Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-27
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in Ito note; the chief one being, because OF inc
s.charoe of faud" made by fer ol the crest-ia-
len Wings. did, and do consider "old L.uhen-
burg as having done nobly" in giving an incIeas
ed Democratic majority this Spring; hos ,'r'i
standing the "Disunion," "Sawdust-oIeao'
fish Gold" and other humbnss, ana the c,y "
fraud fraud ! inregard to The presidential hee
uun "Cay" misapprehends me IN supPos'hs y
was written fIr The purpose Of defending Colohei
Street from certain charges preferred by him, as
deem the Colonel fully able 10 defend himseh
against any and every attack made upon MN Dy
rCIay." Now what are these Certain grave
charges" preferred by The gentleman he says
lhey were made in The Wing, between Inc i3lil
and 30th November last. have not seen lial
number of the paper; but in one OF February or
March. the Colonel is charged with admltlins d.
least go (sixty) fraudulent Democratic votes.
ca mot be mistaken, for Col. 5. in reply says,
as we'll as recollect, that "he reckons those same
,irtp tan rates will be found recorded BY wing
Commissioners" this Spring He surely would
moi be understood as admitting that they are ne
cal votes; they are Tad in SO far as they appear
on the Democratic side-change their position,
and warrant you they will be considered good
enough.
In November, Col. Folks majority was ~
in April following We find Hubard's majority
l13-lhereby giving al increase OF 50 votes
But here CLAY" cries out "Whg apathy.
Wing apathy, forsooth! Who ever heard of
Wing apathy before? The Democrats h We
been caught mapping of times, but the Coons ne
yer. Now lei CLAY turn 10 The great wing
Almanac for 1915, publishedby Horace Greeley,
a fast friend of The "Great Embodiment (sood
Wing authority | presume, and correct TO my
certain knowledse,) and he will find that The cN-
cial returns from Old Lunenburg, God bless
her" show an aggregate popular vote OF 53O, IN
the contest OF 1910, between Harrison and van
Buren,, and 529, in 1914, between Clay and Polk.
VIII "Clayn deny that the canvassinS was closes
that the Wings were sangulne OF Inc cleclion o.
his namesakel-or that The vote was pretty iull
one He cannot. Well, what becomes oil The oo
fraudulent Democratic votes, 10 say nothing OF Inc
corresponding Wing ones /? Why slhere only
difference oil one rOts between The vote oil lslO ana
"A? Because, Sir. the people oil LunenourS are
above the hickery resored 10 by some portions OF
lhis great Conicderacy, and would scorn TO com.
nit an act that would cast a stigma upon The good
name of the Democratic Republican Party Of
Virginia.
The fact is this: So far from there being any
fraudulent voting, il can be quite satisfactorily
accounted for in another way The Ways are
losing ground, and they know il. | can put my
hand upon many changes from wings 10 Demo
Gratis; and Democratic measures are becoming
more and more popular with The hard-iised lar,
mers and mechanics and if Colonel Polk should
make no serious blunder, the Star of Democracy
will rise higher and brighter until in It's meridian
speDdor, il will rival the sun al MONDAY, not
only giving light 10 the benighted traveller in our
own land but il will also serve as beaconlisht
10 guide the wandering pilgrim from atar, TO 'lhe
land Of the free and the home OF the brave
But have already transcribed the bounds
first prescribed for myself, and will conclude al
Ter briefly touching upon one or two points,
"Clay" al!udes to "some Democratic caucussing"
but merely says "he is told Of it," II is the first
! have heard OF ii, and | reckon some one has
been imposing on his creduily. In regard TO
Col s., would say that although not an NH
matc personal friend OF his yet know him well
enough 10 believe he is fully competent TO meet
such charges as are, or may be, made against
him, and have no doubt he will do so satslac-
,ory 10 himself and The people OF Lunenbufg,
if he considers them worthy of his attention.
And now, Messrs Editors, | can assure CLAY"
that have been brought into this controversy
against my will, and it is not my wish 10 prolons
il farther but should circumstances Iequirei il, ne
will again hear from
A DEMocRAT OF LuNENBuRd.
lin the absence Of the editor the first Card OF
"A Democrat OF Lunenburs" was inserted
Otherwise, we should have referred with plea
.nre 10 the proud stand OF old Lunenburg.
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