Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-06-02
CLARk's. MAY 3lst lsl

- CL,RK's, May 3lst, lSi3.
Messrs. Edors-The result of tbs election in King &
queen, appears TO be Of extraordinary mortica
uon to the Democrats; much So that they have held
meeting publicly protest against the certificate of the
election being awarded Lumpkin. Their proceedings
may be by referring the Richmond Enquirer Of the
10th instant have read the article with PARTICULAR
and care and from the lights my understand
ing comprehend the point issue. Some irrcguary has
taken place. which in breath they attribute TO the con-
duct OF pariizan Commissioners and Shers and in the
next candidy acquit them of all improper motives de-
signs, intentions, and yet from contradictory
misses they would have believe that unless the unnten
tona iregulary corrected that the good people of
King & Queen will henceforth be shares The opiu
ion OF more than mocty of the citizens of King &
Queen TO the NOTWITHSTANDING The point al is
from the tumble furnished u.s. canno, possibly under
stand \ friend To whom handed the publication con-
sTues II hus-that some votes fairly and legally poed for
DAVIS, and still 10 be the face OF the Poll Book
purposey skipped in the dRdi summing nv md TINT
other votes pocd for Davis and the preserved on
the record and passed the general count are
nevertheless subaced from the aggregate amount of Da-
Wis vote numerically place him a minority
This Is the construction OF Loco, which If the one
would convict the conductors OF the election wu par
hay' but as they are acquitted by the Republican meeting
OF Ming " Queen OF all improper designs, imagine they
must have something else The irreguarity what
ever 1t may be, FIRST supposed by the Republican
meeting to conflict with the Virginia bill of rights and so
they commence their protest by quotation theTerom-
hGf elections Of members 10 Representatives. of
the people, ASSetRby ought 10 be free-they no sooner
reach this terrible word, republican for King Queen
Democrats than they abandon their quotation and
some restricted law OF the Legislature harmony
and congeniaity with their principles and cause So de
hberaeiy and solemny investigated close the '1ide"
door against the illegal conduct of parzan Commissioners
Tor all future time. And nudabe do they conceive their
efforts TO be- conclude with sail REPtRII
CAN EDrToRs rHRouGHouT STATE TO COPY -" This
offspring OF King & Queen paternity may figure very well
m Democratic Journals, but claim affinity with our
virginia Bill OF rights from which pure will nvnria
bly, emanae Jefersonan doctrines. The solemn protest of
hing Oueen-so republican and meretorious object,
so sound IN principle and well calculated preserve the
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE" from abuse, that the following
names will be sacredly associated with American history:
JNo SUNNERSoN," "CARTER b. FoGG, Joint authors no
doubt, OF the King Queen protest, the pistereen
Lawyer, and the OF the other embematica Of the
character of the piece. Edwin Upshaw presidng-for
what cannot conceive unless dspe the "Fogg." He
IS however, the of impulse and would require
volume TO define his posiion-and his last rather stoop.
ing than elevated one. CANDOUR