Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-11

hugh he permitted 10 Yole The representative OF
MI Iallaferro Presen, and raised objection al
all TO The vote at The time, because probably he thought
me man was going 10 record bis for The WhP tick
e. Indeed have very little doubt but that both MIR.
iaHaieros representative and Commissioner, too, ex
Pected his vote-hul no had The man voted
hno relifed than The whoop raised and lhun-
hefing appeal made by the GEsERAL Of The Wing army
10 Inc Commissioners 10 erase The yoe-bu thew in re-.
py stated, that having once admitted il, they had no
ialher contIol oil The maiter-but the Fede roih
iinued 10 fly, until The individual emitting it fund that
poisoned nobody. when he by degrees fell into state
"i siirn, rage. How applicable, thought l. the
beautiful lines Of Shakespeare TO tina, man, in which he
says
Thrrcs nothing SO becomes man,
As modest siillues, and humility"
ask you, Mr. Editor, ii il is not strange, that after
.'s vote was admitted and admitted, too, through The
fundamentally oil Wing commissioner, and with the
apparent consent of M TaIiaerros preventative and
OF MT Ford, who present, ask you Sir, after all
ms, IL s not sange That the Wings should manifest
so much holy fear lest Virginia should become eontani
na'ed and her escutcheos backened by this spot Of AT
rIcan blood Nobody invoked Inc Ruler Of all ihings
preserve US from this impurty, until after the vote
gwen Tor The Administration candidate; but then, oh!
"hat sin against high Heaven! II could do so with
any hope of receiving a correct answer, would ask
these Wings, who ranling about this vote if dis
appointment does not Turk at the bottom Of this "muc
ADO about Notwithstanding, at least for which TIE
administration party responsible ! would say to
these holy Federalsts of old Stafford keep these germs
out of your hot.beds of Whggery and Their. rs
much danger that they will take root among the De-
mocracy
So much for The African vote upon The Administration
side Now for that given to The Wings at Jackets MILL
another precinct in the county sorry 10 have 10
record so glnrng inconsistency, must eterrally
fnsen upon the Wings of the county Yes, Mr. Editor,
the poll book at Jacket Mill is far more deeply "sained
with African blood than the a, Falmouth, ard that
too Ivy The vote given TO The Holy Wings Without any
palaling cncumslances-wilhout any commissioner 10
plead the Italian blood Of the voer-and although the
color OF The individual alluded 10 CANNOT easily be mis-
taken, yet he was forced upon the commissioners by
legion Of Wings, who were-as was told by highly
respectable gentleman who present-ever ready,
during the whole three days voting, TO dispute every
Administration voe where there the slightest pros
pect of successful dspuation and testify 10 The legal
ty Of every Wing VOTE whether the voter qualified
or not Here Sir, is vote that swallowed by the
Wings without wry face, because, perchance, it was
given 10 their canddaes-and even that the fact s
known in the county, the Wings have the efronery TO
advocate the VOTE because be happens TO have brother
who is white.
"oh consistency, thou art jewel" tits hardly worth
while abiding 10 the many instances Of downright and
base inconsistency Of which the Wings guilty in
this old county during the late campaign, because the
Character OF the party generally Is so well known that
nothing of this Sort of which they might be guilty. would
estonsh any body; but will mention The case OF young
man, upon whom they thong hi they could operate easily
and accordingly of The nerant agents of the party
was despatched 10 wait on him with dish of Wing ar
gument, which the party had doubt taken some weeks
In concocling and which doubtless administered with
many bows and compliments, but failed however TO have
the desired effect He then turned 10 local
enlssary, who made promises of employment at good
for the balance of the year. if The young would
vote Tor The Wing candidates; and no doubt he thought
the vote securebnt the day of election the vote went
IN contrary directon and no sooner Ills aoae han
an objection raised upon the ground that The voter
was non compos mentis-tha he had not sense enough
TO know what he doing; that such smpleton
should be admitted 10 exercise so precious privileged
(The young man tells this story himse) The fact is,
Sir they doubt the right Of every 10 vote who will
into the right of any who will be dragged 10 the
poll by The nose, and vote for Wing. All, Mr..
Editor, that the imaginalons of set of desperate
politicians could suggest has been Iesored 10 in
order to break down The Republican party in Stafford.
They have left "sione unlurned and must say their
minds are fertile in expedlents They try every man &C.
cordng TO his situation but after all free principle still
prevail in Republican Stafford The Opposition claim
to have reduced majority in the county since the
election last year. from SO 26 But how has this
reduction been accomplished Why, Sir, by the i'm
portaon-o voters from different county, whose sole
right 10 the suffrage in this county res!s upon stock held
in companies incorporated by The Legislature! For in
stance the cotton factory in Falmouth has
since it went into operaon more than enough Of Wing
votes 10 accounLfor The difference in the orlies refer
red to. This is their "American System, rather their
Stafford system Of domestic manuacure-andi they are
determined 10 insist upon protection for these manunc
tured Wing votes l. for one will go for Nulhca,ion-
thnk, u they VIII only make bundles oil cotton yarn
fast they have done Federal votes they will find
il profitable Will any unbiased man say, share
two, two hundred if you pense, in incorporated
company Of this kind will en,,le the holder there Of
a vote, Why, then, were these Wing of Frrde-
ricksburg admitted into Stafford upon right Of this
kind:-Simply, Sir, because majority Of the Commits
sioners were Wings. True, there were two Admins
lraon votes upon the same principle, but AFTER The
principle was established for the benefit of the Whgs
they could not turn off the Administration voters
But what are two votes, compared the number upon
the other aide, They admitted also a number of votes
upon q similar interest in silk nufacurng company
which consider not whit better. Now, Sir take of
these illegal manufactured stock votes, and ask where
are the pfeensions of the Opposition 10 gain in this
county Gone, Sir, and the Administration majority
increased least forty-But my object to state
the facts in relation to the African vote given in Fail
mouth and therefore will espass no farther upon your
patience. NJ "HlG.
Stafford county, June Th 1880