Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-07
TO TIE EDITOR OF The ENQUIRER.

enfd 10 du) AND, my lie upon It, L1uSa niL be fund
on the side Of lan Barren ty an o1cruhetming mGjoThy
SENEX
TO TIE Editor OF TIE ENQUIRER.
LiycngrRc, June !, 1899
Heads up Democrats, and be Of good cheer Our DO
lcai poets Frightening ahead for The election Of
Democratic Van Buren, Senator, in the place Of Vim
&. RVrs We fought The battle in this county, through
pure patriotic motives, mol pecting carry The couniy
but to our worthy representative, Waller Coles
whom We should certainly have LOST had We organ
lied ourselves and brought out county candidates
which had considerable tendency 10 bring The party
out 10 the help OF Coles Perhaps the Democrats had
more 10 encounter in this county this Spring lh5n any
other county 10 The State. independent Of The fact that
many Of party voted for Tosr because they thought
he would be useful in supporting the Railroad bill
than new Hember-besdes other namesss influences
-more powerful than Executive palronage-we had
combined against US, Bank machinery, Federal chica
merry, eoatiOn Intrigue, and Constrratre Heuchcry-
and some Of Conservative friends loo deserted
Us IN the hour OF need (mosl!y in Lynchbug and many
others neuIrsl,zed both town and cuun'ry-br.
The Sub Treasury question had never been ex.
planned 10 them by The candidates. and wishing 10
vote against the Administration, iTey therefore stayed
at home But thanks be TO The patriotic and discerning
Democracy OF The county, and the district, for their
lual concession, for the sake Of ranks
against the common enemy-we have elected Coles and
defeated the Iiihera Hicher We have had 10 encoun
ter the low intrigue Of the decency Wings aud Rves
Conservatives, connecting the pan with The Sheriff
OF having the polls at this precinct opened the
sua hour Of o'clock, that all such " hgs had votes
Ia otter counties, might be and there ready
ro,e-and then the whole flying cavalry of Wbg voters
gallOpped OF 10 Cheese Creek Church IN Bedford and
from thence TO the pedlar Mill precinct in Amhersi-
giving three votes in day lave not, however
ytt, heard of any hnrses being killed IN the eIpe
d'I"n as The Wings had in trying 10 get TO Long and
Hungry and Negro foot precincts IN Hanover defeat
The sterling Democrat, White
But, Sir, his is a growing evil and must be stopped
by common consent, by legislation, by the amendment
OF The Constitution Alter the year -II might be pre-
vented in grea, measure by prohibiting, by legislation
The opening Of the polls before u clock only The
Coun bnuse but also at the precincts that every person
might have an opportunity 10 arrange his business q,
home, and the get 10 The precincts time 10 hear
speeches which might be made by The candidates; for
ever shall believe be total viola Ion Of The spirit Of
The Constitution for 10 vote g. or il sp-
pears some has done from Richmond, tnanj times
while thousands and tens OF thousands Of voters
under our present restricted system Of suffrage BY hard
sque. z:ng, can scarcely be entitled vote This
practice must be abandoned by The cities yee, and BY
others too-whether they be Democrats or Wings; or,
the people will rise in the majesty Of their sreng
put down; for the yeomanry Of the country, who
The Of the people ought not; and will not,
10 be governed by bank atsiOcrals the wealth oil cities
or city Juntos, ty buying up all the poor Of land
IN the surrounding counties, and dividing them of into
~ or 80 more reeloIts; BY which, "h the facilities
afforded BY railroads, and rainy day, 10 keep the polls
open three days, many Will be enabled ard s.
times al our election Yet Of this hereai.
Ter Bot 10 proceed
think, Sir, that any man who can tel hawk from
handsaw, can now see very clearly that MIR R,ves is
with the Wings in feeling, a, least II in principle III
his dinner speeches gotp prove thai fact happened a,
Amherst Court on business, and heard part Of Mr.
Rivess dinner speech Garland also spoke, and took
honorable ground as armed neutral than Mr.
Riyes did. For while Major Garland took bold ground
against both the great be Igerent Sub-rreasrry and Ma
tiuna Bank parties, MIR Rvess whole effort seemed 10
be gull and entertain lie very gub!e Wings, by lis
capous remarks in regard 10 MIR Van Buren, admins
uson-ihe Subj reasury cunning in fr good share Of
atuse-and not word 81 did he utter aguns.
the .unprncipied Wings or their eaders;-and While
on The one hand he Old deal out ieavy blows against
hlr Van Buren,, he did . much Is Law The w.iuh t
Of his in,le finger on MI, Clay, HARRISON, or Webster
Ii The stamping with their feet. knocking with their
STICKS, and caPpIng with Their hands, we're any evi.
deuces Of success, should say that he succeeded ad
miraty in entertaining the Wings and Conservatives;
foi il vas more theatrical exhibition, than genteel
dinner party scene. Wings were There ;fnm oil the
founding counties 10 herr Dir. Rvess of the lit
lie Magician confirming what | had previously heard
and knew of hg consistency, that they would like 10
see Nh Rires elected Senator by the Wings though
should be the sacrifice Of all The principles they pro.
iess u they have any, in order 10 mortiy Van Buren,
and lie Kitchen Cabinet. Quite patriotic and consist.
enl for VI hlgs
But, Sir, IN what Illuminating condition DO We find
Mr. Rivts placed by his Conservative and Federal
Wing friends; Who could ever have supposed IL p"s.
t!be, that Mr. Riyes and his political friends would have
made oveTluTss IN alDate WIN benJ1nIn Watkins
Leigh and has political friends aud associates? Yet,
ths gentleman has been wvOed 10 affiliate with hlr
William { RIves, who has always been bis antagu
MS, and Gn,ipude in poiiics--but, oh The unkndrs,
Gu! of ali vas, that Nh Leigh shou!d have gwen MIR.
Hives such rude rebuff, and SAID IN amount 10 him,
.iou too uncean and corrupt politician ~:
associate with al the festive political board
Do you think, Sir, that there will be Democrat in
the neat Legislature OF Virginia. whether hr be Con.
servalve or IN favor of the Sub Treasury system Of Fl
u ho will So far mi he
people, vote for as I. Senator w ho would
lar degrade The state Of Virginia and The Jefersonan
Sclnu politicians, 10 be found assccstlng at Po
liIcal dinner, with Mr. Lei. h: II there be such nCe
10 be found since he has read Mr. Legs letter of reiu
sal, let him make II known 10 his DE- mCcrstIc constitu
enls, and they will politely ask him 10 resign That they
may his place who vii! keep better poii'i
cal company thar that Of Mr. Leigh can hardly believe
thai there is Conservative WHO prefers MIR. Van Bu-
10 Clay. Harrison, or Nebstsr-who can 20 MIR.
Ryes after this. Bylhebye, you see from The toass
that were drank at the Rves dinner IN Amherst that
concession Of principles the mutual and p5etoni-
Of the day-or otherwise II would have
bee altogether anomalous To have toasted the Loco
Eco Drummer (R,chel and The Wing Frr (Ioler) al
the f,stTe board, buth Of whom, II seems, we're
honored with sentiment though some what Gissn!ar
their Split and meaning
The Fedrrasts that OCCASION were quite buster.
ing and doneerng their speech and cePoitme nj To-
wards US SubTreasury men, who they said wanted 10
make MIR Vaa Buren, a King! hiir they, patriotic
souls lind there, 10 protect the "dpeHdsncs Of the
Represent in the person Of Mr.. Rves Yes, Sir,
Representative Independence OF ;Hr Sc
nate, aGd The Senator against Executive dc,aon, &c,
is now the current slang oil the RIses and Wing Goa
liiion party
Bci SIR e, Us refresh "reminiscences in regard to
gone by days and will thai this IS that nd "bnoI
ious Federal doctrine as advanced by john @ Adams,
newly samped up that Tie ACTON OF the rrPrese ntave
is u be paised hy lie VIII o! his constitute ns-
and was The u.rrsnce OF this obnoxious doctrine that
The main of his being defeated for The Pres
dency The second term he ran, and will the people
coun.enanee such arrogance as this-harihe reDresen
rative is be above The peop,' know, that Federal
is getting very brazen-faced in this region Of coun
try aud some whom il would have formerly asu!ied 10