Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-18

e,, All double voting-nll tricks upon the tickets
In the towns and in neighboring co'htes, inc oIa
lcnrers should keep list OF their own as chech upon
double yot,nr These lists might oe 'il''
Tho co,rce If the day 10 prevent the same ihuVoua
g -: ;, 5;fferent points-Somc beneht may be
rac,od fron nublic and decided annunciations, Ihat
frauds will be prevented at all hazards anu the
ders nrosecuted The Committees OF vigilance sh"u.o
stand pledged to themselves ana :" '"ei oous - "
The utmost penalty of the law, as soon as post
81" o.. ,ho termination of the Election our Com
tee h, va M hesitation in saying, mat the ahnnc'a
ton Of such an intention, accompane" " 'le
of such measures as may prove 's s'h.e',t1, -
olT Ia calculated to pre- vent the pcrPe'alon oil many
fraud. ~ a;horned from, TO-
..n,on,Jnn any mode of procuring the instructions
c ,h porIo on the Senatorial Election, as those re-
nre.entatiyes who not respect the Vote OF ue'i
- ,ba Presidential contest, would not 1eeI
bound by any other au'ho' ''"''e
popular will. oo,s;d.r our Svstem Of
Corn, ORGANIZATION to be complete, II they dii mol
earnestly press upon the Counsy =,
,ee TO snare no efforts TO effect the establishment OF
nauoo,,tic Associations in every county. we wsh
NO, nniv 70 couneract the effects OF the lppecah"e
CI,bs bpt 10 inspire additional interest among INC
great BODY Of our Republican eliow-Itzens; we
h ,hs "a take greater personal part IN the discus
-; - n. dav--to enlighten their minds upon the
e, nrncincs Of the Constitution, as well as the re-
snec.iv. Qualifications OF the two landuatea-"
wish 10 rouse up the slumoering genius Oh oe ora
Toto inspire deeper Democratic feeling high
ar nr;de nicer sympathy with the political sent'-
mep,s of each other TO breathe greater commence
in each other and in themselves. These Democrauc
Associations might apply to greater advantage tue
Documents which distributed from lh's oon-
v.nt;on or cause to be printed or procured ot'ier
nnhI;cat;ons The Corresponding Committee should
Send agents or personally visit the proper sections
of their countless for the purpose OF forming these As
soc;ations-and when once begun, the Association
should bcstr themselves to extend the number OF iher
without binding up the conscience by sigma
lures or pledges vote for particular candidate as
been practsed in parts of the State hy Inc nfi-
ated par,izans of the Wing candidate These pledges
strip the freeman ofhs privilege OF Judging Tor nmsei'
till the very moment Of the Election No freeman
should give any such pledge, and none but desperate
| politician would exact it.
| We would recommend to our committees, TO MAKE
arrangements for furnishing every county and every
populous portion of each county with public speakers,
! at least twice before the coming election
We advise them to communicate freely and frequent
| ~ with the Central Committee of Northumberland TO
inform them of every gross device of the Wings and OF
every humbug, as It takes wing
! And finally in the name of our country, and OF our
cause; by those great State Rights principles which
have hitherto constituted the glory as well as the safety
of virginia-we call upon all our Committees to dc
their duty themselves to us, to the People OF the
| Old Dominion, and to future ages