Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-06

mocratio Committees discharge their duties honestly,
earessy, and faithfully. Truth will triumph, aud those
who calculate upon the ignorance Of the people. wall
and feel ere November, that dishonesty IN pail
tics still infamous in the eyes Of the yeomanry OF Viz
gina."
"OLD KING WILLIAM-sound to Tie CORE
"GEsILEMEx: Yesterday the Democrats OF The coun-
ty to the polls frcemen ought, who are Iraors
Of their rights and privileges and resolved I" NALL
tain them. With bosums glowing with P"tri"c afa'f'
they turned like band Of SpGJa"S, to lay t''T &C.
Offering Oh the sacred altar Of freedom ana 10
give eternal qaelus to Whigscry, whose PhTe"st"
rulings unarailng the feeble CRIES Oh the III
FAINT in storm YES James y. Sladwick the carpenter
was noby sustained and received The commission h"h
the Republicans of his County 10 20 and rrpnir the h"ue
tmoughiy-a commission highly honorable TO his true
and unGisyuiscd Trends iii well mered by 'l" he
ran ahead Of Mr. Toni kns with the utmost case Gca'
ing h:ln considerably more than trO 10 enc refrain
from making any comments upon Inc Jackson an
Il Van Buren, White r1punglng candidate, lnasnnch as
this iar0uic description which is tue To the heller tili
Gc tcUrd tic rise need only remark. that III WA
supported by the !cadng Wings and AN sorry enough
10 add that notwithstanding all this. he ais" received
the support of few intelligent Van Buren, men, and ol
some Of the rishy-Tdshy mHtGnd fc"cr Jackson men:
they call themselves Sandwich was IN Nuh The
candidate Of the people. and therefore not the candidate
o! the buaed Ar:SGc:Gcy Of the stump y 10 who have
The presumption 10 that the people are incapable Oh
self! government. No wander then, that the tauntS and
81 the gentry of the land should " copo!s!y
shnmercd upon his head! NO wonder that it was asked
by arowcd Frdrralisl. How you vote for man
who scarcely write his name: All, Sis. and vas II
not arroSanlly asserted by British officer that George
Washington could not write his name: But i! WAS
proven the deep modification of the self-sae sccr
that he could make MS nark So let james Shadwich
90 and make his mark if il suits the taste {" The rdh!c
gentlemen better let him draw circular 6GcE Inc, IN
Reproduction O. the principles and OF the ondc
SCRIPT party whose reckless pracee tngs are calculated
to sap the uundn!i"ns Of popular government and de-
slruy that Union which consecrard and scaled
h,rp aud nf ih,
Revolution.
"Thc people have elected by an overwhelming ma Io
rity man. against whom tie most labored, unSparlng
and Liberal opposition has heen carried on cnd thus
they have rrhukcd and secuted that aug and insulting
spirit Of dica!ion which raises lis crcs. and struts about
directing them how TO manage their own AFFAIRS, Az:
how form their own opinions IT Mr. ShaG"Ick IL
not favored with polished education, he is gifted with
mind Of great NATURAL strength Gnt ecHr and disclH
na:ing judgmeut-und these, whea aided by spirit q
trunkncss and independence. frmnfsS 9 purp0Se, ana
The nnJenisni integrity of ehnrGcer, at once f.
him represent community OF trerInen In search
ing out James IT, Shadwicks qualifications. dId not
inquire whether the blood which courses through his
veins rich, Ars;ocratc Scaric or OF walery pie
Gran pQien,sS; whether he bowed as gracefully as the
Enpslb bred American, awkwa!dy as the rustic
orator, with whom he came in contact; whether his
grandfather distinguished statesman or an obscure
Incchanc whether his father the Colonel Of re-.
unent a unknown 18th corporal. No, indeed, the
Jctrrson!an standard vas applied to his preensI"ns an
asked Is lie honest Is ne capable. Is ne hiIl'ul ~
the Constitution: And wc found him net r1n!iHS,
we called him from humble rrtirenent(lc DID not
thrust himself upon US, oh 10 us in the capH-
city of representatives ltrrmans To he seen, whether
he will prove himself worthy and faithful servant
have not doubt on the subject The man is 50 plain
SO honest unassuming unprctending, 50 little skilled
in political rckeryso little praclised in the al captain
DUN cIec;ionecrng arts that he will have but rule 10
regulate his official conduct, viz the asceained wishes
and t.uc interests Of his constituents He vii! be
sentinel on the watch tower. and will slunber al
his post King William will have reason to be proud Of
her Republican son, whose origin is not more obscure
than that Of The great American philosopher, Benjamin
Franklin Thns, who do not like the choice OF Shad-
wick mas lump tt-thats all.
April 2Oth 1886. OHE OF TIE PEorLE.
FAUQUlER ELECTION.
"F.rQriEE Co., Va, April 2C, 1876.
To The Editors Of the Enquirer:
"Ou Election. which took place yesterday, resulted in
favor Of the Wings contrary to lhc expectation OF a.
mos, every The vote stands thus at tie different