Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-05-18
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THE ALBEMARLE DiSrRICT-Tur rIrc
IID\ CONTESTED

TIFF. ALBEMARLE DIS'rRICT-TIlr rtrc
TON CONTESTED.
We arsg'ad to learn by the flI, ,.p ,,,,.., c.
the last Charlottesville Advocate. thu, Mr. .ryi, !.
determined, to resist, by all legal MEANS the return .
Gov. C!lnrr to the Ion.e If Representative. ,.,,,
which was pr'nn Jneie. 'biamdhy a ,risk ss rs,, -,
II is obvious Nera hot ifii rsn l.. shown tbs, H.,
rain poured in t,rrnts at Madison couu l.u,. aud ,
t'b'nsm's precinct. instead "f ~ We lvarn il va.
sight Arrl shower, because every nan in ,ryin, L,,
TIA, ninety nins II hundred Of IL s- p.r~n, in, .,;,
:" vote \, all and who live rem - from pre- .;nc, -,
either ON the sp" it, tk re l2 o'clock. ,hc hon,
a. ""cn me alleged rain "ccurrrdand az il lasted IN
~ hall an hour. such persons reside nearer To IN. MA.
cav OF election h,l pie tim ,irr IT,, .e..,,, If m
rain. To reach The polls Ni,lrr If the ron,ny.oci,.
herfr", contemplated ~ III. Law having in fac, occur.
red. the failure to close the polls ,,sc place. va. II,
legal and no so,. taken after tina, nc can riu hll, 10
cunnrd
But. 1t is sometimes raid hat. Coy Glnrr L,,i,,
received majof, # the seiyn ip i, n,ar,r. M,
whether they we're poll, oil III. frs. he third day
-ahd that is an,'"l nhlran in MI G,Qgin To sex
10 sci aside Tho verdict It the majority the pr.,r. Iha,
'hn majority "as MT obtained in precise nf rmity l.,
the letter Of .hs law This rmark. how ever, 10 .nn.
tied I" no weight; because AZ equality in the n,,svas
destroyed by the partial opera "f the irr,l eou,,.
pursued Had the polls ir'n kept open IL other con,i-~
ct the 's'rc,, We c"Gd n,ly Irln,- No, only TIM,
''H Gn'rs nominal maj rily u 20 would have hc.,
"v rc'ne. hui tina, Mr.. G,rclh w.uld Law, received
majority ovrn larger than that nv hich he WAS .l.c,.J
at rundown on the evening If III. 9Th If April b.,
G"v. Gilm-r and his fIni d, are really d-,,t,u, .
tins course VI argument uid inp, If .nbu;,
ting TO the VIII e the maJury fnirlv sypr,,,,d H..
Trouble expense aud excii~n' contested ,,c,ic
may be tasl, avoided lat him resign h,, ..,,
which he may bc assured hr rsnnnt retain how,,-tb,
es he may be IN his If the ,r and
pnpreiy Of the course pursued by his trends in Mad,
son and Greene without suffering greatly in reputation
yen smong his o~n political frirnds--aud lr, him run
Ic, there be no rck,rym, j1ckF, aed clear sky
= oh contest. hr receive maturity nj ib.
so'.s ntony will his opponents submit ~nh cn..,ln.-
ness 10 the decision, ha, he VIII place hn.st IN AZ 81
eva'd posl,lc" before the couu'ry-a p~,ion Which b.
can never hope again To occupy. II he shall lake his
IN Congress under return obtained by means. the I'LL.
gnlity Of which seems too apparcn, fn denial, and
which are tainted with tho DAN lin. ,u,pi ion o
irickcry and frand'
From ,he CharLott. srihe .4droenfe. .,lnyl3
MR.. GiIMEk'S ELECTION CONF E>JEI,
The Shtriso ihr District met here Monday last.
and q " Gllrr. seeming /" ha;. m,Jou, 4 ir,niy
rotes MI G,gyn. received the rrinrn, As the X
tscnla,iye III the Dsr.c, III Congress
MI q, Iyln ha, fIwardr. = nlaca of his in,cn,nn
contest hi, s,al. rlch has been duly served. ~ p.a
rs his clam IN 'hr srz, upon rcors IL the
validity and FAIRNESS oil Mr. GIlnris election " hrh,
with others 3" III be embodied in pii"n to th- neat
Congress. lbs course has been drnsni,d BY large
uber If r,rsns in all paris nt the Dsirc who are
Justly inccnscd at the unrlgh,rns attempt (sa, have
been pracils.s) t" palm 4. the Disrct their rep
rsrntatl,e one " ho has not bern a'ry ~rce aud
wall therefore, hold hts seat -ainst The oppressed vi"
ii The people VI the District, fairly and ~a ly aniuu-
ced.
The NEST acliv~ and efficient means will ir employ
ed Ia pei II the taos Connected with such an rAir,,f
binary aen pt hy reachr'y and anasvnmnt. Al he
the rgl'a voice # the people and tois uysn the Ds-
rct who. the frs. days vu,s. has b.,n r-puda
~d by decisive majority. hrsr ia, and all
cunsances cunn~crd with hrm shall lie dsri..d To Tho
public, that they may be ii loss to understand The
game which has been played W. the pr, idlce oi Jus
lice and fair play.
Mr.. Gugyln, We learn. has received letters from The
counties Of Madison ard Green 1prt .sing becoming
indignation al the Course pursued by the Drnrrra" !"
use countless and declaring nth voice the ear"''
that there adequate for ihr ron
nuance Of the election. he facts Of the case ~htn
III cited will speak for themselves aud il said WI
med commentary to give them the ke.nts' ril ana
The m,st whitening fleet.
Is..o -. Madison and Greene arr commit
daily alive IL their fair character aud just appr
citation of an honest fan,c thy WILL themselves Wish
la " pc uff the foul blot hi, otherwise may certainly
STAN their rrpu's,on by inviting Mr.. GlnrI 10 rrEa
and submit the question again To the decision q" NO
whole District This would place them On high ground
and afford Mr.. Gilmer opportunity tn resign app"
which hs cannot hold, without sujertiig his COURSE ara
motives To suspicion aud crnsure which (whfthr "to
or i'll E'undrd) must be painfully distressing "a sens
tive and honorable mind and hich several who v"lrd
tor him IN this county. have expressed EARNEST desire
tina, he should aba ndon.
FURTHER FACTS CONNECTED WITH Il't
MADISON ELECTION.
II appears from the poll bssks that i, was only I"
Rblnson's precinct and At the C,. lonse in Madl-'
that the polls Wrr" kept op'n. Al these tw" Fa"s'
where the strength Of the Democrats most imp sing
il s.emed to hare rdined the hardest. Mr. Gilner "'
tanned 4, Robinson. III votes and Mr.. G,g.in "
>Ntadlsnn Z. H., Gov e. received 264 and Mr., "s
gin % votes. A, the C.. H. all thc COMMISSIONER d"
the Sheriff vera Democrats and at bdh these pace
Il IA presumed rained rery hard. Al locusldaF-'
Tier IccIjc. whe re the voting thin and fhr sns
OF parties more nearly eQna. III. pull s,,Ud fT "''"'
"a tor G,pgin Ia, and there, il seems MT Ia have raw
ed much, aud the pulls closed the frs. day; 80
HAiddan, where the vote likew ss thin, do ",
ram great deal, and the pulls w,re r"sfd a'S'
must have been singular cu"d-that NIadfS'n n'f'
II seems not To have fallen. thi. ,Imr. II We "''
believe shat we have heard. ION the Jus' and Inc u'
just
In the county Of Greene. Mts-rs. I'm. S'n'"' a'
Ol;rer FMks IL their l,nny he il said siouiiy srS