Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-07-21
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
rUH THE Nv NtIINfH.
kIsG & QUEEN County, June %.


Messrs. Editors Much misreprese ntaton and con.
sequently, misunderstanding, relative 10 our late cleo
tion having gone abroad and the result presents
entirely an anomaly, at least in our county, and IN
wolves n very important principle-one 10 which bil
honest voters should be sensbly alive-I beg leave 10
make short statement of facts upon which the eiec
ton is contested, believing that bare statement will
be sufficient 10 satisfy every ingenious mind, that IN
our recent election the Constitution and laws of our
State were violated, and the rights Of majority OF
the people disregIrded
Colonel Davis contests the election of his opPone
Mr.. Lumpkin, upon the ground that the return was
illegally given TO him, because the face of the polls
shows that he Davs) received majority OF The votes
and recorded and because the close Of the polls
liter the voting had ceased, the commissioners al two
of the Precincts took upon themselves the authority
purge the polls, by which unlawful purgation they
caused Mr.. Lumpkin TO have majority of Two votes
AT the Court House, the of at p" is recorded
among the first votes on Davlss POLL and is regularly
counted throughout the poll 10 the bottom and then
deducted Al the Centreyillc Precinct, the names of
I"W. c., and 81. c.. recorded for Davis and the
foot of the poll shows that he received 4l votes but
the commissioners certify that he received "thrty
votes, and in a note soy that the votes of w &. and
J. G. "bad and ought not 10 be counted" These
the facts Of the case exhibited by the polls them
selves.
1t mus, be apparent to every one at all acquainted
with the election laws, that The persons conducting the
election transcribed their duty in purging The polls
that that privilege entirely reserved 10 the Leris-
ature; and its exercise the part of the officers
Quoting an election, is power beyond the law, both
dangerous and illegal But it is not my intention to
argue the illegality Of the proceedings in qneson-on
y intending present the facts of the as they
really exist and leave the public 10 form lis con.
clusIon Moreover, it should be stated, that The She.
riff did not follow, in giving the certificate Of election
to Mr.. Lumpkin, the return OF the commissioners,
Of the polls shows return certificate of The re.
suit of the election at the precinct al all. This remark
is made in consequence of so much being said about
the Sheriff duty to follow the returns of the com.
missioners.
To avoid The excitement and expense of contested
election Colonel Davis proposed TO refer the election
again to the people, and let them the of all
power decide the contest but learn that this rea-
sonabe and just proposition has been rejected by Mr..
Lumpkin and his friends
| beg leave, whilst have pen in hand, to make
few remarks in reply to rather singular communica
ton in the Enquirer of 10th instant, signed "Knv d
Queen purportng 10 give the truth in relation our
election 1t bears evident marks of emanation from
the self conceived Atlas Of our county, who for the
last ten years, with Quixone aertness, has ever
been ready TO take upon his imaginary broad shoulders
the burdens Of the county, both heavy and light all
mat,ers-Religious Political, and Secuar-and, with
characteristic modesty, insnuates that the Demo-
Gratis composing the meeting at King and Queen Court
House, May Court, had, in their proceedings been
guilty OF SuppresSio reri, which, all morals:s contend
s equally culpable the open falsehnod-and this
nsnuation is made against of the first rrsDeca
IN
", known and esteemed by their fellow.ctizens az
punctliously regardful of truth and virtue. | would
advise this modern giant of strength and daring TO
throw of this burdcn-fur, strong as he NAV con-
ceve himself TO be- he will sagger and tumble under
The mpuluton Of want Of truth, the part Of those
who composed the meeting, that he would yainy al
tempt to cast upon them
II is not true, as stated by "King & Queen" that
all the transactions condemned by the meeting of the
Republican party, at the Court House, are believed 10
have been entirely approved and concurred in and in
part enacted by these Democratic commissioners and
sheriifs. The purgng of The poll at Ceneyille, learn
was objected 10 by the only acting Democratic commits.
sioner and overrued by the Wing commissioners
and, if am correctly informed, this il!epnl act wa,
done principally by The interference of two ren,lemen
no way connected officially, with the election And
at the Court House, | understand, The Democratic
commissioner contends that The vote purged from
the poll is legal vote, and ought have been counted
Ii cannot otherwise than be noticed that at the |
Charleston precinct, the only place where the Demo
cratic party had majority Of the commissioners no |
gularity complained Of But at the Court House
where the sheriff. who would, think, pass current an
where for Wing, and his father, appointed BIZ himself
(who has never been suspected of overweening love
Democracy and Democrat, presided at the election
and at Centreville, where there were two Wings and
one Democratic commissioner the irregularities and
legnlllies complained Of occurred
There is another fact taken in This connexio that
should be noticed 1t vas known that in conseaue nee
Of the hue and cry about the Tax Bill and some other
causes the Wings expected 10 carry the election
by small majory-and, on the evening of the cleo
ton, it was thought that the vote between the county