Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-02
(From the Clarksburg Scion IF Democracy May 81
DIR DISTRICT

1t is perfectly certain, that the Hon. George W.
Summers elected TO Congress- in this the 14lh dis
trict The Sheriff who went from this county 10 COM
pare the polls states his majority only at $780, leaving
out some 60 votes given for Hays at the county seat OF
Barbour county, which belonged properly TO this dis
trct but were given at an improper place In the for
nation Of the county of Barbour, it was provided that
the parts of that county formerly belonging TO Harrison
and Lewis counties should vote for member of Con-
gress in the l4;h district the county being in that
part taken from Randolph, and in another Congress
sona DISTRICT the Sheriff did not count the votes given
at that place, by those who had gone there from this
side OF the river TO vote for Delegate and Senator
counting thus. vote, Summers majority would be consi.
defably under three hundred, and perfectly
satisfied that the polls had been kept open in this
county and Lews-or if even those who could have
come out on the first day, notwithstanding the high
waters, had poed their votes, Hays would have
been elected by handsome alorty-kanawha poed
her4l2 majority for Summers; and the Democracy Of
Harrison ought to be ashamed that they gave HAYS
29 majority, not voting 1000 votes-while there
full 1000 in the county There is some excuse for
those who could not get here without swimming the
waters but there be little for those who s,aid away
from mere indifference. The day was not favorable
for labor on the farm, because it raned hard in the fore
noon, and The ground was too wet for the plough, by
the quantity that fell the night and day previous to the
election 1t however useless for US 10 scold about
these things now, and we are the inclined TO for
get them, seeing the Democracy of Virginia have not
all slept in other quarters of the Sate-l2 out Of 10
members of Congress is surely a handsome Demo.
cratic majority % join, ballot in the Legislature,
is sufficiently large for all valuable purposes in those
bodies, and larger than it has been for manv years
except the last The Wing party after disgracng itself
BY opposition to the tax bil-ate giving distinct proof
that State faith was matter of utter indifference to
them-were signay overwhelmed and defeated By
the people This election rebounds anew TO the honor
of the Old Dominion. In 1910, two dollars day and
roast beef failed to seduce majority Of her citizens
from The path in which their fathers had walked and
now, when similar argument was Illuminated through
out the State under much more unprop,ous and EN-
barrassed condition of things she spurns those who
address her, with much larger popular majority
Poor Wings you tried 10 bring dishonor and dis
grace upon Virginia, but it has fallen upon your
selves You tried to bring about almost universal
individual Bankruptcy, and then tried to make one of
the most honored States Of the Union rtpudate her
honest debts, and all this too for the palry purpose
OF securing to yourselves momentary possession of the
political power of the State Or, are we to look far
Their for your motives VAST TO make Virginia take
the lead in repudation-,hus inducing other States TO
follow her example, and render more plausible and