Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-15
IL nc Editors Of Me Enqnirer.

IL tic Editors If The EaqH'"f
New MARrISsvILg, Tyler CO, Va,
September 10th, 1911
The citizens ofthis Precinct were favored win
a great treat on Saturday the l1h instant. NO
lice had been given some eight or ten days previ-
Gus. that Democratic meeting would be held IN
this place on tina, day-conscqucntlr, large
number of our country friends came in 10 hear
The speaking. Between ten and eleven O'Clock,
our Senator Mr. Newman. arrived. IN company
with Col Joseph Johnson. OF Harrison county
You will recolect. lha, Col Johnson represented
this District in Congress for several years, when
Harrison county was portion OF this District
and we were all pleased TO see amongst rs, ana
lake once more BY the hand. our old and faithful
REPRESENTATIVE little Joe, as we used 10 can
him
After dinner was over, the meeting was organ
i2ed and about the time oil lis organization.
s,eamboa, from Wheeling with Wings and De-
,nocratS. on their return from ihetwo Conventions
landed. Mr. Edging,on had been sent Tor by The
Whigs who was in attendance; they came tor
ward and asked 10 be- heard. Leave was grant
ed and Col. Johnson led of, and addressed the
meeting for upwards oil two and half hours
and | can with truth say, | was never better
pleased with speech: il was argumentatlve, lor-
chile and eloquent and the long loud, and oit-re-
heated cheers for Polk, Dallas and Joe Johnson
told how we'll it was received by his old conS,iiu-
en,s-and every Democrat, present and some OF
The Wings. acknowledged that il was powerful
speech. and if We are 10 Judge from serious looks
some ufthem were convinced tina, they were en-
gaged in bad cause.
Mr.. Edgingion, one of their best speak
erS, attempted a reply, in a speech OF about
the same length; bu; il was nothing more
than an attempt il was evidently an up
hill business with him, and have no
doubt bu, he ami his friends had at that time
rather have been anywhere else. The meeting
then adjourned until candle light: and when the
time arrived. there were no Wing speakers TO be
found. and the meeting was addressed by Nessis.
Martin and Newman Of Marshall, until near II
o'clock. when we adlourned-our friends never
better pleased OF in finer spirits.
find that the Richmond Wing claims North
Western Virginia Why, the Editors or their
CORRESPONDENTS must lie crazr. Never were onr
prospects brighter in this District. Intelligence
from every quarter assures Us Of an increased
majority over 1870 and our Senator MIR New
man who j. more convcrsan and better ac-
euainied in this Congressman District than any
other individual in il, gives ii "a his decided Cpl
Mon. that il will give Polk and Dallas majority
Of moi less than EIGHT HUNDRED. His OPP
Mon i, backed BIZ other Intelligent gentlemen IN
the District In fact when tell YOU that Brown,
Morgan. Newman, Stcenroa, Thompson and Sc
veral others have been constantly on the alert,
YOU NAV know that our cause is onward here
every inch of ground has been contested hy them.
and contested successfully. Col. Johnson informs
-, ,ha, The work goes bravely on in the Harrison
District and, rest assured, gentlemen, ''d' rrier
county will he true 10 her trust.