Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-15
on, For he Enquirer.
|pEACE AND HARMONIC"


The Richmond Wing is indeed cule chan
re breaks The peace, nd pileously cries out
peace and harm0nym Oh yes: alter GETTING
DOM eyes backed, most peouslv he cries oul
peace ana fhfntony" Have the Wing, lone.
continued, often repeated and fulsome laudalions
OF Inc intelligence OF The "Gihraliar Wings" been
all irony-"aA bl0raev" Then, wins thai lone a..
iicie 10 SauIcay's Wing, calling a general meet,
ing ana censuring "LvonS' Hhies' Tor nol Join
ing; When, ~ the same article, lie tells them they
hhow 'heir lllend would not get the nomination of
caucus got up BY The Richmond Wing, for The
very purpose oi debating Mr.. Lyons, under In.
specions prc;exl of "peace and harmonvqn W..
rlly, The Richmond WIN. musl think IN. vo;.rs
Of Richmond very green! The Richmond Wing
mas peei anu Is The great dslurher OF peace and
ia ihohy. COMMON SENSE.
Goot Vars from .MadSOa, Orange anil G,ccnc
MADISON COUNTY, April Sih, 1915.
To tie Editors Of he Enquiro:
Oar Congressional canvass is moving on fine
". Leake has been among rs, and has made a
very favorable impression. He and his comoc
NOR addressed our peopleat our February Court
ana OF all The casligations thai poor fellow ever
received, Irving received The worst from him on
that occasion. Leake spoke with more ENERGY
Zeal and force, than had ever before heard him
lie dealt his blows with IIercuean power noon
his adversary, under which he wriihsd and trem-
hlcd, as II he were tortured on the rack. Irving
did moi sustain himself with his usual ability. be-
cause, as lie said, lie knee" he people of Madison
were against him now, and would he AZ he cleo
ton.
There had been, previous 10 Ibis discussion. an
apathy and lukswarmns,s among our reuplr
unusual 10 Them, in consequence oflhe preference
that many had for Gen. Gordon. But that stale
oil things no longer exists. Many who had pre-
vIously declared they would no, vote, are now the
most active and enthusiastic. There NAV be two
or three in The county who will throw their vote.
away on Gen. acknowledging as they honest
j. do, that he ought 10 have been the candidate.
They may, however, change their opinion before
the election.
Col. X. A. Banks, our late worthy and faithful
representative (who is candidate again without
oPposition,) and who, il is rumured abroad, will
not vote Tor Leake, because Cen Gordon was his
ilrst choice, al our March court addressed the
people in behalf Of Ledie, and urged them 10
preserve their Republican principles BY e.ec;ing
a man who was in every wav worthy of lhelr
confidence. He told them that he had served with
Mr.. Leatc in Tie Virginia Legislature, and knew
him 10 be Il true Republican. lie alluded 10 the
apathy which had existed among us but said il
NJ longer existed, and that in The coming cleo
lion Madison would give her usual majority
Our Committee OF Vigilance have been very ac-
tive They have appointed speakers to adj
vocalc lie claims Of Leake at each petty
muster in the county, all OF which come oil
on the lst 81 and Sd Saturdays in April Major
j. II. I.ee was appointed al Robnson's precinct.
VIM. l.. Early and A. T. Elakey at The Rapid
Ann precinct, IL. Humphreys and j. L. KEN
per at The Courthouse, Theophlus Smoot and
NJ. D. Newman al Batonsbnrg, J. c. Walker al
Stony Hill, and 4. \. Wech al Jackson's; be-
sides Mr.. Leake will address the people al three
or four different places in The county before The
election. Those who were appointed for last Sa-
turiav promptly attended and diScha rged lheirdu-
lies. So you perceive that The people OF Ma
olson, are aroused 10 sense Of their duty. The
Wings in The adjacent counties are consoling
themselves that lrvings election is cerlan--hr
ieving that there is an Indifference among The
people Of Madison This last suhlrfuse 10 which
they have resoned, has been snalched from them
By recent enthusiastic spirit which has sprung
up among uS-which continues 10 wax warmer
and warmer, as the election approaches LET
the poor dlscon>olat.. Wings then no longer de-
ceiye themselves with Ibis gathering unclon."-
IT. ~ o. ----- -, n 81 minded tE"rffle
last fall who will vote Tor Leake and many
others who will not vote Tor Irving.
Be assured, then, that Madison vii! not be found
waning when weighed in the balances IN The An
Thursday. Lei the Democracy Of The Other
counties a lie district but do their duty and fol
low lhe example thai she will SCI. and leakcs cleo
ton is sure hear favorable news from Orangt
and Greene. Leake's prospects are bright and
Frightening in those counties. Democrats say
that he will get 80 majority in those counties.
and no, les than 100, and probably $50, in our
comfy. CALHOUN.
s-,s.The Charlottesville JclIersonian wilI please