Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-05-23
From iis Richmond Eae-irfr.
VIRGINIA ELECTION.

The disadvantages under which the DemOCrl-
cy OF Virginia have TO contend IN their spring
lection are great and almost controling. The
most important engine which IS brouIh, 10 bear
against them IN The spring by the Wings IS double
voting. According TO the laws OF Virginia, an
elector can vote once for members Of the House
OF Delegates IN every county IN which he owns q
freehold, and also for State Senator provided he
does not vote more than once for Senator IN any
one District while in the choice Of Presidential
electors, the only officers ever elected by 4 gene
raj ticket throughout the State, no man can vote
more than once. The way IN which tins strange
feature 10 the Virginia policy is used by the nch
and Ans,ocra,lc Wings all over the State IS a eau
ton. Those Of Richmond are particularly adopts
in its Practice. \ great part Of the close coun
ties of the State are IN the neighborhood OF that
city, and many Of It's wealthy pnrilzanS have here
! toiore made point Of holding 'rcehods IN as ma
nv of the doubtful counties as they can possibly
reach to vote in one day. There are other cur
cumstanccs which tend greatly to help this "co.
| lonlzing;" voter can give his suffrage AT which
ever precinct in any county he chooses. Besides
this, extra cars vert IN operation on several lines
| Of Railroad which runs from Richmond into
! doubtful counties. These start generally at
o'clock in the morning late enough to give every
such Wing chance to Yotc al the City Hall II
Richmond for Delegate for that city; and a
the Courthouse in the same city for Delegate
! from IIenrco county. This done, they pour gu
upon the surrounding country in swarms icr III,
honest purpose Of drowning the voice Of lis resu
lar inhabitants, taking as many counties IN then
| Il, opl gala he ~
cnct in each. That the power they are thus en-
abed to exercise is tremendous, We need not add
Happily it cannot be used IN the Presidential con
test We say, therefore, 10 our friends through
out the country that however the present election
may terminate, the vote of the "Old Dominion
next fall is safe, beyond the possibility of doubt
for Van Buren, ard Polk.
Blu, this is not un-The voters IN Rchmon
have elected one Delegate for herself and coniro
led five counties; but in the fall, she VIII not Tel
more than 400 votes--Wheroas Rockingham an
Shenandoah alone, which elect only four Dele
gates now, viii give Van Buren, a clear majort
of 2000 in November. il NAV be, that we eve
have lost some popular votes this spring, owing +
the devices of the eremy-but say that they haV
even gained 1000 votes, yet we had nearly ma
lority of 5000 votes at the last Spring, though "
we're then defeated in the House of Delegates
and we shall have a majority of 1000 popua
votes actually giren now lett. But handsom
proportion OF the Van Buren, votes has not bee
actually given. In some of the strong RcPublicn
counties, where there was no Wing opposition
the voters have staid at home. In some, voter
have gone to the Courthouse, and then not gor
to the polls to be registered. Various letters il
form us, that several Van Buren, voters have gor
for Wing candidates, who will never consent
vote for Harrison. The Presidential election W
call most Of this vote out, aud o" d'o 'sh' sid
Add to this, the loss which the Wings must su
tain in their double, and treble and quadup
yotes--and we shall carry the State tn Noyemb
by an overwhelming majority. Is there sing
Wing that doubts this positions lie can st
have the wager Of $3.50 at this Office upon t
Fall Election Come then, boosting slrs, 10 Il
scratch--and back your judgments with the W
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