Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-16
70 TIE EDITORS OF TIE ENG

TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER.
Gentlemen On looking into your paper OF the
Goth May find certain proceedings in reference to
the late election Of q delegate for King and Queen
which purport 10 have been transacted sat meeting
of the Republican party of King and Queen county
held at the Court House Monday, Sth May, l643.
The proceedings are introduced by sort of vaunt
ing prelude, altogether characteristic OF the n0deSty Of
the writer. To this do not deem il necessary re-
ply. beg leave, however, in passing, 10 my
late good friends, the retreatng Wings, of my very
sincere sympathy in the deep modification they mus
experience the sad affection they feel that even
now, when they and the Democrats have scarcely be
gun walk together, they falling out by the way
and especially that this distinguished Democrat so un
tremendously holds them forth TO the and the
world objects Of his dstrust-and in effect, proclans
them already traitors in design. can do no mo- re
than sympathze Non est mihi tantas Htcs componere
Touching the proceedings themselves, and the sub
ject to which they relate, wish TO say few things
OF the proceedings themselves beg leave TO say
that though they may not and so lar as ! know they
do not contain any alsehood, yet they do not give al
the truth They do not contain such history Of the
transactions 10 which they refer, will enable those
understand and properly to appreciate the acts and
doings upon which the proceedings anmadvert. The
commissioners and sherfs, who conducted the cleo
ton certainly have reason TO congratulate themselves
the spirit of moderation displayed by the authors
of the proceedings in dscslming any intention to i'm
pue improper motive. do not know that this pro-
ceeds from any perennial stream or present overflow
Of magnanimy, as possibly the distant reader might
supposefor generally careful of the reputa-
ton and feelings of their party frends-and upon en-
quiry into the political character OF the commissioners
and shers il appears, that at the Charleston precinct
the sheriff and two Of the commissioners were Demo
Gratis, and commissioner Wing. At the Cour,
House, the sheriff and one commissioner were Wings
and commissioner Democrat. AT Centreville, one
commissioner was Democrat, and two commissioners
IL, et,ortff dO nt EnOp hstsh
voted for Col Davis All the transactions condemned
by the meeting of the Republican party at the Cour,
House, ey the way, II was very small portion OF the
par'y0 are believed TO have been entirely approved
and concurred in, and in part enacted by these Demo-
cratic commissioners and sherf-so that the authors
of The proceedings of the meeting at the Court House
had ample inducement of interest 10 dscalm the in.
tenon to mpute improper motives TO the conductors OF
the election 1t IS By no means certain that the poor
Wing commissioners and sheriff would have Jared so
WE'LL it they had not been found in such good company
OF the Transactions to which the proceedings relate,
il night be supposed, that company ofmodes, unpre
tending gentlemen, such as composed the meeting for
the most part, would have in the subject itself,
and IN The action Of their party friends as COM
mssioners under the solemn sanction OF their oaths, at
least sufficient ground Of DOUBT 10 have justified them
IN withholding confident expression OF unqnali
hed dsapprobation and il hardly fail to occur 10
any one acquainted with the facts that this Is not the
most eligible case for the display OF much zeal and
paup.s" on Inc really great SUBJECT OF Tue eiec.Ve
ifanchise. Let me exhibit the real character and ea-
lures OF The case AT Clak.ton one vote was rejected
ana stfcKen on from Lumpkn poll, alter Vt had been
recorded Al the Court House, one vote was in like
manner stricken from Lumpkins poll, and two from
Davlss poll 1t will be at glance, that an equal
number of vo'es-to wit-two votes were stricken
from each poland supposing all the votes thus
stricken OH 10 be Illegal neither party could possibly
be preJudced by this operation in this particular case
Hence, no objection is taken the striking off OF these
vo,es-and the chief actor in the proceedings of the
meeting even admits, Il mean privately,) that the
power to strike off an illegal VOTE after it has been re-
was recorded for Davis at the Court House, which,
after several others had been subsequently recorded,
was contested and decided to be illegal and ordered to
be stricken off The poll keeper good Democrat re
quested that he should no! be required TO erase the