Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-26
30 ruoMAs ". GlLMER, ESQ.


Sin. | hereby inform YOU that object 10 every vote
polled on Friday, the 2Sh and Saturday TIE a9h Of
April last, in the counties OF Madison and Greene IN
the election for Representative IN Congress OF The 9th
Congressional District of the Commonwealth u Virgil
mia, in which you and were opposing candidates
and that protest against The sane, as they may APP
pear 10 be recorded your favor, Ter the following
reasons.
lst Because no su'icen; legal cause existed for
tinung the taking OF votes IA those counties, alter line
first day Of the election,
I'd Because the electors WHO appeared on the first
day OF the election those counties, that IS to say on
the 9th day OF April last not 50 numerous that
they could not all have been poed before eunset o:
that day.
I'd Because neither rain, nor rae of water courses
hindered MANI Of the electors from attending al the
election in the counties aforesaid the said 9Th OF
April last
9TH Because all such electors failed to vote on the
said 9th Of p in the said counties Jailed from choce
and not from inability cast their votes occasioheoo y
their great numbers by rain, rise oil ercouIses, VI
any other legal cause :
9Th Because tue election III the snid counties Of
Madison and Greene not regularly continued IN
Tho manner prescribed by law Tor The reasons re-
aured By law from The first to the second day theeoi,
that il to saw from h 7,h the 2oih oil April, nor from
The 2Sih 10 the 29a "i Apf"'
G,b because no caudide,e, nor the agent OF any can
a;d,te desired The polls these countess TO be Kept
omen aaer the 9Th Of April
1,h Rscause all The qualified voters in those counties,
who ofercd desired 10 vote on the htsl ouy Vi tue
election were then poiIeo.
S,b Recnuse The sheriis and other officers conduct
np the election in the said counties, had no authority
by Law, to continue the same more than one day.
9th Because the polls improperly and illegally
kept open The stid countess atler le st Jay Vi 'he
election aforesaid.
IO,h Because tie polls were closed the first day,
the 9th IF April IN all The olher counties oil the dis-
rict 10 wit: Orange, Abemarle Nelson, Amherst and
Bedford and tie people Of these counties have had 30
such time to vote, Illegally ana improperly al
lowed the people Of Madison and Greene
lIth Because if all the voters OF the two S'anH corn-
lies of the Ds,rc have three days 10 cast their votes
the of the five argtr counties are entitled TO more
than day
10Th Because a majority of the full voters Of the
district composed of the aforesaid have not
pressed preference for you as their Representative m
Congress
l3ih. Because majority Of the lawful voters of said
district who voted on the rs day Of the election, the
said 9th Of April expressed preference Cor over
Yourself By casting fer me, their Repre-
sentative in Congress.
Nth Because | am daily elected, the Representative
Of the SAID district 10 Congress, and you are not
18th Because when the polls closed IN the said
counties of Madison aud Greene, On the 2'th OF APr
aforesaid they should no, have been re opened OF the
2S,h and 29ih.
1C,b Becousc VIXEN tho polls were closed on the 27;
Of Ap,il aorssa d. they not reopened on he 2o
and goth &C april The manner and Tor the causes pre-
scri5ed by law.
18th Because all Ike Commissioners experimenting
the election the said counties of Madison and Greene
did not certify according 10 law the votes gwen on The
second and third days OF the election
18th Because great number Of illegal votes were
pocd for you in the SAID election especially in the
counties OF Greene, Madison and Orange, list Of
which Illegal votes, and Of the names Of the Ill ga!
voters who cast them will le furnished you in due
time. -
18Th For ,hese, and many other reasons, which Will
he set out in petition whc (at The request of many
ersons IN all! arts of the DstrlcU shall prefer TO the
pex, House OF Representatives Of the Congress of the
u S, complaining Of your undue election and return
from this CONCESSIONS district, etlec' to, and pro,
los, ,on;ns the said election and retarn, and notify
YOU that shall insist upon each and every Of the
foregoing reasons, and particularly that 10 each and
every vote polled you in the sad eon",es Of Ma,
olson and Greene on the said 2S;h aud 29th OF April
last | make ench ard s Of the foregoing objections
| am, very respectfully. ee,,,.
W l.. GoGGIN.
May !!sh, lS43