Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-10
ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA.
Editorial Correspondence.

ii Three cheers Tor Soou o'u fAeS 10
4I6
Va, XIV 2l6
Bayly, ,.oxo
re p,.' ,' sar more votes to be taken. The Wings
"", ,s,,l that this election was no lest of prln-
s." 81, = an election by the people, after full and
LASS. will ever settle any thing, then has tins
n sa,,led the questions of National Bank, DIsir'-
nm STAY Law, nc, in this county An tue can
b:Iieve were in favor of immediate resump-
<, the Banks | suspect Accomac will bear off
n' This wear. The States Rights Wings were
.,-.,v irue TO the Democratic cause.
ss"s'' yo THE EDITOR OF TIE ENQUIRER
"llExRy County, Maya
Nth urcat pleasure announce TO yon the sue
- our righteous cause in this county, alter sue
- If hard fought battles and unmerlted defeats
h.a fearful odds against us here, and nothing but
,.s of truth, and the lights before us, breaking
,bs extraordinary session of hundred days, could
scursd TO this region that purity of political SEN
-, which had we'll nigh, for years past, been
4 "a hv the noxious vapors of party intrigue. But
~, ,be party has met most signal and dlsastrou
| ~, in this neighborhood
II, This coun,y, our friend, Jno King, true as steel
n- Republican faith, has beaten their Clay Bank
.e,,l candidate BY majority of IS votes. Martin
=. resident of the most populous portion OF the
,.y which, by lis united force, has heretofore de-
I The contests in Henry, with every advantage The
~ could ask for their candidate-a man of good
is-of some sporting capacity strong family con.
,ops-aided by the energy and popularity oil
,,ber the Senatorial candidate 1t is fair concu-
tia, they marshaed into the field the strength OF
declining forces. But it would not all do. The
den sceptre had been swayed too long, and our peo-
had determined 10 think and act for themselves
me- they had two candidates in the field Eggleton,
/ o,her Wing candidate, got only IL votes so, that
i; poIl had been added 10 Martins, 1t could not
|.rs elected him. Our Wing friends thrown all
"a. and console themselves with the prophetic hope
IL next Spring they will defeat US. Rely not upon
|, Illusions of hope.
.Bn, iIr Editor, we have shorn their Samson of
|, m,aht We have agaia-would you believe it?-
zen Captain Vincent Whether for the Senate of Vlr-
f.. Major Clark Penn, of Patrick, gentleman of
p manners, and respectable character, became the
,-eida,e about three weeks ago. when the WINGS
thar Captain too, doubt, thought it madness IN
and his friends But thanks TO the wisdom OF the
J.. this man has defeated the leader of their party
his county, who is to the Republicans equally OBJ
nous with The most Infatuated and rabid OF their par
IN demarogues Witcher is peculiarly odious TO us
III. Republican creed here. We like tie man well
ou,h Tor, really in private, he is pleasant fellow
by the energy of his character the bosdness OF h's
ID. and the extent OF his Federal views, no man in
Senate OF !l1llih Wpuiu Va ""
e deep injury than he. But do not let MS boast too
.liy over PROSTATE and gallant foe lie is beaten
majority of II votes Tunstali's majority last
,.ng was nearly 400, if not quite.
Ba, this is not yet ali the good news. TALIhFERRo,
franklin, ,ehose ioss TO Me Wing party was TO 'Oe
,erpy radiance, has succeeded by majority of up
rds Of 200 votes Mark, Sir how Taliaierro, IN the
-.islature of Virginia, will rid the Wing humbuss
heir gloss and expose their naked deformity to pub.
view He scarcely set his foot upon the soil of
aasn three times during the canvass, being engaged
an extensive practice of law His opponents, Hale
Id Early, were men of industry and personal worth,
I'd took as hear great pains 10 secure their elections
y: by the force of his intellectual endowments, and
;tecus cause Taliaerro has beaten them most dread
H. Give it up, gentlemen This is almost glory
MgEh for one day In haste,
Yours, truly
"LITTLE TENNESSEE"
WASHINGTON COUNTY-l Dsi~, sc.
UABlS6pnN VA April 90.