Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-24
CHEERING FROM FAiRFAN.
r,trart Of Later from FaiJax Court House,

OCTOBER Ia, IS4U
4, ~, confident YOU would feel Interested TO hear
mOld Fairfax and know how stands her citizens,
i, guardians Of the remains Of the Father of his Coua.
=. IN the present struggle between the Democracy
,,e country, Nv hose motto is strict construction OF
M Constitution, and equal rights to all men, and the
In Cabin Hard Cider, Democratic, abolition Hhigs.
Tho Wings have held several meetings in the county
,hs las, at the Court House on Monday last. The
Orators Of the Day, were Geo w. p Gusts, Gov.
CaIl of Florida, MIR. Hoffman Of Baltimore, Mr..
,.n Editor of the Madisonian, and other small fra.
al was not present when MIR. Gusts addressed the
.cenr. which consisted of about 800 men, women and
@h,ldren | understand he discussed the principle
,l,t ..all men are not born with equal rights.
"Goy Call eulogised Gen. Jacksons administration
f,- which he was promptly rebuked by Federalist;
s"rw the General too well. He omitted TO tell the
,eeuus about the 'bloodbounds' he imported or how
ra ;,ush, the Indians in Florida.
Nh Hoffman asserted that Thomas Jefferson was
,.,s,i-tlut he never admired his principles, though
h. thought he would vote for him, if he here
- nre,eTence TO Mr.. Van Buren,. He compared Mr..
Van Buren, TO a treadng in the footsteps of the
.hidnt Jackson, &c., &c.
MIR Allen was then introduced to the meeting as
IN original Jackson and Van Barren man, who would
explain the reason why he was IN company win ms
then associates!
MIR Allen said the people of Fairfax must be sem
sbe OF the fact that there was great ercdemcnt in the
country as an evidence of the fact, he had rode If
miles, and actually Pdt1 htS ocn cIPeHceS TO I'D
dress the meeting that day-Query CannotJ. c.
,igrL "traak" him TO the next meeting he attends
:. am sure the meeting had favorable effect for the
cause of Democracy Of Fairfax, has every meeting
tle Wings have held in the county.
AT the last Presidential Election, Harrison and White
cot majority of fftyfour in this county. feel
ficnt, if Justice is done at the polls, that Mr. Van
Rnrcn will get majority in November next l fear
INJUSTICE viii be done, es the Wings have majority of
Commissioners at the Court House. and at every Pre-.
enc, in the County. In making the appointment of
Commissioners for the Precincts the Van Buren, Com
missioner requested the TWO Wing Commissioners, a
matter of justice, TO append taeo Van Buren, Commits
.oners at of the three precincts, which re-
fused, of the commissioners stated he fe, him
self 5Ound usfabe to carry out the principle of the
Governor in making the appointment. hope the De-
ocratic party throughout the State will have men,
good and true, with sufficient nerve to prevent the
admission of fraudulent votes confident General
Harrison cannot get the electoral Of Virginia, if H.
legal not admitted. There are, q presume, }
over thousand places of election in the S.ate-ad-
NIL one illegal Wing vote, and reject good Van Buren,
vote at each place, and it at augments their
strength 1900 votes | hope all will be safe, for |
have much regard for the intelligence of the people
10 believe they will trust the destines Of this
country nty the hands Of such men as Harrison, Web
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