Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-18

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applied. We must reform the right OF suhidse'
/ We must amend the Constitution. we must pc.
vent these Wing ntriguers nom cofruPuns l'e
virtue of the people and making every eie..iU" :"
| game Of chance or irick-whlch parry sna,i
most skliul in decevng The other, ana 10 callS.nS
the day by the adroitness of then mahHusl.s anu
the length of their purses. The evii cahho. =. =,
much onger-the sore is festefins loo 1eep., ~
permi, the continuation Of such irauus ioI man.
more wears In The name of the Constitution,
then-by the purity of the right OF suhfageIoy
the regard we all ought 10 feel for Inc PROUD eia
racter of the State, we call upon every honoraois
man 10 protest against such false and disgrace
full system. -,;,. os,o
And above all, we call upon the parhes espe.
cially concerned We call upon lhe Peopie y,
Hampshire and OF Hardy, who are 10 Ie my. -
about like humble pawns upon caessu .,,, ,,ron
reprohate and resist such an lnsoien' 'lsun apoI
their respective counties. WnaI: oe IU ~ SU;n
into the vile "Serfs OF Angus McDohaa: W u. u.
free people suffer ii? Will The proud citizens OF
Hampshire especially fold their arms, and quiel.
\ w bear the collar of this would-oe arrogant
| and aspiring man-ht only himself TO become
The TOOL Of more adroil and daring leaders,
and 10 be placed round their necks Suher
not We pray you. this rank shame TO be brand
| ed upon The name of your county REFUSE
his vile gifts. Dash The poisoned cup from your
| lips, as the indignant Milton Cowgirl so properly
did the other day. Gin card, Whch we Puol'sn III
another part OF This days country Enquirer.)-
! Show this Mr.. Angus Mcdonald, that you were
made for better things, than TO disgrace your coun-
/ try by sinking into his vassals. Let the great
body of the people call upon your commissioners
Of elections 10 execute the laws with tirmness and
fairness. Insist upon il, that in every such case
| the oath be administered according TO law, VIZ;
a. A. B., do swear that do in my conscience
| believe myselfto be duly qualified TO vote Tor
delegate or delegates for the county Of lamp
shire, or for senator Tor the district oil whch lhe
county of Hampshire is part, TO serve in The Ge-
neral Assembly OF this Commonwealth SO help
me God"
Tell Mcdonald and his accommodating crew.
il there be any such men in Hampshire, what
,hey are about 10 do-and place the following ex-
tracts from The law ofMarch &c, 1912, before their
eyes;
lu At 10 prerent Frauds on Election Lales,
Passed March &c, 1927
"WHEREAs, il is represented 10 the General
Assembly, that numerous frauds have been per-
ne,rated upon the elective franchise, by the exc
cuton of deeds, not bona fde, purporling 10 con-
vey interests in real estate, when, in fact such
deeds are without any good or valuable conside-
ration. and understood between the parties there
10 as mol intended 10 vest in The grantees any be-
nefcial interest in The property which they pnr-
morn 10 convey. bu that The sole purpose OF exc
cutting them is to enable The pretended grantees,
mentioned in them, TO vote, in deTogaion OF The
Constitution and laws OF this Commonwealth Tor
remedy whereof,
II. BE IL enacied By Tie General Assembly, That,
as often as any person shall hereafter cast vote,
or offer 10 vote, in any election 10 be held i'll this
Commonwealth, Tin which only such persons are
authorized TO exercise the right oil suffrage, under
and by virtue OF The present Constitution OF Viz
snia can legally voe,) BY virtue of any interest
or pretended interest in real estate, whether the
same shall purport 10 be freehold or only chat
| tel real under or pursuant 10 any such deed or
deeds as aforesaid knowing the character Of the
same, such person and his aiders, abellors and
advisers, shall be held and deemed to have been
! guilty OF misdemeanor, and shall be held sub
ecl therefor 10 fine OF not less than ten nor more
| Than one hundred dollars, 10 be recovered, with
full costs, BY Indictment OF information, before
any court OF record Of this Commonwealth, for
The county or corporation in which said offence
shall be committed, and shall, moreover, upon
conviction By the verdict of Jury, be subject 10
confinement in the jail Of said county, 1t the dis
erection of the Court before whom said Indictment
or information shall be tried provided that said
term of imprisonment shall in no case exceed
three months.
- Be al also enacted That if any person or
persons shall hereafter execute any deed of The
character above mentioned, all the parties there
TO- knowing The character thereof, and consenting
10 The same, their aid.rs, abettors and advisers,
shall be held and deemed 10 be guilty OF msde-
meanor, and be subject therefor 10 the payment
OF fine OF not less than fifty dollars, 10 he re-
covered with full costs by indictment or iniorma-
ton in any court of record for that county or cor
poration in which The real estate or chatle real
| interest mentioned in said deed or deeds, shall be
situated; and shall moreover, on conviction
thereof By the verdict of a Jury, be snhject TO
confinement in the jail of that county or corpora
ton in which said offence shall be punishable in
he discretion of the court before whom The said
indictment or information shall be tried; provided,
however, that in no Case shall said term of i'm
pronmentis exceed three months, &c, &c.
But what is this we hear? More frauds in
Hampshire county2 a Correspondent OF "The
Romney Gazette" who signs himself "Meddler,"
and seems TO state il upon good authority, speaks
Of the excitement which prevails amongst the
people of Hampshire county, in consequence Of
a number Of fraudulent deeds, which it is said
have been made by The 'embodyment oil dcc'ncv.
Now, Sirs, there is one tract OF the land of which
the writer OF this knows something. The Praher
land, 10 which audc, is decided 10 GO Goths and
Vandals of Hardy county. The original deed
did, in the original grant, contain B, 43S acres; but
there was sold off 10 Mr.. Pierce holland 200
acres before Prathcr owned il ; and, in The next
place, there are 200 acres yeSrred (Which is the
cleared land on which Sas Praiher now lives J
which reduces The decided land OF 60 deccncy
voters 10 3,03S acres. Now, oflhis, there are 700
or 800 acres in The county OF Morgan; but say
700, and then there are 2,93S acres in Hampshire,
| which will only make 46 voters (and leave IS
acres) who have the right Of voting in fIamp
shire, if, indeed they have il al all The other IA
| must 90 10 Morgan 10 vote, or not vote Now,
Sirs il is as clear as any thing can be- that il there
was no fraud or injustice in The business, The
60 votes made on the Prather land, could not vote
| either in Hampshire or Morgan lawfully; for the
whole is made in one der''. when there are ii OF
| Them whose land, at any hes have,) is in Nor
! gan; and how is il pos>o" ior any sci OF Com
| missioners to decide who q. The number must
vote in Hampshire, and WHO i'll Morgan; and that
there is part OF the land in Morgan county, is
! a notorious fact known by ell in The neishborhood
OF The land il, therefore, follows, as matter OF
I course that not one OF them have the right, even
| If their deeds were valid contracts; and any com
missioner who receives one of these Hardy hem
roos votes, is guilty Of wlfnl perjury"
.icay then, AWAY, with such frauds! Let The
people OF Hampshire, true TO their honor, teach
these intriguers, that they are not their dupeS
and will not sink into their seIfs. The pride
U! ou Virginia cans "Toh Hie'h " 't",'i@'
their own character, and arrest these abominable
frauds.
"The Idea of English interference lin Texas Is, in
nv opipop the ridiculous Of all the hitter Of hum
bng. 10 which tie subject has given BIRTH England Ia;
nothing 10 do with the matter, and presume real.
cares liie nothing about IL one way or another She
finds commerce and manufactures better business than
war-and especially Yankee wars--and she has good
sense enough 10 attend TO her ow n interests"
Thus writes John s. Pendleton, the Wing no.
minee for Congress in The Loudonn district. II
is most extraordinary, 10 say nothing worse, thai
regular Wing candidate in the irmest Wing
Stronghold in the State, (and, of course, the seal
Of 'all The decency and talents, in Wing aecep
iatiou,) should belray such profound ignorance o.
what is passing in Texas, and what is daily he.
.,,J.d ~ IL, ,,,;noo ofihe nrpss IfMr p be real