Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-01

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cider. But for copy of this chaste composition;
| GOOD NEWS.
good log cabin is comfortable;
And hard cider palaahle,
Inc TWO comforts are hard TO beat,
Particularly in time Of need
Walk IN gentlemen and participate
With us.
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NORTHUMBERLAND.
April 2l
'rhe election for this county took place yesterday
between James Nj. Smith, Esq, the Democratic Repub-
lean candidate, and DR.. Chas L. Brown, the Federal
Wing candidate
For James Nj. Smith 297
For Dr. Brown 1l8
Smiths mai. l79
"Dr Brown was nominated at our last February court
by Wing meeting assembled pursuant pre- vous
tice. Mr. Smith was nominated at March court by a
meeting of the Democratic Republican citizens then in
attendance being announced on the morning of that
day that late Representative, VIM. b. Hudnall,
Esq, declined being again candidate On yesterday
both Of the candidates addressed the people consi
derabe length and both of these gentlemen acquitted
themselves in very handsome style. Their remarks
confined mostly to the pending Presidential ques
ton; and the may be considered pretty fair
pose of the state of parties in this county The mao
rity of Smith much larger than has been usually OBJ
tanned against the late Wing candidate, R. Belts, ESQ.,
because the strength Of this gentleman extended beyond
the Wing party This county still stands by her ancient
Democratic Republican principles, under the many trials
and difficulties through which she has had to pass Our
Federal Wing misrepresentation in Congress has Hood
ed the district with Madisonans and speeches OF Or
Burnett made at the Harrisburg Convention and on
Sunday our last mail day, mail was loaded with
circulars from Alessrs. Taliaerro, Bolts and Hill Mr.
Taafcrro circular consisted of addresses of the Wing
Convention of 40 pages each, which came TO hand just
in time for the election. The mail bag was so crowded
with things of this Sort that there room tor our
regular newspapers; the mail carrier had ten or
twelve packages of newspapers crammed IN a bag IN
which he carried for his horse the of which
packages mutilated, rubbed, &c. that many of
the papers ilegibe. In addition to these favors,
we have been very often visited by several second hand
dealers in Wing slang from other countless with view
of enghtening the Presidential question by de-
flaming Mr. V. B and embarrassing Gen. ii. Yesterday
at one Of election precincts We were favored with
sight of some beautiful representations, some exhibiting
log cabin with barrel and the words hard cider writ
ten on the ead-othcrs with the picture OF man hold
ing horse, &c.-all pretty much in the coffin hand.
bill style. These things some say were ranked by our
member of Congress Whether this be so or not, can
not tell; but if SO, what reflection on the intelligence
Of the people Of this dstrict-what respect can rep
resen,atve entertain for his constituents who presumes
on influencing their votes BY such paltry devices
| son Monday last the travelling Federal Wing elector
of this district addressed the people of Lancaserhe
was replied to by DR.. Leland, who gave him dose
which will require great many sheets OF the Aladso
man and Yeolnan to work off. The Wing orators use
generally four arguments to prove the qualification of
Gen Harrison for the Presidency, to wit: First abuse
Of Mr. Richie; second they make Mr.. Randolph mad,
to invalidate his testimony which fixes on the General
the charge of black cockate Federalism; third, they
cite the accamations and support of Judge Burnett an
avowed alien and sedon law Federa!st, to prove that
General Harrison is Jeffersonian Repuhlican-itF,
the standing army of two hundred thousand mem This
last argument did first frghten most prodgousy the
old women, and occasioned good deal OF gossipng,
but the panic has worn off. Some of our Federal
Wings have gotten 50 rabid with the pocohydropho-
ba that thev assert that General Harrison IS greater
man than General Washington ever was.-Now, Sir,
did ever madness equal this:
CHARLOTTE COUNTY.
81 send YOU statement OF the polls from all OF the