Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-02

and all points except the Sub OF Constitutional Tfea
sury-on that the candidates split & advocated, and
H. opposed the measure and wished 10 conne their dis.
cusslnns 10 that measure alone; but 6 commended That
Mr. II had gone in Congress with The opponents of The
Administration, against most all OF its ,udng
sures and time he conceived, was oil that required
10 sat'siy the people OF his true position. declared
IN favor {" Van Buren, and the Sub Treasury prefer.
ence 10 Clay and his SO million unconstitutional Bank
and oil politicians # his creed favorine his views
Mt Hopkins induced lie people believe in some parts
o. The District 'hn he expected TO go with all his
views eXc' p' the finance question. There is gnes.
ton but al esl four ihs of the people If this Cor sres
sona District arc d. rn'edly 10 Elvnr Of the reelection
OF Mr. Van i'hren against any candidate spoken Of
CONSIDER the Sub Treasury gaining round 10 Ibis section
OF The State, though brourh bear against George
IN MS eleclion-Te uninlormed induced 10 believe,
should go into operation. that they would be mpeed
| to pay their taxes IN gold and silver.
| "As 10 Vim & Rives, The people Of this county nrr
decidedly opposed 10 his election to tho u S Senate,
notwithstanding They have elected ryave- that
is 10 be attributed 10 other causes than political
deretand, that Mr.. Spoits the day Of election, de-
clared against Rives, and made strong Republican
Speech, going against the Federal doctrines Of A Ra
milton throughout is expected by the people Of this
county, that he will vote for Republican Senator and
Governor.-Lee county is decidedly opposed to Rves,
although they have elected Ewing. lie is pledged, |
understand, 10 go with The Republicans in the elections
Scott has elected Sub Treasury Van Buren, Anti.
Rives Col Goodson is reelected from " ashng-
ton. Smyth has elected Conservaly but under.
stood during The canvass that he declared against Rves
Stnnger is elected from Wythe, whose sentiments, !
presume you know 10 be decidedly Republican Col.
Carroll Conservative is elected in Grayson know
nothing OF his views respects Rves but there il
doubt that Grayson is strung Administration county.
You make mention OF the Abingdon Statesman =
There Is no credit TO be given 10 any thing from that
quarter; for do consider that the Editor pa ys any
regard TO TRUTH if it his purpose BITTER to sta,
faisehood j do moi know the exact majority of Hop
kins, but i is from 800 L. 500"
Extract ola letter from WASHINGTON eountv "a June l3
81 understood before The election, that Spatls pro-
missed, if elected, he would against Mr. Rives OF
for whoever might be the Administration cand
date, and Mr. Smith of Russell who is his relation told
Inc, that he (Spos) Administration man Smith
sad that if elected, he would vote for Rives if Ina
jority Of his constituents wished it and Ewing, have
understood told the people Of Lee that he believed The
county was Administration, and if elected would sup
port It, Carroll i, is believed here, is The whole with
us; and Grever Of Smy 9TH only promised against
SubTreasury man. Neither of them think will vote
for Wing; and think only Smith and Grevier viii
vote for Rives, and Smith may not He is decidedly
Administration any in the State and agans
Rves. Little Tennessee is decidedly Administrations
believe out of 10 Hopkins set out against the Sub
Treasury very fecey J, making hat the whole question
No,wlhs,a nding the matter has been before the
so long, with The most of The people here
aud they Jelied il much that staggered many. How
he lowered his tone every speech, and finally sait
il was the iyguesti0n he differed with II upon Many
respectable in this county told that they
personally to him. asked how he was, and that he TOLD
them he ouid support The administration, t1esp upon M
SUI. Treasury question Many Sub Treasury men in
this county voted for him. and very strong and nucn
lia persona,ed him at the Springs. f he had come
out against The Administration he could hive touch
ed bOitDm. He is not 10 be o candidate again. He
though elected, is dead. lf George had run from
the first, as wished, he would have beaten him easily
"The Delegate from this county had arduous cam
pagn. Hunes had made many speeches before Good
son got home, and somewhat bewildered The people :
Goodson had never attempted to make Speech ant
had, the Two first occasions both Humes and Hop
kins TO contend wh--one before and the other sfie
him On the second occasion, MIR. G. boldly attack t
Mr. Rivss and his followers and told the people not 4
eec, him. If they wished Mr.. RiYes for Senator Mr. G
had The Governors influence 10 contend with Thu
Governor sent Col Haymonds circular 10 The county
and Mr. Humes and friends meanly asserted that Ma
son, in the Convention, had voted that five negroes
Old Virginia under that proposition To have equa
weight 10 three white Of The West and imposed upnr
many gnoront men, G would have beaten him 2HC
votes. But, thanks TO the people! winter We vi pu
all right. think frnm what have seem we will elect
our then In Tennessee, MI Polk has made an as
tonshng revolution, and there some hopes of biz
election. fIe makes the fur fly wherever he goes, ant
his opponents compelled TO admit TINT he is a mar
of talents and gentleman. If it was not for Judge
White, party would carry the State and honestly
believe MIR. Clay cannot get,h vote of Tennessee
IN B The Abingdon paper is not TO be believed il
it's classification