Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-04

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more worthy, but because he has stopped 10 cleo
lionetI in way which should be ex posed, whilst
/ The other has no, gone beyond The lawful aud hr
! approved rights Of paIizan, in securing his
election. My last words are, remember The polls.
PROGNOSTlCATOR
Rocky Mount, March "a, 1915.
To tic Editors Of The Enquirer:
LuSeNpuRG, March -. 1915.
This day. the Richmond Daily Wing, OF 2lst
instant was put into my hands (for do not take
that paper and seldom read ) Under the eiilo-
rial, grave and serious charge is made against the
I Commissioners who were appointed 10 superin
tend The Presidential election in this county; and
! though known myself by one Of the editors Of
that paper, and, as | had hoped friendly feeling
existed between that gentleman and myself that
had not been interrupted by our political separa-
tion vet 50 strong were those charges avouched,
that that paper did no, hesitate for a momer,to
give them free circulation, accompanied hy The
severe excavations Of its editors.
/ Now, 3IcssIs Editors, viii endeavor TO give
a plain nnraInished statement Of The tact and
4 leave them TO an impartial community soJutge:
I The Governor appointed II. Hatch, ! Or. r.
/ L. Marshall and myself 4, Com. is>ionel- .
/ supernteni he rgesdcntia: ci0n j. ~ cour.
" OF LunenhuIg upon vi ) srgs IN, | I'm
~
ain satisfied his Eycecncy w't re !;
any asen J. Mr. Hatcher, e tel
Commissioners for several p, .ag q,
By whose influence Tie Docto: : namews aided,
know not; SO il was The conn son v S sent
10 Us three 1t came 10 the oice srcr, take
nv papers, took il on, aud after nolic. The
contents, Immediately addressed letter 10 the
Governor apprizing him ci The teah Ct Mr..
Hatchelt, (Which had taken plocc long bc.oie The
L.. ~.
says, after y also that was then High SE,-i
of the county, ard thereby disqualified, "a con-
sidercd, and alter consulting with several ac-
/ quaintances Of both parties, nnderookto suggest
4 the names Oi two gentlemen as our SUCCESSORS
one Wing, The other Democrat, and remarked,
that | considered our county as q decided De-
mocratc county, thought ii hui right that the
opposite party should be represented, AID the
Wing gentleman named, believed to lie unex-
cepiionablc 10 the party, and a gentleman that
the Democrats had entire confidence in, and his
appointment would give general satisfaction 10
all parties.
In answer 10 that letter. ] was informed by IN"
Lieutenant Governor IN The absence OF the Cover
nor that he had had The suhlec. under considtTa-
ton, ai.ed by the Attorney General and they
had come 10 The conclusion, tina; The period bad
elapsed thai the Executive was empowered Ia
make such appoin,menls-nor did they consider
Tie lWD cIllceTS 10 nc ibIuDipdllDic' hut 'Ahs'l
any circumstances The acl Of Assembly had made
ample provision for all contingencies. refused
to ac,, and 50 apprzed DR.. Marshall; he then wen.
on 10 appoin, commissioners for the prccnc,s.--
ON the day OF the election, | was IL the Court
House, and then made krown again M incn
ton moi 10 act. a gentleman who belonged
10 the Wing party, (and one whose name II Would
only he necessary 10 mention 10 give entire
I confidence 10 his as>er,ions,) remarked 10 me,
that he thought ought 10 act, FOR be had his
doubts whether the election would be valid unless
did, particularly The appointments made by DI.
! Marshall OF Commissioners for tic precincts, ami
he could see no imp,orriety in my 50 doing.
then consented 10 act After lhep polls were opened
there were some votes presented which We tuutt-
! ed tn, there was such push 10 the polls, that
we concluded 10 take al The votes offered. ana
/ to purge after. After the close OF the election,
VIC examined the polls, ana there was some votes
on each poll that were doubtful. We corcluctd
that they seemed 10 he pretty equally divided, and
/ as We had not The evidence al hand 10 decide COZ.
4 rcclv we agreed 10 ler them stand; and, unl
saw iii, piece in The Wing, I had never heard
before, lka, there was an individual Uf our county
/ but who believed that the election was conducted
perfectly fair, and The resul, correct
4 Now, Messrs Editors for The great offence com
n;l.ed by me. which has induced the Editors oft.e
/ Whig To call down upon my devoted head the exc
/ craions Of all good citizens, and have even N
vokcd he lid of The Church, 10 eycomrnunicaic
me from their Fellowship, They call uron tho
7 Prr>byleran Church 10 Try me b. is canonS Tor
/ the offence of selling properly, III payment 10
rest upon The rtsG; OF the Presidential Election.
Yes, Messrs Eli.o.s. lid, in IN excited CONVEX
/ sa,ion with gentleman, asree = se:l him pro-
\ neuv The payment 10 re-, on the result Of maj
! election afterwards proposed 10 ih.teen;l cnan
/ to lei the matter drop, which Proposition ne re-
| fused, and the mater has been satisfactorily ar
\ ranged between ns. Now. with both Tie Wing
! Editors an not acqnaiBied-with me Senior
| Editor ! AMI have been Tor ycars-and, as
| before remarked, had hoped better 'reamen, at
! his hands; but as he has though, proper, | sup
/ nose Tor parry purposes not 10 recognize any old
/ acquaintance who may be so unfortunate as 10
| differ with him in politics, | must, in common
with others, submit to his chas,isemeni, however
unrneriied | have however, heard that the mo-
rails oil my friend Peasants has Of late years mn
dcrgone very great change, and hope they
! have; but this know, the time has been when
he was not SO iasiidious. lean inform the Eii-
Tor IF the Wing, that | am not under The go
yernment of the Synod he has invoked 10 ms an
TO punish me /; but, il the act am charged win
be an offence claim TO exemption; but nave
some time since Withdrawn from that Cnurch,
no, from dislike 10 the Church, for have the
highest regard for il, nor was il from any un-
friendly feeling towards lis members, I'm general)
for amongst them, | recognize some OF my
most cherished friends. So indignant are the
Wing Editors, that they have called MIR. Hills
attention 10 This diabolical aci. | will assure
those gentlemen, that if Mr.. Hill does not, will
call the attention oil the people OF this county 10
The subject ani shall be perfectly satisfied 10 rest
The matter with them to decide; and as they seem
no, to be satisfied with calling on The people, brt
also The Church, think il they 'r.i but 6; ::
about lille they might, without ich trorJ..,
bring forward sone OF their $ 4 par e whc..
The Church might read homi! on q, IS
Yours, with great resrecr
JNO. T. "EET.
\ P. S. had just returned fio I" Sonl, re
! l have beer ever since The mi i, q. No er,
not designingto enler personally into this .ings
| canvass but as my qnielness has been di> urbed
and uncaled for, as consider | s..o.l 90 > work
and make battle at every point; aud Tux in
despite OF MIR. Hils exeriions, and the Wing 10
! aid him, he will find these same 60 voters coming
forward, and polled even by Wing commission
! ers
| Arrivals for the quarter ending 3lst March,
/ ls45, by the James River and Kanawha Canal
l677. hhds. Tobacco 1876 hhds. Stems, SOLO
boxes Manufacturing Tobacco, 1865 bbls. Flour,
1929 bushels Wheat 1874 bushels Corn, ITO
bushels Oats, 1885, tons Pig Iron, ,3sl tons Stone,
1924 tons Bar Iron; 7,505s tons Coal.
Cleared-2,04s sacks Salt, ,929 tons Plaster,
| % tons Coal