Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-22
To THOMAS w. oILMER. -

StRi hereby inform YOU that object to every vote
poled Friday the 2sh, and Saturday the 18th OF Apr
last in the Counties OF Madison and Greene in the election
for representative IN Congress OF the 9Th Congressional dis
ct Of the Commonwealth Of Virgnis in which you and
were opposing candidates. and that protest against the
they may appear be recorded your favor for
the following reasons:
LIST Because no sufficient legal existed for
uing the taking OF votes in those Counties after the rst
day of the election.
2nd Because the electors who appeared the fins, day
of the election in those counties that the 9th
day OF April last, that they could not
all have been poled before sunset OF thatJay
3D. Because neither roin rise OF him
deed OF the electors from attending the election in
the counties aforesaid on the said eth OF April last,
9TH. Because all such electors failed the said
9th Of April the said counties, failed from choice and
not from inability To cast their votes occasoned by their
numbers, by rain other
legal cause.
5h. Because the election in said Counties Of Madi
and Greene regularly continued in the
prescribed by law nor for the reasons required by law from
the first the second day. thereof that from the
9th to the 2sh Of April from the 2s,h to the 29h Of
April
9th. Because no candidate nor the agent of any cand
date desired the polls in those Counties be kept open al
the 9th OF April
9Th. Because all the qualified in those Counties
who offered desired TO the first day OF the cleo
ton, then pollcd.
sh. Because the Sheri and other officers conducting
the election in the said Counties had oauhor by law,
continue the same more than one day.
9Th. Because the polls improperly and illegally
kept open in the said Counties after the first day OF the
10Th Because the polls closed on the frsi day.
the 9th of April, in oil the other of the district
10 Wit Orange Abemarie Nelson Amherst and Bedford
and the people Of these have had such
VOTE allegally and improperly allowed the poo
pie Of Madison and Greene.
llth. Because if all the Of the small Coun-
ties OF the District have three days their votes the
voters OF the five larger Counties entitled TO than
day.
l2ih. Because majority of the lawful vc,ors Of the
District composed of the Counties aforesaid, have
pressed preference their Con-
gress.
18th. Because majority of the lawful of said
District, who voted the first day of the election, the said
9th of April, expressed preference for YOURSELF
by casting their their representative in Con-
gress.
l4th Because am duly elected the representative of
the said District in Congress- and YOU
18th. Because when the polls closed in the said
Counties of Madison and Green the 9th of April
said they should not have been eopencd the 2sh and
18th.
10th. Because when the polls closed the 9th Of
Apr aforesaid they reopened the 2sth and
29h of April in the and for the prescribed
by law.
l7h. Because all the Commissioners experimenting the
election IN the said Counties of Madison and Greene did
certify according law the given the second
and third DAYS of the election.
18th. Because great number of illegal poled
for You the said election cpeciay IN the Counties Of
Greene Madison and Orange list of which illegal votes.
and OF the of the illegal who them will be-
furnished you in due time
18th For these and many other reasons which will be
set out IN petition which lat the request of many per-
in all parts of the district shall prefer the
House of Representative Of the Congress of the United
States, complaining of your undue election and return from
this Congressional district object and protest agains;
the said election and return and notify you that shall
sst upon each and every of the foregoing reasons and
particularly that each and every pocd for the
said sounes of Madison and Greene the said 2h and
29th of April last make each and oil the foregoing
objections. | am, very respectfully
May Ilth, ls43. w. L. GoGGIN.