Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-16
H0R TIE ENQUIRER


To the Republican V0ter* If kinu uad Queen County.
One of your number addresses you the state OF your
party IN the county. i fact well known TO you, that
our situation extremely embarrassing There every
reason 10 believe, that is approved by trcd-
ed MINORITY. yet the county is represented BY Wing
Delegate in the Legislature; and it is painful t. believe,
that, unless there BIZ greater rxrr6ns and better .rga
nlzation than have eIisird part ur the In. twelve
months still submit the humiliation nf bring
in Il minnriiy. The c"umty Of King and Queen has
been considered one Of the most s!ratasl counties in the
Stale She passed through the panic Of 1884 nnmoved
II has been thirty odd years since she represented
by any other than Republican Delegate. The old
Federal party, however, at 4 single election have
never gwen the contest. In TACT, so well have
party limits been defined, that even the less inform.
ed could always tell to man, how each individual!
would vote al the polls. So strong have been the
Federal propcnscs Of this party, that tiry have
or less entered into the social feeling and form
ed the basis Of distinct society. This party IS, as
il were by Inheritance politically odious to the great
mass Of the people cc the county; and yet notwItsLand-
ing This and after having been IN caSe minority LOT
thirty years, they havr gained the ascrndncy and erctec
their delegate and how has this aniiPode change been
effected: You readily answer, by miSEiaIlaScltnl ana
the want o.! proper organization on onr part Inc more
candid cf the Wings will acknowledge thIs. 40 not
design to mention the occurrences "i last spring: hcy
are too pan!ul-bu merely wish you 10 recuf 10 vac as
source from which! can draw experience, 10 aeho'
nish you to avoid similar state of confusion and per
p!exlty, quot TO speak plainly CT our d!!cu'irs al
the approaching spring election. We were, at the last
spring election, split up as TO preference OF men oh'f
and of us pc; mcd ourselves to become sone
what cool because particular ayorcs were dropped
! think. had presented solid plalan& with deter
mination triumph, our present Wing Delegate would
not have been candidate at the Spring Election at any
rate after being beaten decidedly at the Winter cleo
on he declared that he satisfied. 1t was our
internal division and lukcwarmncss that defeated us
King and Queen is decidedly Republican. We only
want proper leader to carry TO victory. Raise
standard and many i Republican who voted last
Spring with the Wings, will again rally around 1t, be-
their principles and feelings are with U.s. know
well the character and feelings of tile parties, to be
ieYe that such cVnrarietics long remain together
We must have nucleus around which the inlrgumcnt5
of the party unite, our iumating condition must
continue until We sink sinIo nsgniicancc Our foe IS
powerful We all know the several and strong in
iluenccs brought TO the aid of Wing Delegate
(as private citizen, happy 10 Know, worthy
and uncXcept.onablc,) and to countcract them it is
Indispensable that act undcrstandng!y and unitcdly
and how is this to he effected lis u question frequent
y asked. This is the difficulty. know of but way
by which it be successfully done. Let all and each
Of us give The patriotic Pledge that willing and
determined to make oblnton Of private prefer.
ences, and W you pcasr personal aspirations at the
altar Of our common canSe, which is undoubtedly our
coumtrys Let consult the people to him who can
procure the greatest concentration ii their suffrage and
let us be pledged 10 promote his election by all alr and
honorable means IF we act in spirit uf Cancellation
and compromise, fear the result; but if with dit.
cren spirit il wo.!d b. lr better TO give over The con-
test and dissolve ourselves party
.iN ADVOCATE FOR UNION AND CONVERT
King !. Queen (nHHty, .'nn III. lS}G.