Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-07
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The Richmond Enquirer since he elect on, l,a.
..r flooded with lettris fro It's country correspon
..r,,. e.psining away and lalsyiug the cause. Of
h defeat of The Fedefaliss, as, before the eeetinn
!, ,,s filed with similar eplsties, predicting dfs-
rent result. One might overlook false proph eci,s.
h.c,u,e all men are liable be deceived in their
,,,ciuatious, but il requires rather too great a
.,,.,ch of charity regard with the sa ne lenency
deliberate Interpretations of actual occurfen-
ees.
LynchJurg correspondent Of the Enopifer
makes several statements, which are so glatnely err
,oneous, that should even take the trouble to
eon,radct them # they were intended for his mar
k,t. where the ruth IS known. But as they are de-
signed to operate at other points where the means
of contradiction are not AT hand we feel it incum-
ben, upon us TO correct them The writer says:
.The facts arc, that the party thrown entire
II nut OF gear by our candidates failing 10 accept the
nominations Of February Cont, which, taken in
consideration with the probability OF being beaten
deferred others iiom conserving to be run, While
many opposed To making any opposition at
all. Under this state Of things, March Court passed
by without any nomination oil a candldae-and, in
deed, il was pretty much conceded that none would
Sc brought out. But after Doctor Flood came ont
for the Senate, it was said Mr.. Poote would be
with him, which could not be eifrcrd-and ii was
after April Couft, before we bad come to any con
<iuson 10 make show OF fight ii all-Colonel
bearing conserving merely that his nEne might be
used 10 cast votes on-and indeed so completely
we in coniusion, that great many did even
know thai there were any candidates To be voted for
until the day Of the election, and then they had TO
be informed who the candidates were"
1t IS true that no candidates we're brought out by
the Administration parry, at March court. But il is
not true hat at was after AprIl court" before they
,'caa,e to conclusion to make show OF Fl hit
Mr.. Puore in The field, and actjreiy eicctioneer-
ing, two weeks AT least, tperhaps moreD before A
pril court: and on the Saturday bet6re count, he
discussed deliberately, al Brook Nal, the ,esions
q, issue between The parties 1t is true, no other
candidate had then been announced To with HIM;
but it then generally undersr ,od that Col Dear
,ng, who announced candidate on The next
Monday, would be his associate in the CANVASS
The writer of this lolt some time Prior to the
meeting a, Brook Neal by leading fr end of the
Administration IN town, that There would be oppo-
ston, and formidable opposition too'-and, upon
the strength Of that remark, we notified the Wings
of the county Of the fact; in order that they might
not be by surprise. The ruth is, opposition
was determined upon soon as DR.. Fluod was an.
nounced candidate for the Senate, (Somo time
in February,) in order 10 draw the friends of the
Administration to his support and the only reason
THAT the candidates were not sooner named was the
difficulty Of inducing gentlemen to consent to under
20 the la,ignes of canvass, with "dte probabihy Of
being b.atea," staring them in the face. 1t is ro-
per to add that Col. Dealing did not take an active
part in the canvass-but tie assertion ",hat great
many did not even know that there were any candl
dates 10 be voted for until the day Of election, ard
then they had TO be informed who the candidates
were" is wholly unfonnded and is libel upon the
intelligence OF the county. Mr.. Poofe was in The
field four weeks befure the election and rode exien-
sivc!y through the counly-Col. Demng
nounced April court, ten DAYS before tie cleo
ton. to al unusually large gathering of the people,
from every section of The county, thcre being
training ofthe officers Of the rec regiments Of The
count, that day, in oIluon TO the ordioary in
ducemenis to draw the people On the
next Thursday there reginenta muster at
Mai. Frankn's in the lower end Of the county, and
on the next day another rcgimen,l muster at Capt
Adams's, in the upper end. Is possible, that with all
these means Disseminating information, "a great
many voters did not know that there any can
ddates to be voted for until the day OF election and
then lau 10 De informed VINO tney were ! he
whole county will pronounce the assertion untrue.
The writer, after luminous display Of his argu-
mentaiiye powers, (irom conac, with which we must
beg TO be excused,) goes on to remark.
1.-THE exerons made in Lynchburg by tie Wings
most exlraoi dinry-and though we lad no re-
guar county candidates, and made but little exer-
ton, YET the lederass suppose for the purpose of
having large ma Joily to boast over for November
effecl,) used greater exerIions this SIring dian
ever. Their cariiages were constantly running,
hauling up the sick tothe G. II from the verge of
the grave. But how maenaniiHous to continue 10
beat foe, when he making resistance Yes,
any person here could not help being convinced,
that the party parry and the neutrality pary
here united TO beat bown the Democratic party.
One more thing and will close-and that IS
that the growing evil Of the present arsocralic prac
tice Ct voting 3 or or more times for mernbcrs Of
the Legislature cannot be endured much longer
and if there be other remedy, the Constitution
will have 10 be amended BY Convention as soon
practicable The towns where The bank ArstoCra-
cy resides. with lIltle difficulty rule all the
rounding counties. Only but few hours ago. we
received the returns from b uck gham one Wing e.
lected by votes, ard the other ty the casting
vote the Sheriff; and this Wing majority was fur
nlshed by the Federal town of Lyme hburg-l3 votes
or more having gone from here TO vote fof KYLE
Flood, &c.-ana these very may he the OF
eectine Fedefal Senators TO the u. States Sen
ate. Who stand III
We were not in Lynchburg on the day of election,
aud therefore know nothing about the "extraordna-
~ exerons' S. oxen of by the Enquret's cores
pondent We have heard. however tina, the c.
puted author Of This letter was himserlhe most Qc
sspxiy J. 10 ,,u''