Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-22
WHAT SAYS BEDFORD1

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,,o..,,hl. appelaton OF " TIE Wing County of
yu,ini.,"lo be determined by the magnitude of
,h. majority that may be given by each Of ihem
.,;,., Van Buren,, in November next, is attract
,no no little observation. We canno, conjecture
which of,,e counties will win the proud and envi-
,bIe distinction but we all, hcrcabouls, know
IA, Bedford is =" hard TO beat" in the way of ma
,orit,es, When, as Jack Downing won, to say,
3 ,er "dx,ller is up" as we hope it will be in No
/ vember What say the Wings of that county
yHI the, enter the lisls1
A CHALLENGE.
The County of augusta toMc Couatyof Lone
DOM greeting
Rich, tr,siv and " L beloved Sister,
Fame la, proclaimed in trumpc,-toncs, to the
,,orld. lint you of all the daughters of the odd
& D,mnior," are most devoted to the cause of CT
vii liberty and that in the contest which will
take ulace in November next, between the Drspot-
,,s and he Friends of the Constitution, YOU will
Jo more dian any county of the Commonwealth,
(. MAINTAIN the supremacy of the laws. We have
a,eufa tl.s high praise bestowed on you with great
satisfaction, unminged with any of those lglio-
E ble feelings of jealousy and envy Which, belong
5 AMY 10 la,lc minds. But willis, we accord 10
s You very high distinction in all that becomes
F n daughter Of Virginia, must be permitted,
an spint Of generous emulation, TO question
4 ,osr title to the honorable appellaon Of - The
4 Wing County of Virginia." and to inform Won
+ a,a Won will ot be permitted without "A slrugele
F 10 appropriate to Yourself that envIabc dlsilnc-
8 1ion.
We therefore, hereby notify YOU that we pro-
E pose to contest that point with vou at the Prcs-
slcn,ia election, on the 7lh OF November ncx, and
nslder this note as equivalent to throwing
down glove to you. If YOU not afraid to
take ii ap, you can do by card in the Rieh-
nond Wig.
The mode in which | propose to decide the is
sue between is by comparison of the ma jor-
1ics which we shall respectively give for the {" l.
uion Anti,Nan Buren, Electoral Ticket" consid-
cred either absolutely or relatively TO the whole
Afnbcr ofvotes given by each.
If either or all of our sisters, Ohio. Bedford Ao-
comac, or any other county whatsoever, should
think proper enter the lists, as competitors for
the high prize above spoken Of, we should be
happy To meet them in friendly strife and
trust that they will feel no more hesitation in I'd
Ming up our gauntlet than If it had been rendered
TO them all Individually. But all who accept the
challenge, must signify their acceptance in the
mode above indicated, before the first Monday in
October next
Done at our County Of Augusta, on this Bird day
OF Sept. A. d., 1896, and 4. II. G. 81.
u By way Of giving additional zcst and spi-
III to the contest, we will wager basket of Cham
paigne on the ISSUE to be paid by the Senator and
Delegates from the losing counties, to the Senator
and Delegates from the winning county, on the lst
day ofJanuary, 1887
Enpassdnt-The Enquirer, dceming it neccs-
sary to " fight fire with fire. calls upon Halifax
to challenge Harrison, Washington, Shenandoah
and even the old g federal county of Botctourt
to a similar trial of strength in behalf of the Lit
lie Magician. This is fair play, to be sure. Blu,
it would be well, for Halifar at least, which is one
oithe large slaveholding countless to consider whc-
ther if she should win the distinction Of being the
strongest Van Buren, county in the State, it will
not be, in truth, lasting stigma upon her cha
racer, Which she will anxousy endcavor hereaf-
ter to eiiace. The other counties named bv the
Enquirer, Except the q federal'' county of Bote-
'onrt') beng, 10 a great extent, Notwithstanding
counties, it isnot wonderful that they do not enter
tam a warm hostility to the Missouri Restriction
'st and the District AboiHionst-But that a ma
Jorny OF The people of an extensive slaveholding
county, such as Halifax is, should give their sup
port for the Presidency to a man holding princi-
PIES such as, if avowed by candidate for the
State Legislature, would cause his prompt and in
dgnant rejection, is well calculated to excite our
special wonder, and justly subjects The county
Hse'l to the mputation either of being ignorant of
Inc acts OF Van Buren,, or of strange Indifference
70 Its own vital rights and interests