Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-13
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LATE ELECTION or COUNCILLOR.


LATE ELECTION or COUNCILLOR.
To tie Bdifors Of the Whig:
ss: have the Richmond Enquirer for the last
three months bat accident threw the paper Of the lat
in ay NAY, and really II had not known old Mr..
Rehe Cor the past forty year, should have believed that
the Wings had been guilty Of an offence least sufcieat
hang the whole party, in electing Mr. r. T. Daniel a.
Councillor the beloved lovely Ruhefoord Gas Mr.
Richie calls hm) The whole affair Messs. Editors remind
ed me circumstance that ansprej during the last
company of cavalry ordered Petersburg from this
county commanded BY Captain b. who was very much
afraid Of doing his whole duty and on reaching ress'
burg we assigned quarters in Blandord and took
charge Of large old ruined castle, until the army could Do
organircd. On the night the day that Gen John Pexrsm
had put all his war matters rights he ordered
las camp) be tired at o'clock many VI our
Captains had gone % bed aud most OF them asleep
las IL weather and short nights and edoubta
BILE Captain knew nothing IL the ordet Ia lire the gum but
when hour arrived o vent tho and jumped our
Captain exelaimng at the top OF his lungs To sras,
gentlemen cavalry 70 horse, cavalry to
horse. the enemy upon US, ard many other
ucn expressions and troop pulns hauling brecches,
coats saddles jackets and in complete uprosr, hnsy
formed in order obae looking anxiously Tor the
British; sragyler passed, and the Captain snqured
snIiously tor the encmy what enemy p answered the
suassler: SIR, said the Captain heard the fire Of
cannon and took IL for granted the enemy was upon us
NO." said the that Is only the o'clock tor
all the soldiers go bed - and wag, IN the line m
medatey cried out "Cavalry, To bed - which created
shout OF laughter from end Of the line TO the
precisely Of the character OF redouhtabc Captain
Have the Wing party rights, Messrs Editors, in this
land Of liberty and equayf the editor OF the
Enquirer thinks 50. Governor and tao Councillors
enough watch the OF the Democracy;
they have ALL-whcther the office be political
tthe wbigsl entitled OF the loave. and
fishes Does Mr. Richie always intend TO stick TO his
Seven Principles Has the ws,chword u Democra-
CIV always been Rotation IN office f Aud is eight
years office (beeved, least the country, be
sinccurc wnrth thousand dollars year y enough 10
satisfy rich Democrat II il is not Messrs Ed tors,
working il by the old Rule vi Three. bow many years
would take satisfy poor one Admit, Tor argu-
ruent sake, that Mr.. Rutherford oil Mr.. Richie
says OF him, (and have 10 doubt it.l-yea,
that he is Mr. Richie further represents him,
altogether lov-ly'-does that argue, that he had fee
simple the office OF Councillor Should he not nj
given way another Democrat: aud particularly
he holds Office worth two three thou
sand dollars per But the great offence seems
10 that the Wings had the presumption
candidate aud what yet daring. they actually
elected hn-which, altogether, constitutes such offence
that will be forgiven; All on the hiring OF this
O'Clock gun, Capt; Richie shouts To Arms! To Arms
Cavalry horse, Cavalry to horse, sweep Virgnia take
the runcheon your hands, and much of such
stuff. Now in the country. Messrs. Editors, believe
that the Wing party fairly entitled least Coua-
cilior-aud that Virginia could fill it ably
than Mr. Raleigh 4. Dauic have the honor
quaintance with Mr. Funston who tainted the Wings and
thereby made do what they did intend but have
no dorh; nc a disciple OF Geni ouattebum.
Yours .ruly, A Wkig for 4s.