Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-18

stands thus: -,
For the Van Buren, ticket, go
Fur The Union or Harrison ticket, li9
Majority, 2O7.
1.-Two Precincts remain 10 be heard from, which Will
no, rive more than 100 votes and will not reduce our
nrcssn, minority more than I5 Thus after the most
INCREASING and untirin c1ertions OF the Opposition dur.
ing The whole of the past summer, alter all manner OF
means had been used msiead and impose on the pco-
pie and backcn the character Of Martin Van Buen, by
circulating miserable, scurrous little paper published
in SauntUn and devoted tu lie OF Harrison and
SANDER through every of The county, We have
beaten them two TO one! And tEis hope, VIII always
be the fate of those who expect TO succeed by sander
and detraclion
"P S. | have inst received the returns from one oil
the above prrcincis which gave for Van Buren, 41-or
Harrison, 43. -
"LuRAY, November ?, 1876.
"Our election for President and Vice President, was
held Yesterday. We have perfect return from our
IIoneyvc Precinc-but the vote OF Page viii stand IN
and about 1G0 for Van Burcn-lS for the Opp"sIlion-
Our vote has been small one, owing TO the pressing
avocaluns Of the farmers but it is sufficient 10 confirm
and continue our title to the ePltct OF the lrnth c-
gon. trust that our parent Shenandoah, ana sister
Warren may have done well or better. and mat The
extreme South Legion may give MIR. Van Buren, The INA.
orily tina, was given to Mr. Jefferson. If So we may
have upon this occasion, the proud qualification oil hay
nr carried the Stale for him"
RoCKBRIDGE.
"LExiHGToy Nov. Q, lS3G.
'NsoGs up! We have run off with all the hopes of
our enemies, and ended the fight with bu! q against u.s.
This is vctnrv. No county Dragged upon with more
confidence than this, which again and again has been
claimed by The Wings as having sure majority Tor
hrn of $50 or 800. Indeed, cNravagant estimates
still were conntcnanced and urged. The game IS now
up ard The profit of tho play ours. The total pOts OF
the county is 19l-Van Buren, 322 Double head the ba
lance Of tho Opposition votes White has received less
than hundred, although two years ago he was strong
enough to sweep every thing before him. This is whole
sDutp 1;In admirable rel
lesson al rcnrgades who head their cnccs against
THAR friends.
''Augusta, Federal Augusta, with her Convention,
and her double press and her aneIbanLs, has awully
laiIed in the fight her brag majority Of 1909 l20D
having shrunk away 10 something over SGD! Thus wc
go-thc boast against, but the battle for US
Rrco!ect that the reduction Of tic Tariff to the re-
standard was point put i'll issue by YAM Press
il, pray you. 1t can be- done without injury or cnlan
clement in detail. by simple accrlration Of The conf
promise plan. Instead Of having biennial reduction Of
the whole Tariff by one-tcnh, let there be an amnpa
reduction OF that amount, least upon articles Of first
necessity And let the public lands be disposed Of; not
for speculation, but settlement"
From Smyth county," MAnIos, Nov. s, 1886.
O. Yesterday proud day for Smyth The Oppo
silion out in all their strength speaking long, with
much abuse; but all would not do-tle people, the real
people, had reso!rcd to support Martin Van Barren and
William Smith, and they did it.
For Van Buren, and Smith, 800
White, Harrison u Co., 16
I'D Vans ma
% One precinct 10 be heard from, at which think
Van will get 40 or 81 majority-suehng over three to
Look out for large oritics from Little Ten
resscc."
"WYruE C. II. Va. Nov. 5, 1886.
81 embrace the earliest opportunity of communicating
loyou, intelligence Of the election Of yesterday in this
county:
For the Van Buren, and Smith ticket, 377
For The. WING Double. headed do. III
Majority, 26O
"At Of the Precincts, the polls not Chased
when the left but the result could not be varied
much by the few additional votes which would probably
be given there. The number Of votes pocd falls short
by between and two hundred of the usual strength
Of this OF the absentees but very few, if any,
were wings The Wing Corresponding Committee of
this county, very diligent in the performance of
their duties If the Van Buren, Committee had been
much So The majority would probably have been great
deal larger The news, verbally, from Smyth, is, that
the Van Buren, ticket got aboutwo TO one for The Wings,
no number mentioned. From Montgomery. (also YER
bally that the Van Buren, ticket about 200 ahead of
the Whig.'
"WYrHE c. H., Nov. 10Th, 1886.
az would have transmitted 10 you the vote of this
county by last mail, but the Precincts not heard
ftom in time. The following is n statement al
though no official returns have been made:
INN, P,,r