The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-11
A RUsE OF THE ENEMY EXPOSED

GENTLEMEN In the Richmond Enquirer of the
9th utimo, appeared "the proceedings of the Demo
cratic Republican Committee Of Vigilance and Cores
pondcnccP for Pendleton county in the State of Vim
GINA. Now there is something supremacy ridiculous
in those proceedings !" they have afforded half
hours merrmenti and lam not. selfish but would
regret rather that gooda Joke should be lost to any
one who enjoy it. now propose, with your per
mission, such notice of part OF those proceedings
shall give them some notoriey afford perhaps, some
amusement to our Wing friends in Virginia, and may
be productive of g, Cd in exposing and holding
up to ldicue plausible device Of our opponents.
OF what number the Pendlcon county Committee
Of Vigilance consisted prior to the meeting Of the 18th
Of June 1910 or when or how il was constituted we
are not informed but the way they went TO work up
on that occasion, to add $50 names the said com
mlttee is caution the Wings of Pendlcon county
The names of the individuals honorcd by appoint
ment upon the committee alphabetically arranged,
and verify they have gone through the alphabet from
A to lizard and might think, safely add, through
many families, from the patriarchal head down to
''the last and latest conner ofthe name.
Do you know, Messrs Editors how many Van Blu
rem votes were cast in Pendcton at the election in
April last? have no Of that election to refer
10, but in 1888 the Van Buren, candidate received but
So in that county and here have 40 names add
cd to Committee Of Vigilance! Truly, Messrs
Editors il must have been deemed necessary by the
drill scrreants of the party" in Pendleon to set one
half the party to watch the other half have neither
time the requisite information for full invesga-
ton and exposure of this one Of : many miserable
shifts and tricks to which the bought and sold parti-
of this corrupt and corruptng administration are
L,t
will to assert that among the 1870 names there
are not few that We're never given at the bapsmal
font-names of "mcn of straw, Messrs. Editors;
rogues in buckram, and misbegottcn knascs in
henddU green.
But | cannot dismiss these famous proceedings
without little showing mp" Of this extraordinary
list for the amusement Of those who have not already
seen, and, of course laughed al il And thus il com
mrnccs George Arbogas sen, George Arbogast, lr
Henry Arbogast, Levi Arbogast, Ephraim Arbogast
Daniel ArboGast, iona. Arhogast and Joseph Arbo-
CAST, eight of that family Verify here must be not
only Arbogast sen, and Arbogast, ir., but all the
little Arbogass Further down the list may be found
eight BENEFITS" and little further on Henry Bible
John Bible, George Bible, William Bible, Philip BIZ
bic Samuel Bible, and James Biblc-scyen Bibles in
one family and that family all Loco Foco! oh
impossible; It's past all crcdence.
But 10 proceed. Mex, five "Crummetts four
''Colaws and seven "Cahouns;" seven EGGS; four
Foxes y eleven Gums, and five "Groggs;" ten
liners six "Harpcrs, and six oHoovers;" four
Jones 81 five keisers' six "Lambcrts.' and five
| "Lani2 n twelve "Mullinixsr = twelve Nelson's II
eleven Propst-, and five 'Pharcs;n fourteen Rex
robes Y twelve Smiths seven "Simmons's," and
SIX " Testers William Vint, SEN William Vnt jr.,
and John Vint; George Warner sen. George Warner,
n. and David, and Joseph, and Philip Warmers ten
Wilson's SIX Wymcrs' four wv ybrghts and to
close this truly unique list stands the name of Samp-
| son Icckeioose. All Sampson-Sampson to sustain
such list, thou shoudst indeed be "a man of thcws
and sinews, stout, and stalwart-a neal undegenc-
rate descendant Of him thy ilustrous namosskc who
slew thousand Loco Foco Philistincs with that ia
yorc weapon Of modern Loco Focos-thc jaw Of an
Ass and friend Icckcooso we leave thee alone in
Thy qory
have thought it proper to hold up TO rdcuc this
sheer device of the enemy. To make show ofsrength
thev have depioyed helr weak forces into line The
Wings march in solid columns and when they charge,
viii scatter the thin ranks of their opponents did
the gallant johnson the British regulars, when he SO
brilliantly executed the orders of his brave and sku
commander at the battle of the Thames. This array
Of mcn Of straw" might fright the souls of fearful
adycrsaries but our castles strength will laugh such
siege to scorn