Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-17
(From MITES Is VIRGINIA.
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ston at and since our last court. Mr. Southall and
his band OF tuberclappcrs from Albemarc were in al.
tendance. Mr. ;, as IS usual gave desperate ac-
count OF Mir Van Buren, and his Adninistratlon-hcd
up the Sub-Trcasury great National
played of the old free negro suffrage took hit
at the Editor Of the Enqurcr-attemptcd 10 prove b.
the Ycoman that Gen Harrison was a Republican,
and closed BY saying that he anti nearly every
thing Harrison and himself Col. Randolph fol-
lowed Mr. s. and ably and justly defended the Press
dent and his Administrations; and showed TO every I'M
partial mind, that Gen Harrison had no claims upon
the South for the Presidency. The next on the hus
ings Ma James Garland, thc Wing other
casons called him Wolf Jm,) all the way from Wash
ingon City, he said, so Justify himself against the
structures of two writers in the Enquirer over In.
signature OF Blue Ridge in which his consistency
completely exposed to public gaze. He acknow-
lodged that he did write the address in 1876, the CT
tizcns of Nelson, urging them to support Mr. Van Blu
and, said the Major, what Of that And what q
il sure enough He said he had done Go" r.: a
great injustice that he was R"r"%','an, "ra oII
Almighty would spnro lin, he would Vote i"t w 80"
General suppose when The pop-gun was let o" At
Castle Hill, the Major well understood the s'sha''
which was, quit his post at ashihgton an" 'eP".
Nelson Courthouse with all possible speed, (nndrr Tue
mere petext of urgent busness) TO JON his IcradcF
i possible to elect Gen Brown ana ,'S,,
psars 10 be- ycry Yamd q" Generals although suba
tern under w C. Rives, who sat in front of the Major
while he was holding FORTH and gave him occasional
indicative look, which so well understood by the
Major that he played off the Wing slang against MIR
Van Buren,, DC. with more apparent cas-" and comfort
than he ever did the whole.hog Jackson man. brst!c
and all. BIT, Mr. Editor, the rod ~ in soak for th"
Major too and will be applied to him severely, If
ever he tenders his services 10 the district again The
people wall send Representative who wall reflect their
WILL not one that reflects MIR. Rlvcss and the New
Jersey Governors. Ex-senator Rvcs took the stand
the next day Tuesday apparently in an i!i-humor--
took his text in Thomas Richie and Martin Van l}u.
rem and played off the old slang usual tie then
took game o rough roll and tumble for few days
with his hrohcrn-law, Brown, who IS the county can
diate and fen IN by rhapce al barbecue near the
still house al lackcy Gap in Nelson, at which Plac"
he held forth agaiu--took his tex, more directly IN 'ar
rison: he said the Generals father one Of the
siyncrs Of the Declaration Of Independence; and that
the General had scrndrd from the nobility "i ~"
land, whilst Mr.. Van Buren, was OF dark, "bSc"r"
birth an yiols for Office therefore, the people ought 10
reject hiia In the absence Of Mr.. Hvcs, Gen. Brown
in the keeping of The Wing orator, and leader OF The
party in Nelson. Our success IN the county election
is much more tlatering. Since Mr. sycs VISITED Mel
SON. the people see his motive; and DR. Logon, the Adj
mnistraton candidate, is blowing the General up "'A
facts wherever he meet wstA hi!n
"HinrhcStcr. april :
81 have recently convcrscd with many intelligent
Gentlemen from different parts of THIS county IN reia
iion To- the political feelings Of their neghbors, and they
all say that we have nothing to fear. And from all
thai can hear think that the election of Byrd and
Wood. our Democratic candidates. IS certain
aor Opie has lost OF his popularity, so lar as
can ascertain and you know that he has always been
victorious.
..rhc local question, disafrcting only a part OF the
inhabitants of Winchester, which, it was supposed,
would cndangcr Byrds success, appears to have d't
away; and nearly all of those who were dIssashc'
with him on that account still cling 10 their Republican
nrinciples and have united warmly in the support OF
The Democratic candidates.
.sThe Whrs are very sick of some of their unounded
accusations against the present Administration. lhry
are recong upon their authors WIN great el'cc'. NJ
charge arains the President of having recommended
standing army of 1000 men IS exploding IN every a.
rccton IN the great Consideration and dismay oil me
Whip leaders They find, as they have often found
benrr tha, they put forth their caumncs too soon,
and that the light of truth dspcis the och'aiF ocl"
sion before the elections come on .
ar i truc that Mr. Rives is to be here on me eve .!
our election; and the Fcderalists have invited Federal
ISIS from all drectionsto come and least WIN Mn by
this display they hope to turn The heads OF me Vo''ta
but think, the people will look upon such an attempt
to tamper with Their SURFACES win nc ''' " any S
nation it deserves. 49,
'rhc Wings have made great noise about political
chances here-but they reckon without their host !
appIed TO several who said to have changed, ana
found that the report utterly without foundation
believe the changes from party to the Opposition
have been very few-and these the who try 10
count I'D others in order to hide their own
shame.
Il suppose you will see in the Winchester papers,
an account Of the political discussion between NessS
Byrd and Conrad, at April Court Our TREND MF.
Byrd acquitted himself with great credit. no, Gniy
his political but his personal foes coHeueu .'S
speech, although he took the strongest grounas' anu
welded his facts with distinguished ability and power
"York County, .7prd 10 lo4o.
at being generally understood that one c ., ,p W
Ta nmsburg had pledged himself the last Warwick
Court day, to justify to the people Of that county Gsns
~ urr;.on's votes on the subject of selling white
men and women to free negroes and mulattoes, and to
.sabsh satisfactorily to them the lleros claims to Kc.
nhcan orthodoxy that the several candidates Tor The
district representation in the House Of Delegates would
liza deliver addresses and tat the Wing elector, ana
,Lcr Tippccanocs from various parts, would attend 10
bIea, and buster determined to be present on the &C.
cnson On reaching the field ofacton about noon on yes
erday, found the Court yard alive with people, VINO
cre dispersed about in groups around the Courthouse
building At halfpas one o'clock the Court oham
It's session. and imme datey thereafter, the -she
Of Justice was crowded with anxious cltizen'-ai' Oh