Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-09

80, yas sufficient to prevent from voting IN Ma
dson aud Greene, who intended 10 vote on the mrs.
dav those thus prevented would have voted on .hol
dny but for the rain How then, has injustice been gone
~ any? and how has any advantage been ootaneu W
the counties Of Madison and Greene: IN con'enp'.,
ion of law The causes for keeping the polls open are
local and must be judged of by The proper officers w
Zach county, and indeed, at each precinct IN every
county If there be- for instance suthccnt cause 'o
ming the polls open in Bedford, while no such cause
ris,s in The county Of Madison, it would be but sheer
.,;ce 10 the electors of The former county TO keep
Them OPEN while injury, whatever, would thereUy
be inflicted upon the people of Madison The only
opestion is that stated above viz: "Were many OF tue
electors hindered from attending the polls IN beo.
ford by the rain If So then the electors would nave
right to demand that The polls should be kept open,
in order that they might exercise the RIGHT on Inc 20
and Sd days which they had been "hindered from eA'
ercising on the hrst. .
On The other hand If existed in Madison 10
"hnder her citizens from attending The polls on Inc
fire, dav IL would be fair presume that sucn Us
not vote voluntarily declined to do So and "ou'u
not do TO contend that the polls ought 10 oe kept
in order that those who did not choose 10 vote OH Tue
6rst day might have an opportunity Of doing so on the
second aud third Thus, it will be SEEM that tue "noe
ones,;on is contained in q nut she'll. The illustration
given is precisely the case that actually occurreu,
except that the counues OF Deoiofu a"u iau''oA :
We underslnn nd, that there 'mnny electors, IN
the counties of Madison and Greene, who are wiling
n testify that they hndered from attending JUS
no,ls, on the first day by the rain This Will be
pven beyond all possibility of doubt, and, OF course,
settles The question. The Feds however, contend that
Injustice has been Done those counties Of the dis.
,r;ct in which the polls were not kept OPEN we have
,I,eadv replied 10 this. Was there any sufficient
cnnse for keeping The polls open in those counties II
40 Injustice has been done by the respective Commits
sioners of the different counties, and not by those OF
Madison and Greene. If no such cause existed, then
no Injustice has been done Them Ii we understand
the new position behind which the Federaliss are al
tempting 10 enrench themselves it is, that the polls
ought to be kept open in one county of district,
unless they kept open in all-and this, too, with.
out regard to the different circumstances which may
exist in different counties. If this assumption be well
founded it will inevitably follow, that the polls
never be kept open in Congressional Election, be-
it could only be done by concert among the Off
GERS conducting the election in the various counties,
and is evident, that such concert cannot be had IN
district like this, where some of the counties are more
than hundred miles apart. Suppose, too the county
candidates in one county Of district, should require
the polls 10 be kept open, and that the Commissioners
should think there was sufficient for doing 80,
will it be contended that the polls ought TO be kept
open for The county election, and closed against the
Congressional The absurdity of such proposition
is apparent on its face The fact u.s. the Commission
ers each county, must decide upon the circumstances
existing in each. We know, that the county Of Madi
son may be flooded with rain, while Bedford may be
bahed in sunshine. OF course under such circum.
Stances The polls ought to be kept open i'll the former
and closed in the latter. This is the whole case.
All this parade about the Illegally of keeping the
polls open in Madison and Greene and the ridcule and
denuncation which have been SO wantonly heaped
upon the people Of those patriotic countess by the Feds
are but parts Of the game which they playing, to
break down Governor Gimer at home, and destroy his
influence abroad. We said something of this last week,
and may say ore hereafter For the present have
only to say, "cease viPers, you gnaw file
i CHARLOTTESVILLE, May 80, 1943
To the Editor Of The Jefersonan:
| The annexed paragraph was published in the Advo
cate on the 18th inst italicsed precisely it is
As the statements were said to have been "made on
the reliable testimony which at my service if
| desired it, ! Immediately requested friend TO
call on the Editor of the Advocate for it. The name
i of Mr. VIM. II. Early was given to my friend. few
days since CHANGED to see Mr.. Early at this place,
when showed him The annexed statement, and in.
formed him that he had been given up as the person
on whose authority il made. MIR. Early informed
me that he not in the county OF Madison on the
day OF election and of course, knew nothing about the
matter and said that he had furnished The Editor Of
the Advocate with The OF another person residing
in Madison, who was his mir. E. 81 Informant have
waited nearly two weeks, TO see The witness
vouched by the Editor Of the Advocate for these state
mens and i, seems he knows nothing about it, but got
his information las he says he told Mr. Magruder from
some person in Madison. Meanwhile, the statement
ITSELF has been extensively copied by other papers, and
has probably reached the limits of the Union by this
time Without pursuing this search after "the most
reliable testimony" any further at this time, take
this occasion to pronounce the statement far as
refers to me, absolutely and unqualifedly false.
will thank those, who have copied the statement
from The Advocate copy this.
Very respectfully, yours,
Mr.. ALEXANDER THOMAS W. GlLMER.
"Further facts from Madison.
We learn from UNREASONABLE authority the follow
ing significant facts which occurred in Madison on the
day of the election, 9th ult
rrhat, with the exception of few old men who
were allowed to vote earlier the polling OF votes in
that county did not take lace until after MIR. Gimer
had addressed the people, closing about half past
twelve. file urged the Democrats present TO vote, as
the polls would not be kept open there being no e.
cusc do so, that time At about one o'clock how
ever there came up heavy gale of wind and rain,
which lasted about half an hour. Soon after began
to rain and while The rain continued proclamation was
made that the polls would be kept open, which was
revoked, though the rain lasted only thirty minutes,
and not single individual who wished TO vote was
prevented, as far known, by The rain.
"These statements are made on the most reliable
testimony, which is at MIR. Gimers service, 1t he de.
sires H."
Some of our Wing friends have found "mare's
nest, they think, the Clerks not being sworn at
the Rapidan precinct in Madison No such person as
Clerk is known the law of elections. The Sheriff
| authorised TO appoint as many "po keepers as be
thinks ht-nnd he is required to swear them. We
venture say that the oath is administered TO them
in nine out Of ten by Magistrate, and not
by the Shorthand consequently ii illegal and equl-
valent 10 oath al ALL II is chds play TO talk about
such little acknowledgements.
Mr.. John Minor Bolts brings Benz. Watkins Leigh
| as witness TO prove act OF personal dlshonor
m The part Of John Tyler.-Now II so happens
that Mr.. Leigh taeice voted for John Tyler Tor the
second Office in the government long after the date OF
the aedged dishonorable act Comment is needless
LynehLurg Republican,
j BUNKER HILL CELEBRATION.