Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-10

r,;l,oad hi rxbihs ! fear lie true cause why
nolhing has been done Tor education. Va. ~,
appropriated no money. These, Seilie'nen a..
the plain and homey sentiments Q! d county
man hailing from The much ahused pc,oS
FoR the ESQuaER.
TO H. Voters oftle .si1atoyiai DD'' ia, Composed
ofltc c.nnt.cs 81 f.tay liM'om, K."s $ flHee'''
Gloucester, .lIatiar5 md Did4'e%s.
Twas 4: Gloucester Court yesterday, where N
consequence 81 lie iaclc,nency q ne day, NE
gathering Of the people was much smaller 'nah
usual Col Is. F. Dabney who has icf some '''ne
been before his District Is 4 candidate l"r Inc
Senate. and who has already ale nded Two courts
in the District. and addressed the peor!c. was al
Gloucester court Yesterday ard intended 10 ad-
dress the people there, but was pieVeheu OF ue-
| cl;ned doing so, on account ol an uisAie.'eo
and must add extraordinary sla'e Q! .h'I'Ss ""'en
lie found existing al The time OF NJ al! ~. ne
4 Court House a nOt:ce-wi'Acul si3Ldluie, ""s
/ tonra-pos.ei in The Iagern f'iti4o, cdil'uS "
I rcc,inc, OF the Democratic party oi nc c"Hi,Ni
4 H., he rrrncs. If u0AiAG'tns candidate ioG INC
\ senate Under these circumstances, Col Drery
rroneriv declined addressing the reop II large;
I Lu' minated through some q MS ii!ehus, Wish
Ia lie allowed the pfivilesc OF saying something
I in The meeting when il should De heu. l M Jus'
ana re,sonak,e privilege and courtesy, he was
lold sh,u.d he extended 10 him. II was a Just
and reasonable privilege, because the avowed Cd
ect of The meeting heifg 10 nominate canli'
Gare for the whole District, The whoie DlSfict
was cf course interested, and any voter OF ihe
Ds,ric; who happened 10 be present should have
> a, ,il.us al q
ca,t in The proceedings OF The meeting anu parti-
c,.la,ly 10 Col. Datney, a!Eostan tn'ire s:iarser
(nptsupally) in the COUNTY, and who had long
inn, tc,ofe been presented a. q candidate ~
very large portion o the Democratic party, rs
have reason 10 believe, (ard gentlemen mighl
bare known, II ltcy had taken The trouble 70 en-
ouire1 uol only Of his own county. bui llke"ise
y, he county Of King \ Queen. The day were
away. and The meeting was mol called until iate
hour in Ike evening (about one hour and hall
by sun.) when fully one-third oi the small num-
her lhal had comcio court had lett Beng re-
siGent of The district and voter in the county OF
Gloucester, though MOI citizen Of that county,
let some interest in lie meeting and carefully
noticed lis proceedings; noticed that Col. ID
was in the cont house, in the rear OF the court
room. hui no intmatoH whatever was made 10
h;;a 10 come into The meetin1 Alter all Inc ei-
EoTS Thar could be made, aud lhey we're undnuhi-
cyiy neither isw nor feeble, mere handful was
collected in the courthouse. Aier consulting
with several who were present, do confidently
assert, thai Tie number Of Democratic voters Of
| Gluu ester pr sent al any time in The meeting did
not exceed twenty. Upon The passage 81 Inc re-
solutions hi nall OF lha; number seemed 10 'ole;
ana snch vas Ike diversity OF opinion on some
of the resolutions, (ncne Of them passed unani-
mousIy.) that il was extremely doubtful from the
sound, whether majority was pro. or con-
| But the worthy and venerable Chairman who IS
| onite deaf, and who, by The way, is an uncle OF
/ he gentleman for whose benefit il was generally
understood The meeting was held, thought no
/ doubt the resolutions had all passed, and ac-
cordinglv 81 announced. The meeting did not
proceed 10 nominate a candidate Tor The whole
| district. THIS, | presume, they thought would
be rather too high and cxravagani measure Tor
such lit,le gathering, in 50 feeble Democratic
COUNTY as Gloucester, which has been Wing tor
number OF wears, till the last Spring, when the
| Democratic candidate was elected b. % votes.
But am far from claiming tha; al the votes he
received were Democratic. Nor did The meeting
proceed to recommend 10 the district as a candi-
! date any citizen al their own, or OF any other
county, with such Arguments III his favor aS they
| might have thought proper 20 make which
course would have been entirely unotleciionab'e
and rroper-h but they adopted 4 course the most
unjust. dictaiofia and offensive u the olhcrcJun-
lies Of tie district Two Senilemrn, Democrats
MOI residents 81 Gloucester, bal both residents 81
! ,hr district ard yaieTs not only IN lheig oWn
counties. hu in Gloucester liSeWi>e undertook
I "a raise heir voices agans, the high handed and
I yery o,iec,ionable proceedings q The mec'in-,
Ia; they were very cvilly ioii that TIL, was
altogether a Gloucester aar, and gentlemen
from Other counties OF the district, although
.rceholders in Gloucester, must not interfere;
| notwithstanding tic object q; The meeting was
orc equally Interesting 10 all the other counties
II the district, and in accomplishing which, he
county OF Gloucester has for number % years
| been hindrancc, and dead weight on HE dis
| ;rici This very civil settler oil course did not
nasscd uDheard or unnoiiccd by Col. Dabney,
who, no doubt, construed il as closing The door
aaaius, any hing he might have 10 say, ard
which he had been promised he should be az
lordrd the opportunity 81 sayins-a promise
lhat induced him 10 decline addressing the people
AT LARGE 3, suitable hour Of the cay. Ii is
nuy;ryIgg il the exirem. that a stranger and
gentleman. coming from The Democratic coun-
" Il King William especially. whose Demo
/ craii: majority is grcaer-indeed more than
double The Democratic maloriiics oil all the other
counties in The district together-and who came
backed, as know, b. larger Democratic vote,
not only in his county, but in Tie county OF King
& Queen. than was present, either in The meeting
or al The Court House Yesterday, should have re-
ceiyed any ming like un.airness or wanl Of cour-
lesy, either from Wing or Democrat, in the old
county OF Gloucester.
Ru . return TO the proceedings OF the meet
jpg. II was resolved in substance, as we'll IS
con'd .aiher. IL. That Contention should lie
held al kim s; Queen CouG House, on the Fl
Monday il March next, fer The purpose Of act
i1c mon the nomination &; Senator in the Dis
m. lime md pl9cp i atI
9f, Think. that The delegates 10 that CONVEX
,:on from Gloucester should be appointed by meet
ines held Z, the election precincts.
d That. inasmuch as Gloucester had not
sent , representative 10 the Senate since the adop
rio, al ii. amended Constitution Of the Stale, any
nomination that should come from lha, county
ought 10 be regarded as paramount. and OF great
er w.isbt than any nomination that might come
from any other county in The District.
81 Requesting the canlidates row before the
Dis,rc, 10 submitiheir claims toi This Conyenion.
And > resolution was also passed, it is believed,
lau;ing Dr. Taylor, the present Senator.
Upon these proceedings il NAV b. remarked,
thai as Csuuces;cf has always been The FEEDER II
comfy OF ihe District. ami a, il Is sill! moo'ed
question whether il is not still 50, notW.;hsaud-
Ing The majority u 70 BY which Mr.. Jones WAS
cleced las spring il Ill became her 10 place her
>ell \; The head ol The District, and 10 take The
lead in This matter Caucusc> il lie general
are anti-RepublicaG, and ought never 10 be le
serted TO- except in extreme cases and cases o;
tho most urgent and absolute necessity Under
existing circumstances there is no such necessirv
as there are as vet but two candidates before The
people. both of them are Republicans, and Meth
er ihey nor any OF their lfieEGs have asked me
inerposion OF a Convention; and further, there
is NJ danger 70 Il apprehended tom our orro-
ncn,s as it is preliy well understood there j, 10
lie no Ehig candidate, ana lh;s ns;rici is 50
stronrlr Democratic, that even il there should be-
We NAV with perfect safety run two candidates
Democratic caucuscs, when held arc designed
10 prevent the election OF a Wing, but never 70
prevent The election Of Democ:a', which seems
10 he inicli by cur Gloucester friends Il will
be Tine CROUCH 10 have recourse 10 caucus,
when Waig candidate shal he brought oui, (of
which there is no sod q probability, Under any
y tbp HI .;rirt shall hp in ieo.