Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-03
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Ut tHt EHYHITcT.
TO THE DEMOCRACY OF LOUISA

TO THE DEMOCRACY OF LOUISA.
Fellow-Cilizens: Are you prepared 10 sill s,ilC
fold your arms, and suffer the good old cause q,
popular rights to be sacrificed 10 CRAFTY The No.
iitical aspirations OF any man or set CT men q
What is our situation2-Two candidates al this
Tine actively in The field, and some Ave or 81.
mole spoken Of! and, unless the people Interposc.
in all probability by March Court there win Re
some hall dozen Democratic candidates in The
field Tor a seat in The next Legislature. II this i
permitted, the good old county oil Louisa will. for
The nrst time, and 10 her eternal disgrace. be renre.
senled by a Federalisi. Ii is true, The Whies saw
Cor many Of them that thew will no. run > can
didale. | think ii bad policy 10 trust them. Re.
collect that in 43 the same declarations. vs,.
made, ana, on the eve OF lie election, they went
into caucus, nominated ! candidate. ana were
very near succeeding at the polls. There are some
high-minded and honorable Wings who, | be-
lieve, do moi desire a Wing candidate; bul tbev
cannot control their pary-and, suppose they
could, would il not be bad policy for he Demo.
cratsto have more than one candidate Z ,hinI,
II would. Suppose there were six candidate:
I'VE must be rejected al the polls, for We can elect
but one-ahd The live disappointed a~spiranls. with
their warm and Jealous friends, will think they
were neglected by their party, and their polnical
opponents will be ready 10 add The requi,ite incl
10 the fire already kindled from disappointment.
Consequently, some will probably leave our ranks;
and, should we permit such a course 10 90 on. [
am iearlui lhat, 10 a few years, our present large
majority will be dwindled down 10 a minority.
There is another obje, lion 10 there being more
Than one Democratic candidate, even should there
be no Wing candidate-that is, il will give
the Wings the powerof selecting among the can
didates, and they will concentrate on The enc that
is most oblectionabl Bile 10 The opposite party. There
are many other objections which mus, be appa-
rent 10 every one, but which | iorbear 10 mention.
The next question is, how is the evil 10 be re-
medied2 Twill suggest one plan, and that is. 10
have a county convention, and lei each election
precinct be iully and fairly represented in That
convention; and | will Stale what | conceive 10 he
a fair representation, Qeaving itcpen for amend.
ment): Say, the Courthouse 10 have five votes.
Jackson's lour, Gum Spring three, CARROTS three,
Mechanicksville three, and Busby's Cross Roads
one, in said convenlion-and let said Convention
select a man as the Democratic candidate, and
| have no doubt but the Democracy ofthe county
will concentrate their votes on that individual,
should he be either OF The candidates now in the
field, or one OF those spoken Of as being willing
10 take icld-or even one as heretofore not though,
or spoken of. | would sueges, The ~propriety oil a
full meeting of the voters of The county. so that
every election precinct may be fully aud fairly
represented in said meeting al The Court house on
our next Court-day, The OH OF February, 10 con-
sultiogether, 50 as 10 carry The above suggestions
into practice, or some other better devised plan
be substituted. 50 as 10 secure a True Democratic
representative and mite our party.
Fellow-Citizens, awake up! 1t is time for ac-
ton, and let the good old county OF Louisa (God
bless herD show 10 the world that she prefers her
principles 10 men. A VOTER.
Louisa, January %, lS46.