keep
ers, every Attorney practising in the County Court,
except one, (and he almost stranger) and majority of
the Magistrates were not only against u.s. but were
generally actively engaged in the Our candi
date, too but little known and in the lower end Of
the county total stranger to most of The voters vet
against this Odds have Succeeded. May il not then
be expected that The People of King and Queen shall
know they will, see through the aim and design
OF the Wings, viz TO pull down the Republican
doctrines for which Virginia has been conspicuous aud
mat our majority by November will be greatly increased
There yet danger, however and il becomes every Re
publican TO stand firm to his post, leave 10 avenue un
guarded, watch closely The movements Of the Wings
be prepared for every assault longer listen TO the un
founded charges against Mr. Van Buren, or else the VIC
tory we have achieved will be snatched from US
a DEMOCRAT.
n he Van, r
King g. Queen, as well all others friendly TO his
clection are requested TO at the Court house on
the second Monday in May, Cha, being court day) A
ONE OF THE COMMITTEE.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
The wings have been so hard run in some Of the
counties aud won the only by the eycasics, that
We shall have many contested elections of Tie next
session, os we had at the last Hopkins Of Potshatan
disputes SCOTS election, (maoriiy D. Kane, of Frank.
lin disputes the return of Woods BY The castng voi ~
the High Sheriff. Woods Of fredeSick opposes Smith
(majorlty 4)Aand il appears from the following letter
~ the Globe, that Burke disputes the election Of Ball
| (by majority Of p
E1iyocl Of a ieasy, doted
"FAfRfAx Co, IVA ) April %.
"GrsrrfMEs: perceive by The Globe Of to-day, that
you have reported Col Ball (Opposition) elected over
Col Burke Administrations by majority Of two votes
in this county beg leave 10 inform you that on yes
ierday, had conversation with gentleman, Of strict
veacy who has been deputy sheriff for The last three
years in this county and he informed me that on the
day after the election he examined the polls with Col
bufe, and aScoriaiDcd That Burke elected by nine
or ten (f not morc legal votes, and SO informed him.
" presume the election will be contested.
Col Burke was not at all DESTROYS 10 be a candidate
ana did not eleconeer day. and only returned to tie
county The evening previous the election after an alb.
senoe Of three weeks
The Danye Observer also states, that the election Of
Martin, Of Henry, lWhgD will be contested. Crhc vote
was, Tor Martin 22J, Hairston 2l2)
eThe Wing is laying its broad hand on Tyler and Am.
terst No, so fast, SI As 70 the former, the Wells
burg Gazette gives the following Of letter from
a highly valued and honorable friend. lie says,
4" West and Ripley both Van gnf8n) against Dcahmu
Whg) ho Old Representative. Rpy elected boating tho ren
ueman who Of ~ Virginia Legislature that en
againt tho right OF Instruction"
! Aud to 8mheyst, Mr.. Garland is barred by lis own