Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-16

trayestied into "liberty be crippled First, there
is philosophy in this question-as Tor instance, how IS
it possible, according TO the we'll setueo principles OF
me,eorologr for il to rain in one or more counties OF
Congre ssonal District without raining 10 all the
rests Then it is a constitutional question-as per e1
annie show US the specific clause OF the great Insru
ment which warrants u local rain al all All specific
grants of power are made tor The general welfare
therefore, shower, storm, or alZLe, or log,
or sprinkle or any other denomination OF rain known
N The baromet,cal observation of the Storm King,
il clearly against the spirit if not the letter of the
Constitution unless il rains every where at the same
time and in the same quantity. lnen u IS question
Of profound law, gratd, Il the ram IN Inc MOOD m
tmidaed none but Noah and his fanIiy, 1t IS lawful,
under our statute of elections, for any man to be kept
from the polls by the fear of wet Jacket Then, it's
question of Arithmetic, and may be resolved into the
rule Of three, lhus-if young Federaist, IN robust
health measuring six feet IN his ana weigh
np two hundred pounds ride ten miles IN the ran
in a close carriage, without catching cold, how far can
an ped and rheumatic Republican walk III the SAID rain
without catching the DOCTOR 10 sum up Inc whole al
ouce-to crush the shell and come 10 the kernel OF this
great question: has it right 10 rain IN Madison or
Greene at all on the day OF an election? 1t may rain
al precinct in Rappahannock, hard by with the per-
mission Of the two Wing Commissioners 10 one Demo
craft may rain in the Wing county OF hardy though
not any other county OF that Democ,ac osttic out
riub,s-of whom? Why, of Federal Wing candidate
to represent minority of the people, This is The key
note Of MIR. Goggn string ana nineteen variations
-rain-rain-ran They who would carry out their
republican principles by taking seat IN Congress from
him who got 236l votes and giving It to him who got
234l must have great faith in fugs, while they affect
such hydrophobia of rain, unless IL lalis Just where
thew want it, We state the case-f there rain
enough in Amherst Bedford, Nelson, Albemarle and
Orange OH the day of the election, to prevent many
voting, who intended to vote, and' out Tor the rain,
would have voted, then there no legal cause for
keeping the polls open in these counties on The other
hand. # in Madison and Greene, many persons, who
would have voted on the first day, were prevented
from donu go by the ran then there was legal cause
there for Keeping open the polls. But admitting TO
he legal it is said was unfair, because The people,
whore il did rain had three days to vote, while the
neope where il did not rain had but one. Where it
did not rain il is fair presume, that oil did on
the first day who intended 10 voe-and where it did
rain. il has 10 be proved, it will be proved that
many who did intend TO vote, (both Wings and Demo-
cra,s0 on the first day. could do in consequence
of the rain If this is no, DONE then the case conem
plated in the law did not occur. But if this case did
occur is it not clear that but for the rain in Madison
ard Greene the result would have been on the first
day what it was on the last 7
We understand, thatin Madison, the scene Of the al
legged fraud &c, the attempt TO take deposition the
first instant, land in Greene too, on the eih-Enqai
rer,l under MIR. Goggins notice, was complete fail
ure There was body a, home. 1t was a case of
non est inuentus No Magistrate, witnesses, de
positions The people the spot no doubt, feel just
Indignation a, The obloquy which is heaped on their
county-a feeling, we imagine, not confined to the
Democrats alone, but in which the Wings there also,
doubtless participate ynehburg Republican,