Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-05-03

i Clifton fo'Se'
Il TAO liz
Z Iavne. majority,
II ,a"nla forbesr add word, were II no, LOT me
II len that the above result, unex planned, might
''asu. 40 indicating the relative strength OF par
s"s ms county. and consequently the increase OF
~ :" which YOU will perceive IN the sequei IS
""ss1 80 Mr. Damrcn dscalmed having come
~ ,sr,y grounds thought he could represent 'ne
.sss Of the coun,y-would 60 for Democratc =.
senator, If instructed to 90 so~ou.u ~ ~. =,
i - noney 60 &c. This moderation on Inc par. OF
y. Wv Damon. coupled with personal dislike tor Mr.
4 nn. induced a distinguished Democrat (who was
~ dsss.ed by Mr. Layne,) and his leading TRENDS,
AXE very active par, favor OF Damron election
w Layue doubtless lost several votes IN consequence
Of .acderous rePor, that was nous.,'ousiy
~ he enemies He was charged with having boosted
:; meeting held BY the Democratic members OF the
,,sl,ture for the purpose of adopting measures to
,a:,en the SESSION. that he could vote as ne Peaseo
an me question of reception, and be sustained; ana
h verItlble report went on to say that TINS annun
..n was received with burst OF applause from The
ms,,,pg thus slandsrng not only MIR. Layne, but
bp whole Democratic delegation. Mr. Layne sat'shed
believe every unpreludiced mind, al the court mouse
,le falsty Of the charge-but not having II IN ms
mower 10 lay before the people al the precincts the
proofs he obtained "a great part OF which ne received
~ very morning Of The electon 1t is believed that
o,era,ed against him. Let me say, in conclusion, Inc,
,llssaany is thoroughly Democratic, and can give,
v.,ly believe larger Democratic vote than she has
:vs' yet given
BUCKlNGHAM-2 DELEGATES.
BUCKINGHAM, April q, 1874.
"You will doubtless be greatly struck win the
,rge number Of votes given IN th,s county,
n,sr hv f,r than has he rstofore been given within
40 recollection Bocock vote was the largest gwen
n the county last Spring, when there was Congress
.ona election as well an election OF county Dele
r,es Il was 493 and about GA more than the strong
=. Wing obtained. In The year lo4o, just before The
at Presidential election, and when we had tie vote
n the county, the highest poll 504, two of the can
tiatss had SOB each, and the lowest had 502 votes
THIS is said to be the fullest poll held in the county
.or many years previous to the present. In this cleo
ion Dr. Jones got 500 votes and Bocock received go
The Inter vote never received by any candidate
ir this county before, who was defeated. But this
raa aloseey beat 43 votes, and Flood e.; The vote
Of The latter being 657. You SEQ, then, It 10 an extra
ordinary result There were several causes at work
well calculated to produce a full election. II IS the
election preceding the Presidential, and the next Lee
.,a.ure elects Senator. Moreover, had in the
canvass three citizens of Buckingham, as candidates
AGAINST u.s. all exceedingly active, energetic men =
Bondurant, who was the Wing candidate for the Sc
nae presents his character strange paradox. He
10 be the most unpopular OF the leading men OF
party in the district and yet he is, in my opinion,
tie s!rongest The leading men, who generally dislike
hzl wall always support the candidate of the party
and by his active, busting, noisy disposition, together
with skful use Of his money influence, he always
1cceeds IN bringing out TO his support very large
number of ,fe floating voters of the country. All
ms power Of every Sort fully brought to bear in
his election. One OF the candidates for the county,
vas. at the time of his nomination, deputy sheriff,
aud though he ceased to act such month or
before the election, it known that he had con-
raced 10, the Office for three years yet to come,
and f he should not himself discharge the duties he
would have the appointment and control in part Of
those who would. He thus welded great power with
the many who tremble with awe, before the august
jssy Of Gsputy sheriff. They might be expected,
therefore, TO his aid, in the hope that he in turn
would remember them in The day Of their tsbala-
ton Ali Of the other deputies, with one honorable
exception supported him, including two who had be-
fo pfo(essed to be Democrats And it is believed that
they all active elactoneerers These causes were
very we'll calculated to produce good deal of excite
Inent and general turnout through the county
1t s clear that the election is rot political triumph
1T is believed by many intelligent gentlemen, who
witnesses of the management here, that the DE.
inocTas or, at least, Of Them (Bocock obtained e
majority Of the legal votes given, and considerable
majority of those given by the 'fI:d voters OF the
county 1t is rather matter OF surprise, under the
circumstances, that they got large vote There
be developments made hereafter, calculated to place
certain gentlemen in unenviable light before the
public. A feeling of deep indignation pervades the
b,soms of the firm and stern Democrats here, which
will not easly be appeased. They are more attached
10 th5If pary-more oeVoleo 10 tner ptinciples-moe
resolved and firm than They burn to redress
themselves and to overwhem their opponentsand the
Presidential Election, which will afford them the first
opportunity, comes too slowly for their mPetuous zeal
ain the statement made above, about one Of the can
ddltes, | intended reflection. His friends placed
hin in an embarrassing position from which be could
no, we'll release himself. Towards him and his col
league, | have none other than very kind feelings
u" annex statement of the polls, they stand in this
county, in the aggregate
Senate.
Bondurant, Wing, 55l
Daniel, Democrat, $40
House Of Delegates