Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-05-22

.Hessrs. Gitmer and f'oggin-Iha (harloliesvillo
lelrrsonian ot the lSlh CONTAINS The notice served on tho
former by the latter gentleman: setting Firth. in the tech
meal form required IN Sl,h cas's, the grounds np,,
which Nr. GllucT's election viii be CONTESTED. There
are nlnetcca counls-but they noy DC slmmNd up in
these first. the ~iIlegalily Of the ours pursued in Mad
son and Greene, IN keeping open The ppls after tho first
day; and. secondly, the er,al nnmler of Illegal votes
p1llcd ter Gov. Gllmrr ii said election. especially in 'h-
counties of Greene. Madison aud Orange, i lst OF which
viii he furnished IN due tine. The J, lf,rsonian on %
halt oi Mr.. oahner. Threatens To desol"p some ''sIArt-
linz i~lltgaiiies and imprapriei.es'' on the Wing side. if
the contest be persisted IN, Strange, that these thlnes
were never heard of until the notice was served on Mr..
Gjimcr, II looks very mach LIKE an attempt 10 bluff
his adversary, but that won't do. 1t there have been
any such 'inpro2rciies and llleualitirs, . they ought t.
be exposed, no matter by which party committed. vi fol
whose tcnoiit-as The effect Of such exposure may he t.
prevent rherr petition hereafter - a cunsu,nna,ion which
fer the sake Of harmony. as well as in order to preserve
the purity Of elections. with III which their lraclon IS
a farce. all parties ought devourly te desire.
IHis Congressional District. dgtis!-rlc Rcpubl-
eau strangely perverre our Ian uaI e when it says that
the o5ject' OF our editorial article, upon which II com
lneuts, '~'erideaHy Isl create the impression that d"
Wing candidate IN this District has been defeated oy
fraudulent mcans.n Such was not our object, ; nor Is
onr language at all susceptible Of such an Interpretation.
We SAID that ~'Ildauble voting was practIsel itf rough
ont the District. (Which We do not Of course affirm.
bat which We neyerthrlrss ~slspnri,) II ,cp,dH look rsy
much Ike a concerted o1d systematic PURPOSE n
control. by a fraudulent exercise If the elective franchise,
the popular Wil'-anl. although, the editor of tn" RI
HruNlicau .D,.t1 Il, L., a.B.,,.icJ I, n. ror,r un my
cr'helos, repeal Il, in all its breadth and length. And
VIII h. deny it. + there nas sl.a l,u5o voting,
would not tae fact be plainly Indicative ot the moiirtf
Bat II may be thai it is onr suspicion that such was Tho
case which has 50 much shocked HE delicate nervous
scnslbili'lcsof the editor Of the Republican. Doosh
not believe that We have rcas natlc cause al snspicion!
What led to the discovery ct he double voting, Gall On
onc side at the OakvIlc and spout precincts! SI'npy
thiS-Nc saw that wh;ie at the New Store precinct
the Wing candidate for Congress WAS between = ana
so behind the Wing candidates ft The Legislature, 90
casincd by the fact that many Whig votes from Cum.
ler!and aud Prince Edward. who had voted for the Tor
mer in their own counties. could not vote for hun else
where. there was no difference at the Sp,ni between t'
l.Icifpco Congres si1nal an c,unty cIlIldates. and o'
a small difference at Olkville, although it is known III"
there isa considerable interchange Of |. ,c,f1co vaieT' d.
tween the counties of Campbell AMI Buckingham "
those two precincts. We suspected double voting 'h"''
from mt circa nst1n - ,2ad the eNln nllio show d JIM
our suspicion was we'll funded. For The SANE rf''"
IRE suspect double roting 1t other precincts; and II w
sIlerilia ~ Ile different counties had assembled to9c'"'t
Il hHV~R courthouse, in e 'ntor'uity to law we s'ou"
Y asccrtained whether or not that suspicion was W."
r :kasaasd not because we believe that a sniii2Ifn'
ct votes world be found 10 ocerconie co.,
lSAYrity, or because "" believe he was s''''''
hut because. ''tfa seS'cn OF d'l'f W.
~ HctiseJ throughout tic D.siri'i, II Do"a J."