Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-18
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
TUESDAY MORNING. JULY is. is,s.
Messrs. Goggiin and Glmer.


We not disappointed in the expectation that
Mr.. Gilmer and his mirthfdl compecrs oithc Char.
lottesve and Lynchburg Locooco papers, would
no, have all their own way the contested cleo
ton. We were aware that Mr.. Goggin was con-
fined at home by the feeble health of his wife but
we knew he was not the man to put his hand to the
plough and then look back. In him, the people OF
that large and grossly gerrymandercd District have
been wronged;-the elective fianchse-the simple
principles Justice have been outraged; and moth.
ing short othe decree of the tribunal of last resort
can Justify an abandonment of the demands for re-
paration and Justice.
The last Charlottesville Advocate contains the an
nexed letter from Mr.. Goggin from which it APP
pears that Governor Gimer is in fair way to get
qudnium sut. on the score of contested polls:
HaliOOing before you are out Of the GOODS
The LocoS have been laying the 'iatterng JUNCTION to
their SOULS, that Mr. Goggn had abandoned the
this Congressional District Their papers have been
ing the supposed triumph Of Mr. Gmer and charging
the Wings with making "much ado about nothing"
We have received letter from Mr.. Goggin dated the
9Th nst in which he that he has not and had
the idea of giving up the That he
been prevented from taking evidence in Madison and
Greene, simply because his did reach his friends
IN those counties till after the appointed day; and also be
cause they did not know at what particular place take
the testimony; in Sanardsve, for example, though Mr.
Gimer had been notified, and was there.
Mr. Goggn has received notice from Mr. Glmer that he
objects the whole Poll of Albcmarle Bedford and Mel
son. in which the majority of the former was 5l7
upon the ground that the clerks were not sworn Mr. Cog
gin makes the objection the Loco Foco Poll in
Greene, Madison, Orange and Amherst OF which Mr.
Gimer has received notice.
Mr. Goggin that his private affairs and the health
of his wife, have prevented him from prosecuting the CON-
test in the manner he desired.
The rule ought certainly to work both ways-Therefore
IT the vote IN the Wing counties OF Bedford Nelson and
Abemare should be set aside because the clerks
sworn, also ought the in the Locooco counties to
be set aside for the reason And the clerks were
sworn in Amherst Orange Madison and Greene Mr..
Goggin alleges, the election irregular and informal
throughout the district and the question should be referred
to the people! The following is the notice Mr.. Glmer:
To Thomas w. Giiner, Esq.
Take notice, that you have objected to my entire
poF' in the counties of Bedford Nelson and Abemare
though my majority in those amounted 10 SIT law
ul votes appears by the OF the several Shens
for the reason, you alege, that the poll keepers or
cerk-not any designated precnc) but in all the coun
ties aforesaid were not sworn according lawI shall OBJ
Ject 10 entire poll for the the counties
OF Amherst Orange Madison and Greene and for the rea
son also, that the Sher Commissioners and acting Off
cer conducting the election in those Counties
before the commencement Of the election
that the clerks and Others did sign and certify the polls
according law, and the required. shall also OBJ
ect 10 all the of the persons which appear TO
have been Poed more than you the late election
shall also object the egay OF opening and closing
the polls sundry precincts as YOU have done 10 NV po
and to all your poll which were not given pira
am, respectfully yours,
July G. 1913