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

Mig hSp ltCEE: L urSTY April ~.
GExrLrMrS: Before this stall have reached YOU the
result Of our election will be known you. That King
and Queen is truly Republican and sound TO The co:r,
have always believed; and unless her citizens shall!
suffer themselves In be politically cozcnrd she will here
after slew it TO the world. We lost the county last
Surfing To our cause for that have been hereto
fore stated Col Fleet. the WING candidate is decided
" the strongest Of his party in this county lie
| not only carries tile entire Wing vote, but in con.c-
ouence of the relation he sustaIns 10 the people
Magistrate, acvc and obgiug and being attached 10
relgousdenonlnato who are numerous and nIurn-
tia he draws along with him many Of the Republican
voters When take into consideration all the crcun
stances connected with election, ii but be
sdercd That have achieved most signal victory. In
addition TO the very great personal popularity OF Col
Fleet, we had other matters and things to cOmha still
more formidable Mr. Nrg was known, and de-
cared himself 70 be in favor of the election of MIR. Van
Buren, against whom all of charges made.
well calculated 10 name and pref udcc the minds of tho
people. 1T said, and said over and over again,
and handbills 10 that effect abOat thick
black berries, that he in favor Of Internal I'm
provement Protective Tariff, Of uboshrg slavery,
and OF putting the free ncgrors on an equality with
the white voters; and that if he should be elected
The time would soon come, when the coloed man
would sit side by side with and daughtcrs!-
The Wings themselves active and pcrsevrrng. In
addition this, the high Sheriff and both his Deputies
all three popular and influential most, IT not all the
Cuns,ables, nearly all the merchants and tavern-kecP
ers every Attorney practising in the County Court,
except one, land lie almost sTanger and ma joy OF
The Magistrates were not only against us, but were
generally actively engaged in The canvass Our cand
date too but little known, and i'll the lower end OF
the county total stranger 70 most of the rocrs yet
against this ODDS, have succeeded May II not then
lie that The People Of King and Queen shall
knnw they will: see through The aim and design
of the Nhgs viz TO pull down the Republican
doctrines for which Virginia has been conspicuous aad
that our majority by November will be greatly increased
There is YET danger, however, and becomes every Re-
publican stand frmto his post leave no avenue un
| ,ha, JoEft, In
he prepared for every assault longer listen 10 he un
founded charges against Mr. Van Buren,, "e the VIC.
tory we have achieved will be saichcdb E S, VS.
~ The Van Buren Cores ,ndng Committee Ct
Election, arc REQUESTED. meet "A, the !aiay.)
the second Monday !: nay, ,.Ja' 0e'hs CO.
pumctual alicnda- ONE or Tur COMMITTEE.
CONTESTED IA 3I5c ,rn ~ .ons Of ,;
-3ties, and won IT, sSce only by the eyelasles that
Session, as - ld a, the last Ito pkius, of Pc,.hatun
dispute. ec"lts election, (naority 4-Kane of Frank
~ disputes the return Of Woods by The casting vote Of
the High Sherf-Woods, of Frederick, Opposes Smith.
iuajory a)-anJ i, appears from The following letter
in the Globe, tia! Burke disputes the election Of Ball
cy majority of p
Ent1aet Of Letter., dn'td
:;FAlaFAx Co, (Fa.,) April 90
'GESTLEAES: perceive by the Globe Of to-day, that
~ |
&c Burke administrator by majority of two votes
in bis county beg leave to inform YOU that on yes
,efay, had conversation with gentleman, of strict
Veacy, who has been deputy sheriff for the las: three
yes IN Tins county, and lie Informed ME that, Oh tho
da,aeF the election, he examined the polls with Col
bke and asccrained that Burke was elected by nirr
orr ('f not morel legal Totcs and SO informed him.
presume the election will he contested
Col. Burke Was not al al desrcu, to be candidate
anaid not cleciioneer day: and only returned the
coIy The evening previous the election, after an ab
sen of three weeks
Danve Observer also states, that the election Of
Man, Of Henry, (Whig) will be contested. (The ro.e
waor Martin 225 Harston 2l2)
Wing is laying its broad hand on Tyler and AM
ter, Not so fast, Sir. As 10 the former, the Wells
buhs azete gives the following extract of letter from
hly valued and honorable friend. He SAYS,
'e't and Ripley tbo,h Van Bureau as.aa. Drashnat
.p ths old Representative Ripley elected boating the
of tho IA in tho Virginia Legislature tina,
| asthe Eslt of Instruction.
as to .smherst, Mr.. Garland is barred by his own