Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-10-07


usausmsn--I am not sahsssihsr 70 yous pspsv and
wy sssdea 80 is fread. however, hes larnishsd me
As sssiciss MN. Neck and -vindsr :" and % I am
- Oldest end 10 fact the only oas Of The three Sheriff.
Who ssssd Mr. Lewis esresis Of election - ssns,es
q his Disue', t~ho has been In Office for the las,
wsfvs yesn,) feel II my duty Jake some notice Of
visAsx"
~. Neck" Ia his hrst article. has correctly stated ths
seaAisa Of hs Polk. presented board of shsrs
who ~ q Wsstmosland Court Houss fos the puposs
sssessias Ne Polls saA ssraying the election Of &c.
nsssss-ss w shss shs pe sshsa stsord G. Houss
~ mot certified BY either the ees conducting the Eec
Ion. The Cennisiensts who sspssinsssdsd The Pol
kng e that the Sheriff u Lancaster produced
to. bot gave The results VI the In his from
snosy 70 b III fos Lswis end 100 for Smith. The
ssssiG e hsshsasssssd produced papers purporns to
- sks Pos-shs taken ~ the Court House was esr
Esd By Thomss Sydnos Commissioaer-ih poll taken st
the Burnt Chimnsys certified by three
Tho Poll taken at Wicomco Church was not certified
but under the column Of Mr. Smiths name and ct the
eloss Of the poll the Of Jno. Il Harding Count
- Robert Pinksrd, "Cyrus Harding" end .Cyru.
Harvey. stand recorded. The poll taken Burgeses
Stors regularly certified BY The Commissioner The
se sssdsssiss tAs stsess seifAsv esss esrtjyias
~ ysits. The election Law prescribss the mode and
manner In which the polls sha b taken. and directs rhs,
he C0mmssionen and efiesr conducting tho slection,
shall take oath TO the poll fairly taken. and sm--
distsiy rpsn sississ iAs psiis. sA.n certify hs ssm.:
sd tks esrs,fesis % Do made. sksn De- ssnsd BY
tie ssit sHesr sad Sspsrisfssdsnfs. &c. The Law,
moreover dirsets that the shsrs shall meet II West
,'o's'an' Cos" "oSs' 40 UNI D'e'' ~'n'n n.'een
u,' . "' "oa u.,'' W e " w. io'.
800 'u-" az wa 'D' ~ p'''' .n. run n' 'sa
- .-e''.n s"1 '''"y "' e."''1''e "."ns inc
W, a"e nope
Smith. for no 10 the osensibe person (vndsI being one in
his payJ the three esasesHeisss SHERIFF. alluded to by
so',e 80 "e p.pe.' run ,o''numoe".na sno
80 s N ''' S's'' '1''se' 'ue" - "'e u"
" 'e VI" VI.
p-Ne' ''u " ps''''"' '"e wv ~ e''"'"s ana
eAs W. po"', - =. "'"e "' ooe'
"' -" 49, '-' ~' ""o'e "'"'''' oo'' not
~ VI VIC u.y -ppo'"1 :" -',ou," "o" os' Jay un'
~ =" '.e o"''"'' :, p' "e ''e' as s'"Pv
~.ey 's' s. ""0", ,epo'' "a' 'y e'eeeo,
ea oue''" "'s"' 'sa ."s - 800" 10 nc arrived
NV P..' 'ppo''N N' 's Eng '"D 'e' " n Pea-
'1'., ''.".s :. " us oe"'e' INC
.''"ne''' " '-s e."e'..' " Ne'A' however
au"e 700 anNou. 'es'o'' 'inaeA 10 oe"er temper
A Nv ~ ~ " ~ -s'."' o'h''-
mons "s' "equea"y o'eu'o !" '"'' a'"'e'' ano nave
osenP-.'oe Ap " ' VI ue 'a"'e 'elupu'ouS shet-
M Whom .ne cav" OF o0ies'0n ms statement
maae oy 'in'sA 'ep nu'n ING one 'eiins .ne num-
s.u 'A~ ''PP'~' nv Wv s"'N' " N''''K No'"e'h
NoeA'
nv" P'onouAee "e 110'e ''e"en' unuoe' ana aeny
W." ."' a,s s"se ~ oee" y" o'ee 'ano ! hn'
qosAea IN 80, . '' '' 'Ae'P"o" W Io" "afeh
-o>o 70 ""e" 10 ".'. a eo"Anv III ""iee' ana me
ooefn regularly aePu'eo oy 'ne PIheiPsi ohehn 10 attend
70 comparing our 'o"''''' ."o oone'es'ons Poh' ana
se'yins inc person eeeeo' Una, inc candidate having
'ne "po'eo OF m'l''y' ''u NOT also nave ma
'e.'" " et" ~ ~ ~ ~ oee''oh-
."' ~. W.. '" NV :" "o -"
requires h' ''euon " e po' III no instance would
hAss .'''oo 'ne 'e'u" o"' 'hs 's' s'ee'oh we nave
nAu Nv oPP " y, ~ ~ wv o"eo s'nce
100. In 1907 0o- A''e 0ppo'eu 'u' ~ SENATOR hooI
"'N'' 80 ~ $50 go ~ "'1o''V IN
INC a''"ie' ."S "'''e @oo' suppose 'inoet ~ou'd
NOV y NAV oo s'sA' w. " ~ 'eo inc Ger
u"e." oee WV P ' ''''o' '"ho'e Co'
nsye 1890 Wy 's' -''''" "',o "s' 'eIuheo'
"e S"e,'' ~ ~ ~ ~ GO" ',',n Ana Lew
"n-u po'uee1 S' S,'"'e1 pun. ''" '' ''' Noun"es
seP' "es''' NC" '"',o'V WIS aoou'
soo' surrey he'e ou" "'' oee NO sooo e'ouna Tor re-
ionns 70 eeiiy om'n' IN 'uen case oy nJecnne the
poh from "es'"o'eah'' 'n' majority OF smi'h would be
ihesesa'
wei "e"hee' "psn 10, o0' ",'son " i"eo "nnam sno
sonh ihhs"o " mug 'so,s. "''o eAn'ioa'es lot
Sooe'ess, ne e''P's " 'he P'''s' "o oher'n OF
ihnee ""ns'' "'n wi ''o'o" "''o',V "aS very
nVs' Poaoou. nv " "a"''' pu'po""e 70 % mo pon OF
I'M I'M ~ ~ I ~ 'aa'
ms ' eou'a MOI % eo"'uesa pon. sha ho fs]eenon
object it-and the Sherifs who
Will testify that the Congr poll has always been We
.... ...,,.d-.nd la, sn,;na on. n,Ii - So,
60. - s..,,.vv.,;, 80 40, 1851 r., -.
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