Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-10-28
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"SAyASSAu, 10th Oct, 1886.
"Anxious as your are, no doubt, TO receive political
intelligence. from every quarter, at a period Of deep III
;crcsL 10 the people OF our country, | lake the liberty OF
communicating to you. such information as think you
NAV with confidence rely on. The Union Congressional
ticket has succeeded in this State, BY an average inajo-
rity Of 800 "olrs (cz0J-tlc number OF votes polled were
less br some thousands han AT our last election; this, with
the death Of General Cpilee, decreased our majority
Nearly all Of our Congressional candidates were out Of
our STATE; those who were III the State remained on their
tarIns-lhr State Rights candidate are lawyers; some
combining the profession Of preacher ana lawyer; they
wcrc in every pnpulous county of the State. at every
parade ground, aud every camp.mcct!ng. They addressed
The passions aud p%rriud!ces OF the people on lht SUBJECT
"l Abolition, and .lcIr sectional JeH'o1sies were awaken
ed They we're told that our representatives were for
Martin Van Buren,; that he, if elected. President, Is to
set free orr slaves! marry our daughters 10 negroes! !
and deprive us cf our property without compensation,
AID make our State Il desert waste =! One OF their
candidates declared Mr.. Van Buren, 1 Bank man, a Ia
TiIilc. for Internal Improvement, 4 ConsolIdatlon!St, III
TACT, Dcvi! incaruate. This individual has the volublli-
II. Impotence and recklessness of Il Thyrsites, and his
want of success has been IN proportion To these qualities.
Our Electoral ticket will succeed by u larger majority
than our Congressional, and the reasons are. that it Is
Composed Of men iaYorably and extensively known ior
their wisdom, probity and sound po!i,ica! faith and con.
sis,cncv. whose services have frequently been required
Uy their fellow cilizcns, and whose integrity in dlSclarg-
ing public trusts has been eminent and without suspl.
ciOu. all Of them schooled in Jcifersonian principles,
and III d time when the weak and maynard were doubt.
ing and hcsitatlng, they were conspicuous in the Demo-
cratic ranks. The White ticket is composed OF many
vino were meyer in tic Democratic ranks, and with a
very few exceptions, the remainder OF the ticket are
apGstltrS from the Union party, on account OF GiSap-
pointmcnt in obtaining Office; they are scarcely known
beyond their own yicinagc, and where they are known,
their reputation for talents las not been enhanced; for
political consistency not ono has been distinguished; tor
high Federal doctrines, most of them are warm advocates,
and were the old and younger Adams partizans, some
were 1ariiites, all u. 5. Bankites. The people are be-
coming tired Of the caIumnics and ~faIschoods against
Mr.. Van iBnren: they are becoming SO stale that they
are offensive, and I'D t~hrcadbarc that any with the least
sagaclly may see through them. The counties OH the
Tennessee line were supposed 10 be under the White
influence: on the contrary, they gave the V. Buren, Con-
yress!olial ticket Il higher vote than they had ever be-
fore done. | think, ifthe Union men will only turn ont,
that Georgia may be deemed secure Tor Van Bnren. 1t
is i fact, but lately known, that the Stale Rights party
go for HARRISON, Webster, or as they say, the . Devil
sooner than Mr.. Van Buren,. The people Of this State
will be found on the side OF the Democracy.
" Dawson elected over Coffee, is i State Rights tlan.
C"lfec's death was known prior to the election, So Da~-
son beat Il dead man.
"TALBorTpS, (Ga) Oct. Il, 1886.
We have heard enough Of the returns, TO decide the
election. The Union Ticket will succeed by 4 majority
Of $50 or whereabouts. This result was unexpected. as
we did not believe The White Union men would suffer
themselves TO be influenced b. tile Presidential question,
i'll casting their votes for Congress members; but such is
the fact, and we may now consider Georgia fairly in ia.
vr Of Mr.. Van Buren,, Whiteism having done its worst.
And. if there is a general and full turn out, tho Van Bn-
lth CLtpl lAIhCLI nus L liz CHiUI IIHIDlI W
III our Legislature about as before"
(FrOm the SQranndh GcOrgian)
"IHE ELEcTloS.-Attc an animated contest, we have
the qualification OF announcing the success OF our whole
ticket.
::rhc aggregate as published below exhibits gratifying
result. Notwithstanding the changes in Richmond, Hen.
ry, Muscogce, and Bibb, and The loss in our malorlies in
WILKINSON, and other counties, we have gained sufficient
in several Of the Cherokee Counties and others, and va
r!ous portions Of the State, still to show our opponents,
that all their untounded clamors Of Abolitionism against
Vas buren,, their unjust treatment Of the Democratic
Candidate by publishing garfield extracts from his letters,
AMI their mlsre presentations OF his sentiments, and in
tcntions Ni cleclcd:) cannot estrangc the People Of Geor.
ga, part OF the Democracy OF the Union, from the Re-
publican ranks. The first Monday Of November next
will teach our opponents this: We cant no changc, and
least n MI, SHch cnngc rs they tc0nid girc u.s.
- Rejecting the vote of Gen. Glascock, (who has re.
ceivcd 4 number OF the votes of The Opposition and
the vote OF Gen. Coffee, (whose death having been an
nouncrd in maiy counties, caused his vote to be much
less than the remaining Union candidatcs,D and the vote
Of Mir. Dawson, (lhe highest on the ticket Of our oppo.
ncnts) and tile seven Union candidates-Messrs. Cleve.
land, Grantland, Haynes, Holsey, Jabez Jackson, Ow-
ems and towns--beat their opponents, Messrs. Afford,
Black, COlqultt: Habersham, J. w. Jackson, King and
.'isbet, G,340 votes, or, an average majority Of 934, and
I fraction.
"lf we give the Opposition the benefit of MIR. Daw.
son vote, and add to the vote Of our sercn candidates
exclusive OF Gen. Glascock } the vote Of Gen. Coffee,
we will still beat them $3.50 votes, or all average maio-
rity Of so, and 4 fraction.
"The majority Of Mir. Holsey (our lowest) over MIR.
Dawson Uheir highest) is 234. MIR. Towns (our high
esD over MIR Dawson is COG. OF Mr.. Holsey over their
lowest (Mr. Black is 1854. With this result, what
UsIos DEMOCRAT fears tina, Georgia will 60 wrong in
November next? The issue is with the People. With
them We are satisfied that it shall rest. Their verdict,
we doubt not, will be correctly rendered.
VAN BuRES-or, White, alias Harrison
That is the question.
"Mr. Dawson, the highest candidate of the Opposition
'oas been elected, in consequence of Gen. Cofee's death.
Will Mr.. D. hold his seat, contrary to the voice of the
People, or will he make the result of the election in No.
y einber, between Gen. Sanford, (the Union Candidate)
al I'd himself. the nile of his cnndnci2 We nreannle the